Going to College
True or False: LIDER students are capable enough and smart enough to go to college.
TRUE X 1,000,000!!!!
Do you have to pay to fill out the FAFSA?
NO!
Do you have to pay back a scholarship?
No! It's free money!
This institution is NOT an Ivy League school
Quinsigamond, WPI
What degree usually takes 4 years to complete?
Bachelor's Degree
True or False. I only need to submit FAFSA one time.
FALSE. You should submit the FAFSA for every year that you are going to be in school.
What is Work Study?
Job on campus based on financial aid package.
At this institution, I can take classes as a high school student.
Quinsigamond Community College
What degree takes two years to complete?
Associate's Degree
True or False: FAFSA money is first-come first-serve.
TRUE. You should submit the FAFSA as soon as possible. The opening date is October 1 (Senior Year).
Name 5 different things that scholarships can be about.
Academics, sports, religion, gender, ethnicity/race, immigration status, politics, etc.
This university offers 14 different engineering degrees
WPI
True or False: A student whose family doesn't have a lot of money cannot go to college.
FALSE!!! There are many ways to pay for college, starting with financial aid!
Free Application for Federal Student Aid
True or False: The best types of student loans are through the government.
TRUE. They often have the lowest interest rates.
This university has an acceptance rate of just 4.1%.
Columbia University
Is college really worth it?
YES! On average, students who go to college earn more money and are less likely to be unemployed than those who don't graduate from college.
True or False: My future college will use the FAFSA to determine how much money I need to go to college (financial need).
TRUE. My future college uses the EFC, which comes from my FAFSA.
Cost of Attendance (COA) - Expected Family Contribution (EFC) = Financial Need
What is a grant?
Free Money based on financial need!!! Does not have to be paid back.
At this university, college is free for students whose families make less than $75,000 per year.
Yale University