A place of education that receives part of their funding from state taxes, which lowers the sticker price of their cost-of-attendance.
What is a public college or university?
This includes race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, choice of major/career, or your hobbies.
What makes you unique?
Typical of students with fixed mindset, where they do not take personal responsibility and blame someone else, like "The dog ate my homework"
What is an excuse?
This requires 60+ credits, usually a mix of required program courses as well as general education courses.
What is an Associate's degree?
Two words that start with the letter "r" that make the most difference in learning.
What is repetition and recall?
This includes tuition, fees, room and board as well as estimated college books and other living expenses.
What is Cost-Of-Attendance?
This type of scholarships is usually the place to start applying for scholarships.
What are local scholarships?
Defined by psychologist Angela Duckworth as a blend of passion and perseverance for long-term goals.
What is Grit?
A list of classes that will count as your general education courses at Mn State Funded Colleges & Universities.
What is the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum?
The month of October offers these two financial options for students at ARCC.
When does the FAFSA 2027-28 and ARCC Foundation Scholarships open?
The place of academic learning that no one actually pays the sticker price because if you have a high enough GPA to get accepted, you will have a GPA high enough to get a merit scholarship.
What is a private college or university?
Once you have a scholarship essay written once, this is the next best thing to do with the essay after sending in the application.
What is saving each essay?
The belief that your basic abilities, intelligence, and talents can be developed over time through dedication, effort, effective strategies, and support.
What is Growth Mindset?
A type of degree that ARCC does not offer so students are required to transfer to a University of their choice.
What is a Bachelor's Degree
Being active in this student activity actually rewards students in the form of financial stipends and trips?
What is student senate?
The special name for when there are additional college applications that offer Free applications.
What is College Knowledge Month?
This is the worst time to ask for a letter of recommendation.
What is the last minute?
An example of this is when George doesn't think doing his homework is going to help him in his algebra class. His family is just stupid when it comes to math.
What is fixed mindset?
This will tell you exactly what classes you have left to take to graduate and what choices you might have within each categories.
What is a Degree Audit Report?
A test question that requires more than just a few words or even a sentence or two. Answers may require a paragraph or more.
What is an essay test question?
Evaluates the entire college or university as a whole, focusing on overall governance, fiscal stability, faculty, and student support. It is divided into regional and national accrediting bodies
What is Accreditation?
A type of style of writing that tells more than what's on a student's resume or transcript. It will help your essay stand out among dozens of essays and be remembered.
What is storytelling?
A psychological experience where people doubt their abilities, feel like a fraud, and attribute their success to luck or timing rather than their own competence.
What is Imposture Syndrome?
A program that requires program specific courses but no general education classes
What is a certificate?
We remember 95% of the material when we use this form of studying.
What percentage do we remember when we teach the material to another person?