Financial Aid Basics
FAFSA is an acronym that stands for this
Free Application for Federal Student Aid
This is the earliest students can complete the FAFSA every year.
What is October 1st?
What does COA stand for?
What is Cost of Attendance?
These are the 3 forms of financial aid
What is Grants/Scholarships, Loans and Work Study?
February 14th
When is Valentines Day?
The amount of credits a student must be enrolled in to be considered full time financial aid eligible?
12 Credits
This is what you need before starting your FAFSA application.
What is a FSA ID?
These are 3 things considered as "indirect costs" for Cost of Attendance.
What are transportation, Books and Supplies, food, personal expenses?
The Scholarship whose deadline is February 17th.
What is the Wallin Education Partners Scholarship?
March 4th
When is family Night
The place you go if you have questions about your financial aid.
What is the Financial Aid Office?
How often students have to file the FAFSA.
What is Annually?
What 3 things are considered "direct costs" as part of Cost of Attendance?
What are tuition, fees, and Room and Board?
The type of loan with no interest accumulated while in school.
What is a subsidized loan?
April 6th - April 10th
When is Spring Break?
This is what you get if you paid more than the actual cost of your attendance.
A Refund Check!
Name 1 qualifying event that can change in financial status due to a special circumstance.
What is a loss of a job, serious illness, disability, significant medical expenses, separation or divorce, death in the family?
The place you can find the COA.
Either on Financial Aid Award Letter(Sometimes), or online
The gap after loans on the St. Kates Financial Aid Award Letter.
What is $3,631.
June 6th
When is Graduation?
The formula to calculate a Gap.
COA - Free Money - Loans = Gap
The difference between the cost of attending the school, the Cost of Attendance (COA) minus Free money (grants and Scholarships) minus Loans.
If the student’s FAFSA is selected for verification, the parents will be required to provide this document.
What is an IRS tax transcript by filing IRS Form 4506-T?
Requesting an IRS tax transcript online will speed up the process.
The three housing/room and board options.
What are On Campus, Off Campus, and With Parent?
The max amount of the Pell Grant.
What is $6,195?
March 2nd
When is the last day to order tassel, gown, and diploma.