School Types
These schools are funded by local and state government.
What is Public colleges/universities?
What is your friends and family?
Money that you earn based on 'merit', and money that you don't have to pay back.
What is a scholarship?
The study of living organisms.
What is a Biology major?
An application completed when a student desires financial aid.
What is the Federal Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)?
These schools offer programs that will support a student pursuing their Associates Degree.
What is Community & Technical Colleges?
This person works at your high school and can help answer your college related questions.
What are high school Counselors?
Money that you are awarded based on 'need', and money that you don't have to pay back.
What is a grant?
This is the study of reading, writing and analyzing in the English language.
What is an English Major?
An application to complete if you are looking for financial aid and have residency in the state of Washington only.
What is the Washington Application for Student Financial Aid.
These schools are funded by individual donations or students paying out of pocket.
What are private colleges?
This person works for a specific organization, while also working in your high school, and can help answer college related questions.
What is a college coach/mentor?
Money that is lent to you, and that you will have to pay back.
What is a loan?
This is the study of human societies, cultures and their development.
What is an Anthropology major?
This number you get only when yo complete either the FAFSA or the WASFA.
What is your Expected Family Contribution (EFC)?
These schools are founded or funded in part by a church or religious denomination.
What are 'faith-based' schools?
These people work at a college/university and are able to answer your questions about that college or university ONLY.
What is and admission counselor?
Money that you earn while working in college.
What is 'work-study'?
This is the scientific study of the human mind, and its functions.
What is a Psychology major?
These loans have lower interest rates and are offered by the U.S. Government.
What is a federal student loan?
These schools were founded by prominent African American educators or churches.
What are Historically Black Colleges/Universities (HBCU's)?
These people work at a college/university and can help answer your 'money' questions.
What is a financial aid counselor?
What is a 'full-need' financial aid package?
The study of the composition and behavior of matter.
What is a Chemistry major?
These loans have the highest interest rates, and should be avoided at all costs!
What is a private loan?