When the Student Arrives | Origin: FA120
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Default Prevention: A State of Mind --> When the Student Arrives
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Having posters and pamphlets about financial literacy displayed in classrooms and offices is an excellent way to promote awareness and provide valuable information.
This section provided a great refresher on the importance of appropriate communication regarding financial obligations and the utilization of subtle messaging to support outcomes.
First impressions is everything. Make sure the surroundings are pleasing to the eyes. Involve the faculty staff in the financial aid process.
I believe that if we continue to discuss the financial aid layout and repayment obligations with students not only in the beginning process with admissions but throughout their enrollment in school, the students will have more knowledge of their loan debt. The students will have a better understanding of taking out loans and the responsibilities that are alongside with repaying the loans they used.
Keeping a clean, welcoming, and organized environment will support students and staff alike. Providing financial literacy information over time consistently will build the student's knowledge of financial aid.
Different learning styles will retain information differently. It is important to keep this in mind while working with students for Financial Aid.
The repetition of information is important.
Having a nice decorated and clean FA office does sound like a great idea for the student to fill comfortable about talking to someone that will care for them and educate them about their loans. Having posters around the school is an excellent idea to remind students about their responsibility. Getting students involved in each step is smart.
I like the inclusive part, making sure students feel comfortable when speaking about financial aid questions. Classroom decorated with info for repayment and pictures let them know repayment is very important.
Involving the student on their FA. Repetition of information is critical to retention of materials presented.
Imparting the importance of repaying student loans involves various ways of conveying the information, from presentation to how the faculty treats the concept of student loans. Repetition for the sake of retention may also play a role in educating students into taking their repayment of loans seriously.
The repetitive visual of posters and pamphlets in offices and classrooms other than Financial Aid office lets the student know the institution is consistent with their standards. Let the Financial Aid process be educating for the student and less intimidating
Students need to be put at ease, this is an easier process for us because we are familiar with it. This is a New Process for the student, and the more we recap what we have explained, the better they gather the understanding.
I have learned a lot about office appearances, and that it is good to reiterate the importance of Default Management and placing Financial Aid information throughout the school.
I love this idea of including the accountability of borrowing loans into the culture of the school altogether. Supporting methods of creating more responsible borrowers, means more financially healthy students are being graduated and working in the industry. As the educational institution for cosmetology, the industry starts here and we begin to mold it into what we say it is, from the ground up. We can continue bypassing loan information to get the quick last minute enrollment, or we can take time to educate and empower our students in their decisions. Financial literacy courses would be incredible, but at the least, having a senior course that teaches life skills for two weeks before students graduate would be beneficial.
Various learning styles should be taken into consideration when developing and delivering financial aid presentations.
Involving other offices on campus to assist in promoting financial literacy and understanding loan debt.
Always good to remind our students of finacial responsibilities.
I like the recommendation to have loan repayment and financial postings in the class rooms and around the school. I keeps the financial obligations on the mind of the student which will encourage retention and loan repayment.
