Keys to the Gates
Colleges will consider this averaged number to decide if you are ready for the challenge of college courses
What is a GPA?
This is the office you would contact if you needed to settle your tuition bill.
What is the Bursar's/Student Accounts/Student Financial Services Office?
This is a system of state schools that has locations all across New York State.
What is the SUNY system?
This type of institution is primarily funded by government support.
What are public institutions?
This is when you form relationships with new people by getting to know each other.
What is making friends?
Some institutions require certain scores from these entrance exams while some institutions are "test-optional"
What are the ACT and SAT?
People from this department can help you join or create a campus club and put on campus wide events for all students from concerts and comedians to film festivals and food trucks.
What is the office of Student Activities/Student Involvement/Student Life?
This is a system of schools throughout the 5 boroughs of New York City.
What is the CUNY system?
This type of institution is primarily funded by tuition and endowments.
What are private institutions?
This is a university game, dance, or other event to which alumni are invited once a year.
What is homecoming?
These funds can be awarded to students based on financial need, achievement, geographic distribution, and demographic characteristics-- usually after applying for them and being chosen.
What are scholarships?
This is the office you would work with when registering for classes.
What is the Office of the Registrar?
If you go to a college or university in New York and you live in New York, you can receive this discount.
What is in-state tuition?
This is a college or university that was originally founded to educate students of African American descent.
What is an HBCU or Historically Black College or University?
Mindful eating and keeping active can help make this first year stereotype a myth.
What is the Freshman 15?
This refers to the set of skills, behaviors, and knowledge a high school student should have before enrollment for their first year of college.
What is College Readiness?
People from this department on campus can help you with roommate conflicts, community building, events where you live (on campus), and help prioritize your safety.
What is Residence Life/Res Life/Housing?
If you go to school outside of New York State and you live in New York State, this is what you would have to pay.
What is out-of-state tuition?
This college type offers two year associate's degrees, helps prepare students for transferring to a 4-year institution, and is sometimes referred to as a junior college.
What is a community college?
What is homesickness?
This is the person in college who will need to get to class on time, complete assignments on time, create their own schedules, choose their friends, join clubs themselves, make friends themselves, keep themselves on track, and overall, handle their own business every day.
Who is every college student?
This office houses clubs and organizations related to the many cultural identities of a university's students.
What is the Multicultural Affairs Office/Center for Identity and Inclusion/Office of Equity and Inclusion?
This New York program can help students who apply, meet the requirements, and are selected to cover remaining gaps in financial need up to $5,500 for up to 2 years.
What is the Excelsior Scholarship?
This school type offers hands-on job specific courses for careers like plumbers, electricians, and carpenters.
What is a trade school?
The feeling of disorientation experienced by someone who is suddenly subjected to unfamiliar traditions, ways of life, or sets of attitudes.
What is culture shock?