[nabs-l] training before college

Fri Sep 15 13:58:22 UTC 2017

hi Mikaela, I went to the Louisiana Center for the blind before college. it was the best desission I made, I'll be starting college in January. and I truly feel that LCB really prepared me for college

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>   1. Training before College (Mikayla Gephart)
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>   3. Re: Training before College (Chris Nusbaum)
>   4. Re: Training before College (Ellana Crew)
>   5. A New Radio Station Is On The Horizon, Will You Join The
>      Radio Revolution? (David Dunphy)
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> Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2017 19:38:10 -0400
> From: Mikayla Gephart <mikgephart at icloud.com>
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> Hi all,
> Anyone else on here go to an NFB training center before college? I have decided that I want to go to training before college, but am trying to figure out what to do logistically. I am now a Senior in High School. I have decided to apply to the community college this year, but defer my enrollment. As far as Financial Aid, I am still not sure whether to fill out the FAFSA this year or not. I will be meeting with my counselor and Financial Aid advisor, but want to here other people's experiences. Thank you
> Mikayla.
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> From: Rex Schuttler <rexschuttler at gmail.com>
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> Hello,
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> I did go to a training center before college and I made all the difference in the world. To your question about financial aid you do not need to worry about filling it out for this physical school year until after you're done with training. I would fill it out for next school year the 2018 to 2019 school year.
> 
> Rex Schuttler
> Second Vice President of the national Federation of the blind of Oklahoma
> President of the Central Oklahoma chapter of the national Federation of the blind of Oklahoma
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>> On Sep 14, 2017, at 6:38 PM, Mikayla Gephart via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> Hi all,
>> Anyone else on here go to an NFB training center before college? I have decided that I want to go to training before college, but am trying to figure out what to do logistically. I am now a Senior in High School. I have decided to apply to the community college this year, but defer my enrollment. As far as Financial Aid, I am still not sure whether to fill out the FAFSA this year or not. I will be meeting with my counselor and Financial Aid advisor, but want to here other people's experiences. Thank you
>> Mikayla.
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> Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2017 20:29:22 -0400
> From: "Chris Nusbaum" <cnusbaumnfb at gmail.com>
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> Mikayla:
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> I went to training at LCB before entering college, and I don't think I'll
> ever regret that decision. I think you've made a great call!
> 
> If you want to go to training between high school and college, you'll want
> to take something called a "gap year." Before you go any further, I think
> it's very important that everyone involved in advising you on your future
> plans--your high school guidance counselor, your college admissions
> counselor, your college's financial aid department, etc--be aware of your
> intentions and the reasoning behind them. In this way you can easily justify
> your request for deferred entrance and ensure that everyone is on the same
> page. As for financial aid, I would consult with your financial aid advisor.
> However, when I was going through this process, I did my FASFA while I was
> home during LCB's Christmas break. This is probably the best route for you
> to take, as doing it while you are in training will make clear which
> semester you want your loan to be used for. But, again, I would ask
> Financial Aid for their opinion before doing anything with FASFA.
> 
> Hope this helps,
> 
> Chris
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> Subject: [nabs-l] Training before College
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> Hi all,
> Anyone else on here go to an NFB training center before college? I have
> decided that I want to go to training before college, but am trying to
> figure out what to do logistically. I am now a Senior in High School. I have
> decided to apply to the community college this year, but defer my
> enrollment. As far as Financial Aid, I am still not sure whether to fill out
> the FAFSA this year or not. I will be meeting with my counselor and
> Financial Aid advisor, but want to here other people's experiences. Thank
> you Mikayla.
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> From: Ellana Crew <eemcrew at gmail.com>
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> Hey there!
> 
> First, I want to congratulate you and thinking about that ahead of time because that's a big deal and I'm glad you decided you want to go before college.
> 
> I was somebody who did not initially decide to go to training before college and went to my first year of community college without training, and it didn't turn out so great, so after my first year I went to training I had a much better experience in college afterward. Generally, I would wait on the FAF essay because training can often take around nine or 10 months, which will essentially block out the whole school year for most people, so I would wait to fill it out until The year you know you will be beginning school at your community college. Or, if you are deciding to take classes while in training if you're training center offers a college prep program, it would in that case be better to go ahead and do the FAF essay now.
> 
> Of course, there is certainly no harm in doing the FAF essay now even if you don't go to college until a year or two from now, so if you want to do so you certainly can. You may find that it's easier to get it out-of-the-way now and just renew the information next year when you go to school. So, really, either way is all right.
> 
> Ellana Crew, Vice President
> Maryland Association of Blind Students
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>> On Sep 14, 2017, at 7:38 PM, Mikayla Gephart via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi all,
>> Anyone else on here go to an NFB training center before college? I have decided that I want to go to training before college, but am trying to figure out what to do logistically. I am now a Senior in High School. I have decided to apply to the community college this year, but defer my enrollment. As far as Financial Aid, I am still not sure whether to fill out the FAFSA this year or not. I will be meeting with my counselor and Financial Aid advisor, but want to here other people's experiences. Thank you
>> Mikayla.
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> Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2017 01:35:10 -0400
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