College Vocabulary
You can fill out this application once and submit it to any one — or several — of the nearly 700 colleges that accept it.
What is the "Common Application" or Common App?
A document written on your behalf that demonstrates academic strength and personal qualities
What is a letter of recommendation?
A type of financial aid that is awarded on the basis of academic or other achievement.
What is a scholarship?
The student leverages the strengths of others to achieve common goals.
What is leadership?
scores of English 18 and Reading 22 as well as a Mathematics score of 22
What are "remediation free" ACT scores?
Most institutions generally expect that students who earn "remediation-free" scores will be able to succeed in their college courses
Money given or loaned to you to help pay for college. Can come from federal and state governments, colleges, and private organizations.
An occupation undertaken for a significant period of a person's life and with opportunities for progress.
What is a career?
A type of financial aid that you have to pay back
What is a loan?
Effective work habits, personal accountability and a determination to succeed
What is work ethic?
7 credits
What is the number of elective credits you need to meet graduation requirements?
(this is in ADDITION to 1 credit of fine arts, 0.5 PE credits, and 0.5 Health credits)
A number that shows overall academic performance. It’s computed by assigning a point value to each grade you earn.
What is Grade Point Average?
A group of jobs and industries that are related by skills or products and share common features.
What is a career cluster?
A type of financial aid you can receive based on financial need
The student arrives to commitments on time and ready to contribute.
What is punctuality?
23 credits
What is the number of credits you need to graduate from Bethel-Tate High School?
The official record of your course work at a school or college. Usually required for college admission and for some financial aid packages.
What is a transcript?
You should update this every time you get a new job.
What is a resume?
Fees paid to an institution when you are from another state
What is out of state tuition?
The student builds collaborative relationships with others and can work as part of a team.
What is teamwork/collaboration?
April 1, 2020
Hint: CCP
This is known as a four year degree
What is a bachelor's degree?
Your supervisor may conduct one of these approximately once a year to determine your progress.
What is an evaluation?
FAFSA is the abbreviated name for this form.
What is the Free Application for Federal Financial Aid?
The student exercises strong decision-making skills, analyzes issues effectively and thinks creatively to overcome problems.
What is critical thinking/problem solving?
3 years of one foreign language or 2 years each of 2 foreign languages
What are the foreign language requirements for an Honors Diploma?