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T he Pr ivile ge Of Wor king In E duc ation “E duc atio n is the mo st po we r ful me ans o f inc r e asing individual o ppo r tunity and c r e ating mo r e pr o spe r o us, fair and just so c ie tie s. So to have the pr ivile ge o f par tic ipating in that missio n is as muc h as anybo dy c an ho pe fo r in life .” -B. J Joseph W h White, U , University o y of Illi linoi ois

T he Joy of Counse ling “High impac t c o unse lo r s r e alize that the po sitive o utc o me s o f c o unse ling se ssio ns ar e no t just limite d to stude nts; in fac t, the r e al jo y o f c o unse ling o c c ur s whe n c o unse lo r s unde r stand ho w fulfilling it is to r e ally impac t o the r pe o ple s’ live s and ho w muc h the y c an le ar ns fr o m the ir stude nts.” - Jennif ennifer er B Bloom

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DE F INING T HE NE E D 42% inc r e ase in high sc hool stude nts going str aight to - c olle ge ove r 30 ye ar s time (Dwye r , 2012) SE S dispar itie s in c olle ge atte ndanc e (52% ,82% ) (Dwye r , - 2012) L e ss than 55% of all se nior s c omple te the F AF SA (Phillips, - 2014) Ame r ic ans do not like addr e ssing financ e s (Kossman, 2014) - (44% ; wor se than de ath, politic s & r e ligion)

DE F INING T HE NE E D Bar r ie r s T o F inanc ial Aid (F e e ne y & He r off, 2013) Intimidating F or ms; T oo Many Que stions - T he Ne e d F or De taile d Par e nt Infor mation - Assumption of Par e ntal Suppor t - S, 1 st ge ne r L ac k of Ge ne r al Knowle dge (low SE ations) -

DE F INING T HE NE E D Re asons Of Not Comple ting T he F AF SA (Davidson, 2013) Stude nts think the y won’t qualify for aid - F or ms ar e too muc h wor k (long & c onfusing) - Stude nts don’t want to take on de bt - F amily inc ome too high to qualify -

DE F INING T HE NE E D Communic ations Gap Be twe e n Stude nts & Par e nts (Pe r kins, 2015) 48% of stude nts be lie ve the ir par e nts will pay for c olle ge - 16% of par e nts plan to pay for c olle ge - 89% of par e nts say the ir c hildr e n le ar n financ ial lite r ac y - fr om the m 34% of par e nts don’t disc uss mone y with the ir c hildr e n -

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PE RSONAL OBSE RVAT IONS Sc hool Ye ar 2015- 2016 181 total que stions pe r taining to sc holar ships and/ or financ ial aid; 56 stude nts - 38 se niors (59) - 12 juniors (75) - 2 sophomore s (78) - 4 fre shme n (92)

VACCHIO’S T OP 3 QUE ST IONS 3) If I live only with (one pa re nt,) wha t do I put down on my F AF SA? 2) Whe re do I g o a pply for the L ife Sc hola rship? 1) Ca n you he lp me with my F AF SA?

2016’S MOST COMMONL Y ASKE D QUE ST IONS (Gr oar k, 2016) 1) How do I fill out the F AF SA? 2) Whe n is the F AF SA due ? 3) Whe n do I find out how muc h mone y I’ll g e t? 4) Wha t is the F AF SA?

2016’S MOST COMMONL Y ASKE D QUE ST IONS (Gr oar k, 2016) 5) Ca n I use 2014’s ta x informa tion? 6) How do I g e t my F SA ID? 7) Ca n I fill out the F AF SA if I’m undoc ume nte d/ pa re nts undoc ume nte d/ DACA? 8) If I ha ve no mone y, c a n I still g o to c olle g e ?

F INANCIAL AID/ F AF SA INIT IAT IVE S - Colle g e Goa l Sunda y (1989) - Be gan In Indiana - 34 state s c ur r e ntly - E stimate d 30,000 stude nts se r ve d in 2015 - F AF SA Comple tion Initia tive (2014) - F AF SA Comple tion Cha lle ng e Gra nt Initia tive (2016- 2017)

COL L E GE GOAL SUNDAY DAT A South Car olina (Colle ge Goal SC) - - Site s have almost tr iple d ove r 4 ye ar s time (17 in 2012, 47 in 2016) - Re sults have fluc tuate d (719 in 2014, 1290 in 2012) 24 high sc hools par tic ipate d in CG SC in 2016

COL L E GE GOAL SUNDAY DAT A Ohio - - 56 site s, 1581 stude nts se r vic e d in 2015 - T ar ge t Audie nc e : Unde r r e pr e se nte d Minor itie s, L ow- Inc ome F amilie s, F ir st Ge n. Stude nts - 60% of stude nts me t tar ge t audie nc e c r ite r ia - Me dian inc ome highe r than state ave r age - Ove r r e pr e se ntation of Cauc asian & Asian- Am, Unde r r e pr e se ntation of Afr ic an- Am & Hispanic s

T HE F UT URE OF F INAID AWARE NE SS IN SOUT H CAROL INA - Colla bora tion be twe e n F ina nc ia l Aid Administra tors & Sc hool Counse lors - - Pr ofe ssional De ve lopme nt On Site Se minar , We binar , Confe r e nc e Par tic ipation - - SCASF AA Update s & Wor kshops on SC Guidanc e L istse r v - - E limination of T hir d- Par ty E duc ation

T HE F UT URE OF F INAID AWARE NE SS IN SOUT H CAROL INA - Propose d SC F AF SA Month/ F ASF A Da y (F e brua ry) - - De signe d to Comple me nt Colle ge Applic ation Day - - Daylong Assistanc e & F e stivitie s On SC High Sc hool Campuse s - - F inanc ial Aid E xpe r ts On Hand T o Assist With F AF SA Comple tion