Escalera Challenge

College & Career 1

100

What does the acronym "GPA" stand for?

Grade Point Average

200

How many years does someone usually spend at a community college?

2 years

300

What is the SAT and when should you take it?

College entrance exam, spring of junior year, fall of senior year

400

Name two types of financial aid

Scholarships, loans, grants, etc.

College & Career 2

100

What is the minimum GPA you usually need to attend a 4-year university?

2.0

200

What do you call the subject or career that you focus on in college?

Major

300

What are the three sections of the SAT?

Math, English, Writing

400

What is the type of financial aid called that you have to pay back?

Loans

Colleges & Universities in the Boston Area

100

Name the oldest university in the US, located in Cambridge, where many of our mentors attend.

Harvard University

200

Name one of the two community colleges in Boston.

Bunker Hill, Roxbury (RCC)

300

Name the university that Fernando attended.

Framingham State

400

Name the only PUBLIC four-year university in Boston

UMass Boston

Teamwork Challenge (Expanded Final Jeopardy)

100

Unscramble the following words:

GIHH OLSCOH UNARGTIDOA

HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION

200

NAME RACE: Line yourselves up alphabetically by first name as fast as you can

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300

Fruit Race: Stand in a line and pass the fruit as quickly as possible without using your hands.

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400

Blindfolded Pictionary: Choose someone from your team to draw while blindfolded

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