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Mixed Questions
100

This is the cumulative average of the final grades in all of your courses.

What is a grade point average (GPA)?

100

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEND A YEAR STUDYING ABROAD, YOU WILL BE DOING THIS

What is AN EXCHANGE?

100
Beyond the grades on the paper, colleges look for this while reviewing your transcript.
What are trends and rigor?
100
Colleges can search and access these to find out personal information about applicants.
What is social media (facebook, twitter, instagram, blogs, etc...).
100

THIS IS THE FIELD YOU CHOOSE TO FOCUS ON

What is A MAJOR?

200
These are Activities/Enrichment pursued outside of your academic courses that colleges like to see.
What are extracurricular activities?
200

This is a website that you must register with in order to take the SAT Test, and take AP Courses

What is www.collegeboard.com?

200
This is an activity where you volunteer your time to give back and to help others.
What is community service?
200

laughterlad@gmail.com and notarobot@yahoo.com are examples of this.

What are inappropriate e-mail addresses used to communicate with colleges?

200

THIS IS THE FIELD YOU PUT SECONDARY EMPHASIS ON IN YOUR STUDIES

What is A MINOR?

300

IF YOU ARE NOT A CITIZEN OF THE UNIVERSITY'S COUNTRY, YOU MAY BE REQUIRED TO PAY THIS TYPE OF TUITION

What is INTERNATIONAL STUDENT TUITION?

300
An organized event where many admissions representatives gather to advertise and recruit for the colleges/universities?
What is a college fair?
300
Successful completion of these courses and a strong score on an exam may allow a student to receive college credits.
What are Advance Placement (AP) courses?
300
These dates must be met in order to be considered for admission.
What are deadlines?
300

If you have not seen the college bumpersticker in your town, it couldn't possibly be a good school.

False

400
It is important to cultivate positive relationships with your teachers because you will need them to support your application with two of these.
What are letters of recommendation?
400

THIS DEPARTMENT MAKES THE DECISIONS ABOUT WHO IS ACCEPTED TO THE UNIVERSITY.

What is ADMISSIONS?

400
The attainment of positions within extracurricular activities demonstrates this positive attribute.
What is leadership?
400
Failyoure to due this with your aplicatoin and persinul statement is a shure fire way to move your application to the denyed pile.
What is proofread?
400

Legacy guarantees you admission to that college. True or False

False

500
This is a component of your college application that provides admissions counselor a deeper insight into who you are.
What is a personal statement?
500
This person is there to support and assist you through high school and the college admissions process.
Who is your school counselor?
500
Three positive ways to spend your summer vacation.
What are employment, service, or academic enrichment?
500
The attempt to use someone else's work or idea as your own.
What is plagiarism?
500

If you are not satisfied with your performance up until today, you still have time to turn it around. True or False.

TRUE!!!!!! :) :) :)

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