Financial Aid
Free Application for Federal Student Aid is usually referred to as....
What is the FAFSA?
The form submitted to be eligible to attend a college or university.
What is the application?
Completed in middle school. Covers tuition at any public college in Washington.
What is the College Bound Scholarship?
A form of financial aid that must be paid back
What are loans?
This is the month that the Free Application for Federal Student Aid becomes available.
What is October?
Estimated expenses that are not paid directly to the institution.
What is Indirect Costs?
Visiting a college before making a final decision.
What is a college campus tour?
Links Washington students with Washington scholarship providers for FREE
Washboard
This is provided based on income/financial need and does NOT need to be repaid.
What is a Grant?
This many jobs require at least a post secondary credential.
What is 72%?
This is calculated according to a formula specified in law and is based upon the information provided by the student and their family on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
What is the Expected Family Contribution (EFC)?
When visiting a potential college, there are 3 very important areas to see besides the classrooms.
What are the dorms, the food court/cafeteria and the rec center?
Helps low- and middle-income students earn degrees, certificates or apprenticeships in high-demand trade, health care or STEM fields and launch careers in Washington state.
What is the Washington State Opportunity Scholarship?
An agreement between 17 different states/territories to pay no more than 150% of the resident tuition for out-of-state residents.
What is the Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE)?
This is the average number of colleges high school seniors apply to.
What is 7 to 10?
The estimated total cost of attending an institution for one academic year?
What is the Cost of Attendance (COE)?
There are 2 types of financially funded colleges and universities.
What are private and public?
The deadline to complete the Washington State Opportunity Scholarship this year.
What is October 23?
Typically based on merit, such as, academic excellence, talent, affiliation with various groups, or career aspirations or a combination of merit and need.
What is a Scholarship?
The minimum GPA at MVHS for automatic admission to WSU, EWU, CWU, WWU, and Evergreen.
What is 3.0 (3.3 for PLU)?
A federally mandated process to confirm the accuracy of data provided by selected applicants on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
What is Verification?
The purpose of this program is to increase the number of disadvantaged low-income college students, first-generation college students, and college students with disabilities in the United States who successfully complete a program of study at the post-secondary level.
What is Student Support Services (SSS)?
Complete this if you are not eligible to file the FAFSA due to immigration status.
What is the WASFA?
A federal program offered and administered by the institution that provides opportunity for part-time employment to students with financial need.
What is Federal Work Study?
4 things high school seniors should do before graduation.
What is complete the FAFSA, apply for scholarships, meet with their counselor, submit applications by their deadlines?