College Financial Aid

2. / failure to repay a loan according to the terms agreed upon
5. / eligible parents and students borrow directly from US Department of education
6. / a 2 year undergraduate academic degree
8. / amount of financial aid a school is willing to provide
9. / a program of study that leads to a degree or certificate
13. / the process of combining one or more loans into a single new loan
15. / a student who does not meet any of the criteria for an independent student
17. / the process where interest accumulates on a loan
18. / a school meeting certain academic standards
19. / acknowledgement of program completion
20. / Expected Family Contribution: the number that is used to determine your eligibility for federal student aid

1. / a period of time schools use to measure a quantity of study
2. / Data Release Number: 4 digit number assigned to a student's FAFSA
3. / payment of loan proceeds to the borrower via the school by the lender
4. / the total amount it will cost to go to school
6. / the written acknowledgement by the student recipient of an award offer
7. / the number of credits a student is enrolled for
8. / Adjusted Gross Income: all taxable income as reported on a U.S. income tax reform
10. / a 4 year undergraduate academic degree
11. / person responsible for repaying the loan
12. / all items of value
14. / a financial plan
16. / Adverse Credit History: a summary of an individual's financial history