College Knowledge
Name of a 2-year college degree
Associate's degree
Umbrella term for Science, Tech, Engineering, and Math
STEM
The end-of-year tests NY high school students take
Regents
Acronym for the federal application that determines a student's financial aid
FAFSA
Singer known as the King of Pop
Michael Jackson
The acronym for schools that primarily serve African-American students
HBCU
Student that hasn't yet earned a bachelor's/equivalent degree
Undergraduate
The highest score possible on the SAT
1600
The college office where finances are managed
Bursar
Brooklyn College is the first/last stop on these MTA train lines
2 & 5
The end-of-semester exams/assignments college students have
Finals
The study of living organisms
Biology
What the SAT stands for
Scholarly Aptitude Test
Federal program where students work on-campus to help pay for school
Work-study
Large desert that runs through North Africa
Sahara Desert; it's about 3,000 miles wide!
The person that mentors students & keeps their studies on track
Academic advisor
The study of the mind and behavior
Psychology
What the ACT stands for
American College Testing
Payment awarded to support a student's education, based on merit or some other condition
Scholarship
The fourth planet from the Sun
Mars
The number of CUNY schools
25
The study of the history, culture, and politics of Africa & people of the African diaspora
Africana studies
True or false: all colleges currently require students to submit an SAT/ACT score
False: test score requirements vary by school, and some have no requirement to submit scores.
Money you borrow and must pay back with interest
Humans share 98.8% of DNA with this great ape
Chimpanzee