Join us for our monthly Twitter Office Hour. On Thursday, April 2nd at 7pm EST, we’re inviting first-generation college students, those who aspire to be, and everyone who cares about first-gens to meet us on Twitter to ask questions and share answers on important topics using our hashtag #FirstGenOfficeHour.
This month, we’ll continue our focus on preparing you for the college application process by helping you understand and compare your financial aid award letters!
Who
Our staff, first-gen student bloggers, first-generation college-bound students, their parents, counselors, college access providers, and mentors, and colleges.
Below are our awesome College Partner co-hosts for this event:
1. Hanover College
2. Lafayette College; @k_zerbe
3. St. Joseph’s College; @asilvaSJCNY
4. University of North Carolina Greensboro
5. University of Southern California; @RankinUSC
6. University of Rochester
7. Lasell College
8. Williamette University
When
Thursday, March 5th, 2015 7:00pm EST
How to Participate
Log on to Twitter and follow @ImFirstGen and hashtag #FirstGenOfficeHour! To ask a question or share an answer, add #FirstGenOfficeHour to your tweet!
Twitter Chat Questions
Q1. What is a financial aid award letter and what makes up that award letter? (grants, loans, work-study, etc.) #FirstGenOfficeHour
Q2. What goes into figuring out the amount of financial aid awarded to a student? #FirstGenOfficeHour
Q3. If a student submits the same FAFSA to each school, why are financial aid packages so different? #FirstGenOfficeHour
Q4. In comparing award letters between colleges, what are some factors a student should take into consideration? #FirstGenOfficeHour
Q5. What exactly is an EFC? What are a student’s options if the need to finance the EFC? #FirstGenOfficeHour
Q6. If a student and their family feels they should be awarded more money, can they appeal their award letter? #FirstGenOfficeHour
Q7. Will being awarded outside scholarships affect how much financial aid an institution awards a student? #FirstGenOfficeHour
Q8. Who should a student reach out to in case they are questions or need clarification about their award letters? #FirstGenOfficeHour
Q9. If a student and their family accepts the financial aid award letter from an institution, what are the next steps? #FirstGenOfficeHour
Q10. What does a fin. aid award letter look like for DACA students and Dreamers? #FirstGenOfficeHour
Q11. What are your top 3 need-to-know pieces of advice you’d like to share with students and their families? #FirstGenOfficeHour
Share This!
Follow @ImFirstGen and help us promote the Twitter Office Hour using the following sample tweets:
- @ImFirstGen is hosting #FirstGenOfficeHour starting Thurs. April 2nd at 7pm EST! Be sure to join us! http://bit.ly/1HiMsUh
- Are you #firstgen and planning for college? Join @ImFirstGen on Thurs. April 2nd at 7pm EST for #FirstGenOfficeHour http://bit.ly/1HiMsUh
- #firstgen college student or care about them? Join @ImFirstGen on Thurs. April 2nd at 7pm EST for #FirstGenOfficeHour http://bit.ly/1HiMsUh