{"id":1965,"date":"2018-03-28T10:47:40","date_gmt":"2018-03-28T14:47:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nacacadmitted.wpengine.com\/wordpress\/?p=1965"},"modified":"2018-03-28T10:47:40","modified_gmt":"2018-03-28T14:47:40","slug":"learn-how-to-evaluate-financial-fit-with-financial-aid-101","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/28\/learn-how-to-evaluate-financial-fit-with-financial-aid-101\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn How to Evaluate Financial Fit with Financial Aid 101"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZQ8peLA81YY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Seniors are busy weighing their college choices, and for many students, that means decoding often-confusing financial aid award letters.<\/p>\n<p>Get up to speed and gain the knowledge you need to confidently field college cost questions with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?time_continue=4&amp;v=ZQ8peLA81YY\">Financial Aid 101<\/a> \u2014 NACAC\u2019s new e-learning course.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The online class includes eight easy-to-use learning modules packed with information on subjects like loans, grants, scholarships, and work-study. Informative graphics and videos break down key concepts. Quizzes help you measure your progress and provide the foundation you need to evaluate financial fit.<\/p>\n<p>Although decisions about whether and how much to borrow are ultimately made by students and their families, high school counselors are a critical source of information about loans and other forms of financial aid. By helping students sort through their options, you play an important role in increasing college access.<\/p>\n<p>The course costs $100 for members, $125 for nonmembers. Continuing education credits are available.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?time_continue=4&amp;v=ZQ8peLA81YY\">Learn more about Financial Aid 101<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Admitted writer\/editor Mary Stegmeir welcomes additional comments and story ideas at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nacacadmitted.wpengine.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2017\/04\/05\/students-share-your-college-essay-with-the-new-york-times\/mstegmeir@nacacnet.org\">mstegmeir@nacacnet.org<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seniors are busy weighing their college choices, and for many students, that means decoding often-confusing financial aid award letters. Get up to speed and gain the knowledge you need to confidently field college cost questions with Financial Aid 101 \u2014 NACAC\u2019s new e-learning course.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,6],"tags":[379],"class_list":["post-1965","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-college-admission-resources","category-nacac-news","tag-e-learning"],"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"Mary Stegmeir","author_link":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/author\/mstegmeir\/"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/peWmJq-vH","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1965","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1965"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1965\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1965"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1965"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1965"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}