How do I qualify
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To borrow or not to borrow
Before I decide
Free $$
100
The kind of money you need to pay back.
What is loans?
100
NCAA
What is the National Collegiate Athletic Association?
100
This is the rate of money that you'll pay beyond the actual loan when borrowing.
What is Interest Rate?
100
This is known as the National College Decision Date.
What is May 1?
100
You compete against students throughout the US for these scholarships.
What is a National Scholarship?
200
The kind of money that I don't need to pay back.
What is grants?
200
COA and refers to how much it costs to attend college
What is Cost of Attendance?
200
This is the standard amount of time students are given before they have to start repaying their loans.
What is 6 months?
200
This is the term given to the money you pay to confirm your attendance at a certain college.
What is Tuition Deposit?
200
These scholarships are only for MWHS students.
What is a Local Scholarship?
300
This allows you to work on campus and receive money towards tuition and living expenses
What is Work Study
300
EFC and refers to how much your family will be expected to put towards college based on your family income.
What is Estimated Family Contribution?
300
This can happen if students choose to work in a certain setting for a certain amount of time to reduce or remove their loans.
What is Loan Forgiveness?
300
This term is given to the money you pay to secure housing on the campus of your choice.
What is Housing Deposit?
300
National Scholarships applications are typically due by this date?
What is December 1?
400
This kind of money is awarded based on your family income and need for financial assistance in college.
What is Need Based Financial Aid
400
SAR-refers to the outcome of your FAFSA
What is Student Aid Report?
400
This is the term given to loans that have their interest covered by the government while they are in college.
What is Subsidized Loans?
400
These are the colleges within a university that require you to declare a major before getting accepted.
What is an Admitting College?
400
The application for local scholarships are typically due around this time of year.
What is Spring?
500
This kind of money is awarded based on your academic/athletic/artistic achievements.
What is Merit Based Financial Aid?
500
CSS refers to the report that some schools require to be considered for institutional aid
What is College Scholarship Service
500
This term is given to loans that are assessed interest from the first day they are borrowed.
What is Unsubsidized Loans?
500
These are the tests that are given prior to your official start at college or university.
What are Placement Tests?
500
The average GPA an athlete must have in their core classes in order to be eligible for a NCAA athletic scholarship?
What is 2.3?
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