college prep
Tackle financial aid terminology
By Julie Young  ForCustom Publications
Navigating the acronyms “I have and college admissions satellite programs, awhole
and terms used by colleges found that officers. These pros can other terminology applies.
and universities can be the terms that break down the lingo and Timothy Paige, training
like trying to master text stump people help students become more manager for the Indiana
message codes. Just with the most are confident about knowing and College Network and the
FAFSA, EFC and Federal the ones that using these terms. Indiana Higher Education
PLUS alone, you and your have to do College Goal Sunday Telecommunication System,Hamer
parents might be wading into with financial in February is another said words like asynchronous
uncharted vocabulary. aid,” said Mary Ellen opportunity for parents and throw many people for aloop.
Relax. It’scommon to Hamer,director of strategic students to find answers. (It’safancy way of saying
be hit with new terms and communications and The event is agreat time that students can take online
phrases when preparing for outreach at Independent to get assistance with your courses at their own pace.)
your advanced education. Colleges of Indiana Inc. FreeApplication for Federal “Preregistration is another
Forhelp, visit www. “There are terms like Pell StudentAid and learn the term that confuses people,”
learnmoreindiana.com, where Grant, SSACI, institutional meaning of other terms you’re Paige said. “Wehave alot of
you’ll find alist of terms you aid and other words that may unfamiliar with. (Watch for students who can’tget into a
will face. Everything from be unfamiliar to students and details in the Feb. 7issue of particular class at their own
“academic adviser” to “work their parents.” College Guide, publishing in campus and have to take the
study” is on the list, giving Hamer recommends The Indianapolis Star.) class at another site. They
students and parents aleg up enlisting the help of high Forstudents taking have to preregister for the
in learning the verbal ropes. school guidance counselors classes online or through course after talking to their
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