Student Activities
Name a club or student activity that you can join in college
Any student activity they name
True or False:
At a college cafeteria, you can choose to eat whatever you want
True
Used to help describe your accomplishments, academic achievements, special talents and skills.
What is a brag sheet?
My grades in college are calculated in the form of a
GED-Grade Excellence Data
GPA-Grade Point Average
CPA-Cumulative Point Average
CGA-Cumulative Grade Average
2. GPA-Grade Point Average
What do you get to do when you
Study Abroad?
Students get to take a broad range of classes
Students get to take classes outdoors
Students get to travel and take classes in another country
Students take classes at a summer camp
3. Students get to travel and take classes in another country
What is an internship?
A job-like experience that can be paid or unpaid
Volunteering in the community
Another name for a job interview
A student club on campus that helps you get jobs
A job-like experience that can be paid or unpaid
What is the name of the place you can live in when you get to college?
What is a residence hall, or dorm?
Use this application to apply to private colleges and universities.
What is the Common Application (or Common App)?
Your area of study in college or a university
What is a major?
A major is what you choose to study and focus on academically in college. Different majors require different types of classes that you complete in order to graduate. Examples are: chemistry, philosophy, international relations, music composition, religious studies, business, computer science, etc.
True or False
You have a greater chance of being a professional athlete when you go to college
True.
Most professional athletes are recruited from college competitive sports teams
Name three reasons why joining a student club or sport is important to your college experience.
Making new friends
Gaining leadership skills
Volunteering
Having fun
Helps your grades
Teaches you new skills
Looks great on your resume
Networking opportunities
Mentorship
What is the name of the student leader that supports when you live on a college campus?
Resident Assistant (RA)
Program Assistant (PA)
Dorm Assistant (DA)
Student Assistant (SA)
A. Resident Assistant (RA)
True or False:
I have to refill the FAFSA for every year of college I attend
True.
What do we call teachers in college?
Teacher
Instructor
Adviser
Professor
What is a Professor?
What are the benefits of going into the military AFTER going to college, instead of after high school?
You start out as an officer
You can make more money
The military can help you pay for college
All of the Above
There is no difference between whether you go into the military after high school or after college
All of the above
Delta Sigma Theta or
Lambda Upsilon Lambda is an example of a…
What is a Greek organization, fraternity, or sorority?
True or False
I have to live on campus if I go to college
False.
You can always live at home if you are able to commute to school or live off campus. It is encouraged to live on campus for at least a year so that you are able to access all the resources and experiences that students living on campus get to have
A program that provides access, academic support and financial aid to students who show promise but may be overlooked in admission
What is SUNY EOP?
The degree I can get after studying for four years in college is a called a…
Associates Degree
Bachelors Degree
Masters Degree
Doctorate’s Degree
What is a Bachelor's Degree?
The first person in your immediate family to attend college
What is a first generation college student?
It may be charged in your financial aid bill to support student organizations and student activities.
What is a student activities fee?
Pack Your College Suitcase 30 sec CHALLENGE
Create your ideal college suitcase with 5 major items
The group that creates the best suitcase the fastest wins the challenge
A winning suitcase should have one of each: clothing item, school supply item, food item, hygiene item, and a dorm item (bedding, furniture, etc)
This University has 25 Colleges, with over 1,700 college majors
What is CUNY?
SAT stands for
Scholastic Assessment Test
This is very important when considering a university. It could greatly affect the range of majors offered, extracurricular activities and the amount of personal attention you will receive from instructors.
What is Campus Size ?