Hello Doherty Seniors!


To schedule a meeting, please click the link below to complete the Mass EdCO Intake (sign up) form with your parent or guardian (This is a grant-funded program): https://www.massedco.org/etsintake  After you complete the form, I will send you an email to schedule an appointment time. I have in school and after school appointments available for students and their parents/guardians.


If you have any questions about your FAFSA or CSS profile, please feel free to ask me!

Thank you,

Mrs. Butler

 sbutler@massedco.org, or 508-749-5722


MEFA Financial Aid Awards.pdf

How to Pay for College

 High school seniors have begun to receive

college acceptance letters and financial aid offers.

Now they need to decide on a school and create a

college payment strategy. MEFA is here with the

resources below to guide them through the process.

FAFSA - Getting Started 2023-2024 (1).pdf

FAFSA- Getting Started 2022-2023

Financial Aid- FAFSA- Available October 1, 2022

4th Annual Financial Aid Bootcamp 2022.pdf

Federal Financial Aid Virtual Boot Camp

Subject matter experts from Federal Student Aid (FSA) will be hosting a free Federal Financial Aid Virtual Bootcamp on

Oct. 18th and 20th, 2022.

The sessions are geared toward students, parents, and college access professionals, and will provide

• an in-depth guide of the 2023–24 FAFSA® form with a live demonstration highlighting key sections and

common mistakes,

• an overview of the PSLF program, and

• tools and resources to help navigate through the Federal financial aid process.

This bootcamp will provide an opportunity for participants to ask questions. Join us and get yours answered.

MEFA: Financial Aid 

If you missed our announcement, we’ve changed the name of our popular College Financing webinar to Financial Aid 101. The presentation will continue to provide the same helpful overview of the entire financial aid process, and speak to financial aid applications and eligibility, types of financial aid, and how colleges determine the details of financial aid offers.


We’ll be hosting live Financial Aid 101 webinars on a weekly basis from September 28th through early December. Webinars will occur during both daytime and evening hours, featuring subject matter experts from MEFA.


Families can view webinar dates and times and register HERE Webinars will be recorded and posted online for families who are unable to attend a live event.


We encourage you to promote these webinars over email and social media to get the word out. We’ve included a PDF below from which you can copy and paste text to share the news. After you click the link, you can open the folder with our resources. 

FY22-FAFSA-Checklist-and-FA-Timeline-DESE-Number.pdf

uAspire Financial Aid Timeline

(every student needs to apply)

(required for many private colleges)

(help with questions)

Financial Aid Resources