Money that is a part of your financial aid package that you borrow to pay for your education. You need to pay this back.
What is a loan?
100
A student in high school who is considering a college.
What is a prospective student?
100
The estimated total cost of attending college for a whole year as a full-time student.
What is the cost of attendance?
100
This is one of the two types of colleges where you can earn a Bachelor's degree.
What is a 4-year public or 4-year private college or university?
100
A test you take before entering college that has 4 sections and has an optional 5th writing portion. It is an abbreviation for American College Testing.
What is the ACT?
200
An on-campus job that a student receives in order to earn money to help pay for their education. It is a part of their financial aid award.
What is work-study?
200
A counselor in college who helps you figure out how you are going to pay for college.
Who is a Financial Aid Counselor?
200
Totaling an estimated $500 per semester, these are all the things you will need to use to go to classes and complete your homework.
What are books and supplies?
200
This is a type of a school where you learn hands on skills towards a specific job. You can earn either a certificate or an Associate's Degree.
What is a technical college?
200
A test you take before entering college that has 3 sections. This test was originally an acronym for Scholastic Aptitude Testing, but now it doesn't stand for anything.
What is the SAT?
300
Money that you might receive for a variety of reasons to help pay for your education. You might receive this money for participating in a community service project, playing sports, or writing an essay. You do not need to pay this back.
What is a scholarship?
300
A counselor who helps you through the process of applying for college and works with you to answer all of your questions about starting to attend your school.
Who is an Admissions Counselor?
300
The amount of money you pay to attend classes at a college.
What is tuition?
300
This college, sometimes also known as a community college, is a college you attend for two years to earn your Associate's Degree or to complete the first two years of your Bachelor's Degree.
What is a 2-year college?
300
This is the acronym for Free Application for Federal Student Aid. It is an application that you fill out to determine your eligibility for financial aid.
What is the FAFSA?
400
Money that you receive to help pay for your education because of your level of need. You do not need pay this back.
What is a grant?
400
A counselor in college who helps you make sure that you are completing all of the requirements you need to finish college on time.
Who is an Academic Counselor?
400
This is literally another way of saying "a place to live" and "food to eat."
What is room and board?
400
This is a type of a school where you can earn a certificate to work in a specific trade.
What is a vocational college/school?
400
The amount of money that the Federal Goverment believes that your family can give you in order to help pay for your education. It is calculated based on your taxes.
What is Expected Family Contribution?
500
Money that you use to pay for your education. It includes all of the scholarships, loans, grants, and work-study that you have received.
What is Financial Aid?
500
A document you can get from your High School Counselor that has all of your grades from high school.
What is a transcript?
500
The money you pay to be able to eat on campus.
What is a meal plan?
500
This is a type of college or university that offers many of the same programs as a technical college, 2-year college or 4-year university, but is often more expensive.
What is a for-profit college or university?
500
A building with sleeping and living space for a large number of college students.