Financing Your Future
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Unit Overview
Financing
Your Future will focus on pursuing
higher education that will require some form of financial assistance, you will
explore various financing options including scholarships, grants, loans, work
study, apprenticeships, and military service. The unit concludes with
comparisons of various financial aid offers intended to help you make informed
choices in the future.
Section A – Financing Further Education
You will discover
that the true cost of college goes beyond tuition, room, and board. You will
learn that your decisions can increase or decrease their costs. You will
explore three ways to pay for college—free money, borrowed money, and earned
money. You are encouraged to research college costs and make wise choices in
order to make higher education more affordable.
Section B – Understanding
Education Financing Options
How do you read and interpret a financial aid offer?
You will learn that many
college students find themselves stressed over finances and that many borrowers
wish they had taken on less student debt. The importance of completing FAFSA
and other forms such as the CSS Profile as vital to receiving financial aid is
reinforced. Then you will explore common elements of a financial aid offer and
learn tips to use when comparing offers. The module concludes with information
about student loans and the consequences of not paying them back.
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