Application Process
Acceptance Terms
Types of Colleges
Data Terms
Financial Terms
100
An application that makes it possible for students to use one admissions application to apply to nearly 500 member colleges and universities.
What is the COMMON APPLICATION.
100
The decision by an admissions officer or committee to offer the opportunity for enrollment as a student at a particular institution.
What is ACCEPTANCE.
100
A ___________________ offers two-year associate degrees that prepare you to transfer to a four-year college to earn a bachelor’s degree. They also offer other associate degrees and certificates that focus on preparing you for a certain career. This college type is an affordable option with relatively low tuition.
What is COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
100
A measure of how a student's performance compares to other students in his or her class.
What is CLASS RANK.
100
A form that can be prepared annually by current and prospective college students (undergraduate and graduate) in the United States to determine their eligibility for student financial aid.
What is the FAFSA.
200
This is the official document containing the record of a student’s academic performance and testing history.
What is a TRANSCRIPT.
200
A category of admission used in conjunction with early (action, decision, notification, or acceptance) plans to indicate that a student has not been admitted early but will remain in the applicant pool for reconsideration during the review of applications for regular admissions.
What is DEFERRED.
200
____________________ are funded by local and state governments, offer lower tuition rates than private colleges, especially for in-state students where the college is located.
What are PUBLIC COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES.
200
A __________ GPA is based on the simple idea that some high school classes are much harder than others, and these hard classes should carry more weight.
What is WEIGHTED.
200
A thing that is borrowed, especially a sum of money that is expected to be paid back with interest.
What is a LOAN.
300
A student whose parents have no college experience.
What is a FIRST GENERATION STUDENT.
300
The decision by an admissions officer or committee to not offer a student admission to a particular institution.
What is DENIAL
300
______________________ rely mainly on tuition, fees and private sources of funding. Private donations can sometimes provide generous financial aid packages.
What are PRIVATE COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES.
300
This data term reports the 25th percentile through the 75th percentile for ACT and GPA.
What is THE MID-FIFTY PERCENTILE RANGE.
300
A grant or payment made to support a student's education, awarded on the basis of academic or other achievement.
What is a SCHOLARSHIP.
400
This document provides colleges with the opportunity to convey a student's character and any personal qualities that test scores and grades alone don't reveal.
What is a RECOMMENDATION LETTER.
400
When a prospective student applies for admission by early deadline (before the regular admission deadline) and receives notice of acceptance, denial, or deferment with no obligation to the university to enroll, if accepted for admission.
What is EARLY ACTION
400
______________________ colleges offer specialized training in a particular industry or career. Possible programs of study include the culinary arts, firefighting, dental hygiene and medical-records technology. These colleges usually offer certificates or associate degrees.
What are VOCATIONAL/TECH & CAREER COLLEGES.
400
Colleges prefer students to take this many years of English, Math, and Science.
What is 4 YEARS.
400
A college program that enables students to work part-time while attending school.
What is a WORK STUDY PROGRAM.
500
A group of people who determine an applications future at his/her institution.
What is an ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE.
500
Through this program offered by many post-secondary schools, students willing to commit to a school if accepted submit their application by a date well before the general admission deadline. If accepted, the student must enroll in that school, so students should only apply early decision to their first choice school.
What is EARLY DECISION.
500
________________ colleges offer a broad base of courses in the liberal arts, which includes areas such as literature, history, languages, mathematics and life sciences. Most are private and offer four-year programs that lead to a bachelor’s degree. These colleges can prepare you for a variety of careers or for graduate study.
What is LIBERAL ART.
500
This data point represents four-years of high school academic work.
What is a CUMULATIVE GPA.
500
Many states have programs that allow residents to attend university in another state, without having to pay out-of-state tuition. This term is called _____________.
What is RECIPROCITY.
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