Paying for College
FAFSA stands for Free Application for Federal Student Aid. The FAFSA is the application college students fill out in order to determine their financial aid eligibility. FAFSA needs to be filled out each academic year.
A public school is a college or university primarily funded by a state government. Public colleges and universities generally are larger than private schools.
A specific subject that students can specialize in while aspiring to a college degree
A private school is a college or university that does not receive its primary funding from a state government. Private schools generally are smaller than public schools.
An extracurricular is any activity you participate in outside of class. It can be associated with your school, such as a sports team or club, or completely separate
It tests students' knowledge of subjects that are necessary for college success
Money given by an organization, especially the government to help pay for college and other beneficial things.
An occupation performed for a long period of a person's life and with opportunities for progress
eading, writing, and mathematics
A payment made to support a student's education, awarded on the basis of academic or other achievement
The position of a student or trainee who works in an organization, sometimes without pay, in order to gain work experience
STAR is for students who graduate from CPS with a 3.0 GPA. They can pursue an associate degree at City Colleges of Chicago at no cost! Free tuition and books.