Financial Aid 101
Take a Loan?
Important Dates
Acronyms
Double Jeopardy
100

The application used to apply for financial aid.

What is the FAFSA?

100

The number of credits a student needs to be enrolled in to qualify for a student loan.

What is 6.

100
The earliest date that FAFSA forms can be completed for the upcoming school year?
What is October 1?
100

FAFSA

What is Free Application for Federal Student Aid?

100

These have a relatively low interest rate and need to be repaid.

What is a loan?

200

The website address where you submit your FAFSA.

200

The government pays the interest on this type of loan while you are enrolled at least half-time.

What is a subsidized Stafford loan?

200

What is a priority deadline?

When the FAFSA needs to be submitted by

200

EFC (hint: this is the amount your family should be able to pay towards your education based on your FAFSA)

What is the Estimated Family Contribution?

200

Type of financial aid that does not have to be repaid, and is based on grades or merit.

What is a Scholarship?

300

What you need to create to electronically sign your FAFSA.

What is the FSAID?

300

The type of loan where the government does not pay your interest while you are enrolled half time.

What is an Unsubsidized Stafford Loan

300

What month is the most common scholarship deadline?

March

300

SAP (hint: how well are you progressing?)

What is Satisfactory Academic Progress?

300

This type of financial aid does not have to be repaid and is based on financial need.

What is a Grant?

400

How many schools can you add to the FAFSA?

What is 10.

400

The number of months you have as a "grace period" (after you stop attending school/ drop below half time) before you have to begin repayment of your Stafford loans.

What is 6 months?

400

The last Priority application date for the Fall term...

What is May 1st?

400

MPN (hint:your promise to repay your student loans)

What is a Master Promissory Note?

400

This type of financial aid is need-based, and must be earned by working a job.

What is Work Study?

500

You're generally considered a Dependent Student until you reach this age.

What is 24

500

The quiz that you must complete electronically before your loans are disbursed.

What is an Entrance Counseling Interview?

500
The date you need to notify the college of your acceptance?

What is May 1?

500

SAR (hint: this is sent to you to summarize the information on your FAFSA)

What is Student Aid Report?

500

Who can help you fill out the FAFSA?

Who is Ms. Grande?

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