Test
College admission test that measures English, math, reading and science reasoning. Scores range from 1-36 along the composite score and 11 sub-scores broken down by subject areas.
What is ACT?
The decision to allow a student to enter a college or university
What is Admission?
A plan under which a student applies to the first-choice college early in the fall and agrees by contract to enter
What is a early decision?
Any financial award to a student(grant, scholarship, or loan)
What is a financial aid or assistance?
Money earned in a job obtained through the help of colleges financial aid office. Hours/location of the job are compatible with academic life and school schedule
What is work/study?
A standardized test uses in the admission process to predict likelihood of a student’s success in college
What is Admission Test?
A standardized application form used by a consortium of colleges for admission
What is a Common Application?
The subject of study in which the student chooses to specialize; a series of related courses, taken primarily in the junior and senior years of college
What is a major?
Awards based on financial need that do not require repayment. These are available through the federal government, state agencies, and educated institutions
What is a grant?
The official record of high school or colleges courses and grades, generally required as parr of the college application
What is a transcript?
Tests such as ACT and SAT that provide college admission officers with a comparative standard for evaluating a student’s academic aptitude and likelihood of success in college
What is Standardized Tests?
A formal request for admission to a college or university, requires the submission of forms and other materials
What is a application?
Any program offering the opportunity for superior students to enrich their educational experience through independent, advanced, or accelerated study
What is a honors program?
Certificate issued by a school, college,or university to a student who has met coursework and graduation requirements
What is a Diploma?
An indicator of the student’s overal scholastic performance
What is a Grade point average? or What is a GPA?
College admission test designed to measure critical reading, math, and writing skills needed for academic success in college. This test scores from 299 to 800 in each of the 3 sections(writing, math and critical reading).
What is SAT?
The policy of some colleges of admitting virtually all high school graduates, regardless of academic qualifications such as high school grades and admission scores
What is open admissions?
Recognition provides to a student for completion of a short term vocational or career training program
What is a certificate?
Financial aid based on merit and paid directly to the student in the form of an outright gift. Some scholarships are given to students who exhibit a particular ability or skill, such as in music or athletics
What is a Scholarship?
The application process in which a student submits an application to an institution by a specified date and receives a decisions within a reasonable and clearly states period of time, but not later than April 15
What is a regular decision?
Designed for students who have completed college level work in high school, AP tests are given in specific subject areas and are used to determine if a student may gain advanced standing in college
What is Advanced Placement (AP) tests?
An assessment of the student’s aptitude’s, abilities, and interests, written by a teacher or counselor and used by colleges and universities in the admission process
What is Letter of Recommendation?
The rank or title given by a college or university to a student who has met certain academic requirements
What is a degree?
The information received after the FAGSA has been processed. The SAR reports the Expected Family Contribution(EFC).
What is Student Aid Report? or What is SAR?
Any school activity, such as athletics, drama, or music, that offers the student an opportunity to complement his or her classroom experiences
What is Extracurricular Activities?