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    NEW! Individual Counseling and Help for the Recently Unemployed            

    Special Winter 2009 Subsidies for Counseling Sessions and the new “College Costs and the Dislocated Worker” free workshop available only in Western NY!  This special funding is in response to the current economic crisis that has made paying college costs much harder for many families, especially for households affected by job loss. More…   

    “Everything You Need to Better Prepare for College" updated with the latest issues that affect collegepreparation. A 2-hour, free workshop for parents of high school students. This program provides a comprehensive overview of the entire college preparation process from freshman to senior year in high school, including financial strategies that may save thousands off of even the most expensive colleges. Includes a calculation of the Expected Family Contribution, evaluation of a student’s admissions profile, and a review of thousands of colleges  More..

                                       

     

    The Scholars Program™ is a comprehensive, extended guidance program for college preparation. The flagship of AMEDF programs, the Scholars Program™ is designed to help parents better prepare their high school student for the college challenge.

    Scholars Program™ participants receive:

    • A Student MyRoad™ Account
    • A Scholars Program™ Instructor
    • Career Selection and College Choices Group Conference
    • College Aid & Financial Re-Engineering Group Conference

    Find out more information regarding theScholars Program™   More...

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    One way to improve college preparedness is to increase the number of knowledgeable advisors available to families seeking professional assistance.  The AMEDF's Advisor Certification Program enrolls and trains financial advisors to become college planning specialists.  Once certified, specialists are placed as advisors in AMEDF programs to engage families directly to counsel them on college preparedness.

     
     

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    New Report Says 2-Year Degrees Are Keys to Obama's Goal President Obama told a joint session of Congress in February that the United States should have the world’s highest proportion of college graduates by 2020. An author of a new report on how the nation fares in higher education compared with other developed nations says that the United States is not really that far back because of how other nations measure degree attainment. More...

    The Credit Crunch & Student Loans Despite some troubling reports in the media, students will be able to borrow federal student loans and receive financial aid this fall. The federal government and student loan companies have assured colleges that they will not allow recent developments in the credit markets to prevent students from getting loans. Here is a list of myths and facts about the availability of student aid for fall 2008 provided by the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA).

    New Web Resources For Borrowers On Student Loan Repayment And Forgiveness The Project on Student Debt is providing information to borrowers on two new programs that Congress enacted last year: Income Based Repayment (IBR) and Public Service Loan Forgiveness. More...

    Where We Stand A PBS special hosted by Judy Woodruff that aired in September 2008. See all 5 segments- Globalization, Teachers, Achievement, Testing and Finance here

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    AMEDF in the NEWS!   BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)  If your child got into Harvard, would you be able to afford it? The answer may surprise you. There's a workshop that teaches you how to pay for your child's college of choice, without going broke, and the best part, it's free. Watch here ...

     
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