Youth Forward

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8-21-2017

It's FAFSA Time!

Complicated just got easy when it comes to completing the FAFSA, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. The FAFSA is used by colleges to determine a student’s eligibility for student financial aid. In case you are wondering where to begin with the FAFSA, or if you’d like to make it easier to complete than it was last year, check out these Bank of North Dakota College Planning Center resources.

If you have questions, you can contact the College Planning Center by email or call us at 1.800.554.2717.

Job Shadow Week is February 8-12

Have you ever wondered what a specific career actually does? If an attorney works a 40 hour work week? If a registered nurse has to travel? Job Shadowing is a great tool to answer these questions. Job Shadow opportunities allow you to spend a few hours or a day with a certain professional learning and seeing what their job entails. This opportunity will give you more information to explore such as what classes may prepare you better, if the job has requirements such as travel you were not aware of, if it’s what you thought, and other useful information. Contact your school career development counselor to set up a job shadowing opportunity.

North Dakota Dollars For Scholars is Accepting Scholarship Applications

A total of $100,000 will be awarded to North Dakota high school seniors and college students for the 2016-2017 college academic year by North Dakota Dollars for Scholars, the state chapter which provides administrative support to local high school chapters. Students from a wide variety of backgrounds are encouraged to apply before the April 1, 2016, deadline. Scholarship amounts range from $500 to $2,500 each. Click here to learn more.

North Dakota Dollars for Scholars is a statewide organization providing scholarship opportunities to students from communities with local Dollars for Scholars chapters. There are currently 70 local chapters in the state which collectively award over $1 million to students each year. The state chapter, North Dakota Dollars for Scholars, awards scholarships as well. Local chapter scholarship deadlines may differ from the state chapter deadlines.

2016 Student Energy Generation Conference Held

Bismarck State College in conjunction with ND Career and Technical Education, and RU Ready hosted over 50 students from area towns to promote and explore energy careers. Students were given hands on experience from welding and mining machinery simulators, trying on lineman gear, discussing diesel technician opportunities, and istrumentation and control/electrical technology. The students even had a chance to make electricity pedaling a bike.

Middle school students performed a team building exercise which focused on producing fuel rods. Students had to be able to produce fuel rods following certain specifications including length, diameter, color, and shape. High school students focused their team building exercise on operating a clean power plant. They needed to pair doing businesses with protecting the environment.

The conference finished up with a guided vendor tour.

Resolving to Lower Student Loan Payments

A New Year means new opportunities for many people. The DEAL One Loan could be your opportunity to pay less on your student loans. You could choose to save money on your monthly payments or save money by repaying your student loans more quickly.

The DEAL One Loan allows qualified North Dakota residents to refinance all of their student loans, including federal student loans, into one convenient monthly payment. Through March 31, 2016, the variable interest rate is 2.01% APR* and the fixed interest rate is 5.02% APR*. Borrowers do not pay any fees to refinance.

You can calculate your estimated monthly payment and terms with Bank of North Dakota’s DEAL One Student Loan Calculator.

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