Applying to School
When do high school students apply to college/university?
Beginning/fall of senior year
What are the buildings called where students live together on a college campus?
Dormitories
What is the oldest Ivy University in the United States?
Harvard University
What is the term for a student's main field/subject that they study in University?
Major
Scholarships, grants, honors programs, and loans are all examples of what?
Financial Aid
What is the term for the score, showing academic performance, students need to submit when applying to school? (Hint: It is an acronym)
What is the title of the organization (generally) that has groups for men and women named with Greek letters?
Greek Life
Of these schools which one is not an Ivy?
a) University of Pennsylvania
b) Cornell University
c) Princeton University
d) Dartmouth College
e) Duke University
What are teachers in college/university called?
Professors
What is the term used to describe the price you pay to attend university?
Tuition
What is it called when someone takes a year off before beginning University?
A Gap Year
Greek Life groups made up of only female identifying students are called what?
Sororities
Where is Brown University located?
Providence, Rhode Island
What type of degree do most undergraduate college students graduate with?
Bachelor
What is the term for the financial aid provided by schools that students do not need to pay back?
Scholarship
There are two standardized tests taken in high school for college admission. Students must take one or the other. What are the names of these tests?
SAT and ACT
Greek Life groups made up of only male identifying students are called what?
Fraternities
Which Ivy was the last to be founded/established?
Columbia University
4 years
How many students take out loans, on average, in the United States?
30-40%
What are the different components to a college application?
- Formal Application documents
- GPA and high school transcript
- Letters of Recommendation
- Written Statement(s)
- Financial Aid Application
- Interview
What is the popular college basketball tournament across the United States called? (Hints: It's in the spring, and two words both starting with the same letter)
March Madness
5.7%
What are you called after you have graduated from a college/university in the United States?
An Alumni
87%