VIRGINIA COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
COLLEGE MASCOTS and COLORS
SPORTS
MADNESS

WHAT TO BE OR NOT TO BE
ADMISSIONS
DECISIONS
100
This public university located in Charlottesville,Virginia boasts an impressive national reputation.
What is University of Virginia?
100
This is the mascot for Bates College, Georgia College and State University, New York University and Ohio University.
What is a Bobcat?
100
In the 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, this 11th seed team defeated four consecutive higher seeds, including 1st-seeded Connecticut, making it only the second time in tournament history that an 11 seed achieved this feat.
What is George Mason University?
100
This college major introduces students to the theories and principles of accounting, finance, marketing, economics, statistics, and human resources functions. Students will learn how to budget, organize, plan, hire, direct, control, and manage various kinds of organizations.
What is a Business Administration major?
100
This college admissions test measures Critical Reading, Math, and Writing.
What is the SAT?
200
Founded in 1693, this 2nd oldest college in the country is named after royalty.
What is The College of William and Mary?
200
This university claims the HokieBird as its mascot.
What is Virginia's Tech?
200
This Florida college beat Virginia Tech and won the 1st football Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Championship Game.
What is Florida State?
200
This major focuses on such areas of the human mind as learning, cognition, intelligence, motivation, emotion, perception, personality, and mental disorders.
What is a Psychology major?
200
If accepted at this application deadline, a student is obligated to attend the college/university.
What is Early Decision
300
This public 4-year university boasts the largest student body in Virginia.
What is Virginia Commonwealth University?
300
According to a recent article, this is the most used name for a college mascot.
What is an Eagle?
300
This bowl game boasts a floral parade and is the oldest of the major bowls.
What is the Rose Bowl?
300
In this major, students study human, plants, animals, and the environments in which they live. Studies are conducted at the cellular level, the ecosystem level, or anywhere in between.
What is a Biology major?
300
According to College View, colleges weigh these 2 factors most heavily in the admissions process because they are (statistically) the strongest predictors of academic success in college.
What are Grade Point Average and Course Rigor?
400
This is the total number of public and private 4-year colleges/universities in Virginia.
What is 55?
400
Syracuse University claims this fruit as its mascot.
What is an orange?
400
This football player scored 61 points for his Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the 1st round of the 1970 NCAA tournament.
Who is Austin Carr?
400
In this major, students spend a significant amount of time scrutinizing different kinds of presentations–such as speeches and scripts–and the strategies behind the messages that speakers and writers use to make their points.
What is a Communications major?
400
Future college athletes, who want to play Division I or Division II sports, must be cleared to play by this national organization.
What is the NCAA?
500
This public 4-year university has undergone 4 name changes and was originally founded in 1908 as a women's college.
What is James Madison University?
500
In 1889, this university introduced an English Bulldog, Handsome Dan, who was to become the first college mascot.
What is Yale University?
500
From 1964 to 1974, this California college basketball team won 38 NCAA tourney games in a row.
What is UCLA?
500
In this major, students are exposed to areas such as robotics, natural language recognition programs, artificial intelligence, programming languages, numerical analysis, and gaming technology.
What is a Computer Science major?
500
Some students take this off between high school and college so that they can pursue another interest before beginning college.
What is a Gap Year?
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