College Application Process
The suggested time of the year that you should take the SAT/ACT for the first time
What is the Spring of your Junior year?
Free money that is not required to be paid back that is based off of your academics
What is a merit scholarship?
This document is your academic record at LHS
What is a transcript?
This program allows you to research colleges, sign up for college visits, search for scholarships, and request transcripts
What is Naviance?
The mascot of Stony Brook University
What is the Seawolves?
A way to enhance your application to make yourself a more favorable applicant by being well rounded
What is extra curricular activities?
Government money that you need to pay back at a lower interest rate this is based off of your parents' income
What are (Federal) student loans?
The application used by most schools to apply to college
What is the Common Application?
BA, BS, MS, MBA, BFA stand for
Bachelor of Science
Master of Science
Master of Business Administration
Bachelor of Fine Arts
The average cost for a meal plan at college
What is $4,300 or $7.50 per meal?
The difference between a weighted and unweighted GPA
What is an unweighted GPA will be higher to reflect additional quality points earned by taking honors/AP courses?
The date you can begin applying for financial aid during your senior year
What is October 1st?
Test optional means
What is schools don't require SAT/ACT scores but if you score well/above their range then you should still submit them even though they're not required?
SUNY stands for
What is State University of New York?
The most selective college and its acceptance rate
What is Harvard and 5%?
True or False- it costs money to apply to college?
True and False- most schools require an application fee that varies from $40-$75 per school but some schools do not have a fee or you may qualify for a fee waiver for applications based on your parents income
The meaning of the acronym FAFSA
What is Free Application for Federal Student Aid?
What is there is no one specific deadline, all colleges my differ so it is important to pay attention to this?
Total cost of attendance (COA) includes
What is tuition, room & board, books, and all other assumed expenses?
The approximate number of colleges in the US
What is 5,300?
The difference between early action and early decision
What is early decision is a legal binding agreement that can only be applied to for one school and early action is not binding and can be applied for multiple schools?
The main difference between subsidized and unsubsidized federal student loans
What is subsidized loans do not accrue interest while you are in school and is based on financial need?
List the 5 main components of a college application that you are being evaluated on
The way you transfer your high school college credits/AP credits to your college after graduation
What is request and official transcript from each college you have credits from (Suffolk, Stony Brook, Farmingdale, etc.) be sent to the college you are attending for evaluation and request and official AP score report be sent through College Board?
The average amount of college debt students have
What is approximately $40k?