unit 7: Projected Budget Reflection Do you think a high-paying career is worth the effort and expense of college? Explain your answer. LESSON EXTENSIONS * organize a debate about which is better - to have student loans and higher earning power or no loans and lower earning power. * Spend some time familiarizing students with different scholarships and grants available to them if they exhibit signs of loan aversion. Stress that the better they do in high school academically and socially, the better candidates they will be for scholarships in the future. * Make students aware of financial aid programs in your state. * talk to a current college student about her/his financial aid package. Have the class generate a list of questions they might have for the student about how she/he pays for college. invite a counselor to present on the financial aid process to students. * * review a sample financial aid award letter (see if your counselor can provide one, or search for one online). LeSSon 33: CoLLege CoStS AnD FinAnCiAL AiD 315