General Info
Financing your Education
Liberal Arts Colleges
What's Your Major?
Misc College Fun
100
This type of institution of higher education serves both undergraduate and graduate students.
What is a university?
100
Extra costs beyond tuition that include living on campus: rent, food, activity fees, etc.
What is room and board?
100
How would you define the term Liberal Arts College?
A college with an emphasis on undergraduate study in the liberal arts and sciences. A liberal arts college aims to impart a broad general knowledge and develop general intellectual capacities, in contrast to a professional, vocational, or technical curriculum.
100
True or False: you must know what you want to study before entering college.
False!
100
This is the oldest college/university in the US.
What is Harvard?
200
These types of institutions are generally cheaper than their counterparts, private colleges, unless you are applying from out of state.
What are public universities?
200
In your financial aid package you could receive these, which could come from the government or the school and do not need to be paid back after graduation.
What are grants?
200
True or False: Research opportunities are limited to larger universities.
False. Many LACs have extensive research programs in several disciplines.
200
True or false: "Pre-med" and "Pre-law" are popular majors offered by many colleges
False. Pre-med and pre-law are informal terms for students that typically refer to a track or advising program; however, students applying to med or law school can major in whatever they would like!
200
This state has the largest amount of colleges/universities.
What is California? (NY is a close second)
300
True or False: At many selective schools, it can be easier to transfer in than to apply as a freshman.
True! It's the case at many UCs and USC!
300
In addition to financial aid, the admission office may award you one these.
Merit Scholarships. (At some schools, this requires a separate application, or that you apply by a certain date. Others consider you automatically.)
300
You will need an artist statement, a portfolio and/or an audition to apply to college for these types of majors. Name at least 3.
What are art, dance, theater, architecture or music?
300
Name three fields or industries you could work in with a Business degree.
Trick question! You could work just about anywhere -- from companies large and small to governments to higher education, etc.
300
This is the most common collegiate mascot (across all divisions).
What are Eagles?
400
The total number of campuses in the UC system that offer undergraduate or graduate schools.
TEN (UC SF is graduate only)
400
20 of the most expensive colleges in the country have a total cost of attendance within $5k of this amount per year! Double points if you can name two of them!
About $70,000 per year. http://www.businessinsider.com/most-expensive-colleges-in-the-us-2017-2/#4-sarah-lawrence-college-47 Harvey Mudd, Columbia, UChicago, Sarah Lawrence, CMC, Scripps, NYU, USC, Dartmouth, Haverford, SMU, Bard (Simmons Rock), Trinity (CT), Northwestern, Pitzer, Amherst, Bard, Georgetown, Oberlin, Penn
400
True or False: You can double major and/or minor in more than one subject.
True! A Liberal Arts education challenges students to become free thinkers and persuasive communicators - key ingredients to professional success and meaningful lives as leaders, engaged citizens and lifelong learners.
400
True or False: Programs/Majors like Engineering, Architecture, Communication and Business are available at all colleges and universities.
False. These are highly specialized programs that many schools do not offer. They are most readily available at larger and/or public institutions, however, many smaller institutions will also offer some though not all of these programs.
400
This college/university is the only school in the country that request students submit 3 SAT Subject Tests.
What is Georgetown? Subject Tests are shorter (about an hour) tests focused on one specific subject such as Biology, English Literature, and Spanish. Some highly selective schools require them for admission.
500
Studying two - three years beyond a Bachelor's degree will earn you this.
What is a Master's degree?
500
DAILY DOUBLE!! This is the government application required to apply for financial aid. (You must state its abbreviation AND what the abbreviation stands for!)
What is the FAFSA? Free Application for Federal Student Aid
500
This group of 44 liberal art colleges values diversity, equity and access and encourages all students to apply to any university that matches their personal & lifelong goals.
What are the Colleges that Change Lives? Check them out!
500
Though many schools find ways to work around it, your choice of major may affect your ability to participate in this off campus opportunity.
What is Study Abroad? Engineering majors in particular have the most difficult time fitting this in.
500
This college/university offers the most undergraduate majors.
What is the Univ. of Washington?
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