A form required by the government for application to any federal education aid program.
What is the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) www.fafsa.ed.gov)
100
A college entrance exam that measures English, math, reading and science reasoning. Scores range from 1-36 along with a composite score. An optional writing test is offered.
What is the ACT?
100
A student's approximate standing in her/his graduating class, based on grade point average. (e.g. 72nd in a class ogf 419; in the "upper fifth" of the class)
What is class rank?
100
Opportunities that are available after graduation from high school; usually refers to colleges and universities in the admission process.
What is post-secondary?
100
A natural ability or talent.
What is aptitude?
200
Financial aid based on merit and paid directly to the student in the form of an outright gift.
What is a scholarship?
200
Preliminary SAT and National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. Enables students to practice for the SAT Reasoning Test and serves as the qualifying test for scholarship competitions conducted by National Merit Scholarship Corporation.
What is the PSAT/NMSQT?
200
A formal request for admission to a college or university; requires the submission of forms and other materials.
What is a college application?
200
The rank or title given by a college or university to a student who has met certain academic requirements.
What is a degree?
200
Unit of value given to college classes that denotes the amount of time a student will invest in formal instruction; may determine part-time and full-time course loads; specific numbers in certain areas of study are required for graduation.
What is a credit hour?
300
The information received after the FAFSA has been processed. This reports the expected family contribution (EFC).
What is the Student Aid Report (SAR)?
300
Designed for students who have completed college-level work in high school, AP tests are given in specific subject areas and are used to determine if a student may gain advanced standing in college.
What is Advanced Placement (AP) Tests?
300
The subject of study in which the student chooses to specialize; a series of related courses, taken primarily in the junior and senior years of college.
What is a major?
300
University programs offering the opportunity for superior students to enrich their educational experience through independent, advanced or accelerated study.
What is the honors program?
300
When a student's application for early decision or early action admission is postponed, and will be considered with the regualr applicant pool.
What is deferral or deferrment?
400
Grants, scholarships, work study, student loans are all categorized as this type of funding.
What are the different types of financial aid?
400
College Level Examination Program (CLEP) is the College Board's credit-by-examination program enabling students to demonstrate college-level achievement in 34 different subject areas and receive up to two years of college credit.
What is a college entrance exam?
400
When a student applies early in the fall and often receives an admission decision prior to January. The accepted candidate has until May 1 to accept or decline the offer of admission.
What is Early Action (EA)?
400
A four-year degree from a college or university for a prescribed course of study.
What is a bachelor's degree? B.A. (Bachelor's of Arts)
B.S. (Bachelor's of Science)
400
An assessment of a student's aptitudes, abilities, and interests, written by a teacher or counselor and used by colleges and universities in the admission process.
What is a letter of recommendation (LOR)?
500
Awards are usually based on financial need and do not require repayment. Grants are available through the deferal government, state agencies, private organizations and educational institutions.
What are grants?
500
College entrance exam designed to measure critical reading, math, and writing skills needed for academic success in college; scores range from 200 to 800 in each of the three sections.
What is the SAT Reasoning Test?
500
A plan under which a student applies to the first-choice college early in the fall (usually by November 1) and agrees by contract to enter that college if offered admission; applicants are judged on the basis of their junior year test scores, class rank, and grades.
What is Early Decision (ED)?
500
Bachelor's degree plus graduate courses in specialized area, it requires two additional years of full-time study after completion of a Bachelor's degree.
What is a master's degree (M.S., M.A.)?
500
Application process whereby a college reviews an application when the application is completed and comminucates the admission decision within a few weeks of reviewing the application.