SAT
1600
What is the highest composite score you can get on the SAT?
36
What is the highest composite score you can get on the ACT?
How many credit hours typically define a "Full Time" student?
12-18 Hours
When should you take the SAT and ACT?
At the end of 11th grade, so you have a chance to try again Senior year.
Free Application for Federal Student Aid
What is FAFSA?
What is the total testing time for the SAT (with optional essay)?
3 hours and 50 minutes
What is the time limit for the ACT (plus optional writing)?
3 hours and 35 minutes
What is a bachelor's degree?
How can you get guaranteed automatic admission to any Public university in Texas?
Graduate in the top 6% of your class.
Based on need, must be paid back.
What are loans?
Why should you answer all questions on the SAT?
Wrong answers won't count against you on either the ACT or SAT. Students will be awarded points for each correct answer with no points taken away for any incorrect ones. This is why never leaving an answer blank on your test is so important.
If you don't know the correct answer on the ACT you should...
Use process of elimination to remove incorrect answers then guess from the remaining choices.
Obtained from a junior or community college
What is an associates degree?
What advice do you think a college representative would give to someone who is undecided about which major to choose?
Start out with an "undeclared" major or pick one you might be interested in
What is the FAFSA primarily used for?
To determine how much federal grant and scholarship money you qualify for.
Available to low-income 11th and 12th grade students in the U.S. or U.S. territories.
What are SAT test waivers?
What subject is included on the ACT that is NOT on the SAT?
1 science section testing your critical thinking skills (not your specific science knowledge)
Based on need, not paid back.
What are grants?
Based on merit, not paid back.
What are scholarships?
Meant for students who are ineligible for federal aid through FAFSA® who are Texas residents, and went to high school for at least three years in the state.
What is TASFA?
Texas Application for State Financial Aid
What does SAT stand for?
SAT actually doesn't stand for anything:)
Why should you take both ACT and SAT?
There are four potential benefits to taking both the ACT and the SAT: you'll have an extra chance to excel, prepping for one can help you do better on the other, some schools might appreciate seeing both scores, and you'll get more test dates to choose from.
Define weighted GPA in relation to regular(not AP) and advanced(AP) classes.
A student can receive a 4.5 by making all A's in their classes by.....
being in ADVANCED(AP) classes, therefore, getting a weighted GPA.
To make admission decisions based on more than just GPA and test scores, by considering special circumstances.
What is holistic admissions review process?
An estimate of how much money your family could pay, based on their income, for college expenses.
What is Expected Family Contribution (EFC)?