TCSP
College Applications
Majors & Degrees
Financials
100

When do you start working with an Enrollment Coach?

What is senior year/twelfth grade?

100

What is something you can do now to prepare for your college applications?

This answer has multiple answers! TCSP will decide if you're right! (Some answers include: try to improve your GPA, join clubs and extracurriculars, start thinking about who will write your letters of rec, etc).

100

True or false: Your major opens multiple doors to multiple career paths?

True! Each major leads to many different jobs. Even majors like nursing leads to multiple careers (such as working in a hospital vs. being a traveling nurse).

100

True or false: Loans from the government do not have to be paid back.

False: Loans must be paid back.

200

Name specific tasks your enrollment coach helps you with

Tracking your college application submissions, looking for scholarships, completing the financial aid application, and more (Additional answers will be decided on by TCSP)

200

Who is a good person to ask to write your letters of recommendation for your college applications?

Teachers, counselors, coaches. (If additional answers are given to this question, TCSP will decide if you're right!)

200

What are college majors and minors?

A major is your main program of study. The topic you earn your degree in. A minor is a secondary topic of study where you take less classes.

200

What is the short name for the application that helps you get money for college? (Hint: it's five letters)

What is FAFSA

300

What does TCSP stand for?

What is the TOPS College Success Program

300

True or false: When you are applying, colleges will see your senior-year grades and accomplishments?

False! You submit your applications during your first semester of senior year, so 11th grade is the last time you have to "impress" them!

300

On average, how many years does it take to earn a Bachelor's degree?

What is four years?

300

What types of financial aid does the FAFSA offer?

Grants, Loans, Scholarships

400

What is something your Success Coach helps you with?

What is: being successful in college, finding academic resources on campus, finding mental health help, maintaining a community of TOPS students, and more.

400

Name three admission requirements a college might ask for when you're applying

Specific GPA, placement tests, ACT scores, personal statements, essay question responses, letters of recommendation

400

What kind of degrees do community colleges offer?

What are associates (and technical) degrees.

400
Roughly, how much is tuition for one year at UW-Madison?

What is $10,000

500

Name all five members of the TCSP team

What is: Wes, Kayla, Katherine, Maddi, & Madison

500

What are the biggest two factors to consider when choosing a college?

Financials: Can you afford it?
Fit: Is it right for you socially and academically?

500

On average, how many credit hours do you take in your major?

What is 60?

500

What is the full name of the application that helps you get money for college?

What is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid