College readiness
The two types of college entrance exams.
What is ACT and SAT?
Free money which does not have to be repaid, such as Grants & Scholarships.
What is Gift Aid?
Money to help pay for college and is awarded based on merit.
What is the a Scholarship?
Texas House Bill 588 guarantees Texas students who graduated in the top ten percent of their high school automatic admission to all state-funded universities.
What is True?
Rice University, University of St. Thomas, Houston Baptist University.
What are private universities in Houston?
A type of high school class that qualifies you for college credit.
What is Advanced Placement (AP) or Dual Credit?
Jobs which let you earn as you learn.
What is work-study?
Money to help pay for college and is awarded based on financial need.
What is a Grant?
Texas House Bill 588 guarantees specific majors.
What is False?
Only guarantees admission.
University of Texas, Houston Community College, Texas A&M.
What are Public Colleges?
The primary subject you choose to study in college.
What is Major?
Money that is repaid over several years, usually with interest.
What are Student Loans?
A mathematical summary of a student’s academic record as compared with other students in the class.
What is Class Ranking?
A letter written by someone who has knowledge of your skills and competencies is called a Letter of Recommendation.
What is True?
This program represents the student body and who's officials consist of a President, Vice President, Secretary, and a Treasurer.
What is the Student Council?
A college admissions test which takes 3 and 45 minutes and tests your critical reading, writing and math skills.
What is the SAT?
Money you get by filing a federal income tax return, even if you don’t owe any taxes.
(Ex: Hope Scholarship)
What are Education Tax Benefits?
A cumulative, numerical equivalent of your letter grades. In the most common system,
A = 4, B = 3, C = 3, D = 1, and F = 0
What is Grade Point Average (GPA)?
Athletics, performing arts, volunteer/service work and student clubs are examples of extracurricular activities.
What is True?
This program supports student college readiness and completion by partnering with public, private, and postsecondary institutions.
What is AVID?
A college readiness test covering four skill areas: English, mathematics, reading, and science reasoning.
What is the ACT?
Programs such as ROTC and the GI Bill, where you earn money for your education in exchange for service in the United States Armed Forces.
What is Military Student Aid?
Voluntary activities in which students participate, normally after school or during weekend hours.
What is Extracurricular Activities?
A written record of your all your educational achievements is called a Student Record?
What is False?
It is called a TRANSCRIPT.
Fluency in other Languages, Honor Roll, Academic Awards, and Out of School Achievements are examples of this.
What are Awards, Honors, & Achievement?