Applying to Schools
Any student who has completed the college application process at a particular institution.
What is an Applicant?
A college or university that does not require applying students to submit SAT or ACT scores.
What is a test-optional school?
Often referred to as a "four-year" institution, this school grants bachelor's degrees in liberals arts, sciences, or both.
What is college?
The decision by an admissions officer or committee to offer the opportunity for enrollment as a student at a particular institution.
A group of people who have graduated from a college or university.
What are alumni?
The date, set by college admissions offices, after which applications for admission will not be accepted.
What is the application deadline?
A widely used college entrance exam that is 3 hours and out of a total of 1600 points.
What is the SAT?
Sometimes called junior colleges or technical colleges, these schools are primarily two yea public institutions, granting certificates, diplomas, and associates degrees.
What is a community college?
Plans that indicate that a student has not been admitted early, but will be in the applicant pool for reconsideration during the review of applications for regular admissions.
What is deffered admissions?
A student whose parents have no college experience.
What is a first-generation student?
College-level classes taught in high school that follows guidelines and material covered in college.
What is advanced placement (AP?)
This prepares students for the SAT and is used to qualify students for the National Merit Scholarship Semifinals and other academic awards.
What is the PSAT?
Usually, within universities, these schools offer degree programs beyond the bachelor's degree.
What is graduate school?
What is deffered enrollment?
Colleges and universities use these examinations to place students in courses, most often mathematics and foreign language to match their proficiency.
What are placement tests?
One admissions application used to apply to over 500 colleges and universities
What is common app?
Type of test that is offered for one specific subject, including English, math, science, history, or foreign language. Some colleges require you to take one or more of these when you apply for admissions.
What is the SAT Subject Test?
Institutions of higher education established before 1964 with the intent of serving the black community.
What is a historically black college (HBCU?)
Through this program, students must be willing to commit to one school if accepted and submit their application well before the general admissions deadline.
What is an early decision?
A student enrolled in a 4 or 5-year bachelor's degree program, associates degree program, or a technical program below the baccalaureate.
What is an undergraduate student?
Students who are in high school but are taking college courses and are receiving both college and high school credit.
What is dual enrollment?
A college entrance exam that is 2 hours and 55 minutes and is out of a total score of 36 points.
What is the ACT?
College or university that is funded by private sources without any control by a government agency, the cost of attendance is generally higher.
What is a Private institution?
When a prospective student applies for admission by early deadlines and receives their decision earlier with no obligation to the university to enroll.
What is early action?
The degree to which students remain enrolled as members of the college or university community and persist toward graduation.
What is student retention?