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 * Presenter: //Cathy Caffrey//, Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA)**

BIO: Miss Cathy Caffrey, the Assistant Regional Director of the PHEAA Wilkes-Barre Regional Office has been with PHEAA since 1979. She assumed the position of Assistant Regional Director in December of 2006. Miss Caffrey holds a BA in Post Secondary Education from Wilkes College in Wilkes-Barre. She was able to obtain her degree through the Financial Aid Assistance offered by PHEAA having received PHEAA grants and loans as an undergraduate student. Cathy feels that being a recipient of aid from PHEAA as a student has assisted her in her perspective about the process of Financial Aid and its importance to students seeking higher education.

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Resources

 * www.educationplanner.org--Career and college planning resources, including some great calendars and checklists.
 * www.fafsa.gov--online federal financial aid form, required by all colleges.
 * www.pin.ed.gov--This Web site is your source of information for the Federal Student Aid PIN.
 * www.studentloans.gov__--students sign the Master Promissory Note (MPN) at this site.
 * www.fafsa4caster.ed.gov--FAFSA4caster will help you get an early start on the financial aid process by providing you with an early estimate of your eligibility for federal student aid.
 * www.studentaid.ed.gov--US Department of Education information source.
 * www.pheaa.org--PA Higher Education Association website.
 * www.going2college.org--you can explore career options, plan for college and locate financial aid sources.
 * www.fastweb.com--Scholarship search/matching site.
 * www.fastaid.com--Scholarship search/matching site
 * www.college.gov--More info from US Department of Ed

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