On a scale of 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree), the average response was:

From the responses of the attendees, evaluators enjoyed the workshop and learned a great deal. They felt that Dr. Long was knowledgeable and conveyed her ideas effectively. She also responded to questions as they came to allow for more interactivity. The attendees felt that they gained knowledge from attending the workshop that they can use in their professional life.

Seventy two percent of the evaluators had never attended a workshop on college access before. Because this topic is something that financial aid administrators are involved in on a daily basis, it shows that there is a great need within MASFAA to host more workshops that are related to college access and financial aid.

In response to the question, "What could have been done to improve the workshop," evaluators made the following comments:

• A lot of material was covered very quickly. A hand-out of the presentation would have been helpful (for note-taking).
• Comments from parents or students to supplement information given.
• More specific action points for attendees.
• Everything was good. I really enjoyed the workshop.
• Talked very fast, but had a lot of materials to present so not a negative comment!
• Workshop was great, very knowledgeable speaker.
• Would like to see more New Hampshire compared to Massachusetts.
• More of that—extremely interesting. Loved international statistics.
• More pictures for us!

The biggest and perhaps the only complaint that attendees seemed to have was that a copy of the presentation was not available to them during the workshop. However, a copy of the presentation was emailed to all people who attended the event in a timely manner. Other suggestions came from Northeastern University administrators who asked for a follow-up discussion about Northeastern’s role and response. One person asked for a comparison of New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Most of the attendees thanked MASFAA for hosting the workshop and stated that they enjoyed it.

In response to the question, "What topics/speakers would you suggest that CEED include for next year’s workshop," evaluators stated:

• Specific ideas on engaging low-SES students while in middle-school and high-school to prepare them for admission to university—especially important for first-generation applicants to college.
• Professional development around counseling students of color—cultural differences in the application process.
• A panel of individuals presenting on diversity in Mass.
• Parents & students and professionals like Bridget Long.
• Role of and collaboration with secondary schools (and college prep/guidance counselors)
• Have a speaker talk about the SATs, or the high costs of textbooks, or technology in the schools.
• Speak about more options to help low income students succeed in college and graduate.
• How campus climate/finances are for LGBT students, these families navigating the financial aid system.
• Bring back this speaker to discuss a follow up of HERA's effects.
• An additional piece of this lecture or perhaps another is how to engage in the policy discussions to affect change. For example, how can practitioners engage in the state and federal process? Within institutions, how can we use this information? Etc.
• How an institution can use an innovative FA program to attract diversity.
• How we as administrators can better support underrepresented students and professionals.

CEED values the suggestions that attendees make and refers to these suggestions in planning our future events.

CEED asked the evaluators to share any additional thoughts or comments that they had. They replied:

• Timely topic, but covered too much ground too quickly.
• This should be repeated for college personnel, H.S. guidance counselors, TRIO program staff and community based organizations.
• Excellent presenter. I learned a great deal.
• Hand out needed! Too much information for notes only!
• The best of one of the best speakers with relevant info MASFAA has brought.
• This was a great workshop with important information for all levels of administrators (Admissions, enrollment managers etc.).
• Enjoyed workshop.

CEED was extremely pleased with the evaluations that it received for An Analysis of the Evaluation Forms Submitted for College Access in the New Millennium: How is Massachusetts doing? The responses from the evaluations showed that attendees felt that they utilized their time at the workshop to learn how to better serve their students. Dr. Long did a great job giving the audience an overview of college access in Massachusetts and the role of federal, state, and institutional financial aid policy in it.