AVID Financial Aid and Academic Vocab

How much it costs to go to college

How do you spell your teacher's name?

Money awarded based on skills academics, talents, etc.

This includes Stafford Loan and Parent PLUS Loans

Money that is awarded based on your financial circumstance

How your GPA compares to your fellow students

What most people get when they finish college

What are the fees paid when you borrow money based on the percentage of the original loan?

What do you call postponing your college enrollment?

What happens if you don't pay back your loans?

The thing you study in college

Money you receive that you don't have to pay back

Your natural talent

When a college doesn't have an application deadline

When you take away your EFC from your Cost of Attendance, you get this.

What is the application you fill out after Oct 1 of your senior year?

When you get a job through the financial aid office to help pay for college

When you apply early and agree by contract to go to that school if you get accepted

This can be based on merit or need and does not have to be paid back

This must be completed to determine how eligible you are for financial aid

The amount of money the government says you and your family can afford to pay for college 

This is the total amount of financial aid you receive

The standardized method of applying to most private colleges

A form that tells you if you are eligible for grants

What you get when you graduate from high school

This tells you how much financial aid you get and how much you are expected to pay for college