All Things WP
The number of allowable absences you are permitted each year
what is two?
A student's focused area of study; it is usually the department where a student has taken the most coursework.
what is a major?
An organized list of your education, volunteer, and work experiences and qualifications, used to help you gain employment.
what is a résumé?
Name the location of each of UM's campuses.
What are Ann Arbor, Dearborn, and Flint?
What GPA must you maintain to remain eligible for the Wolverine Pathways scholarship?
what is a 3.0?
This UM campus does not accept the Wolverine Pathways scholarship
What is UM-Flint?
While a college typically enrolls only undergraduate students, this institution typically enrolls both undergraduate and graduate students
what is a university?
A letter from a teacher, coach, and/or employer that testifies to you being a strong applicant for a school, job, or competitive program
what is a recommendation or reference letter?
UM's official colors are blue and this shade of yellow
what is maize?
What does the acronym GPA stand for?
what is grade point average ?
Rather than calling our young people "students," we call them this.
What are "scholars"?
The title given students who graduate from college before either of their parents
what is a first-generation college graduate?
This type of job is typically unpaid as workers gain valuable work experience in a field of study rather than a big paycheck.
what is an internship?
The nickname of UM's football stadium, which seats over 107K fans! Hint: you'll have a field trip there this year...
What is The Big House
how many years of foreign language does Wolverine Pathways require you to take?
what is four?
3 of the 4 neighborhoods Wolverine Pathways scholars live in
What are Detroit, Ypsilanti, Southfield, and/or Grand Rapids?
In college (and often in middle or high school), you can schedule meetings outside of class with your professor. In college, these meetings are called...
what are office hours?
someone with valuable experience and knowledge who offers guidance and support to a less experienced and often younger person.
Who/what is a mentor ?
This former Michigan quarterback finished his college career with a 27-1 record as a starting quarterback, the best by any quarterback since 1971.
Who is JJ McCarthy ?
Think of high school course titles: what do the acronyms AP or IB stand for? (You only need to provide one)
what is Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate
Because programming takes place both in-person and online, WP programming is considered this.
What is hybrid?
The acronym for the federal financial aid application
what is FAFSA?
a need-based financial aid program that provides students with the opportunity to work part-time to earn money.
what is work-study?
According to the University seal, UM was founded in this year.
What is 1817?
According to the Michigan Merit Curriculum, students must take four years of these two courses to graduate from high school
What are English and Math?