Getting into College
Choosing a Career
Paying for College
GPA
A-G Requirements
100
The name of the test that helps colleges decide whether or not to admit you.
What is the SAT or ACT?
100

This tool can help you find out what your interests are help you decide what kinds of careers you might want to explore.

Answer: An Interest profiler or Interest Inventory such as:

https://www.cacareerzone.org/ https://www.mynextmove.org/explore/ip  

100
The type of financial aid that you can get for having good grades or a specific skill or talent?
What is a scholarship?
100
Keeping a strong GPA and working hard in school is one way you can prepare for college as middle schooler. True or false?
True
100
College prep pattern of classes required by CSU and UC for admission.
What are A-G course requirements?
200
Involvement in activities that demonstrate your skills outside of the classroom such as community services, volunteer work or sports.
What are extracurricular activities?
200

People in your life who can help you prepare for college and a career are...

parents, friends, older siblings, teachers, school counselors, mentors in the community, avid tutors, college admission counselors.


200
The kind of financial aid that you have to pay back
What is a loan?
200
It's the number that represents the average of all your grades.
What is your GPA (grade point average)
200
In High School, all courses meet the A-G requirement. True or False?
False.  Not all courses, please meet with your high school counselor to discuss A-G approved courses.
300
A document written on your behalf that demonstrates academic strength and personal qualities
What is a letter of recommendation?
300
A group of jobs and industries that are related by skills or products and share common features.
What is a career cluster?
300
The application that parents fill out your senior year of high school in order to be considered for financial aid.
What is the FAFSA (free application for federal student aid)?
300
MVMS requires you to have a minimum ______GPA in order to participate in 8th grade promotion.
What is a 2.0?
300
Only 3 years of English (Language Arts) is required. True or False?
False.  4 years of English is required to meet A-G requirement.
400

This is known as a 4 year college degree.

What is a Bachelor's degree?
400
An occupation undertaken for a significant period of a person's life and with opportunities for progress.
What is a career?
400
Financial aid helps pay for these kind of fees (paid to a college, university or institution)
What are Tuition and/or housing fees?
400
Earning a B in a class is equivalent to ____points.
What is 3 points?
400
This many years of a foreign language is required.
What are 2 years of the same language?
500
Name at least two things that you should consider when you are trying to decide if you want to go to a certain college.
Distance from home, size, majors offered, cost of tuition, extracurricular activities available, etc.
500
They promise a college scholarship in exchange for four years of service.
What is the armed services, military?
500
This type of financial aid allows students to hold a part-time job (usually on school campus) to help pay their educational fees. 
What is work study?
500
AP classes in high school give me an extra point towards my GPA and possibly college credit?
Yes it's true and you must PASS your AP exam with a score of 3 or higher to earn college credit?
500
This many years of Math is not required however recommended.
What are 4 years?
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