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California Colleges
US Colleges
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What is the FAFSA?
The FAFSA is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid
100
True or False Once you have declared a course of study/major, you must stick with it your entire college career.
False: More than 70% of college students change their course of study/major at some point during college.
100
True or False The term “Ivy League” was officially used in 1954 to describe an athletic conference involving the schools. The term “Ivy” was first used by a sportswriter in 1933.
True!
100
Which of the following is a private university? A) University of California at Los Angeles B) University of Southern California C) San Jose State University D) University of California at Merced
B) University of Southern California
100
Yale, Stanford, Harvard are all top ranking....
Law Schools
200
True or false. Perkins loans are awarded to undergraduate and graduate students with exceptional financial need
True!
200
True or False Interdisciplinary studies allows you to build your own degree centered around certain academic theme, however you can only take classes from one department.
False. Interdisciplinary studies gives students the freedom to cross department boundaries to form their own concentration and build their own degree.
200
What does IGETC stand for? A) Interdisciplinary General Education Transfer Courses B) International General Education Transfer Curriculum C) Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum
C) IGETC another pattern that California Community College students can use to fulfill all lower-division general education requirements at any CSU or University of California campus.
200
Which two UCs are on the semester system?
UC Berkeley and UC Merced
200
Which of the following is not an Ivy League College? A) Harvard B) Yale C) University of Pennsylvania D) MIT
D) MIT
300
In a students financial aid package, which part does not go directly towards a students tuition bill? A) Grants B) Scholarships C) Work-Study D) Loans
C) Work-Study. Work study provides part-time jobs for undergraduate and graduate students with financial need, allowing them to earn money to help pay education expenses
300
What is the most popular college major nationwide?
Business( which includes finance, accounting and marketing)
300
Which Institutions did President Obama attend? A) Columbia University and Harvard Law B) New York University and Princeton C) Yale and Duke
C) Columbia University and Harvard Law. Obama graduated from Columbia in 1983 with a degree in Political Science, and graduated from Harvard in 1991.
300
___ percent of University of California and ___percent of California State University graduates started at a California community college A) 10% and 25% B) 29% and 51% C) 20% and 10%
B) 29% and 51%
300
_____ ______ _______ are institutions of higher education in the United States that were established before 1964 with the intention of serving the black community
Historically Black Colleges
400
Individuals with a Bachelors degree earn an average of ___ more than those with only a high school degree. A) 60% B) 44% C) 35%
A) 60%
400
True or false You cannot simultaneously pursue a major and more than one minor at a UC
False. Most UCS allow you to pursue more than one minor while working towards your major, as long as you can complete necessary credits by time of graduation.
400
California community colleges educate __ percent of our state’s nurses. A) 25% B) 70% C) 40%
B) 70%
400
With more than 2.1 million students on 112 campuses, the ___________ __________ ___________ ________ is the largest system of higher education in the United States
California Community College System
400
Name the oldest college in the United States
Harvard University, founded in 1636
500
What is the difference between a federal loan and a private loan?
Federal student loans: These loans are funded by the federal government. Private student loans: These loans are nonfederal loans, made by a lender such as a bank, credit union, state agency, or a school. Federal student loans include many benefits (such as fixed interest rates and income-based repayment plans) not typically offered with private loans. In contrast, private loans are generally more expensive than federal student loans.
500
If you want to become a doctor or lawyer what do you need to major in undergrad?
As long as you fulfill the admission requirements of the professional school of interest, you can major in just about anything. Premed, prelaw, prepharmacy and preveterinary are not majors.They are special college programs that guide students through the process of preparing for and applying to professional schools, such as medical or law school.
500
Name two differences between the SAT and the ACT
1) The ACT measures what a student already knows. It covers material that the student should have learned during high school whereas the SAT is used more as a predictor of what a student is capable of learning. It deals with material that the student may NOT have learned in high school. 2) The ACT has up to 5 components: English, Mathematics, Reading, Science, and an optional Writing Test. The SAT has only 3 components: Critical Reasoning, Mathematics, and a required Writing Test. 3) The SAT has a correction for guessing. That is, they take off for wrong answers. The ACT is scored based on the number of correct answers with no penalty for guessing.
500
_________ is the 10th UC campus in the university system.
UC Merced, established in 2005 is the 10th and newest UC
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Name the eight colleges that make up the 'Ivy League'
1)Brown 2)Columbia 3)Cornell 4)Dartmouth 5)Harvard 6)Penn 7)Princeton 8)Yale
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