Colleges Want . . .
One of two nationally standardized tests that predict college readiness
What is ACT? OR What is SAT?
The definition of "postsecondary"
What is what you choose to do after high school?
Two different four-year colleges located in Nashville.
What are Vanderbilt, Lipscomb, Belmont, Trevecca, Tennessee State, and Fisk.
The degree you earn when you complete requirements at a 4 year college.
What is a Bachelors Degree?
True or False: You must decide what you want to study before applying to college.
What is false?
The term used to describe a student's cumulative average - calculated WITH extra points assigned to Honors and AP classes
What is weighted GPA?
Three different postsecondary options
What are college/university, community college, apprenticeship training, technical school, military, or joining the workforce?
Three different types of 4-year colleges
(Tip: two start with a "P").
What are public, private, and for-profit?
The degree you earn when you complete requirements at a two year college
What is an Associate's Degree?
The number of years it typically takes to become a medical doctor
What is 8 - 12 years?
A document - written by someone who knows you well - which outlines your accomplishments and readiness for college
What is a letter of recommendation?
Over their life span, college grads are predicted to earn over $____ more than people with only a high school diploma.
What is $1 million?
A type of school that is owned and operated by a business, results in a higher student debt than other schools, and offers has a low success rate for students just out of high school.
What is a for-profit school?
True or False: The only money you have to budget for college is tuition.
What is False?
True or false: "pre-med" and "pre-law" are actual degrees offered by many colleges
False.
Pre-med and pre-law are informal terms for students studying specific degrees that will best prepare them for Medical or Law school.
The practice of giving back to your community
What is volunteering (or community service)?
Studies show that a person with postsecondary training is ____ times more likely to get a job than someone with only a high school diploma.
What is 4 times?
The meaning of the acronym HBCU
What is a Historically Black College/University?
Two types of money to attend college that do not need to be paid back in the future
What are scholarships and grants?
Name 3 careers you might pursue if you earned a Business Degree.
What are accounting, advertising, human relations, marketing, merchandising . . .
Really, you could work just about anywhere -- from companies large and small to governments to higher education, etc.
Activities done outside the school day which expand your learning about a particular interest
What are extracurriculars (or clubs)?
By next year, ____ percent of all jobs will require postsecondary education and training beyond high school.
What is 65%?
A school that offers only two-year degrees
What is a community college?
The sum of money you'll owe for your college tuition, housing, meals, books, and other fees
What is Total Cost of Attendance?
Name two of the fastest growing career fields in the next decade.
What are alternative energy, health care, computer information systems/security, mental health, accounting/financial advising