A presentation intended to educate parents of first-time college students that will entering Wilkes University.

1. Michael Fox 510 Online Presentation

2. A Guide to College for First-Time Parents
V.I.P. DAY 2011

3. GOALS/OUTCOMES
-Important dates and timelines
-Financial aid
-Student and parent responsibility
-Rules and regulations
-Empowering students to use http://www.(lickr.com/photos/charles_kasso/4755821930/
self-help tools that are available

4. DATES & TIMELINES
February/March
-Families file FAFSA form
-Students begin to receive FA
packages from schools
March/April
-Package revisions as tax info is
changed
-Work with Admissions counselors
to understand expenses
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May
-May 1st national deposit deadline

5. DATES & TIMELINES
Cont’d
May/June/July
-Register for orientation session
-Complete orientation checklist
-After June 1st complete loan
obligations
-Ensure guidance office submitted
final transcript to Wilkes
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6. FINANCIAL AID (READY OR
NOT)
• Free Application for Federal Student Aid
• PHEAA application (PA Residents)
• Verification selection
• Student award letters
• Direct Loans (Stafford & Parent Plus)
• Alternative Student Loans
• Applying outside scholarships http://www.(lickr.com/photos/elizabethtowncollege/5596271890/
• Billing dispersement

7. RULES &
REGULATIONS
Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act
(FERPA)
Academic Progress & Full-Time Status
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8. SELF-SERVICE ACCESS
• Wilkes Portal
http://mywilkes.wilkes.edu
• Orientation Checklist
Housing Questionnaire
Placement Tests
Dorm Contracts
• Financial management
Bill transactions
Payment Schedules
Payment Plans
• Academic progress

9. V.I.P. DAY 2011