Students and parents asked questions about financial aid eligibility, scholarship applications, and other financial aid and college admissions questions during Mapping Your Future's (MYF's) first Chat Event of this academic year. During the October 10 event, counselors from all over the country responded to questions from prospective students and their families. To view the questions and answers from the event, go to http://mapping-your-future.org/services/
chatqa.cfm?E=20001010&title=October%2010,%20200.

MYF (http://mapping-your-future.org), a public service web site providing college, career, and financial aid information and services, offers special Chat events throughout the year to assist students and their families. The Chat Calendar for this academic year also includes the following national chat events:

December 7, 2000 - FAFSA & Financial Aid
February 1, 2001 - FAFSA & Financial Aid
March 22, 2001 - Careers, Summer Jobs and Internships
June 14, 2001 - Nontraditional Students

These interactive events are designed to help students navigate through what some consider a maze of career, college, and financial aid information - all from the privacy and convenience of a personal computer. Anyone with Internet access can join in the Chat Night by visiting mapping-your-future.org on the World Wide Web. On the evening of the Chat Night, visitors go to mapping-your-future.org and select the Chat session. Texas Guaranteed (TG) and other guaranty agencies that participate in the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) sponsor MYF and are committed to providing information about higher education and career opportunities.

Questions
For questions, or if you would like to serve as a counselor for a future chat event, contact Cathy Mueller at cathy.mueller@mapping-your-future.org or call (800) 252-9743, ext. 4539 for more information.