[nfbmi-talk] A Closer Look at the College Policy

Fri Mar 12 17:50:32 UTC 2010

Hi,

HEAR! HEAR!

Warmest Regards,
Fred

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On Behalf Of Elizabeth
Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 1:57 AM
To: nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org
Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] A Closer Look at the College Policy

Hi Fred,

I appreciate the kind words. I am simply following this issue closely
because I am currently a college student, and would be directly effected by
this policy. I also know what it is like to be, for a lack of better words,
screwed over by the agency, and I do not wish for anyone to experience what
I have gone through. If you ask any politician what is the best way to fix
our current economic condition, they will most likely say that it is through
education. So if that truely is the case, then I think the Commission for
the Blind should be doing everything they can to adopt a policy that gives
students the best college education possible.

Elizabeth

> From: f.wurtzel at comcast.net
> To: nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org
> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:17:35 -0500
> Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] A Closer Look at the College Policy
> 
> Hi Elizabeth,
> 
> I just reread your comments. I saw no harsh words or language. You did a
> fine job. I think the Commission will be way wrong to adopt this policy.
> 
> Thank you for following this topic so closely.
> 
> Warm Regards,
> 
> Fred
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbmi-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbmi-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On Behalf Of Elizabeth
> Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 5:54 PM
> To: nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [nfbmi-talk] A Closer Look at the College Policy
> 
> 
> Hello List,
> 
> Please accept my apologies for the harsh message I sent to the list last
> night. I was a bit upset about a few things last night, and I used the
> message I sent last night as a way to vent some of my current
frustrations.
> However, upon closer inspection of the current proposed college policy, I
> honestly do not think we have anything to worry about in terms of the
> upcoming MCB Board meeting because the policy contradicts itself on one of
> the major issues surrounding the policy.
> 
> In the main policy statement under financial aid, it states that the MCB
> cannot contribute more then the family contribution as stated on the FAFSA
> report. However, in one of the procedure statements, the policy states
that
> counselors will help students find alternative ways to pay for the family
> contribution as indicated by the FAFSA report. Now I don't know about you,
> but why would a counselor have to help someone pay for the family
> contribution as stated on the FAFSA report if the Commission is already
> required to pay the family contribution as indicated on the FAFSA report?
In
> other words, why would a student even need to worry about finding a way to
> pay this contribution when apparently this contribution is already being
> paid for by the Commission? I will post the exact wording from the policy
> below, but I honestly don't think the Commission Board would approve a
> policy that only serves to contradict itself.
> 
> Elizabeth
> 
> -------------------------------
> 
> D. Financial Aid
> 
> For a student determined eligible for MCB postsecondary financial
> sponsorship, financial support for college and other postsecondary
training
> will be provided only after all other financial resources and comparable
> benefits have been exhausted. MCB is required to follow RSA requirements
by
> not providing financial support beyond expected family contribution on the
> FAFSA.
> 
> Procedure:
> 
> . MCB counselors will work with college students to explore other
financial
> resources, when necessary, if the student is unable to meet the financial
> responsibility indicated on the FAFSA for expected family contribution.
> 
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