To serve our students better, please share with them the following tips and useful financial aid suggestions:
1. Come prepared. Please come prepared to the Financial Aid Office. Don't assume that we always know what you need or want.
2. Understand your rights and responsibilities. Be sure to understand your rights and responsibilities, as well as implications of all forms that you sign. To ensure yourself the most aid possible, be organized and take an active role in your financial aid processing.
3. Read carefully materials provided by our office. All paperwork is sent for a purpose and generally requires some action be taken on the part of the student. If you don't understand the information or what is required of you, bring the information with you when you stop in to see us.
4. Respond. Please respond promptly to all requests for additional information from our Financial Aid Office. DO NOT ignore requests for additional information. Your financial aid processing will be halted until the necessary paperwork is provided. Also, be sure to include your name and MCC Student ID number on all correspondence submitted to us.
5. Consult our Financial Aid counselors. They are here to help you - make use of them! Counselors will sit down with you and answer your individual questions about financial aid at MCC. Come see them at our office Building 6 Room 207, or e-mail a counselor at mailto:financialaid@monroecc.edu.
6. Keep your address(es) current. Make sure your address(es) are current with the Registrar. Both your home and local address should be kept current. If they are not correct, you run the risk of not receiving communication from us. This can slow down or halt the processing of your financial aid.
9. Copies, copies, copies! Keep copies of all documents submitted to the Financial Aid Office and note the dates you submitted them. By
doing this you can reference these documents if necessary.
10. Accept your student loan. If you decide to borrow the student loan that has been offered , you must log into your MyMCC and under the Financial Aid Tab, and accept the loan. First time loan borrowers must also complete a Loan Entrance Counseling Session and a Master Promissory Note.
11. Cooperate. Accept that we are all human and sometimes mistakes occur. The financial aid process is a cooperative effort between both MCC and students. Please be sure to include your name and MCC Student ID number on all documents submitted to us.
Ramon L. Rodriguez
Financial Aid
04/27/2015 |