Financial Aid
This is the federal government’s instrument for calculating need-based aid. It is available from high school guidance departments, college financial aid offices, and the Internet.
What is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)?
Most common option for 4-year colleges and universities. Students must submit their applications by a specific date, usually in January.
What is regular decision?
The form you fill out to apply for financial aid
What is the FAFSA?
A written statement by a student applying to some college, university, or graduate school.
What is an essay?
The concentration of a number of credit hours in a specific subject. Colleges and universities often specify the number of credits needed to receive a major, the sequence of courses, and the level of course necessary to complete the requirements.
What is a major?
Money that you pay to your college/university per semester, course, or credit
The date, set by college admission offices, after which admissions applications will not be accepted
What is an admissions deadline?
The SUNY's program that provides access, academic support and financial aid to students who show promise for succeeding in college but who may not otherwise be offered admission.
What is EOP?
A document used and created by a person to present their background, skills, and accomplishments.
What is a resume?
This is an experience-based opportunity, most often scheduled during breaks in the academic calendar, whereby a student receives credit for a supervised work experience related to his or her major.
What is an Internship?
Money your school is giving you but you must pay back at some point
What is a loan?
The admission plan in which a students applies by early deadline (not obligated to enroll)
What is Early Action?
This test concentrates on verbal, mathematical reasoning, and writing abilities and is given throughout the academic year at test centers. The maximum combined score for the three sections is 1600.
What is the SAT?
A document in which the writer assesses the qualities, characteristics, and capabilities of the person being recommended in terms of that individual's ability to perform a particular task or function.
What is a letter of recommendation?
A year or a semester or an intensive experience equal to a course and considerable interaction between the student and the culture.
What is Study Abroad?
Money that you don't have to pay back. It is provided by federal or state government, an institution, or some other nonprofit funding.
What is a grant?
Students apply by early deadline and have to make the commitment to enroll in the school if accepted
What is early decision?
Public schools within the city.
What are CUNYs?
An added cost associated with submitting an application for consideration.
What is an application fee?
This phrase refers to sororities and fraternities. These organizations often have great impact on the campus social life of a college or university.
What is Greek Life?
The rate that students coming from outside the state, including international students, pay to attend a public state school.
What is out-of-state tuition?
A student has not been admitted for Early Action/Decision, but remains in the applicant pool for reconsideration during the regular admissions process
What is Deferred Admission?
Public schools within the state
What are SUNYs?
This allows a student to submit their application for free, if they meet certain requirements like making an official on-campus visit or demonstrating financial need.
What is a fee waiver?
The number and percentage of students returning for the sophomore year.
What is Retention Rate?