College Lingo
A form of procrastination that requires ditching sleep to cram for a test, exam, or essay.
What is an all-nighter?
Money given to a student based on academic performance. This award does not have to be paid back.
What is a scholarship?
The college where Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen enrolled.
What is New York University (NYU)?
A form of admission that students use for their top pick school that allows them to find out early if they were accepted or not. Be careful! This form of admissions is binding!
What is Early Decision?
The possible points in one section of the SAT
What is 800?
A social organization for female undergraduate students
What is a sorority?
Money given to a student based on financial need. This award must be paid back.
What are loans?
The NYC college where designer Calvin Klein earned his degree.
What is the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT)?
FIT is part of the SUNY system of collegest and universities, not the city system, CUNY.
The recommended date that you should have all of your applications, transcripts, and letters of recommendation turned in to colleges
What is Thanksgiving?
The section composed of multiple choice and "grid-in" responses.
What is the Math Section?
A student who lives at home and drives to college everyday
What is a commuter?
Institutions that tend to be higher in price. Have no fear! These types of schools have different funds to defray the cost of attendance.
What are private schools?
The college where Ms. Valentino earned her degree.
What is Kalamazoo College?
The application process where a college reviews applications as they are received and offers decisions to students in about two weeks
What is Rolling Admission?
The recommended number of times to take the SAT
What is twice?
Time when you can meet with your professor to discuss questions from class, homework, or an exam
What are office hours?
A part-time job for students on-campus that allows them to earn wages.
What is work-study?
The New York university where President Obama earned his undergraduate degree
What is Columbia University?
The date you need to commit to a college by sending in your deposit. (Also the week of Decision Day!)
What is May 1?
What company publishes the SATs?
What is College Board?
You should set up an account with College Board in your Junior year in order to research colleges, scholarships and prepare for the SATs!
A trained peer leader that supervises freshman in a dorm
What is a resident assistant (RA)?
The name of the financial aid form that students must fill out to receive financial aid.
What is the FAFSA?
The University where Ms. Kessous earned her undergraduate degree or her graduate degree.
What is Brandeis University and Pace University?
The number one thing that colleges will look at for admissions
What is course rigor?
What are the four sections of the SATs?
What are Reading, Writing and Language, Math No Calculator, and Math with a Calculator?
(There is also an optional essay section.)