College Lingo
Your main course of study while in college.
What is your major?
The amount the college/university is charging you for your classes.
What is tuition?
Type of degree usually obtained at a technical or community college.
What is an Associates Degree?
A written piece about a future date that documents your achievements to that date.
What is a vision?
The last two lines of the FATE Pledge.
What is "I am an educated world-class citizen. I am a world changer."?
A secondary set of courses that often complements your major.
What is a Minor?
Something students fill out to receive financial aid for college.
What is the FAFSA. BONUS: What does FAFSA stand for?
Type of degree obtained at a university.
What is a bachelors, masters, and/or doctorate?
The number of credit hours per course is directly related to how much time you should spend doing what outside of class.
What is studying?
The college FATE alum, Christion, currently attends.
What is Albion?
A full time student is determined by the number of these taken in a given term.
What is credits?
Money for school that does not need to be paid back.
What are scholarships/grants?
Two differences between public and private universities.
What is cost, how they are funded, and often the size?
The two entrance exams that you can take when applying to college.
What is the ACT/SAT?
Kuhu's parents immigrated to the US from this country.
What is India?
Something your professor will give you to explain assignments, expectations, grading systems, textbooks, and class policies.
What is a Syllabus?
Two types of federal student loans.
What are subsidized and unsubsidized student loans? BONUS: What is the difference between the two types?
Four types of degrees you can earn after your HS diploma.
What are associates, bachelors, masters, doctorate?
A document that describes a person's skills and work experience.
What is a resume?
The current role FATE Alum, Hannah, has at Beaumont Hospital.
What is a nursing assistant?
Someone who helps you plan your classes and connect you with resources on campus as needed.
What is an Advisor?
The four main types of financial aid for students
What are grants, scholarships, work study, student loans?
The "typical" number of years it takes to complete each of these degrees: Associates, Bachelors, Masters, and Doctoral.
What is
Associates - 2-3 yrs
Bachelors - 4 yrs
Masters - 6 yrs
Doctorate - 8yrs
?
The minimum wage currently paid in the State of Michigan.
What is $9.45?
The reason FATE alum, DaJuan, gave for not staying in college.
What is "School wasn't for me."? BONUS: What did he share about his recent revelation?