A two-year degree awarded as a stand-alone degree or as part of a larger four year program. Community colleges as well as four year schools may offer associates degrees.

Colleges and universities notify accepted students of the assortment of financial aid that the school is offering to them, should the student decide to attend. The package may include grants, scholarships, loans and work study opportunities. Most schools do not guarantee that they will meet 100% of the student’s need, so there may be some unmet amo [..]

A degree earned after about 4 years of full-time study at an accredited four year university or college. The last 2 years are spent concentrating one or two major areas of study. Degrees can be a Bachelor of Arts (BA) or a Bachelor of Science (BSc).

Also referred to as PROFILE. Students who wish to qualify for federal student aid must complete a FAFSA application each year. However, some schools also require that students complete a comparable CSS/PROFILE application in order to qualify for non-federal need based aid, grants and scholarships. Not all colleges accept or require PROFILE informat [..]

Students who would like to streamline their application process to multiple schools may choose to explore the Common Application. They can go to www.commonapp.org