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Paying for College 101
100
A document which shows your yearly earnings from an employer

W-2

100

This is a written compilation of your education, work experience, credentials, and accomplishments needed to apply for a job

What is a resume?

100

Name the school to go to when you want to learn a trade and do not want to go to school for long such as a hairdresser or a chef.

What is a trade or vocational school?

100

How much does it cost to file your FAFSA

0

100

In this type of loan the government will pay for any interest accrued while you are in school.


What are subsidized loans?


200

The document you fill out after being hired, to tell the government how much taxes to withdraw from your paycheck. 

W-4

200

These are current or former supervisors, faculty mentors, campus staff or advisers, coaches or anyone in a professional position who can speak about your character, skills and work ethic.

What are references?

200

The education title for a 2 year degree.

What is associate's?

200

The best timeline for completing the FAFSA

ASAP
200

This aid is *typically* given to a student strictly based on grades and does not take into consideration financial need.

Scholarship 

300

The name of the tax form an individual files 

1040

300

Tank-top, open-toed shoes, torn jeans, wife beater, clothes with designs or images, wrinkled clothes, mini-skirts, saggy jeans, hats/caps, booty shorts, low-cut shirts

What is inappropriate interview attire?

300

education title for a 4 year degree

What is bachelor's?

300

Schools look at this from the FAFSA to determine how much money they will ask the student to pay.


Student Aid Index (SAI)

300

From whom do you receive your actual financial aid award letter(s)

The universities that you have been admitted to. 

400

The annual income a dependent must earn in order to be legally required to file taxes. 

$12,950 (2023)

$13,850 (2024)

400

A document that can often accompany a Resume to make your application for the job more personal 

A cover letter 

400

This is the test you have to take to enter the military

What is the ASVAB?

400

The month that FAFSA opens in 2024

December

400

These are two of the things found in financial aid award letters.

-Grants

-Work Study

-Loans

500

The term for the taxes taken out of your paycheck 

Withholding

500
The optional portion of the resume, usually located at the top

An Overview/ Personal Profile 

500

A trade degree or apprenticeship can often earn a competitive income quickly but what is one downside of pursuing that route? 

- Less room for growth in income

- Less flexibility for career changes

- May need to go back to school if you go into business for yourself. 


500

The form you receive back from the government after submitting your FAFSA

FAFSA Submission Summary

500

A loan repayment plan where you have 10 years of even payments

The Standard Plan