College Life
Place where students live on campus.
Dorms or dormitories
A student in the 9th grade is called a
Freshman
A government form that must be completed in order to be eligible for grants, loans, and scholarships.
FAFSA
Financial assistance that is considered free money, although free, most have requirements that must be maintained in order to keep it.
Scholarship
The best person to contact regarding your Financial Aid package
Financial Aid Office at your college of choice.
The mascot for Florida State University (FSU)
Seminole Indians
A student in the 10th grade is called a
Sophomore
The way grants and scholarships are different from loans.
Loans have to be repaid; whereas grants and scholarships do not have to be repaid.
The priority deadline for submitting the FAFSA
As soon after October 1st as possible.
AVID stands for
Advancement via Individual Determination
A class or classes you need to have completed before you can take register for certain courses.
Prerequisite
A student in the 11th grade is called a
Junior
The difference between grants and scholarships
Grants are given based on financial need whereas, scholarships are given based on exceptional performance.
This is money students can borrow to go to college.
Student loan
WICOR stands for
Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization, Reading
College program you take to earn your degree and start your career.
Major
A student in the 12th grade is called a
Senior
The program where the student earns money to pay for college by working a part-time job on campus.
Work Study
All costs associated with attending college including, tuition, fees, housing, food, books, transportation, personal expenses; each college has their own
Cost of Attendance (COA)
AVID's note taking process is called
Focused Note Taking
A place on campus where students can hang out, play games, and get something to eat.
Student Union
The time you should start planning for college
6th or 7th grade.
Money you pay to attend college
Tuition
The amount of money a family can reasonably be expected to contribute to a student's cost of attending college.
Expected Family Contribution (EFC)
This person loves her AVID students and will miss them so much either over the summer or as you go on to high school. She sometimes yells and isn't very nice although sometimes she gives out good treats and can be very kind. Some love and some don't
Ms. McIntosh