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We\u2019ve all been there \u2013 after months of preparation, our student passes the GED exam and has great plans to go to college only to be discouraged by the amount of paperwork required for admissions, financial aid, and class registration.<\/p>\n
In addition, funding a postsecondary education can be overwhelming especially for non-traditional students who have had to overcome many barriers already to get to this point of their education.<\/p>\n
As counselors, tutors, and instructors for Adult Ed\/ESOL students, you play an important role in transitioning your students to higher education.\u00a0 Rather than re-creating the wheel, use the following FREE resources and ideas to help guide your students through the financial aid maze:<\/p>\n
1)\u00a0 <\/strong>Consider having an OSFA Outreach Representative visit your classroom.\u00a0 <\/strong>The Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA), Florida Department of Education, administers state grants and scholarships for Florida. \u00a0An Outreach Representative is available to speak directly with your students about financial aid options<\/span> and other financial literacy topics such as budgeting, managing credit, school and life management, searching for scholarships, and more.<\/p>\n Did you know that the Bright Futures Scholarship is available for GED students too?\u00a0 Students must apply and meet general eligibility requirements BEFORE<\/strong> taking the GED exam to be considered. \u00a0For more information, please visit their website<\/a>.<\/p>\n To learn more about OSFA\u2019s free resources and locate an Outreach \u00a0\u00a0 Representative near you, please visit www.navigatingyourfuture.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n 2)\u00a0 <\/strong>The U.S. Department of Education<\/strong> offers guidance through its websitewww.StudentAid.ed.gov<\/a>.\u00a0 Select \u201cNon-Traditional Students\u201d to find a step by step guide for approaching higher education.<\/p>\n 3)\u00a0 <\/strong>The Federal Trade Commission<\/strong> offers many free resources and lists scholarship scams reported to the agency.\u00a0 For more information, please visitwww.ftc.gov<\/a> and search for \u201cscholarship scams\u201d to read the latest reports of fraudulent activity.<\/p>\n