The official document, issued by the Office of Financial Aid, which lists all the financial aid awarded to the student. While award letters vary among institutions, the letter generally lists the Expected Family Contribution (EFC), Cost of Attendance (COA), and all the terms of the aid awarded. The award letter may be via paper or online. 

A national policy among members of the National Association for College Admission Counseling that permits a student to wait until May 1 to choose among offers of admission and financial aid.

This application must be completed by all students who wish to be considered for institutional financial aid at Rhodes College. Apply online at the CSS PROFILE website: profileonline.collegeboard.com. 

A general application form accepted by approximately 350 selective colleges and universities. These institutions agree to give the same preference to students whether they apply using the Common Application or the institution’s own application. Students who use the Common Application complete the form once and send photocopies or submit the online [..]

The student’s Cost of Attendance includes tuition, fees, and standard allocation designed to cover reasonable living expenses while attending school. The Cost of Attendance is determined by Rhodes using guidelines established by federal regulations (also known as Cost of Education or Student Budget). 

An application process in which a student can apply to an institution and receive a decision in advance of the normal response dates in the spring. The student is not committed to enroll at the institution under Early Action.

Admitting students into college courses before they have completed the standard high school graduation requirements.

An application process in which the student is committed to enroll at the institution if accepted. Only a student who can make a deliberate and well-reasoned first choice decision should apply using an Early Decision program.

An amount that a student and parents can reasonably be expected to contribute toward college costs. For federal aid purposes, this is computed according to federal guidelines. For institutional aid purposes, this is computed using data submitted on the CSS PROFILE. The EFC is subtracted from total Costs of Attendance to arrive at an estimate of a s [..]

Federally sponsored loan programs, which include the Direct Loan, Graduate PLUS Loan and the Parent PLUS Loan (for parents of undergraduate students).