5.3 Financial Aid Questions and Answers

5.3.1 Click here for this "Smart Guide to Financial Aid" which is a comprehensive site answering nearly any question you or your parents may have about financial. Please print this homepage and place in portfolio.

5.3.2 Click here if you haven't found the answer to a specific question, "Ask the Aid Advisor" can help. E-mail your question and the Aid Advisor will send you a personalized answer. An outstanding site for you and especially your parents. Please print and place this homepage in your portfolio.

5.3.3 Click here to learn financial aid's own vocabulary. To help you speak the language, here are the most commonly used terms and acronyms. Please print this multiple page list and place in your portfolio for easy reference.

5.3.4 Click here.  In addition to the primary sources of financial aid (loans and scholarships), other kinds of aid are available to many students. These other types of aid fall into five broad categories. Please print this site and place in your portfolio. You may also wish to print and retain specific additional information about the five categories.

5.3.5 Click here for the Expected Family Contribution EFC which is a calculated assessment of how much your family will be expected to contribute to college costs. A thorough discussion of this is contained at this site. Please print and place in your portfolio. Feel free to include expanded information if desired.