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Heading to college
File the FAFSA, compare aid by real cost, avoid scholarship scams, build credit carefully, set roommate rules and know where help is.
Students see this path at I'm heading to college. It has 14 lessons in this order:
- FAFSA, step by step Money
- Reading a financial aid offer Money
- Scholarships and scholarship scams Money
- Federal student loans, explained Money
- Opening your first bank account Money
- Your first credit card Money
- Your first budget in 20 minutes Money
- Living with roommates Your place
- Laundry without ruining clothes Your place
- Grocery shopping and five cheap meals Your place
- Using campus counseling Body
- Consent, explained People
- Alcohol: knowing the facts Body
- 988: when and how to reach out Body
Three discussion questions
- On a financial aid offer, what's the difference between a grant, a scholarship and a loan?
- You're moving in with a roommate. Which agreements would you want to make in the first week?
- If a friend at college seemed overwhelmed for weeks, what are three places they could go for help?
Each question can be answered from the lessons above. Lessons print as clean handouts.