Brandywine School District
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In-Person FAFSA Completion Workshops for the Class of 2025
Join us for a free workshop with Stand By Me NexGen financial aid experts to talk about how to fund your college education. Any student planning to pursue a certificate program, a trade or technical school, a two-year college degree, or a four-year college degree should attend.
Brandywine School District and Stand By Me Delaware
are hosting 4 In-Person Workshops.
Choose any session that is convenient for you.
Thursday, December 5, 2024 from 6:30-8pm in the Mount Pleasant High School Cafeteria
Registration Link: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=20865525&appointmentType=68921396
Directions: 5201 Washington Street Extension, Wilmington, DE 19809. Park in the student parking lot by the football field concession stand on the right side of the building. The entrance doors closest to the cafeteria are located in the front of the building on the right side.
Tuesday, January 7, 2025 from 6:30-8pm in the Brandywine High School Cafeteria
Registration Link: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=20865525&appointmentType=68922012
Directions: 1400 Foulk Rd, Wilmington, DE 19803. Park in the main parking lot and walk along the front of the building to use the Main Entrance. As you enter the building, the cafeteria is straight ahead.
Wednesday, January 15, 2025 from 6:30-8pm in the Concord High School Library
Registration Link: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=20865525&appointmentType=68411880
Directions: 2501 Ebright Rd, Wilmington, DE 19810. Park in the parking lot in the front of the school and use the Main Entrance. As you enter the building, go straight ahead and make a left onto the "B" Hallway. The library is down that hall on the right.
Wednesday, February 12, 2025 from 6:30-8pm in the PS duPont Middle School Cafeteria
Registration Link: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=20865525&appointmentType=71151938
Directions: 701 West 34th Street, Wilmington, DE 19802. Park in the parking lot in the back of the school and use the Event Entrance.
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Bring your own Chromebook/device to the workshop to complete the FAFSA
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Create a Login (FSA Id) at least 3 days before the event: https://studentaid.gov/fsa-id/create-account/launch
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Read this document to know what information you will need to collect to complete the FAFSA (attached pdf handout called “How Students & Parents Should Prepare to Complete the 2025-2026 FAFSA”)
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Can’t attend any of these workshops? You can complete the FAFSA on your own here: https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa
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Need more help? Stand By Me offers Free Zoom appointments in both English and Spanish to help students and families create FSA IDs and complete FAFSA forms. Make an appointment here: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule/04adeba3
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Questions? Reach out to your school counselor or Jennifer Hann-Deschaine, BSD High School Career Center Advisor, at Jennifer.Hann-Deschaine@bsd.k12.de.us
To learn more about financial aid programs available in Delaware, including
scholarship information, visit www.delawarestudentsuccess.org.
To make an appointment with a personal financial coach to help you develop a
plan for college/trade school funding, visit www.standbymede.org.
To find more financial aid resources available on the Stand by Me website, visit https://standbymede.org/financial-aid-resources/