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Potpourri
100
These two exams are typically used as college entrance exams.

What are the ACT and the SAT?

100

FSW is an example of this type of school.

What is a state school or a two-year college?

100

The form you need to fill out for federal government aid.

What is the FAFSA?

100

Associates, Masters, Doctoral.

What are types of degrees?

100

This is the date the FAFSA opens every year.

What is October 1st?

200
These three classes offered in high school can earn you college credit.

What are Dual Enrollment, AP and AICE classes?

200

Florida Southern College, Keiser University, Full Sail University.

What are private colleges in Florida?

200

"Free money"

What are grants and scholarships?
200

Technical colleges offer this type of degree, typically earned in one year.

What is a certificate?

200
This is the type of degree earned after four years of study.

What is a Bachelor's degree?

300
Students are required to pass these two tests to graduate high school.
What are the Algebra 1 EOC and the FAST Reading test?
300

There are 12 of these in the state of Florida.

What are public universities?

300
This is the biggest scholarship offered by the state of Florida.

What is the Bright Futures scholarship?

300

This type of college is the most expensive.

What is a private college or university?

300

This is the date the college applications open every year.

What is August 1st?
400

The term for the area of study a student concentrates on in college.

What is a major?

400

The four Florida HBCU colleges.

FAMU, Florida Memorial University, Bethune Cookman and Edward Waters University.

400

This is money awarded to students based on athletics, academics or talents.

What are merit-based scholarships?

400

This is the date that many colleges have priority application deadlines.

What is November 1st?

400

The ACT and SAT scores needed to get 75% of Bright Futures.

What is a 25 and a 1210? 

500

Although not a requirement to graduate high school, most colleges require two consecutive years of study in this subject.

What is a foreign language?

500

These are the two major categories of college charges.

What are tuition and housing?

500

This is the term for the part-time job offered on college campuses as a part of a financial aid package.

What is "work-study."

500
A bachelor's degree takes 120 credit hours. This is the typical number of credit hours earned from one class.

What is 3 or 4?

500

This is the test needed to apply to nursing school.

What is the TEAS test?

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