College Terms
Acronyms
Nicknames & Mascots
Admission Process
SAT 101
100
An undergraduate degree that typically requires at least two years of college level language, such as French, Spanish, Latin
What is a Bachelor of Arts degree?
100
PSAT
What is Pre-Scholastic Aptitude Test?
100
The big H.
What is Harvard?
100
A form of admission offered by some colleges that allows a student to apply to their top choice and find out early if they were accepted or not. Be careful! This form of admission is binding!
What is Early Decision?
100
The possible points in one section of the SAT
What is 800?
200
A term used to refer to a student's status in completing an academic program that normally requires four years to graduate
What is "undergraduate?" (or undergraduate degree)
200
FAF
What is Financial Aid Form
200
RPI
What is Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute?
200
Documents the course choices a student has made as well as grades and credits earned
What is a transcript?
200
The section composed of multiple choice and "grid-in" responses.
What is the Math Section?
300
A student who lives at home and drives to college each day
What is a commuter?
300
ACT
What is American College Test?
300
Ducks
What is University of Oregon?
300
The application process where a college reviews applications as they are received and offers decisions to students within about two to four weeks
What is Rolling Admission?
300
The recommended number of times to take the SAT
What is twice?
400
CADR
What are College Academic Distribution Requirements?
400
NMSQT
What is National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test?
400
Claremont McKenna, Harvey Mudd, Pitzer, Pomona, and Scripps
What are the Claremont Colleges?
400
The date you need to commit to a college by sending in your deposit. (Also the week of Decision Day!)
What is May 1?
400
The two schools that you must submit your SAT scores directly from College Board. (Make sure they are part of your 4 scores to send for free!)
What is Penn State and UPitt
500
A four year degree that typically does not include multiple years of foreign language study and may or may not include such courses as biology and chemistry
What is a Bachelor of Science?
500
High school credits required in specific subject areas to be eligible for consideration for college admission
What are College Academic Distribution Requirements (CADR)?
500
The PA state university where Mr. Hughes earned his undergraduate degree.
What is Bloomsburg University?
500
The number one thing that colleges will look at for admissions
What is course rigor?
500
This section is only 30% of one third of the SAT. Remember not to sweat the small stuff!
What is the essay section?
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