4-year
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Alternative Paths
Life Skills
College Myths & Chaos
100

This is where many first-year students live on campus.

What is a dorm?

100

Community colleges are usually this compared to universities.

What is cheaper?

100

Jobs like electrician or plumber fall under this category.

What are trades?

100

This document lists your skills, education, and experience for jobs.

What is a resume?

100

Staying up all night before a test and hoping for the best is called this.

What is cramming?

200

This document tells you assignments, deadlines, and class rules.

What is a syllabus?

200

Many students go here first, then move to a university through this process.

What is transferring?

200

Taking a year off to work, travel, or volunteer is called this.

What is a gap year?

200

This is money you earn from a job before taxes are taken out.

What is gross pay?

200

This myth says you’ll have tons of free time in college… but most students say this actually increases.

What is homework or workload?

300

This person teaches your classes.

Who is a professor?

300

These shorter programs prepare you for specific jobs like nursing or welding.

What are certificate programs?

300

Starting your own business makes you this.

What is an entrepreneur?

300

Planning how to spend your money each month is called this.

What is budgeting?

300

This common freshman mistake involves waiting until the last minute to do everything.

What is procrastination?

400

Changing your major means switching this.

What is your field of study?

400

Community colleges often offer flexible schedules, including these types of classes.

What are online classes?

400

This path includes branches like Army, Navy, and Air Force.

What is the military?

400

This score affects your ability to get loans or credit cards.

What is a credit score?

400

Some students think skipping this regularly won’t matter, but it often hurts grades.

What is class (attendance)?

500

This financial aid does NOT need to be paid back and is often based on merit.

This financial aid does NOT need to be paid back and is often based on merit.

500

This degree is commonly earned at a community college before transferring.

What is an associate’s degree?

500

These programs provide job-specific training without a full college degree.

What are certifications?

500

This type of loan for school usually must be paid back with interest.

What is a student loan?

500

This myth suggests you must have your entire life planned at 18, but in reality most people do this multiple times.

What is change their major or career path?

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