Financial Aid 101
Take a loan?
FA Potpourri
Acronyms
Double Jeopardy
100

The application used to apply for financial aid

What is the FAFSA? 

100

Number of months students have as a grace period after they stop attending school at least half time to enter repayment on the Stafford Loan

What is six months?

100

Website address for completing your FSAID

100

FAFSA

What is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid?

100

A great way to get college credit and save money on tuition while in high school

What is dual enrollment?


200

The date you may begin filing the FAFSA

What is October 1?

200

The government pays the interest on this type of loan while the student is enrolled in school at least 1/2 time

What is the Subsidized Stafford Loan?


200

All males between 18 and 25 are required to register for this

What is Selective Service?

200

EFC

What is Expected Family Contribution?

200

Provides a seamless web of support to selected students as they transition from high school through NOVA to their transfer school

What is the Pathway to Baccalaureate Program?

300

The four types of financial aid

What are scholarships, grants, work-study, and loans?

300

This is the quiz students must complete electronically before their loans are disbursed

What is Entrance Counseling?

300

Two types of unacceptable High School Diplomas according to the VCCS

What are certificates of completion and special diplomas?

300

SAP

What is Satisfactory Academic Progress?

300

Admission for a student when a student meets agreement requirements between NOVA and many area colleges and universities

What is Guaranteed Admission?

400

GMU and NOVA fall semester priority deadline for completing the financial aid process

What is March 1?


400

This is the interest rate on Federal Direct Stafford Loans

What is 5.05%?

400

This type of student must include parental information on the FAFSA

What are dependent students?

400

MPN

What is Master Promissory Note?

400
New partnership between NOVA and GMU that gives NOVA students targeted, personalized support to complete their BA Degrees in a timely manner to save money

What is Advance?

500

The tax year used to complete the 2019-2020 FAFSA application

What is 2017?

500

The number of credits in which a student must be enrolled to receive a loan

What is six?

500

To be eligible for financial aid, you would need to be a U.S. citizen or ____

What is permanent resident or other eligible non-citizen?

500

DRT (hint:  allows applicants to transfer tax information onto their application)

What is Data Retrieval Tool?
500

Presents a structured, educationally coherent program maps aligned with student career and educational goals

What are informed pathways?