College Admissions
The two standardized tests colleges use for admissions
What is the ACT and the SAT
Gift aid based on financial aid
What is a grant
What you get when you successfully complete a college-level course, you need a certain number of these
What is a college credit
highest-ranking officer within the academic administration of a university
What is college or university president
A measurement of how your are doing compared to your peers, usually determined by your GPA
What is Class Rank
An option to submit an application to your first-choice college before the regular deadline.
What is early decision
The federal financial application every student is required to complete to determine how much and what financial aid they qualify for
FAFSA
The college official who registers students.
What is the registrar
a professor who is not full time and may have limited office hours
what is adjunct professor
The average ACT score
20-21
An admission policy of considering each application as soon as all required information is in, no real deadline
What is rolling admission
This figure is determined for each college by totaling the costs for tuition and fees, room and board, books and supplies, personal expenses and travel
What is cost of attendance
A federal program that provides campus based employment for those with the greatest financial need.
What is Work Study
a title at colleges or universities for a person with significant authority over a specific academic unit such as education or STEM
What is dean
A college student who is working toward an associate or a bachelor's degree.
What is an undergraduate
reference made by teachers, counselors, community leaders that speak on behalf of the college applicant
What is letter of recommendation
The amount of money that a family is expected to contribute toward the student’s cost of attendance. This number is the result of completing a FAFSA
What is expected family contribution
Tests that measure the academic skills needed for college-level work. They cover reading, writing, math and sometimes other subjects. Placement test results help determine what courses you are ready for and whether you would benefit from remedial classes.
What is a placement test
a type of counselor who works with students to plan the courses they will take
What is academic advisor
A policy of making admission decisions without considering the financial circumstances of applicants. Colleges that use this policy may not offer enough financial aid to meet a student’s full need.
recommend but not required as part of the admissions process, highly competitive and art based majors sometimes require this
What is an interview
A Federally sponsored and administered program that provides grants based on exceptional need to undergraduate students. Congress annually sets the dollar range for grants
What is a Pell grant
An agreement between two-year and four-year colleges that makes it easier to transfer credits between them. It spells out which courses count for degree credit and the grades you need to earn to get credit.
What is an articulation agreement
The major combines computer science with business intelligence. A good example would be the computer networks in your high school or college
What is Management Information Systems
a list of all candidates who did not receive an initial offer of admission by who may be admitted later
what is waiting list