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Financial Aid FAQ

Find answers to students’ most common questions.

What is the FAFSA?

What should I know about the delay in releasing 2024-25 FAFSA data?

When is the FAFSA deadline?

Why do I have to submit parent information on the FAFSA?

What is the difference between a dependent student and an independent student?

What happens after I submit the FAFSA?

What is verification?

How do I accept my financial aid?

What do I need to know about loans?

What is a loan origination fee?

What is entrance counseling and a master promissory note?

How much do students typically have in debt and loans when they graduate from Baker University?

What if my financial aid does not cover the full amount of my bill in the Business Office?

What is a Parent PLUS Loan?

How can I earn scholarship money?

What are grants?

What is work study?

What is a GIA letter?

Can I receive financial aid for summer courses?

What’s the difference between the Business Office and the Financial Aid Office?

What is a refund check?

Where can I see all of my federal aid?

How do I remain in good financial aid standing?

What happens if my GPA drops below a 2.0?

What happens when I leave Baker?

When will I have to start repaying my loans?

What is FERPA?