ACT Basics
This organization administers the ACT exam.
What is ACT, Inc.?
College and career ready means being prepared for this type of education or training after high school.
What is postsecondary education or training?
Two major factors most colleges use in admissions decisions.
What are GPA and ACT scores?
Higher ACT scores generally lead to this.
What are higher scholarship amounts?
Students were instructed to look here first for admissions requirements.
What is a college or university's website?
The ACT is approximately this many hours long.
What is about 3 hours?
These classes help students prepare for college courses but do not earn college credit.
What are remedial classes?
The minimum ACT Math score discussed for Texas college and career readiness.
What is 22?
What was the university that was used as an example when we went over cost of attendance?
What is Texas Southern University?
The College Board resource recommended for researching colleges.
What is BigFuture?
The four multiple-choice sections on the ACT.
What are English, Math, Reading, and Science?
The ACT prep plan includes Intervention, In-Class Prep, and this weekly class.
What is Pathways to College & Career?
The required combined ACT English and Reading score discussed in class.
What is 40?
What are the 5 things that make up the Cost of Attendance?
What is Tuition and Fees, Room & Board, Books & Supplies, Personal Expenses, and Transportation?
Another platform students could use to research colleges and universities.
What is Schoolinks?
The highest possible scaled score on an ACT section.
What is 36?
Students are expected to do these two things during weekly intervention classes.
What are pay attention and engage?
Name three college application factors besides GPA and ACT.
What are resume, personal statement, letters of recommendation, community service, extracurricular activities, work experience, etc.?
How can a student be awarded a Federal Pell Grant?
What is money that you can get by completing your Financial Aid application?
During group work, each group had to find this many colleges that matched a scholar profile.
What is five colleges or universities?
A student's composite score is calculated using this method.
What is averaging the four multiple-choice section scores and rounding to the nearest whole number?
Being college-ready means students can succeed in these courses without remediation.
What are entry-level credit-bearing college courses?
A strong ACT score can help balance these parts of a college application.
What are GPA, recommendation letters, resume, or personal statement?
What is the difference between a Subsidized and a Unsubsidized loan?
What is
Subsidized Loan: The government pays the interest while you're in school at least half-time.
Unsubsidized Loan: You are responsible for all interest from the day the loan is disbursed?
The two things students needed to compare when analyzing admission likelihood.
What are GPA and ACT scores compared to admissions requirements?