CUNY
SUNY
Financial Aid Acronyms
Standardized Test/Admissions
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What does CUNY stand for?

The City University Of New York

100

What does SUNY stand for?

What is State University of New York

100

What is the Estimated Family Contribution?

EFC is the estimate a family will contribute towards their child college education

100

A test that is used by many colleges to determine admissions 

What is the SAT?

100

A numeric representation of your grades over your 4 years of high school

What is a GPA?

200

How many CUNY Colleges are there?

25

200

The application you use to apply to a SUNY College

What is Common App?

200

What is Tuition Assistance Program?

TAP is a grant offered to NYS students who attend a NYS college and have lived in NYS for at least 12 months

200

A series of test that one must past to graduate from a New York HS

What is Regents?

200

If attend college and have not yet earned a bachelors you are considered one of theses

What is an Undergraduate?

300

If you love finance, accounting, or marketing what CUNY senior college should you apply to? 

Baruch College

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The number of SUNY Senior college campuses across New York State

What is 34?

300

What is Free Application for Federal Student Aid?

FAFSA is the form you need to fill out to get any financial aid from the federal government to help pay for college. Students are required to have a SSN.

300

Subject specific test that can earn you college credit if you score a 4 or above

What is AP Exams?

300

Tests that the determine the level of a classes you are to be placed in

What is a Placement Exam?

400

What is John Jay College of Criminal Justice?

 A CUNY 4-year college is known for its work in social/criminal justice. 

400

What does EOP stand for?

What is Education Opportunity Program?

400

What is "Search for Education, Elevation and Knowledge"?

SEEK is a New York State program at CUNY's senior and comprehensive colleges designed to assist students who are both academically and financially disadvantaged. 

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The semester in which you should start applying for college

What is the Fall Semester of Senior year?

400

Your primary area of study as a college student


What is a Major?

500

What is Hunter College?

Along with Baruch, this school is ranked in the top 10 of public universities in the northern united states according to U.S. News.

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The Largest college in the SUNY system

What is SUNY University at Buffalo?

500

What is College Discovery?

CD is CUNY’s opportunity program at community colleges and can carry you on into SEEK at a 4 yr college and EOP at SUNY or HEOP at a private. 

500

Things that a college will require you to send with your application (name at least three things)

What is your transcript, ACT/SAT scores, a personal essay, letters of recommendation, a resume etc

500

A course needed for graduation credit but not a specific major requirement.

What is an Elective?

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