Prepare for College
two college entrance exams are
ACT and SAT
What is the name of your main course of study in college?
A major
What are paid ,or unpaid, programs that can help you get career experience in your field and maybe even land a job when you graduate from college?
Internships
If you experience racism or harassment in class, either by your professor or your classmates you should talk to________.
Your title IX coordinator for the university, a counselor,
when you spend a day hanging out with a person in your career field and getting to know more about the job
Shadowing
four forms of student financial aid
Grants, scholarships, work study and loans
a secondary, optional, lower course of study
minor
the person you can talk to about your grades, credits and major study choices
Your academic advisor
If I am being harassed, bullied, or racially discriminated against by a professor or classmates, I can talk to________.
A title IX coordinator ( for sexual harassment), a Equal Opportunity Coordinator, a counselor ( you can start here) or advisor or mentor
You could lose your scholarship if ______ happens? ( there are many answers, name as many as you can)
You let your GPA drop below the minimum for your aid package, you don't renew the aid package, you commit a crime, you violate a university policy such as a plagiarism policy
should be in top form if you want to receive merit-based financial aid
Your grades and test scores
You can major in more than one subject, true or false?
True
Who do you call if there is an emergency on campus?
Public Safety
the person that can help you with roommate trouble, dorm trouble, or give advice on anything from where to get good food on campus to what you can do when you're on campus and bored
Residential Advisor
Colleges/Universities may not let freshman have this mode of transportation on campus
Car
Programs that are specific to each school that grant financial aid to select individuals who meet a list of criteria
Scholarship Programs
number of hours does it take to be a full-time student at most colleges/universities
at least 12 credit hours
You should be sure to renew your FASFA _____
Every year
You can make friends during this freshman pre-semester get together
Freshman Orientation
a vaccine, against an illness that affects people of college age that live in close settings (dorms), that you might you need to get while attending college?
Meningitis B vaccine
What are three things to look for in a college you choose to attend?
cost, diversity, retention rates, size, student-teacher ratio
programs that colleges sometimes have in order to help students succeed
Retention programs. These can be programs for students of color or first-gen students, or some are for general students who want to succeed
When your professor does not respond to your calls, emails or texts, what should you do?
See them in person, badger them
Find out if there is a group/club you can join to help you feel like you belong by going here
Student Life, College Activities
Mentor