Thursday, November 18, 2010

Negotiating the Financial Aid Maze



Our group is made up of Brittany Ervin, Christina Gulla, and Whit Martin-Whitaker. The proposed media project will be a web site that will provide information on how college students and prospective college students can maximize their potential for financial aid (scholarships, grants, etc.).

This topic will be presented from information gathered by Whit during the two years before and four years of his daughter's (undergraduate) college education. It will borrow from an informative talk Whit gives (as a public service, free of charge) and speaks from experience: By the time Whit's daughter graduated with her 4-year degree, 84% of it (almost $51,000!) was paid for by grants and scholarships - and the total cost to her parents was a mere $2,800. Best of all, the strategy is simple and free - and employs good manners, as well!

Christina and Brittany will be providing b-roll footage, iMovie editing, and Flash work. Whit will provide content and links. All team members will be coding (in and out of Dreamweaver) and will collaborate for a professional, reusable product with broad appeal and applicability.

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