COLLEGE READINESS / COLLEGE PREP 1.0
REQUIRED FOR ENTRY INTO A COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY
What is: Application
- Required; not one-size-fits all
Department that changes your class schedule
What is: Registrar
- Department where you register to attend school
True or False:
FAFSA is a loan from the federal government
What is: FALSE!
The FAFSA is a form you need to fill out to get any financial aid from the federal government.
- PSU Requires everyone completes.
Money that does not get paid back
Scholarship or Grant
Your main course of study
What is: MAJOR
- A SPECIFIC AREA OF STUDY A STUDENT CHOOSES TO SPECIALIZE IN. Ex: Business, Engineering, or Biology.
True or False
- Statistics satisfies "Math" requirement
What is: FALSE
Colleges look for when reviewing admission applications
What is:
Grades, Test Scores, SAT/ACT scores, Essays, Recommendations.
Financial aid based on grades, athletics, & and musical talent
What is: Merit-Based Aid
How many times can a student change their major?
No limit; just takes longer to complete program and graduate.
Colleges require you purchase (or) rent for most classes
What are: TEXTBOOKS
Places to find scholarship information
What is: HS Counselor office, Online search, College websites, Local businesses
MINIMUM MATH LEVEL REQUIRED FOR
S.T.E.M. FIELD PROGRAMS
What is: Trigonometry, Pre-Calculus, or Calculus
- STEM & Business requires students have: Alg.1, Geom., Alg.2, & (.5) credits of Trig, Pre-Calc, or Calc. *Statistics doesn't count.
These funds are borrowed by the student or parent(s).
Loan(s)
- Money borrowed from the federal gov't./private group to pay for college, and repaid later with interest.
Minimum number of credits a "Full Time" student takes.
12+ CREDITS = FULL TIME STUDENT
11 CREDITS & BELOW = PART TIME STUDENT
The cost of dorms or other living arrangements
What is room and board
Given on 1st day of class -- includes expectations, assignments, grading, & class policies
What is: SYLLABUS
- Your course guide provided by each instructor on the first day of class.
4 main types of student-aid
Scholarships, Grants, Loans, & Work study
1st year students live here on campus
What is: Dormitory (DORMS)
- Place where college/university student live
Overview of student academic progress and grades
What is: Transcript
- Displays an overview of a student's academic progress and grades throughout college.
Test taken for college admission
What is ACT or SAT
ACT - American College Test
SAT - Scholastic Assessment Test
~ DOUBLE POINTS ~
KNOWN AS A 2-YEAR DEGREE
KNOWN AS A 4-YEAR DEGREE
What is: 2-year degree- Associate degree;
What is: 4-year degree- Bachelor's degree
$$$ students earn for school while working for the university
What is: WORK-STUDY
- A way student earn $$$ to pay for school through part-time on campus jobs
Return to same college/university after completing 1 year
What is: Retention Rate
- Retention provides "true" insight from the students perspective if PSU really a great school
Academic mentor that guides you through college
Academic Advisor