College Vocab
The department that decides if you get into college.
What is admissions?
The college entrance exam that is scored from 400 to 1600.
What is the SAT?
Ms. Moe's favorite artist
Who is Taylor Swift?
A college prep course that can help prepare you for your future starting in 7th grade through senior year.
What is AVID?
The numerical representation of your grades.
What is Grade Point Average (GPA)?
The college entrance exam you take at Simley in March when you're a Junior.
What is the ACT?
The forms you fill out to find out how much financial aid you will receive from the gov't.
What is FAFSA?
Ms.Moe's favorite color
What is pink?
The word that means "other activities you are involved in" that look good on college applications.
What are extra curriculars?
The official document of all of the courses you've taken and the grades you received in them.
What is a transcript?
A college where you can take your general classes for a more affordable rate and then transfer to a University.
What is Community College?
This higher education institution offers both undergraduate AND graduate level degrees.
What is a University?
Where Ms. Moe went for college
What is The University of Minnesota?
The grade point average that would mean all Bs.
A college or university run and funded by the state or another gov't agency.
What is public?
A college or university will not consider your standardized test score for admissions.
What is test blind?
Money that you are given due to financial need that does not need to be paid back and is not awarded because of your merits.
What is a grant?
What are Ms. Moe's kids' names?
Who are Lyla & Levi?
What FNT stands for
What is Focused Note Taking?
Something you may be offered once you fill out FAFSA that allows you to get an on campus job.
What is work study?
This might be one reason that you take the ACT even if your dream college is test blind.
What is a scholarship?
This is the type of school you would attend after high school if you would like to be a mechanic.
What's Ms. Moe's most ordered Starbucks drink?
What is an iced latte?
What AVID stands for
What is Advancement Via Individual Determination?
This is why you might want to consider taking student loans from the government instead of a private bank.
What is interest (rate)?