The Feds
COA
Amortization
TRUE or FALSE
PRIVATE LOANS
100

The online form you complete on December 1st to qualify for federal and state grants and loans

What is the FAFSA ?

100

DOUBLE JEOPARDY (Choose your WAGER)

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These five items make up the COA for a school 

100

How rows lines would be in a 10 year amortization table ?

What is 120 ?

100

The standard repayment period for a Federal Student Loan.

What is 10 years ?

100

If your parent is denied a DirectPlus loan what might the federal government do if the decision is appealed ?

What is allow the student to borrow more in federal loans. 

200

The origination fee on a federal SUBSIDIZED student loan in 2023

What is 1.057% ?

200

Sends you a financial aid award letter

What is the university or college where you have been ACCEPTED.

200

In what row is the MONTHLY INTEREST the highest ?

The first row of the table.

200

DOUBLE JEOPARDY

Interest is paid on the loan by the GOVERNMENT when you are enrolled in school and for the 6 month grace period.

200

What is the borrowing limit (federal) for senior year of college ? 

What is 7500 ?

300

A loan that a parent can get from the federal government to cover up to the COA for a qualifying student.

What is a DirectPlus loan ?

300

Normally required for all
 on - campus freshman in the first year of college.

What is room and board ( living on campus and a meal plan ) ?

300

In what row is the amount going to PRINCIPAL the highest ?

What is the LAST row ?

300

A penalty for paying off your loans earlier. This is something that DOES NOT apply to Federal Student Loans.

What is a PRE-PAYMENT penalty ?

300

A person who is legally repayment for a private loan in addition to the borrower.

What is a cosigner ?

400

The fee for a federal DirectPlus Loan

What is 4.228%

400

Your total borrowing should not exceed this

What is your first-year starting salary?
400

If you make an extra payment in October of 2024 which month will the interest be lower ? October 2024 or November 2024

What is November 2024 ?

400

A four year college degree is known as an __________

What is an UNDERGRADUATE degree ?

400
When you are in school full time your federal loans and possibly private loans don't have to be paid during that time and until 6 months after you graduate. 


The word for this is  _____________
What is deferred ?
500

The entity that actually disburses the student loan to the borrower's school account

What is The Federal Government - Department of Education ?

500

The term COA means _____________________ and is established by the _____________________.

What is Cost of Attendance and the individual university determines the COA
500

What happens to a loan when the term is extended to 20 years instead of 10 years ?

What is The monthly payment is less and the total interest for the loan is more. 

500

A two year degree is known as a ________________.

What is an associate degree ?

500
This type of investment and savings accounts can be used to pay for college expenses (up to the COA) TAX FREE

What is ESA and 529 ?