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The Piecemeal Approach to Affording Higher Education

Welcome, Class of 2025!

We’re so glad to be connecting with you!


This email is the first in a weekly series to help you stay on track with college planning throughout your senior year. In the coming weeks, we’ll be sharing resources and information that will help make paying for higher education as manageable as possible.


We’ll focus on financial aid and ways to maximize your aid eligibility. We’ll also share information on scholarships, strategies for saving, and tools to help you manage your money.

Week 1: The Piecemeal Approach

For this week’s topic, we’re introducing the concept of the piecemeal approach to paying for higher education.

 

The idea is to have as many “pieces” (or sources of funding) as possible. Imagine a pie cut into six smaller pieces instead of two large pieces. Six smaller sources of funding means more options, and no one piece—like loans, for example—needs to be as large.

For a list of possible funding sources, check out our Path to Affording Higher Education flyer.


Are there any additional “pieces” you can add to your funding “pie”? (Are you working this summer?)


NEXT WEEK: We’ll focus on summer earnings and share tips that make saving easier!

 

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FAME's College Access and Financial Education Team

 

Mila Tappan

College Access and Outreach Manager

207-620-3504

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Floreka Malual

New Mainer Specialist

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Jessica Whittier

College Access Counselor

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Michelle Radley

College Access Counselor

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Nikki Vachon

College Access Counselor

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Mary Dyer

Financial Education Programs Manager

207-620-3556

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Steve Kautz

Financial Education Programs Specialist

207-620-3566

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