Different Pathways
What is tuition?
Tuition is the amount of money charged for teaching or instruction by a school, college, or university
What is a personal statement?
An essay you write to show a college admissions committee who you are and why you deserve to be admitted to their school.
Typical Hours of Studying for a college student?
About 10-13 hours per week
What do you graduate a 2 year community college with?
Associates Degree
Name one of the worst paying majors
The worst paying majors are Social Work, Theology, Elementary Education, Music, Spanish, Horticulture, Education, Fine Arts, Hospitality/Tourism, and Drama
In state vs out of state tuition-what is more expensive
Out of state tuition
What does acceptance rate mean?
a school's acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who are admitted.
What is work study?
Work-study is a way for students to earn money to pay for school through part-time on- (and sometimes off-) campus jobs. The program gives students an opportunity to gain valuable work experience while pursuing a college degree
What type of degree do you get from a four year college/university?
Bachelor's
Do you think more men or women attend college?
Did you know that more women attend college than men? Countries all over the world are realizing this fact. However, despite the educational gender gap, there is still a wage gap between men and women with men earning more than women.
What is a vocational school?
Vocational schools (also called career, technical, and trade schools) tend to offer occupation-specific programs geared toward helping students prepare to go directly from school into their chosen careers.
What are scholarships?
Financial support awarded to a student, based on academic achievement or other criteria that may include financial need, for the purpose of schooling
What are internships?
An internship is a short-term work experience offered by companies and other organizations for people—usually students, but not always—to get some entry-level exposure to a particular industry or field. It is as much of a learning experience as it is work. Ideally, interns spend their time working on relevant projects, learning about the field, making industry connections, and developing both hard and soft skills. Internships sometimes even lead to full-time job offers.
What is the highest level of education
Doctoral Degree
If one student has high grades but low test scores and another has low grades but high test cores-which do colleges prefer?
If one student has high grades but low test scores and another has low grades but high test cores, the first student is far more likely to get accepted into a better college. Colleges prefer the “bad test-taker” to students who don’t apply themselves
What are some differences between Community College and a University
-degrees at a community college only take two years to complete, while degrees at a four year university take four years to complete
-Universities are much larger than community colleges
-community college education is deemed to be more affordable
What is a good SAT score? What is a good ACT score
SAT-1200 or higher
ACT-24 or higher
What are the different housing options in college?
-Dorms
-Off Campus
-Commuting
-Greek Houses(for some schools)
What are student loans?
Money that you borrow to help pay for school with the expectation that you will pay that money back in the future.
What are the 8 Ivy League Colleges ?
The Ivy League is formed by 8 colleges: Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania, Princeton University, and Yale University
Name differences between Public vs Private college
-cost of attendance is usually much higher for private
-Public colleges typically have a larger student body and therefore offer more degree programs
-Public colleges and universities are typically larger in size and have larger class sizes the majority of Division I athletic teams are based at public colleges
What are some differences between the SAT and ACT
-the SAT has a reading test that takes 65 minutes, a 35-minute writing and language test and an 80-minute math section.
-The ACT is comprised of a 35-minute reading test, 45-minute English test, 60-minute math section and 35-minute science test
The SAT allows more time per question for every section of the test, whereas the ACT requires you to move faster through the questions. Additionally, the ACT has more questions than the SAT, but the SAT questions often require more lengthy reading and problem solving (so they take a little longer to complete).
Semester vs Quarter system
-A semester system generally consists of two 15-week terms: one in the fall (followed by a winter break) and one in the spring (followed by a summer break). The average full-time student takes 4-5 courses per term
-A quarter system consists of 10-week sessions. Although the difficulty of the coursework and exams you are given may be the same, the amount of work you will have to do will be quite a bit more. Having to fit nearly 15 weeks' worth of work into ten weeks will require a bit of extra effort on your end. On the bright side, having fewer classes to focus on at one time can alleviate the confusion of juggling multiple tasks at once. . The average full-time student takes 3-4 courses per term
True or False-You need to pay back your full amount of student loans RIGHT after you graduate college
False
What colleges participated in the FIRST football college game. Bonus points for what year
The first football game, between two different colleges, happened in November of 1869. It was Princeton vs. Rutgers. (Rutgers won, 6-4).