This webinar took place on December 9, 2008.
Duration: 90 Minutes
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Higher college costs and troubling economic factors are forcing students and their parents to borrow more money to earn a college degree. But how much is too much to borrow? What types of loans are available? What types of scholarships are available? What happens when you borrow, but don’t finish college? Or you can’t repay the loan?
During this webinar you will learn more about the Basics of Borrowing for College. Hear student loan experts break down the process of applying for aid, types of loans and how to fill out the FAFSA, and determine how much students/families can afford to borrow and student loan repayment, and much more.
Target Audience: Both NACAC members and nonmembers will benefit from the provided information. High school counselors should encourage college-bound seniors and their parents to log on and learn more about the basics of borrowing.
Trends to be discussed include:
- Intro to applying for aid and an overview of student loan economics (types of loans, availability of loans)
- Should students consider attending a less expensive college or postponing college?
- Should students take out loans to pay for college?
- How much can students/families afford to borrow?
- How do you determine what type of loan is best?
- What happens if a student doesn’t finish college?
- How will a student repay the loan, and what happens if they can’t?
Upon completion of this webinar, participants will:
- Have a better understanding of the student loan economic situation (types of loans, availability of loans)
- Be able to determine what type of loan is best for a particular situation.
- Have a better understanding of scholarship opportunities.
Question and Answer Session: Our experts will respond to questions during the webinar.
Moderated by:
Timothy A. Christensen
Consultant on College Access and Success
Presenters:
Natala (Tally) Hart
Senior Advisor for Economic Access
The Ohio State University
Tally Hart has served students seeking access to higher education throughout her career. Her current position as Senior Advisor for Economic Access at Ohio State University focuses on projects and research to encourage more needy students in fourth to tenth grade to take the right steps to go to college and more needy undergraduates to go onto graduate or professional programs. She currently serves on the Student Access and Success Coordinating Council of Ohio, the National College Access Board of Advisors, Noel Levitz Access Advisory Board, and the Advisory Panel of the Center for Student Opportunity. Hart was co-founder of College Goal Sunday that now provides support to families in more than 30 states.
Hart has led research on student aid’s role in retention and developed financial literacy programs for OSU students that have served as a model for other colleges and universities as well.
Karen E. Lanning
Vice President of Communications and Research
National Council of Higher Education Loan Programs (NCHELP)
As Vice President of Communications and Research, Karen Lanning leads NCHELP’s college access and outreach efforts and informs members about legislative, regulatory and loan community initiatives. She also oversees the development of NCHELP publications and conducts research to support legislative proposals. She coordinates and plans the program agendas for three annual conferences and is the staff director of the College Access Initiative and NCHELP's Financial Aid Professionals Committee.
Before joining NCHELP, Lanning worked as an editor at the Journal Newspaper in Arlington, Virginia. She has a bachelor’s degree in political science from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario and a master’s degree in journalism and public policy from Indiana University.
Edie Irons
Communications Director
The Institute for College Access & Success
Edie Irons coordinates the Institute's online communications, media relations, and Web development. Before joining the Institute's staff in April 2005, Ms. Irons worked as a researcher with the Central Labor Council of Alameda County, an assistant canvass director at Grassroots Campaigns, a volunteer fundraiser for the League of Young Voters, and as a ceramic artist. She has a B.A. in History from Barnard College.
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