Money Stuff
What is a grant or payment made to support a student's education, awarded on the basis of academic or other achievement?
A scholarship
What study tool helps students engaged in active recall or a process wherein students actively engage in learning by stimulating our memories and creating lasting connections to the material?
Flashcards
Do your college credits expire?
No, not really- check about STEM courses.
Culinary arts, HCVA tech, and Auto Mechanic are all examples of certificates you can get from what type of school?
Trade/vocational school
What does a hybrid class mean?
partly online partly in person
What is a thing that is borrowed, especially a sum of money that is expected to be paid back with interest?
A loan
What is the best way to use flashcards?
Separate into piles of what you know and what you don't.
Give two motivating factors to going back to school.
More money, job advancement, staying younger, desire to learn something new.
How long is a typical bachelors program?
4 years
Give two reasons staying organized in an educational setting is important.
Helps mental clarity
helps to not forget items
helps create study time
What is the form completed by current and prospective college students in the United States to determine their eligibility for student financial aid?
FASFA
Give two effective study tips.
Take notes
Don't cram
Where would you call to gather more information about past college credits?
The registrar office
What degree is one step above a high school diploma or GED?
An associate degree
What does a S.M.A.R.T goal stand for?
Specific
Measurable
Achievable
Relevant
Time-bound
What is a sum of money given by a government or other organization for a particular purpose that you don't need to pay back?
A Grant
What study skill uses drawing pictures without words or symbols to represent an item where a partner must guess what is drawn?
Pictionary
What services does the DOR offer?
Help with financial payment for school.
Clothing resources
Vocational support
What types of courses would you expect at a community college?
General education courses
Where can you go to check out a computer?
The Sanat Ana public library and probably your school's library!
Define a situational based scholarship and give an example.
A scholarship that fits a certain criterion. Ex. California resident or having felony charges.
What does active reading mean/allow you to do?
Understand and comprehend the material rather than memorizing.
Who can help you apply for school?
Your case manager
Sydney (Vocational specialist)
College career centers
Given an example of three degrees you can receive from a 4 year university.
Psychology, music, teaching, math, English, Film.
What is a prerequisite and give an example of one.
A class that is required to take before a more advanced class. An example would be taking pre-algebra before a more advanced math class.