4/25 Agenda

1. Junior and Senior checklists for April.  Are you thinking about and doing these things?

2. Continue discussion about student loans, PLUS loans and loan repayment.

• Huffington Post article on unemployment rates in specific careers.
• NPR's Most and Least Lucrative College Majors
• Debt/salary wizard: How much can you borrow based on how much you will likely earn?
• Input loan amounts for our hypothetical college-going boy to see how much he'd need to earn based on each college option.

3. Work on scholarships, resumes, summer plans. Anyone applying to Montgomery College should also use time to practice for the Accuplacer.

All are encouraged to apply for the MMYC Summer Jobs/Internship Program.  Applications are due May 15th!

UPCOMING SCHEDULE:

• Saturday, May 3: Regular workshop

• Saturday, May 10: Closing breakfast and final meeting

• I will be available for one-on-one meetings for anyone needing additional help through June

3/15 and 3/22 Agenda

1. Discussion of student loans.

2. Look at student debt scenarios. Click this link.

3. How much would you owe if.....Repayment calculator practice.  Click this link.

4. Individual work on scholarships, FAFSA, applications; resumes.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
-- New Futures Scholarship due March 31
-- Let's Get It Started! Youth Job Fair is April 5- get your resumes ready!

3/8 Agenda

Trip to Black College Expo at Bowie State.

3/1 Agenda

1. Announcements: Bowie State trip (3/8), LAYC College Fair (3/12), MMYC Job Fair (4/5)

2. Discussion of student loans.

3. Look at student debt scenarios. Click this link.

4. How much would you owe if.....Repayment calculator practice.  Click this link.

5. Individual work on scholarships, FAFSA, applications.
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DC Black College Expo at Bowie State, March 8, 9am-5pm,

 http://www.thecollegeexpo.org/index.php/shopping-cart/product/37-dc-black-college-expo-march-8-2014

The LAYC College Access Office is putting on the 2nd Annual Post-Secondary Education Fair on March 12, 2014 from 4 pm - 7 pm

 here at our main site!  Please see our attached flyer. On the LAYC homepage, you can find a link to our registration sites where you can register your youth (by March 5th, please) and read more details about the event in English and Spanish.  

The event is free and open to youth, parents, and all community members. The fair will feature dozens of regional colleges, universities, and technical training schools, as well as financial aid (FAFSA and DCTAG workshops).

Let's Get it Started! Youth Job Fair, April 5 (11am-2pm) 

http://www.letsgetitstartedyouthjobfair.com/