Vermont Student Assistance Co. helps 5,000 Vermonters apply for federal student aid [Video]

THIS IS MEANT TO HELP STUDENTS LEARN WITHOUT THE DISTRACTION OF ELECTRONICS. SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE FREE APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL STUDENT AID OR FAFSA… LEFT LAST YEAR’S COLLEGE APPLICANTS CHOOSING WHERE TO GO TO COLLEGE. WITHOUT KNOWING IF OR HOW MUCH FEDERAL AID THEY’D BE GIVEN. WHILE SOME STUDENTS STAYED CLOSE TO HOME TO BENEFIT FROM LOWER IN-STATE TUITION COSTS… OTHERS SAY THEY PUT OFF GOING TO COLLEGE ALTOGETHER. THAT’S WHY THE VERMONT STUDENT ASSISTANCE CORPORATION IS WORKING TO ENSURE VERMONTERS HAVE BETTER RESOURCES TO GET THROUGH THE APPLICATION PROCESS. NBC5S ANNA GUBER SPOKE WITH THE PRESIDENT OF VSAC. AND ANNA WHAT DOES THAT WORK LOOK LIKE? ADRIAN, THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AWARDED VSAC A GRANT TO HOST DOZENS OF WORKSHOPS, WALKING THOUSANDS OF COLLEGE APPLICANTS THROUGH THE APPLICATION PROCESS. FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS A MAJOR FACTOR FOR MANY STUDENTS… WHEN THEY DECIDE WHERE TO GO TO COLLEGE. 10;15;33;00 …