The Western New York Chapter of the AMEDF welcomes you.

Please look at the list of workshops and programs available to help you and your student better prepare for the college challenge,   Along with these workshops, our trained advisors are conveniently located throughout Western New York in order to best service you.  Please see a list of their names at the bottom of this page.  Feel free to contact our chapter by email or phone with any questions or comments you may have.  We look forward to making your transition to college as smooth as possible. 

  Workshops

“Everything You Need to Better Prepare for College”, a free workshop for parents of high school students. This program provides a comprehensive overview of the entire college preparation process from freshman to senior year in high school, including financial strategies that may save thousands off of even the most expensive colleges. Includes a calculation of the Expected Family Contribution, evaluation of a student’s admissions profile, and a review of thousands of colleges, all provided for free as a community benefit program entirely funded with community contributions. AGENDA

  Scholars Program™

The Scholars Program™ is a comprehensive, extended guidance program for college preparation. The flagship of AMEDF programs, the Scholars Program™ is designed to help parents better prepare their high school student for the college challenge.

All Scholars Program™ participants receive

• A student MyRoad™ account
  College Board’s college and career planning website.
  
• A Scholars Program™ Instructor
  Up to three hours of individual conference time with your AMEDF certified advisor, plus an orientation conference.
  
• Career Selection and College Choices group conference
  Designed to help you and your student determine suitable career options, integrate with guidance, evaluate aid eligibility, filter appropriate college choices, research college profiles, determine admissions fit, and prepare a step-by-step plan for college.  A thorough overview of MyRoad™, your online research tool, is included in this session.
  
• College Aid & Financial Re-Engineering 1 & 2 group conference
  This conference will help you eliminate inefficiencies in your finances in order to better afford college expenses.  This session will address issues like restructuring your finances for college, analyzing your budget, reallocating assets in order to avoid aid penalties, comparing loan options, utilizing tax credits and tax incentives for college, and coordinating your assets for college and future needs.

Find out more information regarding the Scholars Program™ by reading our brochure online: Scholars Program™ brochure:

To enroll, complete and return our Scholars Program™ Enrollment form today!

ALREADY ENROLLED?  See Group Conference dates here.

  Individual Counseling

Special Subsidies for Summer 2008 Counseling Sessions are Now Available in WNY!

The American Education Foundation has obtained special funding for additional one-on-one college counseling sessions in WNY.  This special funding is in response to the current college financing crisis and will only be used to subsidize counseling sessions for a 7 week period from July 14th through August 29th (not available to families in Central NJ or Charlotte NC).

Families with high school students can reserve up to 5 hours of private counseling sessions under this special subsidy and requests will be granted on a reservation basis.  Preference will be granted to families with current high school juniors (graduating class of 2009) or seniors (graduating class of 2008) who have participated in one or more AMEDF programs in the past 12 months.  Requests for subsidized counseling will be granted until all of the funding is exhausted.  Subsidies are available at 70%, 85%, and 100% levels based on family income.

Click here for more information.

Scheduling

If you have received confirmation that counseling time has been reserved for you, please click the calendar link to reach the firm contracted to provide counseling in WNY. On the firm's site, choose "College Planning" to schedule a meeting with your assigned counselor. Once you click your counselor's name, available days and times will appear.  Enter AMEDF Summer 2008 Subsidy  in the "Special Request" section when you enter your information.  CALENDAR

In the unlikely event you are unable to find a time to meet with your assigned counselor that fits your schedule, AMEDF can make special arrangements to accommodate you. Please call 716-626-3446 for help.