Financial Aid Basics
Federal Student Loans
Budgeting
Loan Repayment
100

Yearly application

What is the FAFSA?

100

1.057% and 4.228%

Federal student loan origination fees

100

Student Loan Planner

Budgeting tool for determining total loan amount for the academic year

100

A postponement of a loan payment

Deferment

200

Loan Entrance Counseling

Master Promissory Notes

Financial aid checklist items

200

Financial Aid Refund

The option of returning federal student loans without interest or origination fees

200

Savings for unexpected expenses

Emergency fund

200

PSLF

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

300

Financial Aid Linktree

Schedule an appointment with financial aid counselor

300

Loans in which interest accrues while the student is in school.

What is Unsubsidized loan and/or Grad PLUS loan?

300

Credit card payments, purchase of a car, car rims, dog groomer

Expenses not eligible for federal/private student loans

300

6 months

Grace period

400

Loans, scholarships, federal work study

Types of financial aid

400

Federal credit-based student loan

Grad PLUS

400

Week of June 3rd       Week of Aug 19th

Week of Nov 18th      Week of March 3rd


Disbursement dates

400

SAVE Repayment Plan

The newest IDR repayment plan that provides the lowest monthly payment 

500

Independent status

Status a Grad student claims on the FAFSA

500

7.05% and 8.05%

Interest rates for summer start students

500

Zero-Based

Envelope Method

50/30/20

Types of budgets

500

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Federal loan servicers