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You wake up one morning feeling no desire to get out of bed. Even though
you’re not sick and you know that you have class in an hour you still just
want to lie there and think it won’t hurt to miss today. While this might be
true in a few unusual cases the reality is that missing class can hurt you
economically in the long run if you aren’t careful. The fact is that in terms of
receiving Financial Aid for education, there are two conditions that must be
met and maintained by students if they want to continue receiving such
assistance.
One criterion for receiving Financial Aid is a student’s completion rate.
Most do not realize how financially devastating it can be to them if they
make a habit out of skipping classes. Yes, if you do not complete a certain
amount of your class time you will be cut off from and not qualify again for
a very long time for federal financial funding.
The government will require you to maintain a 65% completion rate to
continue loaning funds to you. Many uninformed students just “blow off”
their classes and get a shock later when college officials inform them that
they have lost their Federal Aid and now must apply for a private loan in
order to continue their studies. This unfortunate situation can last for one or
in many cases several semesters. Remember, the completion rate average
has to be recalculated and must reach 65% and stay there for you to qualify
for government assistance.
Another aspect of the completion rate is the fact that the school must,
because of government regulations, drop a student if a certain amount of
classes are not attended. Some students do not understand that a chain
reaction can be started with the end result being the loss government
funding. While such an unfortunate situation is not impossible to recover
from, if you find yourself in such a condition it can be difficult and at best
very distracting when what you should be concentrating on most of all is
your studies and keeping up good grades.
This brings us to another very important factor in receiving and maintaining
federal financial aid, that is, keeping a good grade point average. Many
students are concerned about their GPA, however, they are not always aware
of the negative impact it can have on their financial assistance if their grades
drop. Failing to maintain their grades at acceptable levels has often caused
many students to go into shock and shed tears when they realize that they
must either get a private loan or leave school before graduation.
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So the next time you feel tempted too miss class for any reason, please
remember that you could be in danger of negatively impacting you education
in general and especially putting yourself at risk of losing some of the free
money that could be potentially available to help you reach your educational
goals.
If you have an unavoidable situation that makes it necessary to miss some
classes, immediately get in touch with the proper department at your school
so they can attempt to keep you in good standing with your funding sources.
Remember it is to both yours and your college’s mutual benefit to keep you
in school. They will do anything and
Chapter Five: Reap The Benefits of College Work Study and Student
Worker programs
One of the major ways to cut down the cost of education and receive
financial aid while attending college is through the numerous college workstudy
programs that most if not all institutions offer to qualifying students.
Students who meet an accepted level of proficiency usually a grade point
average of at least 2.0 or higher and who have an adequate completion rate
can take advantage of such programs to assist them in cutting down costs
and increasing their financial aid.
These programs are designed to support diligent students who really apply
themselves to their education. Many students are not aware of the fact that
they can apply to work at their college and receive compensation.
Opportunities available include programs where the student’s income comes
directly from the school itself or comes from the government and is a part of
the student financial aid program. Positions available include but are not
limited to, tutoring, assisting in student services, the library, the IT
department, the list goes on.
To take advantage of these positions you must first and foremost be an
excellent student.
Then you need to approach either the Career Development Center or the
Financial Aid Office, since many of the in school work positions are actually
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funded by government financial aid pro