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TG Updates

Schools reel in TG scholarships and more at NASFAA
Hundreds of financial aid professionals went fishing at last month's NASFAA conference in Minneapolis — at the TG booth. A virtual fishing game offered visitors the chance to win scholarships and other prizes for their offices.

Federal Updates

Give yourself an entrance/exit counseling checkup
With the traditional fall semester just a couple of weeks away, schools will be making sure that their first-time Stafford loan borrowers complete entrance counseling. Now is the time to double-check that the entrance and exit counseling you are providing to your students has all of the requisite components.

Common Manual

Training brief explains how to draft policy proposals
Want to change the world? You can start small by drafting your own policy proposals for the Common Manual. You just might change the world of student loan policy! A new training brief from the Common Manual Policy Committee explains how, and provides a Microsoft Word template to get you started.

Tip of the Week

Involve parents in entrance counseling for any students enrolling midyear. TG can provide a list of items to cover during entrance counseling sessions. Call (800) 338-4752 to find out more.











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Contributors to this edition: Jason Anderson, Andrés Cordero, Kelly Kaelin, and Steve Schmidt.

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