CSU
There are this many CSUs in California.
What is 23
What are the school colors for every UC?
blue and gold
What very prestigious private university in Northern California is also known as "the farm"?
Stanford
What is form that students fill out in the fall to determine their expected family contribution and apply for financial aid for college?
FAFSA or Dream Act for undocumented students
What does SAT stand for?
Scholastic Aptitude Test
What is the minimum GPA for admissions into a CSU?
2.0 (but you need a qualifying SAT score)
What is the minimum GPA for a UC
3.0
What is the oldest operating institution of higher learning in California and the oldest Catholic university in the west?
Santa Clara University
What is the difference between a grant and a loan
A grant is free money and a loan you pay back after you graduate
What section does the ACT have that the SAT doesn't have?
A science section
What exam is required by the CSU system?
SAT or ACT
How many UC campuses accept undergraduate students?
9
What percentage of college students attend private universities?
5-10% 11-20% 21-30% 31-50%
51-70% 71-100%
16%, so 11-20% is the correct answer.
What is the job usually located on campus and made available as part of a financial aid package in order to help cover the costs of attending college called? (Hint: This is also the kind of job your AVID tutors have)
work study
What is the penalty for guessing if you don't know the answer (on both ACT and SAT)?
None
This CSU is the oldest public university in California?
San Jose State
What kind of degree can the UC system grant that no other public university in the state can grant?
PhD
What college, located in Boston Mass and founded in 1636 and is the oldest continually operating university in the United States?
Harvard
Who qualifies for the blue and gold scholarship?
Anyone with a family income under $80,000.
Blue and gold covers full tuition as a grant.
What are grid-ins?
Math problems without multiple choice answers
What CSU has the most students?
Cal State Northridge, with over 41,000 students.
Which two UCs are on the semester system?
UC Merced and ad UC Berkeley
How many private and independent colleges and universities are located in California.
1-20 21-40 41-60 61-80 81-100 101+
76, so the correct answer is 61-60
How many fee waivers for applying to college do AVID students receive?
4 with their SAT waiver.
(For a bonus 100 points you also knew that you get 4 for the UCs if you are on free and reduced lunch)
This is total of about $560!
What is the average amount of time per question on the SAT?
1 minute 10 seconds.