Financial Aid & Money
This free application must be completed each year to qualify for federal aid.
What is the FAFSA?
The name on the door of the office.
Going to this weekly time slot allows you to ask professors questions outside class.
What are office hours?
Using a planner helps manage this limited daily resource.
What is time?
This document highlights your education, skills, and experience.
What is a resume?
This type of financial aid does NOT need to be repaid.
What is a grant?
Who is the program director for First Gen?
What is Ryan Horne?
Professors expect students to check this platform regularly for assignments and updates.
What is D2L?
Working too many hours while enrolled full-time can negatively affect this.
What is academic performance / GPA?
This professional profile platform is commonly used for networking.
What is LinkedIn?
Accepting the full loan offer without calculating living expenses can lead to this long-term consequence.
What is excessive student debt?
This office can help if you’re struggling with food insecurity.
What is the campus food pantry?
What is the founding year of the university?
What is 1889 them?
Burnout often results from prolonged exposure to this.
What is stress?
An internship can provide this beyond just a paycheck.
What is experience / professional connections?
This determines how much financial aid you’re eligible to receive.
What is your Student Aid Index (SAI) / Expected Family Contribution (EFC)?
Meeting with this person regularly can help you graduate on time.
What is an academic advisor?
What is the form professors give you at the beginning of the semester that has the class in details?
What is a syllabus?
Setting boundaries helps protect this aspect of your well-being.
What is mental health?
This interview method uses structured questions about past behavior.
What is the STAR method?
Failing to complete this requirement can cause your financial aid to be revoked.
What is maintaining Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)?
This office advocates specifically for students who are the first in their families to attend college.
What is the First Generation Office?
What is the number that changes depending on your grade?
What is GPA?
First-gen students often experience this feeling of not belonging despite success.
What is imposter syndrome?
Failing to follow up after an interview can cost you this opportunity.
What is a job offer?