Reasons for College
Is trying to pursue better job opportunities a good or bad reason to consider going to college?
Good Reason
Name one expense to consider for college besides tuition.
Possible Answers:
Housing, transportation, books, supplies, food, personal items, etc.
One of the most common distinctions for post-secondary schooling, providing both undergraduate and graduate programs. Such as U of R or NYU.
University
This type of undergraduate degree typically takes four years to complete.
Bachelor's Degree
What sport did Mr. Rice play at Buff State?
Football
This vocabulary word refers to making connections while in college that could benefit your career down the road.
Networking
This type of college program includes doing two years at a community or junior college, and then two years at a larger university in order to save money.
2+2 program
This type of college program covers a wide range of topics, such as math, reading, writing, and science in order to focus students on general knowledge above a specific concentration or topic.
Liberal Arts
Arts and Humanities
Which Pennsylvania university, which had a booth at the Rochester National College Fair, is the oldest of all HBCU's.
Cheyney University
This famous CEO dropped out of Harvard to start an extremely popular social networking service, and brought his then college roommate with him as a business partner.
Mark Zuckerburg
This way of determining the size of a school focuses on how many professors there are compared to enrolled students.
Faculty / Student Ratio
Which Ivy League School is missing from this list:
Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Cornell, U Penn, Brown, Dartmouth
Columbia
The specific graduate degree required to practice law in the United States.
Juris Doctorate (J.D.)
What SUNY school did Mr. Rogerson attend for undergrad?
SUNY Cortland
On average, students are leaving college with $_________ in debt. (Within $1,000)
$30,000
Types of campuses to consider could be large vs small, compact vs spread out, or Urban, Suburban, or ________.
Rural
Private colleges and universities rely on tuition and what else to fund their post-secondary programing?
Donations
What do all four letters of S.T.E.M. stand for?
Science, Technology, Engineering, Math
There are 5 universities in Rochester, NY that are not SUNY schools. Name 3 of them.
Possible Answers:
Nazareth University, Roberts Wesleyan University, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), St. John Fisher University, University of Rochester
How long does it take on average to pay off the average student loan debt? (Within 2 years)
21 years
While in college, you can participate in collegiate level sports such as D1 athletics; club sports which are student run; or _______________ where you play against teams made up of other students from your college.
Intramurals or Intramural Sports
How many SUNY schools are there in New York? (Within 10)
64
This college program spans two or more related subject areas, which may or may not be related. (Also referred to as a Double Major.)
Multi-Interdisciplinary Studies
This Ivy League school boasts notable alumni such as Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, former first lady Michelle Obama, and 28th president of the United States, Woodrow Wilson.