U.S. Department of Education to Address Federal Financial Aid and the FAFSA Form at CollegeWeekLive.com
Live Event to Tackle How to Pay for College in a Tight Economy, 6:00 EST March 25 Sign-Up to Attend for Free at www.CollegeWeekLive.com
Boston, MA (PRWEB) March 23, 2009 -- CollegeWeekLive, the world's largest college fair, today announced that Adam Essex, Senior Project Manager and former Presidential Management Fellow, and Misty Parkinson, Management & Program Analyst, of the U.S. Department of Education will speak live via video on March 25th at 6:00 pm EST on "The Fundamentals of the FAFSA Form". College-bound high school students and their parents can watch the presentation and text-in questions to be addressed by these federal financial aid experts in real-time. In addition to the Department of Education presentation, a full slate of sessions dedicated to college financing is scheduled for 6 to 10 PM EST on the first evening of the two day online-only event.
Following the Department of Education session, George Boggs, CEO and President of the American Association of Community Colleges will address "Financial Aid Alternative: The Community College Experience" at 7:00 pm, and Patrick Campbell, Chief Legislative Council of the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) will speak on "Understanding the GI Bill" at 8:00 PM. Rounding out the evening will be Kal Chany, author of "Paying for College Without Going Broke" speaking on "Financial Aid Planning for High School Juniors and Their Families". Again, CollegeWeekLive.com attendees can get their questions addressed by any of these experts.
CollegeWeekLive also enables high school students, parents and guidance counselors to chat live with admissions officers from hundreds of colleges without expensive travel, from the ease of a PC. Attendees can also view video chats featuring today's students at colleges across the country, to get a feel for what campus life is really like. To learn more or to sign-up to attend, visit www.CollegeWeekLive.com.
About CollegeWeekLive
CollegeWeekLive, is the world's biggest college fair and it meets entirely online. With hundreds of colleges and universities exhibiting and more than 125,000 registrants, CollegeWeekLive events revolutionize college admissions, making the process easier and more cost-effective by bringing students, parents, counselors and colleges together online, transcending time and distance. CollegeWeekLive is free to attendees.
Click here to view coverage of CollegeWeekLive by ABC World News with Charles Gibson.
CollegeWeekLive is produced by PlatformQ, whose mission is to connect people, companies, organizations and associations worldwide to meet, interact and learn from leading experts and thought leaders through proven interactive tools at online events.
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Contact:
Martha Collins
press (at) collegeweeklive.com
617-938-6008
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