Lorena Arango Email & Phone Number

Cumberland, Rhode Island, United States

- Assist seniors in researching colleges, universities, trade programs, and internships suitable for their interests and career goals. - Provide guidance on pre-college programs and opportunities to enhance students' readiness for higher education. - Collaborate with seniors to refine and revise college essays, ensuring they effectively showcase students' strengths and aspirations. - Aid in creating resumes that highlight academic achievements, extracurricular activities, and work experience. - Assist seniors in creating and managing their Common Application accounts and other application platforms. - Take a hands-on approach in completing the FAFSA and/or CSS Profile with seniors and their families, ensuring accuracy and completeness. - Manage and facilitate FAFSA completion nights and meetings to support families through the financial aid application process. - Meet individually with families to discuss and review financial aid packages, explaining options and implications in both English and Spanish. - Maintain accurate records of students' college applications, financial aid documents, and communication with colleges/universities. - Coordinate workshops, seminars, and informational sessions related to college readiness and financial aid.- Inform scholars and their families/caregivers on a bi-weekly basis through an online newsletter ofupcoming opportunities such as: community service, college/university overnight and fly inprograms, college fairs, community events and also scholar council activities. This newsletter isalso used to keep scholars on track with deadlines and inform scholar families/caregivers as well.● Serve as the direct contact for regional admissions representatives, this school year we had overtwenty-five college admissions representatives visit our scholars in the Fall of 2022.● Plan annual college visits, groups, and information sessions on college campuses.

Providence, Rhode Island, United States

● Managed a caseload of 150+ first-generation, low-income students at Central High School inProvidence, RI.● Provided referrals and direct services to high school students on matters dealing withacademics, college readiness and awareness, financial aid, career exploration and social emotional learning.● Assisted students when applying to the post-secondary educational institute or trade program of their choice, wrote letters of recommendation, revised college essays, created Common Application accounts with students, reviewed transcripts, reviewed award letters, assisted studentswhen registering for the SAT, SAT subject test or ACT.● Facilitated and managed FAFSA nights for students at Central High School and their families, inorder to achieve FAFSA completion of our Senior class, every year. Assisted students and families in both English and Spanish.● Linked students with existing support systems in and out of the school environment, maintainpersonal contact with the students, their families and school officials. Acted as a liaison betweenthe student, their families, the school, and The College Crusade of RI.● Developed lesson plans for after school, weekend, and summer vacation programs and facilitatedthose lessons to students.● Recruited students for academic programs, college visits, and informational sessions based onacademic progress and career interest.

Master Of Education - Med, Higher Education/Higher Education Administration

Tc College Advising Program, College Advising

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