High School
The AP in AP classes stands for
What is advanced placement
If you want to earn extra money you can get one of these
What is a job?
This popular application platform is accepted by more than 750 colleges and universities
What is the common application
Required by many colleges, this is the writing sample that provides insight to the kind of person you are
What is the college essay?
CUNY stands for
What is City University of New York?
This acronym stands for your overall high school grade average
What is GPA
Students who live on campus usually live in these
What are dorm rooms/residential halls?
The day in which you must decide which college or university you will attend
What is May 1st
This document shows all of the classes you have taken and the grades you earned in them
What is the transcript?
SUNY stands for
What is State University of New York
During your senior year, this is the day that completes your high school education.
What is high school graduation
Just like in high school, students can participate in these outside of classes
What are clubs?
This admissions policy allows you apply any time without a specified deadline
What is rolling admissions
This person will review your college application and all supplemental documents submitted at the colleges you apply to
Who is the college admissions officer
These are special programs where a student can get into the school having just below the required GPA and SAT score for general admissions
What are opportunity programs?
You request these from your teachers and/or counselor to submit with your college application
What are letters of recommendation?
Students a part of Greek life are in these
What are sororities and fraternities?
This deadline is usually in November and is binding
What is early decision
These two factors get you in the door in the college admissions process, but does not guarantee your acceptance
What are GPA and SAT score?
These are the 3 most common opportunity programs
What are SEEK, HEOP, and EOP?
Colleges look at this factor based on the classes you take and the classes that are offered at your high school
What is academic rigor?
All student should have this particular skill but it is even more important for students who are in clubs/organizations, and work in addition to attending class
What is time management?
This deadline allows you to get a decision back early but is not binding
In addition to your college essay, some colleges want these additional writing samples
What are supplemental essays?
These two ivy league schools are located in New York State
What are Cornell and Columbia?