Admissions Criteria
College Tools
College Prep
High School Pitfalls
Mixed Questions
100
This is the cumulative average of the final grades in all of your courses.
What is a grade point average (GPA)?
100
This is an online college tracking website specific to Roslyn students that can assist with career and college planning throughout high school.
What is Naviance?
100
Beyond the grades on the paper, colleges look for grade trends and academic rigor on this document when considering students for admission.
What is a transcript?
100
Colleges can search and access these to find out personal information about applicants.
What is social media (facebook, twitter, instagram, blogs, etc...)?
100
Huskies, Badgers and Gators are the mascots of the following universities.
What are UConn, Wisconsin and Florida?
200
These are Activities/Enrichment that show your interests outside of your academic courses.
What are extracurricular activities?
200
These two websites allow you to register for SAT/SAT Subject Tests and the ACT.
What is ACT.org and CollegeBoard.com?
200
This is an activity where you volunteer your time to give back and to help others.
What is community service?
200
Roslynballaz@gmail.com and RoslynPartyGirl@yahoo.com are examples of this.
What are inappropriate e-mail addresses used to communicate with colleges?
200
These three application deadlines result in earlier notification of admissions decisions.
What are early action, early decision, and priority?
300
These are the two standardized tests that students can take for college admission.
What are the SAT and/or ACT exams?
300
This is an organized event where many admissions representatives gather to advertise and recruit for the colleges/universities.
What is a college fair?
300
Successful completion of these courses and a strong score on an exam may allow a student to receive college credits.
What are Advanced Placement (AP) courses?
300
True or false: The number of AP/Honors classes is more important than the grades that you earn in those classes?
False
300
Preparing for the standardized test that is the best fit for you is very important.
True
400
It is important to cultivate positive relationships with your teachers and your counselors because you will need to support your application with at least two of these.
What are letters of recommendation?
400
You are required to complete this application in order to receive any sort of financial assistance.
What is the FAFSA?
400
The attainment of positions within extracurricular activities is one way to demonstrate this positive attribute.
What is leadership?
400
Failyoure to due this with your aplicatoin and persinul statement is a shure fire way to move your application to the denyed pile.
What is proofread?
400
Applying for admission to a college with "legacy" guarantees you admission to that college.
False
500
This is a component of your college application that provides an admissions counselor with a deeper insight into who you are.
What is a personal statement or college essay?
500
This person is there to support and assist you through high school and post secondary planning.
Who is your school counselor?
500
Three positive ways to spend your summer vacation.
What are employment, service, or academic enrichment?
500
The attempt to use someone else's work or idea as your own.
What is plagiarism?
500
If you are not satisfied with your performance up until today, you still have time to turn it around.
TRUE!!!!!! :) :) :)
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