The Federal Government
Associates Degree
To qualify for financial aid, as well as federal loans and grants, you must file this.
FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)
This financial aid is given based on merit and not need.
Scholarships
This is the price for college once grants, scholarships, and other aid has been applied
Net Price
The Seahawks

The University of North Carolina at Wilmington
President James Polk
TV Star Andy Griffith
NBA Commentator Stuart Scott

UNC Chapel Hill
PLUS loans are usually paid by graduate students and them.
Parents
There are 58 of these in North Carolina, inlcuding 1 in Edgecombe county.
Community Colleges
In this short-term relief, you no longer have to pay your loans, but interest will still be charged.
Forbearance
This kind of federal loan is usually easier to get, but interest will still be charged on your loan while in school.
Unsubsidized Loan
Like a vehicle, you probably aren't going to end up paying this displayed cost of attendance.
Sticker Price
The Fighting Camels
Campbell University
Broadway Star Beth Leavel
Disgraced Singer DaBaby
Blooket Premium Member James Guy

University of North Carolina at Greensboro
To accept a federal student loan, you will need to complete entrance counseling and sign this.
Master Promissory Note
Shaw University, North Carolina A&T, and NC Central are all this designation.
HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
Named after the Senator who championed its creation, this aid is largest financial aid program given to students of financial need by the US government.
Pell Grant
It is a general rule of thumb that a college grad will make this much more over a lifetime than a high school graduate. (Round it!)
$1,000,000
Another term for housing and food.
Room and Board
The Wildcats
Davidson
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver
President Richard Nixon
Movie Star Ken Jeong
Duke University
If you have this loan, the federal government will pay the interest while you're in college.
Subsidized
Established in 1972, this system is made up of 16 colleges and 1 secondary institution.
UNC System
This not only halts your payments, but it also stops interest from being charged as well.
Deferment
Once your FAFSA Submissions Summary is sent off to selected universities, you'll recieve this, detailing the cost of attendance once aid has been applied.
Financial Aid Package (Financial Aid Offer)
This program give students the opportunity to find jobs through their college and earn money toward paying college expenses. Just make sure the commitment doesn't affect your grades!
Work-Study
The Battling Bishops
North Carolina Wesleyan University
Rhett & Link (Good Mythical Morning)
Charlotte Flair (Wooooo!)
Actor Zach Galifianakis

North Carolina State University
To complete the FAFSA, your family will need identification, financial statements, and taxes from how many years prior?
Founded in 1891, it is the state's first public institution of higher education created for people of color. In 1960, four students started the national movement for sit-ins during the Civil Rights Movement. Today, it's the national top producer of African American undergrads in engineering and agriculture.
North Carolina A&T
If this number is high, you usually qualify for less financial aid.
Student Aid Index (SAI)
This is the first day in which FAFSA applications are usually accepted.
October 1
This is the long-term failure to repay your student loan, which could result in garnished wages, withholding of taxes or social security, and long-term credit score damage.
*For federal loans, it's being delinquent for 270 days.
Default
The Catamounts
Western Carolina
Actress Sandra Bullock
WWE Founder Vince McMahon
4 Pulitzer Prize Winners

East Carolina University
This refinancing option after graduation merges multiple loans into a new fixed rate; though it is different for federal loans and private loans.
Consolidation
The Morrill land-grant act in 1862 created the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts; making higher education accessible to the masses. Today, the school is known as this.
North Carolina State University
The Repayment Assistance Plan is driven by this, which makes sure your student loan payment is affordable.
Income
This tax-advantaged savings plan designed to help families save money for future educational costs.
529 Plan
A general rule of thumb is that you should borrow no more than this amount.
The Phoenix; but up until 2000, they were the Fightin' Christians
Elon University
Tim Duncan & Chris Paul
Arnold Palmer
Carroll O'Connor

Wake Forest University
East Carolina Teachers College
Mr. Williams got his undergrad from this Cumberland County university, where he DJ'ed for the school's radio station, Bronco-iRadio.
Fayetteville State University
Trinity college's camapign to change their name was initially met with criticsim, until they realized it was honoring the French military unit, the Chasseurs Alpins, whose success on the battlefield and their snazzy blue jackets had impressed many students and alum who were returning home from WWI. This school is now called this.
Duke University
To earn your PhD, you will need to write this major research paper and defend it in front of an expert panel.
Dissertation
This portmanteau that designates a student in a certain year of school actually means "wise fools", because they often display a mix of new knowledge and overconfident immaturity.
Sophomore
Since 1954, juniors at this college (nicknamed the Avenging Angels) wear a distinct class ring called the Onyx.
Meredith College
Actress Hunter Schafer
Actress Jada Pinkett Smith
Actor Anthony Mackie
North Carolina School of Arts