1. Hyde School October 14,2011

2. * Lasell College Director, Student Financial Planning

3. * MEFA - Hyde School College Financing Online Seminar * Thursday, October 27,2011 * 7:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time (Indiana, GMT-04:00) * MEFA is a Massachusetts resource on planning, saving and paying for college.

4. MEFA Online Seminar * Nuts and Bolts of the Financial Aid process * Learn more about applying for financial aid * Learn more about comparing financial aid award letters * Make a plan to pay, what are your financing options?

5. MEFA provides additional tools and services * See if any of the schools on your list require the CSS/Financial Aid Profile® form, which is available October 1 * Search the free database with thousands of scholarships * Apply for your federal PIN. This will serve as your electronic signature on the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid), which you will be expected to complete after January 1 * Keep track of important deadlines.

6. * Scholarship search engines FinAid - www.finaid.com or FastWeb - www.fastweb.comwww.finaid.comwww.fastweb.com * Federal Student Aid Information www.studentaid.ed.gov