October - Paying for College

COMPETENCIES

• Types of Financial Aid
  • Grants
    • https://studentaid.gov/understand-aid/types/grants
  • Scholarships
    • https://studentaid.gov/understand-aid/types/scholarships
  • Work-study jobs
    • https://studentaid.gov/understand-aid/types/work-study
  • Loans
    • https://studentaid.gov/understand-aid/types/loans
  • Other
    • Aid for military families
    • Aid for international study
    • https://studentaid.gov/understand-aid/types
• Filling out FAFSA
  • FSA ID
  • Documents needed to apply
  • Listing colleges and/or career schools
  • Determining dependency status
  • Providing financial information 
  • https://studentaid.gov/apply-for-aid/fafsa/filling-out
  • https://studentaid.gov/sites/default/files/fafsa-process.png
• How Aid is Calculated
  • Cost of Attendance (COA)
  • Expected Family Contribution (EFC)
  • https://studentaid.gov/complete-aid-process/how-calculated
• General Information
  • Availabilities
  • Other Information
  • https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/paying-for-college/articles/completing-the-fafsa

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OCTOBER QUIZ 

Updated  10/19/21