What are Personal(social), Financial, and Academic?
100
This type of institution receives government funding.
What is a public institution?
100
A form that is used to determine eligibility for student financial aid.
What is the FAFSA?
100
STEM is the acronym for...
What is science, technology, engineering and math.
100
This is due in the last year of high school and includes a research paper, resume, letters of recommendations, college and career research, etc. (varies by school)
What is the senior project?
200
Name three examples of "personal" fit.
What are: college culture, size of school, distance from home, demographics?
200
A college with less than 2000 students is considered what type of school?
What is a small school?
200
This type of financial aid is based on academic, athletic or artistic achievement.
What is merit-based aid?
200
A networking event where you create a first impression on college representatives.
What is a College Fair?
200
The number of credits needed to graduate from a Philadelphia Public High School.
What is 23.5 or 26.5?
300
Name something that a student should consider when selecting their college.
Graduation and retention rates
employment rates for graduates
academic services, safety
internship opportunities
study abroad opportunities
300
Chestnut Hill College, for example, is considered this type of school.
What is a private college/institution?
300
This type of part-time employment is also considered financial aid.
What is work-study?
300
Name two things other than GPA that colleges are looking for in their applicants.
What are:
SAT/ACT test scores
community service
community/school involvement
positive recommendation letters
work experience
a well written essay/personal statement
awards or honors
extracurricular activities or
participation in sports.
300
The number of english or history credits a student is required to attain in high school
What is 4?
400
ABC University requires a 2.7 GPA and a 17 ACT. Crystal has a 2.7 GPA and a 16 ACT. Is this a safety, match or reach school?
What is a Match School?
400
Harvard, Yale, Princeton, UPenn, Brown, Cornell, Dartmouth, Columbia
What are the Ivy League schools?
400
The FAFSA acronym and the first day that you can begin to apply.
What is Free Application for Federal Student Aid and January 1st.
400
An additional teacher form is required along with a letter of recommendation when a student applies to a college using this website
Senior Project
Community Service
23.5 credits (or four years of english, four years of history)
Senior Exit Survey
(in 2017 must be proficient in Keystone Exams)
500
Courage, Conscientiousness, Endurance and Resiliency are four characteristics of what?
What are some examples of GRIT?
500
A school is considered this when it accepts less than 1/3 of its applicants each year.
What is Highly Selective?
500
The PA State Grant acronym and what does it stand for
What is PHEAA?
Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency.
500
Name five items that are part of the college application packet
What are: the college application, transcript, SAT/ACT scores, letters of recommendation and personal statement.
500
This document is required by the SDP to be completed by seniors prior to graduation.