College 101
COLLEGE EXPLAINED
COLLEGE BASICS
COLLEGE 102
Senioritis
100

This is the name for your main academic course of study in college

What is a MAJOR?
100

This is the person who you can go to for help to register for classes, choose a major, and create an academic and career plan in college

What is ACADEMIC ADVISOR

100

Instead of living on campus, a student who travels back and forth from home to school is called this 

BONUS: How many students in the Class of 2020 attended a CUNY College?

What is a COMMUTER STUDENT


BONUS: 53 students (~61%)

100
If you attend a community college, you usually go for this many years.
What is TWO
100

This is a record of your high school academic reports

What is a transcript?

200
If you live on campus, you live in something called a...
What is a dorm
200
What are the fall, spring and summer sessions called that college is divided into?
What are SEMESTERS
200
Someone in their second year of college is called this.
What is a SOPHOMORE
200

This is the abbreviation for a popular college located in Miami? 

What is MDC (Miami Dade College), FIU (Florida International University), or UM (University of Miami)?

200

_____ _______is a document in which the writer assesses the qualities, characteristics, and capabilities of the person being recommended in terms of that individual's ability

What is a Recommendation Letter?

300
This is what college students often call their teachers.
What is a PROFESSOR
300
This is the money you can apply for that can help you pay for college.
What is FINANCIAL AID
300
You get this degree when you graduate from a community college.
What is an ASSOCIATE's DEGREE
300
Name two reasons to go to a 2-year school first and then transfer onto a 4-year school.
What is TO SAVE MONEY, IMPROVE GRADES, STAY CLOSER TO HOME
300

any of a number of arrangements by which students complete part of their degree program through educational activities outside the United States.

Study Abroad programs

400
The letters GPA stand for this.
What is Grade Point Average
400

Name two differences between public and private universities

Cost, how they are funded, and often the size (not always)

400

You get this degree when you graduate from a four year college.

What is a BACHELOR'S DEGREE

400

How is resident tuition different than out of state tuition?

Resident tuition is usually cheaper and for students who live in the area around the college, students who go to the college but live out of the area traditionally pay a higher cost for tuition.

*Usually you need to live in an area for at least 6 months to be considered a resident

400

This type of financial aide don't have to be repaid and are often based around income (such as PELL., TAP, or SEOG)

Grants

500

Many colleges use this as the basic document to submit personal information and manage your college applications

What is the common application?

500
Name one of the tests that you usually have to take in high school to get accepted into college.
What is SAT or ACT
500

Name a degree that a student can receive after successfully completing their Bachelor's degree

What is a MASTER'S DEGREE or a DOCTORATE degree

500

This is an institution that offers BOTH undergraduate AND graduate degrees

What is a UNIVERSITY

500

This type of financial aide is often considered "free money" by students.

Scholarships

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