Exit Interviews

Before you graduate, or if you drop below half time attendance, federal regulation requires that you complete an exit counseling session. You are provided information on your obligation to repay your Federal loans, as well as on conditions for deferment, forbearance, and cancellation. These sessions are also an opportunity for you to become more knowledgeable about loan management after college.

If you are withdrawing, you should contact us at 617-236-8821 so we can provide you with information on the loans that you have borrowed while in attendance at Fisher College.

May Graduates
Letters are sent in the middle of the spring semester to those students who are scheduled to graduate in May. The letter provides you with information on the dates, times, and locations of the exit interview sessions. You are required to attend an exit interview session before you graduate. At each of the sessions we meet with you to discuss your rights and responsibilities as a student borrower entering into repayment. Additionally, we are available to answer any questions that you have regarding repayment options and other debt management concerns.

Sessions last approximately one hour. Please make sure that you bring the following information with you in order to complete the required paperwork:

• Your Social Security Number
• Your Driver's License Number
• Names, addresses, telephone numbers for one of your parents
• Names, addresses, telephone numbers for two references residing at different addresses
• Name, address, and telephone number for your expected employer (if known)

NOTE: Providing names and information for your parents, spouse, next of kin and references does not obligate them to assist with repayment of your student loan. Regulation requires you provide this data so your loan holder can locate you in the future; for example, if they have an invalid address or phone number.

At the end of the session you complete and sign the required exit interviews form(s). Each student is provided with an individual exit packet that contains borrower specific information on all federal loan debt, budgeting after college, a repayment estimator, and a guide to debt management. Additional information is given to graduating students who have borrowed a Federal Perkins.

September and January Graduates
Students that receive a diploma in either September or January receive an exit packet in the mail after commencement. Each student is provided with an individual exit packet that contains borrower specific information on all federal loan debt, budgeting after college, a repayment estimator, and a guide to debt management. Information is sent to graduating students who have borrowed a Federal Perkins from prior to graduation.

You will need to complete and return the exit interview checklist to the Financial Aid Office in the enclosed envelope. Students should complete the following fields:

• Name
• School
• Social Security Number
• Current Address
• E-Mail Address
• Telephone Number
• Expected Permanent Address (if known)
• Driver's License Number/State of Issuance
• Expected Year of Graduation
• Sign and date the form
• Name of nearest relative, telephone, address
• Names of two references, telephone, addresses, residing at two different addresses
• Name, address, telephone of expected employer (if known)