From the Guidance Department
Shirley Vradenburgh, Registrar/ College Counselor

College Financial Aid Night

We are pleased to present our first College Financial Aid Night at Seattle Lutheran on Monday, December 8, 2008, at 7 p.m. in the LRC.

Two Financial Aid Counselors are coming from Seattle Pacific University to do a presentation on Financial Aid. This can be helpful to students going to any college or university, not just SPU. The presentation is geared to both parents and students, especially seniors – others are welcome.

Financial aid can be an overwhelming process so we hope this program will provide useful information. They plan to cover the following topics:

• how students apply for financial aid
• the purpose of the FAFSA and the application process
• who is eligible for financial aid
• how is need based aid determined
• what types of financial aid programs are available
• the awarding process
• suggestions/resources if they do not qualify for need-based aid