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Terms to know
Asynchronous: To be taken at your Federal PLUS (Parent Loans
ownpace. for Undergraduate Students):
Low-interest loans provided to parentsACT Inc.: An organization thatproduces
of students, processed through abank,standardized admissions tests, including
other lending agency, college orthe ACT and PLAN.
university.Payments begin 60 days
after the loan is issued.Consortium: In education, an agreement
between schools thatenables students Free Application for Federal
who attend one school to attend class and Student Aid (FAFSA): The required
use resources at the partner school. application for federal, state and
institutional financial aid.To meet theExpected Family Contribution
priority deadline, Indiana students must(EFC): Analysis of howmuch afamily can
file the FAFSA between Jan. 1and Marchcontribute toward education expenses.
10 of the year the student plans to attendStudent Aid Report (SAR):
A college.
summaryofinformation detailing a Preregistration:
Early registration.family’sExpected Family Contribution and
eligibility for financial aid. Source: www.learnmoreindiana.com
academic adviser.It’sour job The point is that said. Resources such as the “Success in college begins
at IHETS to help students terminology shouldn’tstop College Board and Peterson’s right from the start, so don’t
make sense of any distance you from doing the prep can help decode the most let the terminology trip you
learning they plan to do work to get into the college common (and uncommon) up,” she said. 
during their college years.” of your dreams, Hamer terms.
Whatdostudentsfindat
ManchesterCollege?
Theyfindside-by-side
learningopportunities,
academicsthatmatter,
andfriendsforlife.
Andtheyfindsuccess.
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