College Lingo
Your main course of study while in college
Major
The amount a college/university is charging you for your classes
Tuition
The rate at which a college admits applicants
Acceptance rate
College GPAs are calculated on a ______ scale
4.0
When a student takes college classes in a different country
Study abroad
In college, you need a certain amount of these to graduate
Credits
The form you need to fill out to get any financial aid from the federal government and is used by colleges to determine financial aid offers
FAFSA
The college with the most applicants in 2024
UCLA
SAT stands for...
Scholastic Aptitude Test
The total number of CUNY colleges
25
The name for housing & a meal plan on your college bill
Room & board
The form you need to fill out to get any financial aid from the NYS government
TAP
The college with the lowest acceptance rate in 2024
CalTech
The most popular college major
Business Administration
The oldest college in the US
Harvard
A required class or course that has to be taken before you can enter a certain class
Pre-requisite or pre-req
Money you can apply for that does not need to be paid back
Scholarship or grant
The largest HBCU college
North Carolina A&T
The average college freshman GPA
3.0 (B)
The total number of SUNY colleges
64
A secondary course of study (usually 15 - 18 credits) that often complements a student's major
Minor or concentration
Money you can apply for that needs to be paid back
Loans
50 billion
Bill Gates's SAT score (out of 1600)
1590
Consistently ranked #1 party school
A document your professor will give you to explain assignments, expectations, grading systems, textbooks, and class policies
Syllabus
The percentage of students who receive some form of financial aid for college
College with the highest paid graduates
MIT
When Ms. Nappy took the SAT, the highest score you could receive
2400
The total amount of student loan debt in the US (hint: in trillions)
1.7 trillion