College Options
Tests
CC & Transferring
Personal Statements
Financial Aid
100
There are this many CSU's in California.
What is 23?
100
This section is on the ACT but not on the SAT.
What is "Science"?
100
The name of the degree you can get from a community college.
What is an "Associates of Arts" or "Associates of Science"?
100
This is the amount of words you are limited with both UC prompts.
What is "1000"?
100
This form of financial aid allow you to work typically on campus, while paying for tuition at the same time.
What is work study?
200
These public institutions are more well known as research institutions.
What is the University of California (UC) system?
200
This required college test is now optional, as of 2012.
What is the SAT Subject Test?
200
This special agreement guarantees admission to specific UCs, not including UCLA or UC Berkeley (as of this year).
What is the "Transfer Admission Guarantee" or "TAG" agreement?
200
This can be the most important component of your application, especially when the school you are applying to does comprehensive review (such as all UC's).
What is the personal statement?
200
Of the two types of grants awarded to students, these are the names of the federal and state grants.
What are "Pell Grant" and "Cal Grant"?
300
These institutions have the smallest classrooms, and typically offer the most financial aid.
What are private colleges and/or universities?
300
These are the maximum scores for the ACT and SAT currently.
What are "36" and "2400", respectively?
300
The equivalence of the A-G requirements at the community college level that fulfills breadth requirements at a receiving UC institution.
What is the "Intersegmental General Educational Transfer Curriculum" or "IGETC"?
300
This is prompt 1 of the UC application for incoming first years. (You do not need to say it verbatim, but must address important parts of prompt)
What is "Describe the world you come from - for example, your family, community or school - and tell us how your world has shaped your dreams and aspirations."
300
This is when FAFSA opens and deadline.
What is "January 1st" and "March 2nd"?
400
These public institutions consider a student's region during the admission process, and do not require personal statements.
What are California State Universities (CSU)?
400
This are the maximum scores for the ACT and SAT, effective Class of 2017.
What is "36" and "1600", respectively?
400
This standardized test is required to transfer to a 4-year institution.
What is "None"?
400
This is prompt 2 of the UC application for all applicants. (You do not need to say it verbatim, but must address important parts of prompt)
What is "Tell us about a personal quality, talent, accomplishment, contribution or experience that is important to you. What about this quality or accomplishment makes you proud and how does it relate to the person you are?"
400
This is what the initialism FAFSA stands for.
What is "Free Application for Federal Student Aid"?
500
These institutions are known as trade schools, with a "business-first" mentality.
What are vocational schools?
500
This is the standardized test of English language proficiency for non-native English language speakers wishing to enroll in US universities.
What is the "Test of English as a Foreign Language" or "TOEFL"?
500
This fee waiver greatly reduces community college tuition.
What is the Board of Governor's fee waiver?
500
This is prompt 1 of the UC application for incoming transfer students. (You do not need to say it verbatim, but must address important parts of prompt)
What is "What is your intended major? Discuss how your interest in the subject developed and describe any experience you have had in the field - such as volunteer work, internships and employment, participation in student organizations and activities - and what you have gained from your involvement?"
500
This is the application supplementary to the FAFSA necessary to apply for aid at private schools.
What is College Board's CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE (or CSS Profile)?
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