Types of Colleges
UC Berkeley is a...
What is a public university. University of California colleges are funded by the State and therefore, are public.
What is a transcript?
Two types of exams students can take for college admissions
What are the ACT (American College Test) and the SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test)?
FAFSA stands for...
What is Free Application for Federal Student Aid?
A-G requirements are...
What are minimum admissions requirements for UC/CSU college admission?
CSU stands for...
What is California State University, another public university system?
This document is submitted to colleges to speak on a student's strengths.
What is a recommendation? (You would usually ask a teacher to write one for you. UCs and CSUs do not require letters. However, CSUs EOP program does require it. Also, all private schools require 2-3 letters)
The SAT has these three sections
What are Reading, Writing and Math sections?
A Scholarship is...
What is a grant or payment made to support a student's education, awarded on the basis of academic or other achievement? (You do not need to pay back)
The letter in A in the A-G requirement covers...
What is History?
There are _______ UCs in California.
What is there are 9. (UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Santa Cruz, UC Merced, UC Riverside, UC Santa Barbara, UC Irvine, UC San Diego, UC Los Angeles)?
The document that contains a students demographic information such as birth date, parent information, etc.
What is the application?
ACT has these sections...
What are Reading, English, Math, and Science sections?
Loans are...
What is a thing that is borrowed, especially a sum of money that is expected to be paid back with interest.
The UC A-G GPA requirement...
What is a 3.0 or greater GPA?
Stanford University is a __________.
What is a Private college?
These essays express the applicant's story and strengths.
What are personal statements?
Subject tests are...
What is tests designed to measure knowledge in specific areas, such as biology, history, French, or math? (These only apply for SATs. Usually, students who take AP courses in a particular subject take the respective subject test to strengthen their applications.)
Grants are...
What are a sums of money given by a government or other organization for a particular purpose. (Some college award grants to first year students. You do not need to pay it back)
The CSU A-G GPA requirement
What is a 2.5 or greater GPA?
The difference between public and private colleges
What is public colleges are government-funded, while private schools rely more on tuition and endowments?
PIQ stands for...
What is personal insight questions? (UCs got rid of the traditional personal statements in 2016 in favor of 4 short essays answering 4 out of 8 questions)
You can retake the tests up to...
What is 12 times? (However, it costs money to take these tests and typically, students only retake the test 2-3 times).
FAFSA is completed...
What is every year as long as you are attending college?
The years of English and Math required...
What is 4 years of English required and 3 years of Math required, but 4 recommended?