Financial Award
What will you see present in your Award Letter?
You will find your cost of attendance, scholarships, grants, your student loans, work study, and family contributions.
What’s the difference between loans and grants?
Loans have to be paid back and grants do not have to be paid back.
Why is the process so agonizing?
The process is so agonizing because there are so many kids and making minute decisions.
How many different kinds of colleges are there?
There are community colleges, universities: public or private, liberal arts colleges, military academies, and for-profit universities.
What is major?
A major is a subject area that your interested in, go into a career, or do more schooling. A major guides your classes throughout college.
What is the process of finding your financial need amount?
To get your financial need amount you need to take the cost of attendance and subtract it with your financial aid Award.
Where does family contributions come into play?
Family contribution is based on the income and asset information you listed on the FAFSA.
Why does family life not affect your acceptance?
You could have a unstead home life or be poor but if your school achieving is high than you can get accepted.
Why is the credit system important?
College is mostly run off the credit system. The credit system is the number of credit (hours in class) hours per course.
How many minutes does it take to decide a student's future?
It takes 15 minutes to decide.
Why isn’t the admission process as straight forward?
The admission process has so many factors to think about and go through . Each student is being looked at through their own merit.
How many credit do you need to achieve an Associate degree or Bachelor degree?
Associate degree is 60 credits, Bachelor degree is 120 credits.