Money Matters
What is A Grant?
Money that does not have to be repaid, often based on need.
What is a Major?
A student‘s main field of study
What is a resident student?
A student who lives on campus.
The form used to apply to multiple colleges at once.
What is a Common App?
A 2-year degree usually earned at a community college.
What is an associate’s degree?
What is a scholarship?
Money awarded for merit, talent, or achievement
What is a minor?
A smaller concentration of courses, usually outside your major
The center where students can access career advice, internships, and job fairs.
Career Services Center.
The deadline type where students apply earlier and receive a decision early.
What is Early Decision or Early Action?
A 4-year undergraduate degree.
What is a bachelor’s degree?
What is a loan?
Money borrowed that must be repaid with interest.
What is a GPA?
Average of a student’s grades, usually on a 4.0 scale.
What’s the difference between a club and a fraternity/sorority?
Clubs = general student organizations, fraternities/sororities = social Greek life groups.
A “rolling admissions” policy means…
Colleges review applications as they’re submitted, not after one deadline.
A degree earned after a bachelor’s, such as a master’s.
What is a graduate degree?
What is COA (Cost of Attendance)?
The total cost of attendance (tuition, room, board, books, fees).
What is a syllabus?
A professor’s outline of class expectations and assignments.
A “commuter” student is one who…
Lives off-campus and travels to class.
This standardized form is used for federal financial aid.
What is FAFSA?
The highest academic degree awarded.
What is a doctorate (Ph.D., M.D., etc.)?
Explain “work-study.”
A federal program that provides part-time jobs to students with financial need.
What is around 120 credit hours?
The minimum number of college credits typically needed for a bachelor’s degree
Define “student government” and one way it impacts campus life.
Elected students representing peers in school decisions; influences funding, events, and policies.
Explain the difference between a reach, match, and safety school.
Reach = above your stats, Match = aligned with your stats, Safety = below your stats but still affordable.
The difference between undergraduate and graduate students.
Undergraduates = pursuing associate/bachelor’s; Graduates = pursuing advanced degrees (master’s, doctorate).