College life
Group of buildings where students live on campus?
What are Dorms?
This subject involves numbers, equations, and sometimes graphs.
What is math?
The name of the degree students typically earn after four years?
What is a bachelor's degree?
What is the name of the free application students complete to qualify for federal financial aid?
What is FAFSA?
What is the name of the platform where many colleges allow you to submit one application for multiple schools?
What is Common App?
A test that happens at the end of the semester?
What is a final exam?
The study of the past, including ancient civilizations.
What is history?
What do we call the celebration at the end of college, where students wear caps and gowns?
What is graduation?
This type of financial aid must be paid back with interest after graduation.
What are student loans?
This is the term for a non-binding application process allowing students to receive admission decisions earlier than regular deadlines.
What is Early Action?
Collective name for the nine historically Black fraternities and sororities founded under the National Pan-Hellenic Council?
What is the Divine Nine?
The study of living organisms, including plants and animals.
What is biology?
This Ivy League school was the first university founded in the United States.
What is Harvard?
What is the term for scholarships that are based on academic or athletic performance?
What is merit-based scholarships?
This standardized test is commonly required for college admissions but is becoming optional at many schools.
What is the SAT or ACT?
Term for studying all night before a test?
What is an all-nighter?
This subject deals with matter, energy, and their interactions.
What is physics?
Name the organization responsible for college sports, including March Madness.
What is the NCAA?
This grant, given by the federal government, helps low-income students and does not have to be repaid.
What is the Pell Grant?
What is it called when a student applies to a college early and commits to attending if accepted?
What is Early Decision?
Name of the person who helps students plan their class schedules?
What is an Academic Advisor?
The study of human behavior and mental processes.
What is the term for completing a college course in high school and transferring the credits back to your main school?
What is dual enrollment?
This number, calculated by the FAFSA, estimates how much a family can contribute to a student’s education.
What is the Expected Family Contribution (EFC)?
Colleges use this GPA scale, where 4.0 is the highest, to evaluate students’ academic performance.
What is the unweighted GPA?