TERI College Planning and the College Planning Centers
“I’ve become an honorary resident of the neighborhoods I work in to fully understand their quirks and characteristics and to really serve the families who live there.”
–Jodi DiGregorio, ASA Education Advisor at TERI
Spotlight
For Education Advisors like Jodi DiGregorio, teaching families about financial aid means more than just sitting at a desk. She takes her message to high schools, college fairs, and community events, seeking out students and parents who haven’t even begun to face the reality of paying for college, or those who need help with the aid process but don’t know where to get it.
“So much of my outreach effort has been to students and parents regarding how financial aid works,” DiGregorio says. In tough financial times, families need Jodi’s guidance more than ever to create a realistic plan to pay for college. And she’s determined to keep college a viable option for these families, not merely a dream. To bring the far-off idea of higher education into the everyday lives of the families she works with, DiGregorio has been known to take students to tour area colleges for a dose of inspiration, and then follow up with one-on-one lessons on how to manage their household budgets.
ASA is proud to sponsor the vital work at the TERI College Planning Centers.
ASA supports The Education Resources Institute (TERI) College Planning Centers, located at the Boston Public Library in Copley Square and other BPL neighborhood branches around the city, through the sponsorship of 2 Education Advisors. College Planning Centers are a resource for students and families, and also other college access professionals like high school guidance counselors. If you need guidance through the financial aid process, you can contact a TERI College Planning Center near you for help with the following:
- – Making a plan to pay for college
- – Applying for scholarships, grants, and loans
- – Filling out the FAFSA form, CSS profile, and school financial aid forms
- – Budgeting and reducing your costs to make school affordable
- – Managing your education debt
- – Other higher education guidance
Prospective college students and parents: The application process for federal student aid begins January 1! The TERI College Planning Center at the Boston Public Library can give you free help and guidance on filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
