College Admissions

Admissions Criteria

100

This is the cumulative average of the final grades in all of your courses.

What is a grade point average (GPA)?

200

These are Activities/Enrichment pursued outside of your academic courses that colleges like to see.

What are extracurricular activities?

300

These are the two standardized tests that students can take for college admission.

What are the SAT and/or ACT exams?

400

Your teachers will write two of these to support your college application.

What are letters of recommendation?

500

This is a component of your college application that provides admissions counselor a deeper insight into who you are.

What is a personal statement?

College Tools

100

This lets your college choice know your career plans. 

What is your major?

200

This is a website that you must register with in order to take the SAT and SAT Subjects Tests, and research college/major information.

What is www.collegeboard.com?

300

An organized event where many admissions representatives gather to advertise and recruit for the colleges/universities?

What is a college fair?

400

This application is required in order to receive any sort of financial assistance

What is the FAFSA?

500

This person is there to support and assist you through high school and the college admissions process.

Who is your school counselor?

College Prep

100

The college admissions process begins on this day in high school.

What are Day 1 in high school?

200

This is an activity where you volunteer your time to give back and to help others.

What is community service?

300

Successful completion of these courses and a strong score on an exam may allow a student to receive college credits.

What are Advance Placement (AP) courses?

400

To many college students, this is consider free money.

What is a scholarship?

500

During your senior year, this is the day that completes your high school education.

What is graduation?

High School Pitfalls

100

Colleges can search and access these to find out personal information about applicants.

What is social media (facebook, twitter, instagram, blogs, etc...).

200

[e-mail] and [e-mail] are examples of this.

What are inappropriate e-mail addresses used to communicate with colleges?

300

These dates must be met in order to be considered for admission.

What are deadlines?

400

Failure to due this with your application and personal statement is a sure way to move your application to the denied pile.

What is proofread?

500

The attempt to use someone else's work or idea as your own.

What is plagiarism?

Mixed Questions

100

During your senior year, you should have taken all standardized test before this month.

What is December?

200

This is a record of your high school academic reports.

What is a transcript?

300

The number of times you should rewrite your Personal Statement.

What is unlimited?

400

Names of the three Universities in Arizona.

What is Arizona State University (ASU), Northern Arizona University (NAU), University of Arizona (UofA)

500

True or False. If you are not satisfied with your performance up until today, you still have time to turn it around.

TRUE!!!!!! :) :) :)