Financial coaching

Personalized financial support to achieve your goals

MLFTC financial coaching is a resource designed to help you understand your finances, answer financial questions, help prevent financial roadblocks and ensure finances are not a barrier to you successfully completing your degree.

Your financial coach

Carmen Zavala

mlftc-aid@asu.edu

Meet with Carmen

What topics can the financial coach help me with?

Strengthen financial literacy
Manage and reduce student debt
Filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
Applying for scholarships, loans and grants
Help understanding finance tasks on your MyASU
Learn more about scholarship and grant opportunities
Budgeting, building credit and other proactive money skills
Financial planning for after graduation

Further support

Provide a supportive and safe environment that encourages students to share interests, activities, career goals, concerns, and/or request help navigating difficult situations
Help students learn how to connect with ASU and MLFTC resources and guide them to prepare for questions to ask at their appointment(s).
Make referrals to the MLFTC Student Success Team on behalf of the student
Provide guidance and tips for navigating college at ASU
Complete updates to planners and exceptions, as needed, in a timely manner
Create and explain graduation plans
Respond to emails/phone calls within 2 business days
Follow up with the student within 2 business days on tasks identified during appointments

ASU financial aid and student accounts can help you with information regarding:

Questions about charges on your My ASU
Federal and private student loans (including the Parent PLUS loan)
Submit a Satisfactory Academic Progress appeal
Submit a scholarship appeal, reinstatement or deferment
Understanding how withdrawing from courses will impact financial aid
Loan repayment and qualifying for loan forgiveness

Important links

ASU scholarship portal ASU student employment Paying for college