College Knowledge
A school on your college list that should be very easy to get into
What is a safety school?
Activities that you do outside of school; can be considered a bit "extra"
A highly selective program that gives students a full ride to a prestigious school if they "match" with it; begins with a Q
What is Questbridge?
A program at Mather than helps students apply to college; it also supports them for all 4 years in college. Some might even say that they make college possible...
The minimum amount of colleges you need on your top [redacted] list
What is 6?
The name of the platform you will use to apply to college (the opposite of rare)
What is the Common App?
A type of scholarship that you get on the basis of high grades/notable extracurriculars
What is a merit scholarship?
The state that Miami University is located in
What is Ohio?
The word limit for your personal essay (answers within 100 will be accepted)
A form you fill out that helps you get financial aid from the government
What is the FAFSA?
When considering fit, it's how you actually like the people that go to your college
What is social fit?
A writing technique where you communicate without overexplaining (three-word phrase)
This is the deadline for early action college applications
What is November 1?
A small, unknown college in Massachusetts that one of your coaches went to
What is Amherst College?
The prestigious Maryland university that publishes the example personal essays you looked at earlier this spring
What is Johns Hopkins University?
A scholarship that is only available to students in college access programs (such as yourselves...). Sponsored by a computer company
What is the Dell Scholarship?