Vocabulary
What does GPA stand for?
What is Grade Point Average
If you live on your campus, you stay in a (blank)
What are the Residence Halls or Dorms?
A standardized test for college admissions
What is SAT and or ACT
Money that you do not have to pay back to school or bank
What is the Common App
The money you pay to attend college?
What is Tuition?
What are BU, Wentworth, MassArt, Harvard, BC, Simmons, etc
Dual Enrollment
What is taking college-level courses while in high school to get credits for college
What does FAFSA stand for
What is Free Application for Federal Student Aid
Your main area of study while you are in college. Also a program
The difference between an Associate's degree and a Bachelor's degree
What is an associate's being a 2-year program and a bachelor's being a 4-year program?
Acceptable answer: community college and university
A student who lives in your Residence hall that helps students in case of emergencies, safety, and conflict resolution.
What is a RA or Resident Assistant
What score do you need to get on an AP test to get college credits?
What is 3, but 4 and above for more prestigious schools
What day does FAFSA open
What is October 1
What is a credit in college
How many units a course is valued as. Ex. longer classes are more credits
Bonus 100points: How many credits do you need to graduate with your bachelor's degree
What is a Liberal Arts College?
Focuses on undergraduate education and is broader with a curriculum in humanities, sciences, and art. They also tend to be smaller in size, making them more discussion-based.
The way that colleges split up their academic year. 2 answers
What is Semester or quarter
What is the difference between Early Decision and Early Action
Early Decision is binding
Early Action applying early and finding out your admissions sooner
What is the difference between a subsidized and unsubsidized loan?
Subsidized doesn't have interest until you graduate while unsub does
What does Safety, Match, and Reach schools mean
Categories for the likelihood of getting into a school based on GPA, SAT, etc
Safety: Above average chance (>70% chance)
Match: Your profile is like the average student admitted (15-70%)
Reach: Selective Schools and less chance because your profile is below the average student admitted (<15%)
What is a Pre-requisite
A condition that must be met to register for a class. Typically, it is the class below Ex. Math 101 to take Math 152
Typically what days of the week are classes grouped together. (2 parter question)
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Tuesday and Thursday
What is the max word count for your college essay
What is 650 word
When looking at a bill for college why is Tuition less than the Cost of Attendance (COA)
Tuition is just cost of your classes while COA is all associated cost with attending the school which includes fees, housing and meal plan, books, health insurance and other fees like facilities.
What university is ranked as #1 in the world?
MIT