Financial Aid
The universal financial aid form for federal financial aid.
FAFSA
Colleges and universities funded by the government.
Public colleges.
You should still do this if you want to take a gap year.
Apply to college your senior year.
When you live on campus you often live in a form of this kind of housing
Dorms
An official document that shows a list of a student’s classes and the grades they received.
Transcript
Loans
Financial Aid that has to be paid back.
Colleges that award associate's degrees and certificates.
Community colleges
The central application that most four-year schools use.
The Common Application
A class you have to take before you can take another class (ex. Calculus 101, English 101)
Prerequisite courses
The average of a student's final term grades in all years of high school.
GPA
Grants and scholarships
Boston University, Northeastern, and Tufts are all examples of this type of college.
Private college
When you apply early to a college and commit to going if you get accepted.
Early decision
Syllabus
A degree given by a college or university to someone who has successfully finished their undergraduate education
Bachelor's Degree
October 1st
The day every year that the FAFSA opens.
Howard, Spelman, Florida A&M, and Morehouse are all examples of this type of college
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
Common regular decision deadlines for four-year colleges.
January 1st and January 15th
Jobs you have on campus to help pay for college.
Work study
A secondary academic discipline, usually 4-6 courses
A minor
After you submit your FAFSA where do you receive your financial aid from?
Individual schools
UMass Boston, Bridgewater State, Westfield State, UMass Lowell, Massachusetts College of the Liberal Arts are all examples of these
Public colleges and universities
Deposit
Time professors set aside to meet with students to help with course materials. (You should go when you are in college to do well in your classes!)
Office hours
A program to ease the transition to college. Can be a summer, semester or year program.
Bridge Program