Post-Secondary Pathways
FAFSA
Types of Aid
Tuition Reduction
Test Scores
100

This is where you go to work after highschool

Employment

100

What does  the FA in FAFSA stand for...

Free Application

100

This is something you apply for, that you do not pay back...

Scholarship

100

Is it cheaper, normally, to go to an in state or out of state university?

In State

100

This is a state test you will take as a Junior that can help you get into college...

ACT

200

This is when you are unsure what to do after high school, so you take this...

A gap year or year of service

200

When should you apply for FAFSA?

As soon as possible, in the fall of your senior year

200

This is something you are offered based on how certain qualifications, that you don't have to pay back...

Grants

200

Students take these advanced classes to try to earn college credit by taking a test...

AP Classes

200

This is the test that NWTC and other Technical Colleges give to students for admission...

Accuplacer

300

This is where you have to apply to see if you can get in after high school...

College/Tech College
300

What is the latest you can apply for FAFSA?

June 30th before the school, however, many schools have priority dates and deadlines

300

This is where you can work at the college and earn money to pay off your college bill...

Work study

300

In high school, students can take one of these classes through a college to earn high school and college credit...

Start College Now or Early College Credit Program classes

300

This is the test that someone who is interested in the military needs to take...

ASVAB

400

This is where you go and serve your country...

Military

400

What does the FSA in FAFSA stand for...

Federal Student Aid

400

This is something you borrow, that you have to pay back with interest...

Loan

400

Some students start at one of these colleges to save money at bigger universities first...

Technical or Community Colleges

400
Some apprenticeships (like plumbers, HVAC, etc...) require their applicants to have a certain score or better in one of these tests...

Accuplacer or ACT

500

This is where you apply, but you work, while getting paid to learn a trade...

Apprenticeship

500

Who is someone you can go to ask for questions about FAFSA...

School Counselor

500

You need to be accepted and complete your FAFSA before you can be eligible for one of these at the school you are attending...

Scholarship

500

What is a tuition reciprocity agreement?

When two states agree to charge out of state students from another state in state tuition.

500

What is a state test that is given in some other states instead of the ACT?

PSAT