College readiness
The two types of college entrance exams.
What is ACT and SAT?
A college where you can receive your Associate's degree or transfer to a University and is usually free for in-state residents.
What is a community college?
Students fill out this form to apply for federal financial aid for college.
What is the FAFSA?
What are these: Associates, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctoral
What is Type of Degrees
What is a "trade school"?
a school that trains students for a specific hands-on career
A type of high school class that qualifies you for college credit
What is Advanced Placement (AP) or Dual Credit
What is the typical time length spent at a trade school before one "graduates"?
2 years or less
Financial aid that is based on grades, athletics, and musical talent.
What is merit-based aid/scholarships
What is Bachelors
What is the difference between a Bachelor’s and an Associate’s Degree?
4 years versus 2 years
What do you call the primary subject you choose to study in college
What is Major
Students should check this number to understand how much a college will cost each year.
What is tuition?
The name of a program that offers students A part-time on-campus job that counts as financial aid.
What is work-study?
This percentage of U.S. jobs require some form of education after high school
This is the grade you get at the end of a class, and colleges look at it to see how well you did in school.
GPA
A course that must be taken prior to enrollment in another course.
What is a prerequisite course
What are some common things to consider when choosing a college or university?
Your intended major, the size and location, the student population
What are scholarships and grants?
FREE MONEY FOR COLLEGE that you must apply for.
What is a syllabus and how do you use it?
A list of all the classes, assignments, test and papers due in the class for the entire semester.
The best way to use a syllabus is to look at it weekly to keep up on assignments and to transfer important dates on to a weekly planner so you do not miss any major assignments/papers/tests. This also helps prioritize and manage time for long term projects
When should students fill out the FAFSA?
As soon as October 1 of their senior year of high school
The number of years of high school English that you must take to go to a university
What is 4 years
What are HBCU's?
Colleges registered as Historically Black Colleges and Universities
When a college or university offers you a financial package that pays for tuition, fees, books, rent, food and other living expenses
What is a full ride?
This person is assigned to you in college to help you navigate your classes and scheduling of classes.
What is an Advisor?
This document is an official record of all the classes you’ve taken in high school and the grades you earned in each one. Your high school counselor will send a copy of this to the colleges you apply to.
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