True/False
True or False: College is a place to go party.
FALSE-Students go to college to get an education
Colleges look at your GPA [grades] to evaluate your performance.
Colleges look at your personal essay to learn more about you.
What is a mascot?
A mascot is any person, animal, or object that is meant to represent or bring luck to a school, sports team, or company.
TRUE OR FALSE: You must know what you want to study before entering college.
False- You can go to college undecided and then decide your major after 2 years of being in college and exploring different classes.
TRUE OR FALSE: You HAVE to go to college to get a job.
You do not have to go to college to get a job, you can get a job in high school.
True Or False: There are colleges in every state.
TRUE-Every state has at least one college/university as well as community colleges.
What math test can you take in 8th or 9th grade that will help prepare you for college math?
Algebra Regents
What is the SAT?
A test used to measure how prepared a high school student is for college. It includes reading/writing and math sections.
Are you more likely to get a job if you have a college degree instead of only a high school diploma?
Yes, you are more likely to get a job if you have a college degree instead of only high school.
Someone who has a college degree is nine times more likely to make over $100,000 a year than someone with a high school diploma.
What are extracurricular activities?
Extracurricular activities are activities you can do outside of school. For example, you can be in a club, or play a sport.
True or false: You have to live at the college you attend.
FALSE-You can attend college and live at home or in an apartment, not on campus.
What are 2 extracurricular activities that you can participate in to help prepare you for college?
Possible Answers: You can participate in SAT Prep classes, Summer programs, meeting with guidance counselor, talking to your mentor about college, and play sports
What is a recommendation letter?
A letter written by your teacher to show what kind of student and person you are.
Name two majors in the arts?
Dance
Music
Architecture
Literature
Art
What is the word for a place where someone lives while they are in a college campus?
Where someone lives while they are in a college campus is called the College Dorms.
True or False: You cannot go to college unless your family has a lot of money to pay for you to attend college.
FALSE-You can go to college even if your family doesn’t have the money to pay for it because of financial aid.
Name 5 colleges you know.
What are 3 buildings on a college campus?
Dorms, library, cafeteria, etc.
Name two majors in the sciences?
Biology
Chemistry
Astronomy
Do you have to be a U.S. Citizen to go to college?
You do not have to be a U.S. Citizen to go to college, you can be an immigrant and still go to college.
If you graduate college you will on average make more money than a high school graduate.
TRUE-People who graduate college make, on average, more money than someone with a high school diploma.
What are three things you can do now to prepare for college?
Be a good learner, listen when your teacher is speaking and participate in class, and complete your school work.
Explore your interests by joining a club/organization.
Research and visit colleges that you want to go to.
What is a Campus Tour/Visit?
A campus tour is when you visit a college in person to look around the campus, go inside the different buildings, and talk to students and professors there.
Can you change your career/major when you’re in college?
Yes you can change your career/major when you're in college. You can go to college undecided and then declare a major.
What did you study if you use science and technology to build engines, machines, and other structures for a job?
You studied Engineering.