College 1
TRUE OR FALSE
You only get a 2 year associates degree in community college
TRUE! You can get an associates in dental hygiene, paralegal, auto technician, criminal justice for police officers, etc.,
TRUE OR FALSE
As a 9th grader, I should not think about college right now.
FALSE: You should know what colleges is like and the requirements for it now. If you have a relative or sibling in college, visit the school!!!
TRUE OR FALSE: You can change your major in college.
TRUE! But if you do it too late, you might have to spend more time in college.
TRUE OR FALSE:
IF you get a PELL grant (money for college) from the federal government, you don't have to pay it back.
TRUE - anything that says grant is FREE MONEY to pay for school.
TRUE OR FALSE
I have to go to college when I finish high school.
FALSE: You can take another pathway like going to Co-op tech for free, going to Culinary School, joining the military, taking on a trade (electrician, plumber, hair/nails/makeup).
TRUE OR FALSE:
College-educated workers make 86 percent higher than those whose highest degree is a high school diploma.
TRUE!!!! But any post-secondary education you get whether it is in college or trade school will give you MUUUCCCHHHH higher income than just a high school diploma.
TRUE OR FALSE
Students must live on campus when they are in college.
FALSE
What is an associate degree?
'A. A 4 year college degree.
B. What you get being an associate at a store
C. A degree that is given after 2 years of study usually at a community college.
D. None of the above.
C. A degree that is given after 2 years of study usually at a community college.
What is a career?
A. A job where you get paid (associate at Starbucks for example) where you get paid but can't advance.
B. Internship
C. Something you do in your free time to earn extra money
D. Work done that can relate to your major in school where you get paid and can advance.
D. Work done that can relate to your major in school where you get paid and can advance.
Careers are something you want to do for the majority of your life like teaching, being an engineer, doctor, chef, lawyer., etc., You can always switch careers!
In what subject area do you have to take the Regents in (and get at least a 65) to graduate from Humanities Prep?
ELA
What does UNDERGRADUATE MEAN?
a. A student who has not graduated from high school.
b. he kind of degree you can get if you complete 2 years of college
c. A college student who helps to teach college classes
d. A student in a college/university.
d. A student in a college/university. They graduate usally in 4 years - you need 120 credits to graduate!
What is a major in college?
a. The subject a student specializes in while at college.
b.The name of an officer in the military.
c. A very large college like Syracuse
d. Name given to a teacher who teaches at a college
a. The subject a student specializes in while at college.
FUN FACT: Teachers Chin-a & Jane majored in economics in college! : ).
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b. City University of NY: a network of public colleges like Hunter, Baruch, Brooklyn College, Queens College, College of Staten Island.
c. College University Neighborhood Youth
b. City University of NY: a network of public colleges like Hunter, Baruch, Brooklyn College, Queens College, College of Staten Island. These 4 year schools have inexpensive tuition!
What is financial aid?
a. Money provided to students in order to pay for postsecondary (high school) education.
b. The process in which colleges helps students open up bank accounts.
c. A person who gives you a loan.
a. Money provided to students in order to pay for postsecondary (high school) education.
What is a transcript?
a. A copy of ewords from a play
b. A printed record of all your grades in classes/courses you took and test scores
c. A copy of your college tuition bill
b. A printed record of all your grades in classes/courses you took and test scores
What is a private college?
a. SUNY
b. CUNY
c. A college that does not receive government funding and makes its own guidelines and policies like NYU
d. All of the above
c. A college that does not receive government funding and makes its own guidelines and policies like NYU. Usually, they are a lot more expensive than a public college/university!
What does a GPA stand for?
a Global Program Ambassador
b. General Program Administration
c. Grade point average - the average of all a student's final course grades since freshman year.
c. Grade point average - the average of all a student's final course grades since freshman year.
What is a public college?
a. A college where all classes are FREE
B. A college where all classes are online
c. A college that does not receive government funding like NYU.
d. A college that receives government funding.
d. A college that receives government funding. ALL SUNY/CUNY schools are publicly funded.
What is SUNY?
a. Student understanding New York
b. Student Union New York
c. See U next year
d. State University of New York
d. State University of New York which includes New Paltz, Albany, Binghampton (where Tim went).
How many PBATS (and in what subjects) do you have to do and get at least a competent in to graduate?
4 PBATS in ELA, Social Studies, Science & Math
What is a bachelor's degree?
A. An undergraduate degree where you study a subject of your choice, usually takes 4 years to complete.
B. A degree that is given to unmarried men.
C. An undergraduate degree where you study a subject of your choice, usually takes 2 years to complete.
A. An undergraduate degree where you study a subject of your choice, usually takes 4 years to complete. You cannot get a Masters or Doctorate degree (Dorothy and Jamali have this) without your bachelors degree first!!!
What does post-secondary mean?
A. Anything that occurs after the 2nd grade.
B. The name of Post Malone's child
C. Education you get after you graduate high school like through college or pathway programs.
D. Something that happens in the second semester of school.
C. Education you get after you graduate high school like through college or pathway programs (like CO-OP TECH, Culinary School).
What is a degree?
A. a type of deodorant
B. A course of study that you take at a college or university and the qualifications you get omnce you've passed the required courses.
C. The aversage of your grades.
B. A course of study that you take at a college or university and the qualifications you get omnce you've passed the required courses.
All your teachers have a bachelors and master's degree!
What is a certification?
A. An award like getting on the Honor Roll
B. A course of study that ends with an official document attesting to youyr mastery of material.
C. A document that you sign to say you did nto cheat on an exam/test.
B. A course of study that ends with an official document attesting to your mastery of material.
For example: all your teachers are certified by the state of NY to be teachers, without it we cannot teach.
How many credits do you need to graduate in a NYC public school with a Regent's diploma?
44 credits