FAFSA
This application helps determine how much federal financial aid you may receive
What is the FAFSA?
Students work these positions to earn money while attending college
What are student jobs?
This account is where you view charges and payments related to your education.
What is my student account?
This type of financial aid typically does not have to be repaid.
What is a scholarship?
A plan for how you will spend and save your money.
What is a budget?
True or False: You only complete the FAFSA one time during college
What is "false"?
Working on campus can help you earn money and gain this valuable professional experience.
What is work experience?
True or False: Tuition is the only charge that may appear on a college bill.
What is "false"?
Missing this can prevent you from receiving a scholarship even if you are qualified.
What is a scholarship deadline?
Many students focus on how much a job pays per hour, but forget to consider this amount, which is what they actually receive after taxes and deductions
What is net pay?
If your family's financial circumstances change significantly, this campus office can help you discuss your aid options
What is the Financial Aid office?
This need-based program provides part-time hobs for eligible college students, allowing them to earn money for education expenses while gaining work experience.
What is work-study?
Student-related financial transactions such as tuition, fees, meal plans, parking, fines, and loans are administered by this office.
What is the Business Office?
All first-time, first-year students are offered this scholarship.
What is the St. Thomas scholarship?
Instead of using a credit card when your car breaks down unexpectedly, financial experts recommend having this dedicated pool of savings.
What is an emergency fund?
Scholarships and grants usually fall into this type of aid because they generally do not need to be repaid.
What is gift aid?
Kelsey has been offered two jobs: one on-campus and one off-campus. Besides pay, name one advantage an on-campus job may provide.
What is networking with faculty/staff OR gaining campus connections OR building references OR reducing commute time?
This system generates a monthly statement throughout the academic year, detailing the charges and credits for that billing period and indicating the amount currently due and payable.
What is the eBill system?
A student receives a scholarship from their local rotary club, employer, or community foundation rather than directly from the university. This type of award is known as what?
What is an outside scholarship?
Choosing to spend $200 on concert tickets instead of saving it means giving up another potential use for that money. Economists call the value of the next best alternative your _____.
What is opportunity cost?
A student reviews their financial aid offer and notices a federal loan where the government pays the interest while they are enrolled at least half0time. What type of loan is this?
What is a Direct Subsidized Loan?
Congratulations! You've accepted an on-campus position. Before you can receive your first paycheck, you'll likely need to complete onboarding and submit this document that verifies both your identity and eligibility to work in the United States.
What is an I-9 Form?
This action on behalf of the Business Office restricts you from registering for classes, restricts certain services, and can possibly prevent you from signing up for future classes.
What is a "hold"?
(Failure to timely pay amounts due to St. Thomas in accordance with the applicable Payment Plan will result in your account becoming past due. If your account is past due, you will not be permitted to enroll in subsequent academic terms, and St. Thomas may issue a registration hold that prevents you from registering for courses at St. Thomas. In addition, St. Thomas may take other steps to collect the balance due until it is paid in full, including accessing your credit report, turning over your account to a collection agency, and taking legal action to collect the balance due. In general, St. Thomas will initiate these other steps when a past due account has an outstanding balance of $1,000 or more. However, St. Thomas may initiate these steps regardless of the outstanding balance in the past due account.)
The amount of current available scholarships on the St. Thomas scholarship site
What is 45 scholarships?
If a student is facing unforeseen circumstances with either rent, groceries, past-due utility bills, medical services or auto repairs, this office has a resource that students may apply for.
What is the Dean of Students Emergency Grant OR What is the Student Emergency Fund