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School can already be stressful, especially when thinking about how to pay for it. That’s why financial aid officers are needed.
Financial aid officers assist students with their institutional funding needs.
What do financial aid officers do?
Financial aid officers support students with various financial issues, which can determine their ability to complete school.
Their daily tasks and responsibilities include:
Review students' financial aid applications
Assess student financial needs and determine funding eligibility
Facilitate between loan programs and the student
Review student's accounts and assist with tuition payments
Quiz
What does a financial aid officer NOT do?
Financial aid officers do NOT submit financial aid applications for students. Students are required to submit an application themselves. Financial aid officers can review a submitted application afterwards.
Did you know?
For some loan programs, financial aid officers need to assess student grades to ensure loan eligibility. Unsatisfactory grades may result in disqualification from the loan program.
Where & how they can get work?
What would make someone love the job?
You like interacting with students. Financial aid officers spend many hours of their day talking and interacting with students.
You're good with numbers. While the job does not require solving complicated analytical problems, having a grasp of basic math is helpful in solving financial calculations.
You're a problem solver. Every student is different and may require a unique solution to their financial issues. Financial aid officers can help find resources and think of out-of-the-box answers.
What would make someone hate it?
You dislike conflict. Financial aid officers may need to deliver bad news to students regarding various financial issues. In these instances, they can become the target of a student's frustration and anger.
You'd prefer to avoid handling documentation. Financial aid officers deal with a lot of confidential documentation on a daily basis.
You don't like sitting at a desk. Financial aid officers are typically at a desk for the majority of their shifts.
Quiz
Which traits make for a good financial aid officer?
Due to the nature of the job, financial aid officers will need to be able to handle conflict. There can be instances where students will take out their frustrations and anger regarding their finances, on the financial aid officer. In these instances, financial aid officers should be prepared to face conflict.
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This Byte has been authored by
Alyssa Paul
Curriculum Designer