<p>On the last page of FAFSA before Sign & Submit, one of the questions is "Select the rigorous high school program of study that you completed." The drop-down options for me are "Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Requirements", "California A-G Requirements", and "California Golden State Seal Merit Diploma". What exactly are the first and third option? Are they programs you had to attend during high school to qualify? Or in the case of the California Golden State Seal Merit Diploma, do you just have to meet the CST testing requirements? Before starting on the FAFSA, I have not even heard of the first and third options. Which one do I pick?</p>
<p>You might see if there is a help button to click. Or search the FAFSA website for those phrases. First I’ve heard of any of them!</p>
<p>The question is to determine if may be eligible for the Academic Competitiveness Grant. There is a list by state of programs that make you eligible. It just alerts your college to the fact that you may be eligible academically (you also have to be pell eligible). They still have to check whether you are eligible before they can award it to you. If you are not sure just pick the program you most think applies to you.</p>
<p>[Student</a> Aid on the Web](<a href=“http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/NewPrograms.jsp]Student”>http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/NewPrograms.jsp)</p>
<p><a href=“http://www2.ed.gov/admins/finaid/about/ac-smart/2009/state-programs-09.html[/url]”>http://www2.ed.gov/admins/finaid/about/ac-smart/2009/state-programs-09.html</a></p>