Skip the Scavenger Hunt: The Treasure Trove of Federal Student Aid Resources Sept. 16, 2014 Susan Thares
Skip the Scavenger Hunt: The Treasure Trove of Federal Student Aid Resources
Sept. 16, 2014Susan Thares
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Topics
• StudentAid.gov– Prepare for College– FAFSA– Repay Loans
• My Federal Student Aid• Financial Aid Toolkit• Ordering Print Publications• Social Media (Facebook and Twitter)• YouTube Videos• Blogs
StudentAid.gov
• College prep
• Career search
• Budgeting tips
Prepare for CollegeStudentAid.gov
• Grants, loans, work-study
• Scholarships
• Fraud alert
Types of AidStudentAid.gov
• Basic criteria
• Eligibility of special groups
• Staying eligible
• Regaining eligibility
Who Gets AidStudentAid.gov
• Filling out FAFSA• Dependency status• Which parent• IRS DRT• What to expect
after FAFSA
FAFSA: Apply for AidStudentAid.gov
• Repayment plans• Repayment
Estimator• Consolidation• Loan forgiveness• Default prevention• Ombudsman
Repay Your LoansStudentAid.gov
StudentAid.gov/login
• NSLDS interface
• Quick access to other sites
My Federal Student AidStudentAid.gov
• Overview of aid received
• Links to detailed info re individual loans & grants
• Alerts for default, converted TEACH Grant, aid overpayment
My Federal Student Aid Home Page
• Fact sheets• Brochures• Booklets• Videos • Infographics• Info re: pubs
in Spanish and Braille
StudentAid.gov/ResourcesStudentAid.gov
AUDIENCE:
School counselors & other mentors
SITE STRUCTURE:• Learn About
Financial Aid• Conduct Outreach• Get Training• Search Tools and
Resources
FinancialAidToolkit.ed.gov
• Self-instruction
• Talking points and tips for advising students
• Featured resources
Learn About Financial AidFinancialAidToolkit.ed.gov
IDEAS & RESOURCES FOR OUTREACH:
• In-person or remote
• Resources to help answer FAQs from special audiences
Conduct OutreachFinancialAidToolkit.ed.gov
• Accessing free formal training in financial aid
• National Training for Counselors and Mentors (NT4CM)
Get Training
FILTER SEARCH BY:
• Resource Type (e.g., videos, presentations, how-to guides)
• Audience Type
• Topic (e.g., FAFSA completion, loan repayment)
• Time of Year
Search Tools And ResourcesFinancialAidToolkit.ed.gov
For organizations to order and share– www.FSAPubs.gov– Search “How-to Guides” on Toolkit for instructions
on signing up for ID number for organization
Bulk Publication OrderingFinancialAidToolkit.ed.gov
FSA Social Resources
SOC IAL MED IA
/FederalStudentAid
@FAFSA
COMING TH IS FALL
FSA Blog
BLOGS
www.ed.gov/blog
YOUTUBE V IDEOS
/FederalStudentAid
www.studentaid.gov/blog
Paying for college
College preparedness
Student loan repayment
Facebook.com/FederalStudentAid
Search “Federal Student Aid”
Facebook.com/FederalStudentAid
“Like” our page“Follow” us to see our posts on your newsfeed Share our posts or use the content to create your own content
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FSA responds to many questions on Facebook
Facebook.com/FederalStudentAid Facebook Post Examples
FSA responds to many questions on Facebook
Facebook.com/FederalStudentAid Facebook Post Examples
FSA responds to many questions on Facebook
Facebook.com/FederalStudentAid Facebook Post Examples
FSA responds to many questions on Facebook
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Facebook.com/FederalStudentAid Facebook Post Examples
We also post “fun” content that is relevant to students and parents.
Facebook.com/FederalStudentAid Sharing a Facebook Post
Clicking on the “Share” button will prompt this pop-up. You can add your own personal text.
Facebook.com/FederalStudentAid Sharing a Facebook Post
The post will be shared via your timeline and appear on your fans/friend’s newsfeed.
Also, “liking” or “commenting” on a Facebook post are other activities that can be shared to your newsfeed.
Twitter @FAFSA on Twitter
Twitter.com/FAFSA“Follow” @FAFSA to see our tweets.Currently, FSA has over 63k followers.
Twitter.com/FAFSA Twitter Post Example
Reply FavoriteRetweet
Reply to a tweet and say something about it. The tweet appears on your feed and begins a discussion thread.
Twitter.com/FAFSA Twitter Post Reply
Twitter.com/FAFSA Twitter Post Retweet
Retweet is similar to “re-sending” someone else’s tweet to all of your followers.
The original tweet is duplicated.
This tweet has been retweeted 22 times.
Twitter.com/FAFSA Twitter Post Favorite
Favorites:Lets FSA know you liked our tweet and allows you to save it for later.
This tweet has been favorited 31 times.
Twitter.com/FAFSA #AskFAFSA Office Hours
Storify Page #AskFAFSA Office Hours
Storify.com/FAFSA
Storify.com/FAFSA #AskFAFSA Office Hours
Storify.com/FAFSA
YouTube YouTube Channel
YouTube.com/FederalStudentAid
Subscribe to ourYouTube Channel
Ed.gov/Blog HomeRoom Blog
View our blogs by visiting www.ed.gov/blog
In the sidebar, click on “Federal Student Aid.”
Upcoming FSA Blog
Will launch late 2014. Stay tuned for updates!
URL:StudentAid.gov/Blog
Interested in being a guest blogger?
Upcoming FSA Blog
Will launch late 2014. Stay tuned for updates!
URL:StudentAid.gov/Blog
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FAFSA® Completion by High SchoolData is available on the number of submitted and completed FAFSAs among first-time filing applicants no older than 18. Data is broken down by state and by high school for the current (2014-2015) cycle and for the same time period last year (2013-2014) cycle). It’s currently updated monthly (more frequently during the early months of the application cycle. www.StudentAid.gov/FAFSA-HS-Data
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Questions?