Leave it a Loan
Across the State
Where's My Money!?
Val U's
The Dorm Life
Who Dat?
Alumni
100
Loans from them are better than private loans because they have lower credit standards, better interest rates, and can be subject to forgiveness.

The Federal Government

100
On average, you'll need around 60 credits to earn one of these.

Associates Degree

100

To qualify for financial aid, as well as federal loans and grants, you must file this.

FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)

100

This financial aid is given based on merit and not need.

Scholarships

100

This is the price for college once grants, scholarships, and other aid has been applied

Net Price

100

The Seahawks

The University of North Carolina at Wilmington

100

President James Polk

TV Star Andy Griffith

NBA Commentator Stuart Scott

UNC Chapel Hill

100

PLUS loans are usually paid by graduate students and them.

Parents

100

There are 58 of these in North Carolina, inlcuding 1 in Edgecombe county.

Community Colleges

100

In this short-term relief, you no longer have to pay your loans, but interest will still be charged.

Forbearance

100

This kind of federal loan is usually easier to get, but interest will still be charged on your loan while in school.

Unsubsidized Loan

100

Like a vehicle, you probably aren't going to end up paying this displayed cost of attendance.

Sticker Price

100

The Fighting Camels

Campbell University

100

Broadway Star Beth Leavel

Disgraced Singer DaBaby

Blooket Premium Member James Guy

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

100

To accept a federal student loan, you will need to complete entrance counseling and sign this.

Master Promissory Note

100

Shaw University, North Carolina A&T, and NC Central are all this designation. 

HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)

100

Named after the Senator who championed its creation, this aid is largest financial aid program given to students of financial need by the US government.

Pell Grant

100

It is a general rule of thumb that a college grad will make this much more over a lifetime than a high school graduate. (Round it!)

$1,000,000

100

Another term for housing and food.

Room and Board

100

The Wildcats


Davidson

100

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver

President Richard Nixon

Movie Star Ken Jeong

Duke University

125

If you have this loan, the federal government will pay the interest while you're in college.

Subsidized

125

Established in 1972, this system is made up of 16 colleges and 1 secondary institution.

UNC System

125

This not only halts your payments, but it also stops interest from being charged as well.

Deferment

125

Once your FAFSA Submissions Summary is sent off to selected universities, you'll recieve this, detailing the cost of attendance once aid has been applied.

Financial Aid Package (Financial Aid Offer)

125

This program give students the opportunity to find jobs through their college and earn money toward paying college expenses. Just make sure the commitment doesn't affect your grades!

Work-Study

125

The Battling Bishops

North Carolina Wesleyan University

125

Rhett & Link (Good Mythical Morning)

Charlotte Flair (Wooooo!)

Actor Zach Galifianakis


North Carolina State University

125

To complete the FAFSA, your family will need identification, financial statements, and taxes from how many years prior?

2
125

Founded in 1891, it is the state's first public institution of higher education created for people of color. In 1960, four students started the national movement for sit-ins during the Civil Rights Movement. Today, it's the national top producer of African American undergrads in engineering and agriculture.

North Carolina A&T

125

If this number is high, you usually qualify for less financial aid.

Student Aid Index (SAI)

125

This is the first day in which FAFSA applications are usually accepted.

October 1

125

This is the long-term failure to repay your student loan, which could result in garnished wages, withholding of taxes or social security, and long-term credit score damage.

*For federal loans, it's being delinquent for 270 days.

Default

125

The Catamounts

Western Carolina

125

Actress Sandra Bullock

WWE Founder Vince McMahon

4 Pulitzer Prize Winners

East Carolina University

125

This refinancing option after graduation merges multiple loans into a new fixed rate; though it is different for federal loans and private loans.

Consolidation

125

The Morrill land-grant act in 1862 created the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts; making higher education accessible to the masses. Today, the school is known as this.

North Carolina State University

125

The Repayment Assistance Plan is driven by this, which makes sure your student loan payment is affordable.

Income

125

This tax-advantaged savings plan designed to help families save money for future educational costs.

529 Plan

125

A general rule of thumb is that you should borrow no more than this amount.

The starting salary of your expected job
125

The Phoenix; but up until 2000, they were the Fightin' Christians


Elon University

125

Tim Duncan & Chris Paul

Arnold Palmer

Carroll O'Connor


Wake Forest University

150
ECU use to be called ECTC from 1920 to 1951; which stood for what?

East Carolina Teachers College

150

Mr. Williams got his undergrad from this Cumberland County university, where he DJ'ed for the school's radio station, Bronco-iRadio.

Fayetteville State University

150

Trinity college's camapign to change their name was initially met with criticsim, until they realized it was honoring the French military unit, the Chasseurs Alpins, whose success on the battlefield and their snazzy blue jackets had impressed many students and alum who were returning home from WWI. This school is now called this.

Duke University

150

To earn your PhD, you will need to write this major research paper and defend it in front of an expert panel.

Dissertation

150

This portmanteau that designates a student in a certain year of school actually means "wise fools", because they often display a mix of new knowledge and overconfident immaturity.

Sophomore

150

Since 1954, juniors at this college (nicknamed the Avenging Angels) wear a distinct class ring called the Onyx. 

Meredith College

150

Actress Hunter Schafer

Actress Jada Pinkett Smith

Actor Anthony Mackie

North Carolina School of Arts