AVID Financial Aid and Academic Vocab

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

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

A form that tells you if you are eligible for grants

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

When a college doesn't have an application deadline

How much it costs to go to college

Money that is awarded based on your financial circumstance

This includes Stafford Loan and Parent PLUS Loans

Your natural talent

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

What most people get when they finish college

The thing you study in college

Money awarded based on skills academics, talents, etc.

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

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

How your GPA compares to your fellow students

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

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

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

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

The standardized method of applying to most colleges

What do you call postponing your college enrollment?

What you get when you graduate from high school

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