College Facts
Name one public college or university and one private college or university in Minnesota
Public: Any UMN or MNSCU school
Private: Hamline, St. Kate's, St. Thomas. St. Olaf, Carleton, Macalester, Augsburg, Bethel, Northwestern, Bethany Lutheran, Concordia-Saint Paul, Concordia-Moorhead, St. Scholastica, and others
What does POE stand for?
Process of elimination
What snack was invented during World War II when the military was trying to find new ways to make cheese last longer?
Cheetos! That delicious cheese dust is the same recipe the military invented to make dehydrate and powder the limited supply of cheese available to make it last longer!
What does it mean if a school will "superscore" your ACT?
It means that they will mix-and-match the highest score of each section from any real ACT you have taken, even if they come from different tests.
What are the two kinds of GO punctuation?
Comma and no punctuation
In what other states do people in Minnesota get in-state tuition?
North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin
On the science section, how can you tell what passages should you work on first?
The passages that have more numbers, easier to understand graphs and questions that have short answers
What color are strawberry-flavored Haribo gummy bears?
Green
How many sections are there on the ACT and what are they?
5, english, math, reading, science, writing
What can STOP punctuation link?
Only independent ideas
What day do you have to decide where you are going to college?
May 1st of your Senior year
What does POOD stand for?
Personal Order of Difficulty
What is the most common color for M&Ms?
Brown
Does the science section actually test science knowledge? If not, what does it test?
No, analyzing data
What are the four ways to use a comma?
In a list of three or more things
To connect two incomplete ideas
Before and after unnecessary information
What is one advantage of going to a large university like the U of M or Mankato?
Better labs, more research opportunities, greater diversity, more choice in what to major in
Do you have to do the passages on the science section in order?
No
This snack, popular with movie-goers, dates back 3,000 years to New Mexico where it was invented.
Popcorn
How do they calculate your overall ACT score?
Take the average of your score on all the other sections
What are the five kinds of STOP punctuation?
Period (Ex. “Patrick ate mac and cheese.”
Semicolon (Ex. “I threw a party; no one came.”)
Comma with FANBOYS (For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so)
Question mark (Ex. “Are you single?” “No, I’m cuffed.”)
Exclamation Point (Ex. “Your mom is a comma!)”
This kind of college requires you to take a lot of core classes such as religion, history and political science classes that everyone has to take, in addition to the classes you have to take for your major.
Liberal arts college
The writing section has three perspectives about the topic. How many perspectives you have to include in your essay?
2
This soda has the most caffeine of any soda sold in the US.
Sugar-Free Pepsi (aka Pepsi One)
Should you let your ACT score define your self-worth?
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Name all the FANBOYS
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So