Exactly. A little empathy does wonders. Understanding that basic concepts like "interest rates" and "lender" a foreign concepts to some people depending on his/her economic background. Knowing and understanding that every student is not coming in with an equal understanding of finances is extremely important. 

We require all students with foreign POG to be translated and evaluated before they can move forward in the process. I have found it to be a good practice to start this process as soon as the student is identified as having Foreign POG and stressing the importance to the student to get this completed as soon as possible. It is also good practice to have a resource information available to the student as to where they can go and get this completed. In addition, if it is to expensive for the student, we also recommend the studetn getting his/her… >>>