posted by andres.valenzuela | Wednesday August 22, 2007

Friday August 24 will be the start of a new chapter in the lives of many of you incoming students! We are excited for you to get here! For many of you, this will be a day to take care of some final financial paperwork, loans, payments, etc.

If you were able to complete your financial aid paperwork and payment plans you will have secured an X-Press Pass. However those of you that did not may have to go through some lines to finalize everything. If that happens to be you, don't worry we will do everything we can to help you navigate the financial aid process on that day.

However, here's a few things that you can do to come prepared for that day:

1. Pray! The Lord has brought you this far and He will not let you go. Trust him but then put your faith into action and do your part (see below).

2. Come ready to fill out paperwork. Make sure you have your SSN number and in some cases your parent's information.

3. Come with a plan! Realize that in most cases you will have a balance left over after financial aid is applied and that you will be expected to have a plan on how you will pay for it (loans, payment plans, etc).

We're very excited for you to get here and can't wait to meet many of you who we have been working with all summer!