When is the first time I should fill out the FAFSA?
October 1st!
100
T or F. Grants are free money that you never need to pay back.
What is...TRUE!
100
T or F: Loans are a type of financial aid that the government gives you for free to help pay for college.
What is...FALSE
100
T or F. You can only apply to a certain amount of scholarships per year.
What is..FALSE! There is NO LIMIT to the amount of scholarships that you can apply to.
100
What is a type of federal loan your parents can take out on your behalf to pay for your schooling?
Parent Plus loan.
200
How many times do I need to file the FAFSA?
What is...Once a year, every year (October) that you are in college until you are 100% sure you are graduating.
200
Name one type of Federal Grant.
Pell Grant or Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant.
200
T or F. You must apply to the FAFSA to take out a federal loan.
TRUE.
200
T or F. You can only apply to scholarships during your Senior year in High School.
What is..FALSE! You can continue to apply through college!
200
A college or university will provide this to you around April or May. It contains all of the loans, scholarships and grants that you have earned for that institution.
What is a financial aid award letter.
300
What are some things that you need to complete the FAFSA?
+FSA ID for students and parents
+Social security numbers for you & parent or guardian (Undocumented parents may use 000000000)
+Tax returns for parents & students
300
Where does the Pell Grant come from?
What is...the Federal government.
300
What are the two types of federal student loans?
Subsidized & unsubsidized Stafford loans.
300
Name at least 3 reasons why scholarships can be awarded for.
What is... Merit, Athletics, Special Talents, Ethnicity, Financial Need, etc...
300
What is the IRS data retrieval tool?
BONUS 100 for everyone: Should you use it and why?
THE IRS DATA Retrieval tool allows applicants who have already filed their federal income tax returns to prefill the answers to some questions on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by transferring data from their federal income tax returns. This can save the family some time in completing the FAFSA.
BONUS: Yes, it will potentially save you more time by saving you from going through the verification process.
Expected Family Contribution. This number determines your need and your financial aid award letter.
500
What does FAFSA stand for?
What is...the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. You should never have to pay to file the FAFSA.
500
What are the pell, tip, and many grants based off of?
Your family need or your expected family contribution.
500
When do you have to start paying back your loans?
6 months after you graduate or 6 months after you drop below half time student status or out of school completely.
500
Name some scholarships offered through the Boys & Girls clubs.
Bechtel, Soref, Herzing University, Lawrence University, Hartland, Sponsor-A-Scholar.
500
Should students who are undocumented or have DACA status file their FAFSA online?
NO, they should not. Many schools will have them do a paper copy or determine need another way. PLEASE SEE your coordinator/manager to discuss appropriate schools and ways to apply if you're a dreamer/undocumented/daca student. We are willing to help & support you.