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2.3.5.L1
PayingforHigherEducationNoteTakingGuide
TotalPointsEarned
TotalPointsPossible
Percentage
Name
Date
Class
Threewaystoreducethecostofhighereducationinclude:
MoneyYouDoNotHavetoRepay
Characteristicsofscholarships
Scholarshipsarebasedon...
Threescholarshipsources:
Whataregrants?
for specific
projects
non-profit
foundations
corporations
Whoarethey
typicallyawarded
to?
Howdoyouapply?
FAFSA
students with
financial need
Twoexamplesare:
pell grant
teacher
education
assistance
DescribetheFederalWorkStudyprogram.
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2.3.5.L1
LowCostFinancialAid
CharacteristicsofFederalStudentLoans
generous
repayment plan
no prepayment
penalties
no credit checks
(exept plus loans)
HowdoyouapplyforaFederalStudentLoan?
IdentifythetypesofFederalLoansandacharacteristicofeach.
Highestinterestrates
plus loan
HighCostConsumerLoans
Whooffersprivateloansandwhyshouldtheytypicallybethelastfinancialaidoptionconsidered?
education institutes
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2.3.5.L1
AllAboutFAFSA(FreeApplicationforFederalStudentAid)
WhyshouldeveryonecompletetheFAFSA?
Foureligibilityrequirementare...
be a leagal us
citizen
be a high school
graduate
be enrolled to a
post secondary
program
maintain
satasfactory
acedemic progress
WhenshouldtheFAFSAbecompleted?
HowdoIlearntheFederal,StateandPostsecondarydeadlines?
fafsa.ed.gov
HowoftendoestheFAFSAneedtobecompleted?
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2.3.5.L1
Whatisneedbasedaid?
Costof
Attendance
ExpectedFamily
Contribution
FinancialNeed
Equals
Howisnonneedbasedaidcalculated?
Whydononneedbasedaidsourceshavehigher
cost of attendance-financial aid
interestrates?
awarded=non-need based aid
un substidized
TheFAFSAApplicationProcess
Whyisdependency
statusimportant?
Howdoyoulearnyour
dependencystatus?
HowisthePINused?
HowdoyougetaPIN?
fsa id
DescribethetypesofdocumentsrequiredtocompletetheFAFSA.
identifiacation docs
fed tax info
untaxedbincome records
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WhatarethreethingstorememberwhencompletingtheonlineFAFSAForm?
WhatdoyouneedtodowhensubmittingtheFAFSA?
Howdoyouknowifithasbeensuccessfully
submitted?
WhyisitimportanttoreviewtheStudentAidReport?
Whatareyouresponsiblefordoingifyourpostsecondaryinstitutionsends
youanawardletter?
Whatshouldyouconsiderwhencomparingaidpackages?
WhenItsNotFreeMoney
Whatshouldyoudoifyouarehavingtroublepaying
Whataretheimplicationsofdefaultingonastudent
loan?
backyourstudentloans?
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