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Our family programming series aims to guide our family community as they help their students navigate from high school through college and into STEM careers. View our past webinars below.

College Affordability and Financial Aid

Tuesday, October 23, 2018 | 8:00pm

This webinar provides information and clarity on the entire college financial aid application process. You will learn about financial aid applications--including important updates and details about the FAFSA and CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE®--as well as information about different types of financial aid, the factors that determine your aid eligibility, including your Expected Family Contribution (EFC) and the college's Cost of Attendance (COA), and how colleges determine the amount of aid to offer.

 

College Affordability and Financial Aid

Tuesday, October 10, 2017 | 8:00pm

This webinar provides information and clarity on the entire college financial aid application process. You will learn about financial aid applications--including important updates and details about the FAFSA and CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE®--as well as information about different types of financial aid, the factors that determine your aid eligibility, including your Expected Family Contribution (EFC) and the college's Cost of Attendance (COA), and how colleges determine the amount of aid to offer.

College Decisions: What to do when the choices come in

Thursday, March 23, 2017 | 8:00pm

This webinar, presented by MIT Admissions' Quinton McArthur and a panel of OEOP alumni currently on college campuses, will give current high school seniors and their parents insight and advice on what to consider when making decisions. It will touch on factors such as location, courses offered, and financial aid. Our alumni will also explain how they chose their current schools when they went through the process.

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College Affordability and Financial Aid

Tuesday, October 25, 2016 | 8:00pm

This webinar provides information and clarity on the entire college financial aid application process. You will learn about financial aid applications--including important updates and details about the FAFSA and CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE®--as well as information about different types of financial aid, the factors that determine your aid eligibility, including your Expected Family Contribution (EFC) and the college's Cost of Attendance (COA), and how colleges determine the amount of aid to offer.

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Pursuing careers in STEM fields

Tuesday, April 5, 2016 | 8:00pm

Interested in learning more about career opportunities available in STEM fields and how to reach them? In this webinar, Dr. Yvonne Spicer will discuss STEM education and career awareness, as well as educational paths leading to STEM careers. She will focus on standards, challenges, and opportunities available in STEM fields, as well as her own journey, to inspire our students and families about all of the possibilities available.

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College Decisions: What to do when the choices come in

Wednesday, March 23, 2016 | 8:00pm

You're finally done with the college application process and now you're starting to hear back from colleges. How do you decide which one to attend? This webinar, presented by MIT Admissions' Quinton McArthur, will give current high school seniors and their parents insight and advice on what to consider when making that decision, touching on factors such as location, courses offered, and financial aid. A panel of recent OEOP alumni will join Quinton to discuss how they chose their current schools.

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College Affordability and Financial Aid

January 5, 2016 | 8:00pm

It can be difficult to navigate the world of college financial aid. This webinar will provide information and clarity on how financial aid can help make college affordable. You'll learn about financial aid applications and types of financial aid, the factors that determine your eligibility for financial aid, how colleges determine the amount of aid to offer, and how to understand financial award letters.

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Getting Your Teens to Talk

December 8, 2015 | 8:00pm

The teenage years are stressful, and it's not easy to talk with teens about the challenges they face. This interactive webinar will give parents of high schoolers insight into why it's so hard for teens to open up, including significant emotional barriers such as depression and anxiety. Parents will leave the webinar with tangible strategies to establish and improve regular, open communication with their teens that will help them overcome failures and cope with stressors in healthy ways.

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It's Tough Being a Teen in 2015

November 3, 2015 | 8:00pm

In an increasingly competitive high school environment, the stressors that our teenagers face are changing rapidly. This interactive webinar gave parents of high schoolers insight into some of the hidden challenges that teenagers face today in and out of school.

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