What Is A Good Financial Aid Advisor Would Do

I am currently doing an internship at the financial aid office at my campus and there will be an opening in the Fall for which they would like me to apply. They are also employing me part-time over the summer. I can't say that I am very fond of this job from what I have learned thus far, but with the current state of the economy I can't be too picky. So, would this be a good job to start out with? What is the typical salary? Thanks!

Working in financial aid is the ultimate in job security. There are always financial aid jobs available...every school has a financial aid office...and if you ever want to do another job at a college/university (academic advising, admissions, etc.), financial aid experience is ALWAYS a plus on the resume.

I've been working in financial aid now for a little of 8 years. I enjoy what I do and there are a lot of different areas within financial aid. Some of us are computer geeks, some are compliance officers, some are data entry...it is never boring. Most of the time its a thankless job but occaisionally you are able to really help a student and they appreciate it....that's what makes it all worth while to me.

I would encourage you to apply for the job. People who like it, love it. People who don't, use it as a stepping stone for other careers in higher education. I for one don't think I'll ever leave it.

Hope that helps.

2009-03-22 19:39:19 by xleyxashx

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School started today and I was so excited to be in my second semester in college until I checked my tuition balance. I am taking 9 hrs and my balance was of $2400. Last semester I was given a pell grant and a loan to cover all of my costs... but this semester they only used the loan to cover my tuition and under my grant says I have financial aid pending. Why would they use my loan instead of the grant? I needed the money to buy my books and a new pc if possible because this one is not good anymore. Does anyone know or has an idea of what happened or has happened to them before? I have been calling the university but the lines are busy, I sent an e-mail to my financial aid advisor and tomorrow I will go talk to them in person, but I want to know if anyone has gone through this before.

It sounds like your grant money hasn't posted to your student account yet based on the "financial aid pending" part. For the loan, you may have taken a loan that is disbursed at the beginning of the semester and that money has already come in.

However, this is based on what you have said. Go speak with your financial aid advisor as you plan to do to get solid information.

2008-01-14 14:19:21 by Kitty

requirement. Like I'm on academic probation and if get As during the summer smester, my academic advisor say that I would stay off the probation but I don't know what should be a good reason for the finacial aid counselor to approve me for getting back the financial aid. I have to answer what circumstances that led me for not maintaining satisfactory progress. Please help me of what could be a reasonable answer that they will accept.

You tell them the circumstance that may have led you to fall below the national average. You tell them your plan to get your grades up and how you will continue to progress in the future. Don't forget to apologize in the letter and tell them how you really do value your education

2007-05-30 13:03:05 by ph103

I am in my second semester in college and currently a Pre-Business major. I do not know why I majored in Pre-Business knowing good and well that I hate math. After I had a horrific ordeal with a math course last semester and barely passing, I realized I need to change my major. I have decided to change my major to English with an emphasis in Writing. For some reason, people at my college seem as if they do not know what they are talking about. I have talked with Financial Aid and Academic Advisors and I still have not gotten a sure answer on whether changing majors will affect my financial aid. All of the classes that I have taken 1st semester can go towards my English major. It is only one class that I am taking this semester that I am not sure about. I do not know if it could be counted as an elective. I have talked to advisors about this and they even seem as if they dont know. Someone in Financial Aid told me it would not affect my fin aid and then I asked again just to make sure and someone else said that it will.

So my question is, if I change my major, will my financial aid be affected? Even if that class cannot be counted as an elective? I am not planning on dropping the class even if it cant be an elective.

I really don't see any reason at all why your financial aide would be dropped if you change majors. The only thing I can think of is if your financial aide was granted to you BECAUSE you declared the pre-business major, then YES, it could be dropped.

But some colleges will compensate for things like that to help you out. If your financial aide has nothing to do with your pre-business major, there should be no reason for you to lose it.

Good luck! :D

2010-02-24 13:34:52 by Dominique W

Dear Academic Appeals Committee’s


My name is Jerome Brooks I’m writing this letter to ask you to reconsider your decision to reject my financial Aid. I received notice that i'am still enrolled as a student for the upcoming 2008-2009academic year bit I been placed on academic probation for not meeting the required GPA of a 2.0. I meet with my advisor and he says to concentrate on your studies more than anything because college is a very important step in my life.

I found the spring semester to be difficult and very stressful. I did not mange my time or priorities well and as a result, I earned a grade point average of a 1.9. My goal for the upcoming academic year is to better manage my time, get work done and accurately.

I have made a list of steps I need in order to be successful I have left my part time job in order to concentrate on school. I will obtain a tutor for classes I find difficult. Meet with each of my instructors to find out what would make me a better student in their class. Organize my study time. Go to classes as scheduled time. I would like to earn a degree in Business Management. Without financial aid I lack the ability to do this. I’m a hard working student and the upcoming semester will prove so. My education is of paramount importance to me. I’m a student is very serious about my future.

Please take this letter into consideration and give me another chance to prove my dedication

Thank you for your time
Jerome brooks

Jerome:

I like what you've done, and I think you've made a really good start. I don't know if you made a couple of typos when you retyped your letter so that we could read it here, or if there are a few little typos and missing words in the letter you're going to send in, but you should take a couple of minutes to reread this, and fix up the handful of minor flaws.

If I can give you one piece of advice, I would recommend that you focus on that 1.9 GPA of yours, and how close that is to the minimum required GPA of 2.0. I think that's the main thing you have going for you in your appeal, and right now, your appeal is more focused on "I'm a good guy, so give me another chance."

The difference between a 1.9 and a 2.0 is pretty much one really crappy test grade. If you had received just one more "B" or a couple of more C's, you wouldn't be dealing with this academic probation issue right now. I think you should devote a paragraph in there to describing a specific class that you know you could have and should have done better in.

A couple of things to keep in mind:

1. Your school is permitted to reconsider their determination that you weren't making satisfactory academic progress, so you can possibly succeed here.

2. One obstacle that you're really up against is that academic probation shouldn't be a surprise - schools only assess academic progress once a year - and the requirements state that you must have a 2.0 or better at the conclusion of your SECOND year, so this is looking like an ongoing issue for you, and not a one-bad-semester kind of deal. That makes your appeal a little bit more difficult, because the school most probably believes that you have had plenty of time to "get religion" when it comes to your performance, and they'll be somewhat skeptical that you're suddenly a born-again scholar.

Anyway - it's a nice letter - fix the typos and a missing word or two, and think about making the argument that a 1.9 is pretty darned close to a 2.0 a little more boldly in the letter.

Good luck to you!

2008-07-26 16:44:02 by bigl895