Vocabulary
What does GPA stand for?
Grade Point Average
What are the two undergraduate degrees?
Associates or bachelor's degree
Name a community college in Wyoming.
Western Wyoming, Laramie County, Sheridan, Eastern Wyoming, Casper College, Northwest College, Central Wyoming
What is a freshman?
A student in 9th grade.
What form must be completed to be eligible for grants, loans, and scholarships?
What is the ACT?
A college entrance exam, usually taken during your junior year in high school.
What is a bachelor's degree?
Requires 4 years of college, usually earned from a university.
What is a campus?
The land the college and all its building sit on.
What is a senior?
A student in 12th grade.
What is work study?
What is tuition?
The money you pay to attend college.
What are the two graduate degrees?
Master's degree or doctorate degree
What is a dorm?
The place where students live on campus.
What is a sophomore?
A student in 10th grade.
What is a student loan?
Money that students can borrow to go to college.
What is a transcript?
A record of all the classes you have taken, when you took them, and the grade you received.
What is a master's degree?
Graduate degree that usually follows a bachelor's degree.
The college program to take to earn your degree and start your career.
What is a junior?
A student in 11th grade.
What is a Scholarship?
Money given to help students attend college, does NOT have to be paid back.
What is the FAFSA?
Free Application for Federal Student Aid: must complete this to be eligible for grants, loans, and scholarships.
What is an applied science degree?
What is a prerequisite?
A class you must complete before you can register for a certain course.
When do high school students usually take the ACT?
What is the different between grants/scholarships and loans?
A loan is money you borrow and have to pay back. Grants/scholarships do not have to be paid back if you successfully complete your schooling.