College Application Process
Your college counselors
Ms. Devieux and Ms. Giddens
Before completing the Common App you must provide the name of ___ teachers to add a recommendation letter (number)
Two
The digital application used to receive federal funding for college
FAFSA
________ is where you keep track of your college list, transcripts, and rec letters
SCOIR
For a strong college application, you should join several ___
Extracurricular activities
Other than grades, colleges look at the scores of this entrance exam to assess academic achievement and potential (now taken online)
SATs
Your recommendation letters should come from 1 ______ teacher and 1 _________ teacher
STEM (Math/Science), Humanities (ELA/Korean/History)
The digital application used to receive NEW YORK STATE funding for college
TAP
The undergraduate college degree that takes 4 years to complete
Bachelor's Degree
You need to create a separate ______ and ________ in order to complete FAFSA.
FSA username and FSA password
You use the Common Application to apply to private schools and SUNYs. But you use _____________ to apply to NYC colleges.
The CUNY app
On the Common App, some colleges will ask for you to answer these separate questions in paragraph form
Supplemental Questions
A form of financial aid that accumulates interest and must be paid back
Loans
You should go to this adminstrative office on campus if you see a problem with your tuition/bill
Financial Aid Office
The opportunity to take several college classes of your choice in another country.
Study Abroad
The first two early decision (ED1) deadlines
November 1 (or 15)
The max word limit of your personal statement aka college essay
650 words
A type of federal financial aid you get through working a part-time job on campus
When registering for classes each semester, you should count on the support of your __________
Academic advisor
The 2023 tax document needed to fill out your TAP application
IT-201 / NYS Tax Return
You should have ______-______ extracurricular activities listed on your Common App (range)
6-10
True or False: If your older sibling has already applied for FAFSA, you should create a new FSA username/password for your parents for your application.
False
The 2023 tax documents needed to fill out your FAFSA
Tax Return (1040) & IT-201
A degree offered after you received your bachelor's degree (post-grad)
Graduate Degree (Master's, PhD, MD, JD, etc)
This office is campus is where you go to receive professional career advice (ex. how to write resumes, how to prepare for job interviews) you should go to your
Career Services Office