Financial Aid Basics
Federal Student Loans
Budgeting
Loan Repayment
Other Fun Things
100

Yearly application

What is the FAFSA?

100

1.057% and 4.228%

Federal student loan origination fees

100

Student Loan Planner

Budgeting tool for determining total loan amount for the academic year

100

Postponement of a loan payment-doesn't hurt your credit score

Deferment

100

Your best financial aid resource.

Your Financial Aid Counselor

200

Loan Entrance Counseling

Master Promissory Notes

Financial aid checklist items

200

Financial Aid Refund

The option of returning federal student loans without interest or origination fees

200

Savings for unexpected expenses

Emergency fund

200

PSLF

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

200

The official site to get your free annual credit reports.

300

Financial Aid Linktree

Schedule an appointment with financial aid counselor

300

Loans in which interest accrues while the student is in school.

What is Unsubsidized loan and/or Grad PLUS loan?

300

Credit card payments, purchase of a car, pet costs

Expenses not eligible for federal/private student loans

300

6 months

Grace period

300

Parent Plus loan

Loan parents take out to help with college expenses

400

Loans, scholarships

Federal Work Study

Types of financial aid

400

Federal credit-based student loan

Grad PLUS

400

Week of August 19th

Week of November 18th

Week of March 3rd

Disbursement dates

400

10 years

Length of Standard Repayment Plan

400

COA

Cost of Attendance

500

Independent status

Status a Grad student claims on the FAFSA

500

8.08% and 9.08%

Interest rates for Fall start students

500

Zero-Based

Envelope Method

50/30/20

Types of budgets

500

Mohela   Nelnet   Aidvantage   EdFinancial   

Federal loan servicers

500

300-850

Credit score range

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