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Summer Interviews

Summer Interviews. MELMAC Education Foundation April 12, 2004 Connecting Aspirations to a Plan. Cleveland Scholarship Programs BP Tower, Suite 3820 200 Public Square Cleveland, OH 44114 (216)241-5587 www.cspohio.org Katie Koci, MA, PC High School Advisor.

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Summer Interviews

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  1. Summer Interviews MELMAC Education Foundation April 12, 2004 Connecting Aspirations to a Plan

  2. Cleveland Scholarship Programs BP Tower, Suite 3820 200 Public Square Cleveland, OH 44114 (216)241-5587 www.cspohio.org Katie Koci, MA, PC High School Advisor

  3. MISSION: To provide educational opportunity and support workforce development for Greater Cleveland through a broad range of financial aid and advisory programs.Est 1967

  4. CSP Programs • Early Awareness Advising (Grades 1-8) • High School Advising (Grades 9-12) • Adult Learner (Ages 19+) • (i)Cleveland (Post-secondary students) • Financial Aid (Post-secondary students) • Resource Center (General public)

  5. Advisory Services • 18 High School Advisors, 50 High Schools (urban, suburban, parochial) • Recommend seniors for CSP scholarships • Criteria: 2.5 GPA, 17 ACT, 820 SAT, family income under $60,000

  6. Late Spring • Manager of financial aid awards the students with available funds based on criteria and advisors’ recommendations/rankings • One-on-one meeting • Subjective aspect of considering special circumstances • Loss of income • Independent student • Overcome hardships; language barrier, lack of parent involvement • Siblings in college also • Letters go out to the students inviting them to the interview

  7. Main Objectives • Administer CSP Scholarships • Explain & clarify financial aid • To facilitate college matriculation and enrollment

  8. Summer InterviewsFreshmen • Parent vs. no parent present: • May have to educate parent as well as student regarding financial aid • Overwhelmed with cost of attendance/not understand the costs (direct/indirect) • Worried about child moving out of home • Has not visited the college- many unknown factors (location, safety, ect…) • Parental involvement is encouraged by CSP

  9. Parents cont. • Interview may be 1st time student and parent talk about finances • May be 1st time student and parent talk about expectations • Opportunity to encourage communication between parent and student • Interview is for the student but also want parent to understand financial aid

  10. Parents cont. • No parent present- many reasons • Work and not available • Want student to be independent • Uninvolved • Student is on their own- financially and otherwise & needs extra support

  11. Student • Confident in college selection & understands financial aid • Enter info into CSP database • Review award letter • Explain CSP scholarship • Determine if unmet need • Write thank you letter to donor • Explain resources available on college campus: academic advisors, fin aid counselors, tutors, study groups, etc…

  12. CSP Database • Contact info: address, phone, email • College selection: commute, dorm • Award letter: enter amounts • CSP scholarship • Award agreement: student signs & keeps copy • Release of info: student signs • Database used to track students

  13. Award Letter • Gift aid vs. self-help • Loans • Student: Federal, institutional, private • Parent: PLUS, private loans • Loan repayment schedule

  14. Student Concerns • High unmet need: • Special circumstances that could effect fin aid • Research college’s scholarships • Call institution’s financial aid office for last dollars • Other colleges applied to • If none, help student apply • Add college to FAFSA • Consider commuting from home • Consider community college • Research loans

  15. More Concerns • Paperwork, Paperwork, Paperwork • If missing award letter, have to do verification papers • Award letter: how to accept/decline $$, deadline to respond?, criteria for renewing the grants/scholarships • Promissory notes for loans

  16. Other papers • Unrelated to interview • housing application/contract • orientation papers • registration papers

  17. Upperclassmen • Meet criteria to renew CSP scholarship? • Grades • SAR • Award letter

  18. Appeal Process • Students can request an appeal twice • Academic appeal • Financial appeal • Letter to CSP Manager of Financial Aid • Considered on individual basis

  19. Transfer • Too far from home, too expensive, changed major, etc… • Help students complete necessary paperwork to transfer • Verify financial aid at new institution

  20. Tri-C Transfer Program(Cuyahoga Community College) • Two years at Tri-C • Transfer to a 4-year institution • Receive $2,000 scholarship for junior and senior year (total 4,000) • Many colleges match the $$ for a total of $8,000 in scholarship funds • Only for CMSD students with at least a 2.5 gpa, family income under $60,000

  21. Retention • CSP toll free # (800) NEED AID and email • Encourage students to use resources offered by the institutions • Academic advisors • Financial aid counselors • Tutors • Campus organizations

  22. Campus Rep Program • A contact person (upperclassman CSP recipient) for incoming freshman • Support, help with transition to college • Availability of funding has not been consistent year to year

  23. CSP Alumni Association • Volunteer for on-line mentoring program -matches volunteer alumni to students interested in a mentor -CSP college students can search on the CSP website for mentors who share the same college, major, or high school • Speak to groups of students about college and career choices • Help organize alumni activities

  24. CSP Resource Center • Excellent source for retaining students • Free to the public • Internet access, college view books, catalogs, applications • Assistance with the FAFSA and scholarship applications

  25. College Kick Off! • Celebration held in August • Guests: new CSP scholarship recipients, upperclassmen, middle school students, CSP advisors, interested CSP trustees • Advisor-student connection to help with retention

  26. Interesting Facts • Last year, 420 (freshman) students selected for scholarships- 40 were not awarded • 2,017 total CSP scholarship recipients • CSP disbursed $2.5 million in scholarships during FY 2002-03 • Approx 86% of our college freshman are retained into sophomore year, compared to 74% nationally & 75% in Ohio

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