Universities in Utah
Which university is home to The Cougars?
Brigham Young University
What admissions criteria do you work to build over a 4 year period?
GPA
What type of scholarship is given if you can show economic challenges?
Need Based Scholarship
How is a good way to determine if you would like to do a certain job?
Talk to someone or shadow someone who has that job.
Most people who attend a university are planning to get a 4-year degree called what?
A Bachelor's Degree
Which university has the motto "Imagine, then Do" (hint - think red)
University of Utah
What is the standardized test accepted by most universities in the west?
ACT
What type of scholarship is typically earned by scholastic achievement (high ACT and high GPA)?
Merit Scholarship
What is the most important consideration in choosing a major?
What job it will train you to do.
What is a university degree called that you can obtain after 2 years?
Associates Degree
When you think of purple, which university do you think of?
Weber State
Some universities require you to write about yourself. This is called what?
Admissions Essay
What government form is important to fill out in order to assess you for need based scholarships and for loans?
FAFSA (Free Application For Federal Student Aid)
When you think about a career, it is good to research how much you will make each year doing that job. The amount you will make each year is called an ___________ _____________.
Annual Salary
After obtaining a bachelor's degree, some people go on to get an advanced degree that typically takes another 1 to 2 years. This degree is called what?
Master's Degree
You better bring your best winter gloves and hat if you attend this university up north.
Utah State University
It is possible that the university you are applying to would like to know what others think of you. They may ask you to supply a ___________ ___ ___________
Letter of Recommendation
What are the two most important elements in getting a scholarship?
GPA and ACT Score
What is a field that is highly sought after in today's technical world.
What is computer science?
Specialized degree in medicine is called what? (Just 2 letters)
MD
Which Utah 4-year university has the highest number of students?
Utah Valley University
Universities want students to show more than just academic success. In a college application, you may be asked about your _______________ activities.
Extracurricular
What is a scholarship given not from the larger university, but from a smaller "school" on campus (ie - business school, engineering school, etc.)?
Departmental Scholarship
Once you are admitted to a university, why may you not be able to study what you want?
Because you often have to be admitted to a major.
After a bachelor's or a master's degree, someone who wants additional education could go on to attain a degree that typically takes 5 years to obtain called what?
PhD