Leave it a Loan
Across the State
Where's My Money!?
Val U's
The Dorm Life
Who Dat?
100

Loans from them are better than private loans because they have lower credit standards, better interest rates, and can be subject to forgiveness.

The Federal Government

100
On average, you'll need around 60 credits to earn one of these.

Associates Degree

100

To qualify for financial aid, as well as federal loans and grants, you must file this.

FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)

100

This financial aid is given based on merit and not need.

Scholarships

100

This is the price for college once grants, scholarships, and other aid has been applied

Net Price

100

The Seahawks

The University of North Carolina at Wilmington

125

PLUS loans are usually paid by graduate students and them.

Parents

125

There are 58 of these in North Carolina.

Community Colleges

125

In this short-term relief, you no longer have to pay your loans, but interest will still be charged.

Forbearance

125

This kind of loan is usually easier to get, but interest will still be charged on your loan while in school.

Unsubsidized Loan

125

Like a vehicle, you probably aren't going to end up paying this displayed cost of attendance.

Sticker Price

125

The Fighting Camels

Campbell University

150

To accept a federal student loan, you will need to complete entrance counseling and sign this.

Promissory Note

150

Shaw University, North Carolina A&T, and NC Central are all this designation. 

HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)

150

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

150

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

150

Another term for housing and food.

Room and Board

150

The Wildcats


Davidson

175

If you have this loan, the federal government will pay the interest while you're in college.

Subsidized

175

Established in 1972, this system is made up of 16 colleges and 1 secondary institution.

UNC System

175

This not only halts your payments, but it also stops interest from being charged as well.

Deferment

175

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)

175

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

175

The Avenging Angels

Meredith College

200

To complete the FAFSA, your family will need identification, financial statements, and taxes from how many years prior?

2
200

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

200

If this is high, then you qualify for less financial aid.

Student Aid Index (SAI)

200

This is the first day in which FAFSA applications are usually accepted.

October 1

200

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

200

The Catamounts

Western Carolina

225

This refinancing option after graduation merges multiple loans into a new fixed rate; though it is different for federal loans and private loans.

Consolidation

225

Mr. Williams got his undergrad from this Cumberland County university.

Fayetteville State University

225

This type of payment plan ensures that your payment will never be more than what you can afford.

Income-Driven

225

This tax-advantaged savings plan designed to help families save money for future educational costs.

529 Plan

225

A general rule of thumb is that you should borrow no more than this amount.

The starting salary of your expected job
225

The Phoenix; but up until 2000, they were the Fightin' Christians

Elon University

250

President James Polk

TV Star Andy Griffith

NBA Commentator Stuart Scott

UNC Chapel Hill

250

Actress Hunter Schafer

Actress Jada Pinkett Smith

Actor Jonathan Majors

North Carolina School of Arts

250

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver

Apple CEO Tim Cook

Movie Star Ken Jeong

Duke University

250

Singer Scotty McCreery

Charlotte Flair (Wooooo!)

Actor Zach Galifianakis


North Carolina State University

250

Actress Sandra Bullock

WWE Founder Vince McMahon

4 Pulitzer Prize Winners

East Carolina University

250

Tim Duncan & Chris Paul

Arnold Palmer

Carroll O'Connor


Wake Forrest University

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