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a college or university that was originally founded to educate students of African-American descent.
What is a Historically Black College or University (HBCU).
Money given to a student based on academic performance. This award does not have to be paid back.
What is a scholarship?
What does the acronym FAFSA stand for?
Free Application for Federal Student Aid
What are the 5 elements of the application process?
Application, Transcript, Test Scores, Resume, and Letter of Recommendation
The possible points in one section of the SAT
What is 800
The United States Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard make up the
What is the United States Armed Forces
Money given to a student based on financial need. This award must be paid back.
What are loans?
What does the acronym TAFSA stand for?
Texas Application for State Financial Aid
The two areas that Texas four year public universities consider for deciding admissions?
What is rank and test scores
The number of colleges FAFSA allows you to add at once
What is 10
a skilled job, typically one requiring manual skills and special training often acknowledged by certificates and schooling
What is a trade
Money given to a student based on financial need. This award does not have to be paid back.
A measure of your family’s financial strength and is calculated according to a formula established by law. It is described by an abbreviation referred to as EFC.
What is Expected Family Contribution
A form of admission that students use for their top pick school that allows them to find out early if they were accepted or not. Be careful! This form of admissions is binding!
What is Early Decision?
student loan in which the interest starts accruing the moment you or your school receive the loan funds. That means interest starts adding up the first day that the payment is made.
What is unsubsidized loan?
Name of nursing degree offered by HCC that can be completed in 2 years or less
What is Licenses Vocational Nurse (LVN)
part-time jobs for undergraduate and graduate students with financial need, allowing them to earn money to help pay education expenses. The program encourages community service work and work related to the student’s course of study.
Financial aid award that is awarded through the FAFSA which is currently set at a maximum of $6095
What is Pell Grant
The term to refer to students who are guaranteed admissions to select colleges based on preexisting policies / conditions
The first and oldest HBCU founded in 1837
What is Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
The four degrees awarded by colleges and universites
What is associates, bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees
Grants, Scholarships, Loans, and work study are all forms of?
What is financial aid
Is a paper or electronic document that gives you some basic information about your eligibility for federal student aid and lists your answers to the questions on your FAFSA.
What is Student Aid Report (SAR)
The term used to describe the process of colleges considering all application elements to make an admissions decisions
What is holistic review
The factor that determines if a student is eligible to complete the FAFSA or TAFSA
What is citizenship or residency