Financial Aid
This person is the Colin Powell School Financial Aid Advisor and First Year Experience Coordinator.
Who is Jennifer Lavayen?
This popular acronym helps you turn vague intentions like “save money” or “study more” into concrete, trackable plans.
What are SMART goals?
Name two disciplines that are part of the social sciences.
What are sociology and anthropology? (Also acceptable: psychology, political science, economics, international and global studies, latin american and latino studies)
This campus program lets students earn credits while exploring another country.
What is study abroad?
Submitting your FAFSA early increases your chances of receiving this type of financial aid, which provides paid campus or community jobs to eligible students.
What is work-study?
This percentage is the optimal credit utilization rate to maintain a good credit score.
What is less than 30%?
This term describes a person’s ability to move between social or economic classes.
What is social mobility?
Name one of the Colin Powell School Fellowships.
Acceptable answers include: CPS Fellowship in Leadership and Public Service, Climate Policy, International Human Rights, Mixner LGBTQ, Racial Justice, Santander Finance, AccountAbility, Moody's
These awards don’t come from your college or the government but instead from outside organizations, foundations, companies, or community groups.
What are private scholarships?
This type of credit check, triggered when you apply for things like credit cards or loans, can temporarily lower your credit score because lenders use it to evaluate your risk level.
What is a hard inquiry?
When people form close ties with others who share similar backgrounds or experiences, they build this kind of social capital.
What is bonding social capital?
The Five Demands movement led to the creation of this important CCNY program that supports low-income and first-generation students.
What is the SEEK program?
Because the government covers your interest while you’re in school, this type of federal loan is the one students prefer when demonstrating financial need.
What is a subsidized loan?
This amount of years is how long negative information (missed payments, late payments, etc.) stay on your credit report history.
What is 7 years?
These are two examples of social issues that social scientists often research to understand inequality and improve quality of life.
What is climate change (Also acceptable: gender-based violence, student activism, police-community relations, immigration, housing, healthcare, etc)
This legal process allowed the city to take over Seneca Village land to create Central Park.
What is eminent domain?
If your GPA or accomplishments, not your family’s income, determine your eligibility, you’re receiving this category of aid.
What is merit-based aid?
These three major companies collect your credit information and generate your credit reports.
Who are Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion
Dr. Deidre Anglin’s work connects this concept to mental health among Black Americans.
What are social determinants of health?
Name one of the Five Demands made by CCNY students in 1969.
Acceptable answers include: open admissions for Black and Puerto Rican students, a School of Black and Puerto Rican Studies, increased faculty diversity, required Black and Puerto Rican history courses, or better support for SEEK students.