Financial Aid
Money to help pay for college
What is one method to start saving for my college education?
-Verify answers from Groups.
What are scholarships?
Free money for students attending college.
FACT or MYTH: I can't go to college because I don't know what career I want to do.
MYTH: You can enroll in college as an undeclared major.
Scholarships are NOT free money for college students
FALSE
What are the three main types of financial aid offered to students?
Loans, Scholarships, & Work Study
FACT or MYTH: I am under the age of 18 so I cannot open a savings account, which means I cannot save for college.
MYTH: If you are under the age of 18, you can have a parent/guardian set up a joint account with you. So SAVE! SAVE! SAVE!
FACT or MYTH: I can only get scholarships if I have all A's in my classes.
MYTH: You can receive scholarships for your talents, if you play a sport, if you're involved in an organization, etc.
What is an internship?
A short-term work experience offered by companies and other organizations for students, to get some entry-level exposure to a particular industry or field.
FALSE. For example, you can major in Biology, but decide that you like working in the education field.
What does FAFSA stand for?
Free Application for Federal Student Aid
Aside from scholarships, what is another type of method that students can receive money for free from the government?
GRANTS.
In addition to grades, what else might scholarship organization ask you to provide them when applying?
- Community Service Logs
-Letters of Recommendations
-Essays
-Resumes
-Your work (demos, artwork, videos, etc.)
Most popular major in the country is........
Business/Management. About 300,000 degrees awarded yearly.
University of California San Francisco (UCSF) ONLY offers graduate degrees.
TRUE: UCSF offers ONLY graduate programs in the following fields: Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing & Pharmacy.
It provides part-time jobs for undergraduate and graduate students with financial need, allowing them to earn money to help pay education expenses.
What are the two types of GRANTS that you may receive when applying for FAFSA?
Pell Grants and/or CAL Grants
Yes or No: There is a limit to the number of scholarships I can apply to.
NO! Apply to as many as possible.
YES or NO: Universities like Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are known as polytechnic institutions. An institute of technology is an institution of tertiary education that specializes in engineering, technology, applied science, and natural sciences.
YES: A Polytechnic school is an institution of education that specializes in engineering, technology, applied science, and natural sciences.
The Gates Scholarship is a highly selective, last-dollar scholarship for outstanding, minority, high school seniors from low-income households.
TRUE: Full-ride scholarship offered to 300 HS Seniors around the country.
When does the FAFSA application open?
October 1st
Approximately, how much does one year of college tuition cost?
About $10,000/year.
Name a scholarship that gives money to high school students.
Verify Group Answers.
Which of these is considered to be the HIGHEST paying career as of 2022?
- Architecture
- Surgery
-Lawyer
Surgery!
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon – $355,864
- Anesthesiologist – $278,016
- Surgeon – $254,329
- Obstetrician and Gynecologist – $207,177
The U.S Department awards an estimated $46 billion in scholarship money annually.
TRUE: There's free money out there for you! You just have to search and find the right scholarships for you.