College
Financial Aid
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Trivia
100

Before you apply to college, you should try to go on one of these to get to see the whole college campus.

College Tour

100

Relating to a college program that enables students to work part-time while attending school.

Work-study

100
True or False: You can change your major in college?

True

100

Which Ivy League school was founded first?

  1. Princeton University
  2. Yale University
  3. University of Pennsylvania
  4. Harvard University

Harvard founded in 1636

200

What is a resident advisor (or RA)?

The name of the person in charge of supporting other students in a dorm and holding hall meetings.

200

This is money received and does not need to be repaid

scholarship and grants

200

This is the person I can go to if I need help deciding what classes will help me best in my major and after I graduate.

Academic advisor

200

Football is among the most popular college team sport but do you know where and when the first game was played and between which two colleges

Princeton played Rutgers and Rutgers won the game 6-4 in 1869

300

This is the place I can go to if I need help adding or dropping a class or paying for college.

Student services

300

When is the deadline for FAFSA?

February 15th - most schools

March 2nd - TN Promise

300

The standard college admission tests in the U.S.

SAT & ACT

300

What is the name of the first Greek sorority which is the oldest secret society for women.

 Now known as Alpha Delta Pi

400

The subject area of study that you focus the second most number of classes on in college.

Minor
400

For federal loans, when does repayment typically begin after you graduate?

6 months post graduation

400

How many HBCU's are in TN?

(6) Fisk University, Lane College, LeMoyne-Owen College, Meharry Medical College, Tennessee State University, and Knoxville College

400

How many colleges does the U.S have?

The United States has over 5,300 colleges and universities as of 2023.

500

How many total credits do you need per semester to be considered a full-time student.

12 credit hours

500

True or False: Each year you apply to FAFSA, you will receive he same amount. 

False: Depending on parent/student income, you may receive more or less from FAFSA year year.
500

A typical bachelor's degree requires how many credit hours?

Typically 120 hours or more.

500

Name the five American colleges with the lowest acceptance rates

Harvard University(3.0%), California Institute of Technology(3.3%), Stanford University(4.0%), Minerva University (4.0%), and Columbia University (4.3%).

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