Financial Aid
CUNY
College Terms
CAFE
100

The username you use to access your FAFSA

What is FSA ID?

100

This is a 4 year college in the CUNY System

What is Hunter, Lehman, City College, Megdar Evers, Brooklyn College, Baruch College

100

This is a degree you can get in 4 Years

What is a bachelor's degree

100
This the age CAFE serves

What is 16-24

200
To win this type of financial aid award student may be required to interview, submit an application, essay, resume, and/or letter of recommendation
What are scholarships
200

This is a CUNY community college in the Bronx.

What is BCC, Hostos 

200

This is a binding document your professors will give to you the first week of class and your class schedule

What is syllabus or syllabi

200

CAFE Attended this school as a tour this year

What is Hunter College, Coppin University, Morgan State, Bowie University

300

Money you are borrowing and need to pay back.

What is a loan ?

300

This is the number of schools you should list on your CUNY Application

What is 6

300

To explore college options I should meet with this or these individuals

Who is school counselor or Mr. Baltazar, CAFE

300

This is sent out every month by the CAFE Program via email

What is the Scholarship Newsletter

400

This is money you borrow from the government that you do not have to pay back

What is Grant aid

400

This is the name for the many events taking place this month for CUNY and you will be all applying for free 

CUNY Month

400

If you’ve been struggling with a certain class you should ask for help, get tutoring, and/or go to these hours held by your teacher

What are office hours

400

Completing the CAFE Application requires submitting this documentation with the application

What is a picture ID

500
Usually October 1st but this year it will be sometime in December

What is the FAFSA filing period

500

List one service you get for free on a college campus

What is Mental Health Services, Use of the library, Tutoring, Academic Advising, Gym, 

500

Taking classes at this local college strengthens my admissions profile to transfer to 4 year college

What is community college

500

List one upcoming event for CAFE

What is College and Post Secondary Awareness Week, Apex Trade School, John Jay College, Baruch College

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