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Scholarships Search Workshops:   Workshops are on going events and workshops and consultation sessions can be designed specifically for you. In the near future we will be scheduling workshops throughout Arizona and perhaps in your city. Refer back for updates.   Middle schools, charter schools, high schools, trade schools, colleges and universities are ideal for a workshop presentations. Contact us to schedule a workshop and let us help your students attend the college of their choice.   In conjunction with the Corona del Sol high school PTO, workshops are presented on "A Partnership Between Student and Parent". In addition to the partnership theme, topics included organized searches, where to look for scholarships locally and national, obtaining scholarship information, applications and essays, investment tools, college budgeting, FAFSA, free data base sites, interviewing techniques, the 12 ingredient recipe for scholarships, and much more.   There were over 135 participants attending, and raising over $800 for the PTO, awarding scholarships for senior's attending Corona del Sol high school. Contact us if your school organization is interested in a workshop session.   Next Scheduled Workshop: • Location: To be announced.      Date: To be announced.      Time: To be announced. • Workshop: Partnership Between Student and Parent. • Speaker: Thomas A. Sutton, B.S. Business Administration   Previous Workshops: • Location: Seton Catholic High School    Date: March 07, 2007 • Location: National Charity League    Date: January 22, 2007 • Location: Corona del Sol High School    Date: October 21, 2006 • Location: National Charity League    Date: January 20, 2006 • Location: Corona del Sol High School    Date: October 22, 2005 • Location: Corona del Sol High School    Date: October 30, 2004

Workshop Session Topics:

Cost of a College Education: •  Comparison of tuition, room and board, and other expenses.   Partnerships between Student and Parent: •  Student and Parent (individual and joint responsibilities) •  This is the start of the student's journey   Financial Aid: •  Alternative Investment Plans •  Non Grants, Loans or Scholarships   • Need Based:      Federal and State Grants      Federal Work Study      Federal Education Student Loans      Federal Plus Loans - Parents   • Merit Based Scholarships - Non Government:      University Based Scholarships      Private Industry Scholarships   • Student and Parent Loans - Non Government:     (Banks and private lenders)   FAFSA: •  FAFSA Defined •  Application process   Organization: •  Steps to organize a scholarship search •  Time Management

Finding Scholarships: •  Networking •  Your Community •  High School Counselor •  Universities and Colleges •  Community Organizations •  Employer - Parent and Student •  Church and Public Library   The Internet: •  Data Base Sites - Free and Fee Paid •  Search Sites - Google, Yahoo, MSN, etc.   Scholarship Application Process: •  Requesting information •  Completing the application •  Essays - Do's and Don'ts •  Reference letters •  Resumes   Recipes to Acquire Scholarships: •  The student's game plan for success •  Make the most of High School years •  The Partnership   After Graduation: •  The journey continues •  Scholarship process •  What's available for undergraduate and graduate students?

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