Odds & Ends
Admission Factors
Standardized Testing
The Application
Admissions
100
College.
What is simply the next step in your academic career.
100
Grades in college prep courses, strength of curriculum, SAT/ACT scores.
What is the three top factors in making a college admissions decision according to the National Association of College Admissions Counselor's annual survey.
100
Science is included on this college entrance exam.
What is the ACT.
100
Many (450+) colleges and universities will accept this general application that can be completed online or in print.
What is The Common Application.
100
The admission policy that obligates a student to attend the college if he or she is accepted.
What is Early Decision.
200
The first step in coming up with a list of colleges.
What is self-reflection. (i.e., What kind of environment do I need to be successful? How far from home can I really be? What matters most to me?).
200
Factors that smaller colleges might weigh more heavily than larger universities.
What is essays, interview, counselor & teacher recommendations and demonstrated interest.
200
This college entrance exam has 10 sections as compared to its competitor which has 4.
What is the SAT.
200
"Official Scores" must be sent by the student and not the Counseling Department for the following exams;
What is AP, SAT, SAT Subject Test and ACT exam scores.
200
The admission policy that allows applicants to apply at any point from September to April knowing that decisions will be given out on a first come, first serve basis.
What is Rolling Admission.
300
Reading your application, visiting Greeley in the Fall, providing information and answering questions.
What are the responsibilites and role of a college admissions counselor.
300
The accepted average GPA at SUNY Binghamton and SUNY Geneseo.
What is between 3.5 - 4.0.
300
The term used to describe your ability to choose which SAT and/or ACT scores to send to colleges.
What is Score Choice.
300
*Evaluate significant experience, achievement, risk you... *Discuss some issue of personal, local, national or... *Indicate a person who has had a significant impact on... *Describe a character in fiction, a historical figure, or a... *A range of academic interests, personal perspectives... *Topic of your choice.
What is the topics for the main essay on the Common Application.
300
The national deadline date by which students must put down a deposit at the one college they plan on attending.
What is May 1st.
400
Nine.
What is the average number of applications per Greeley student last year.
400
The percentage of 4 year degree granting colleges and universities that require SAT Subject Tests.
What is 5% (108/2171) (see our website for a list).
400
The college entrance exam that includes arithmetic, algebra, geometry and trigonometry in its math section.
What is the ACT.
400
The amount of time required by the Counseling Department to process your request for a Counselor Letter of Description & Transcript to be sent to a college or university.
What is 15 school days.
400
The University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.
What is the college that receives the most applications from Greeley students.
500
A myth.
What is the saying, "There is only one perfect college for me."
500
The percentage of colleges that do not consider interviews and subject tests.
What is 30%.
500
The term used to describe a policy that approximatley 800 out of the 2100 four year degree granting colleges and universities adhere to.
What is the Test Optional Policy.
500
The percentage of colleges that revoked an offer of admission last year after initially accepting a student.
What is 22%.
500
This person said, "Had I really succeeded at anything else, I might never have found the determination to succeed in the one arena I believed I truly belonged. I was set free, because my greatest fear had been realised, and I was still alive, and I still had a daughter whom I adored, and I had an old typewriter and a big idea. And so rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life."
Who is J.K. Rowling.
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