Colleges
Degrees
Vocabulary
Application Process
High School
100
This type of school is primarily funded by state taxes, resulting in lower tuition costs.
What is a public college?
100
This degree takes 4 years of study to complete. The degree's abbreviation is B.A. or B.S.
What is a bachelor's degree?
100
The place that student keep their belongings, sleep, and spend time hanging out.
What is a dorm?
100
A meeting between the student and an admissions counselor from the school. The student is usually questioned about themselves and their ambitions.
What is an interview?
100
This is the final grade of high school in America. (Looking for a number)
What is 12th grade?
200
This Ivy League school was featured in the famous film Legally Blonde. Character Elle Woods attended Law school here.
What is Harvard University?
200
A student receives this upon graduation from high school.
What is a High School Diploma? *Answer must have word Diploma
200
An outline of the assignments for the class.
What is a syllabus?
200
This is an application that is recognized and used by 517 colleges and universities. It is used to simplify and condense the steps of the college application process.
What is the Common Application or "the Common App"? *Answer MUST have "Common"
200
This is an coat usually worn by athletes to represent their school team.
What is a varsity jacket?
300
This type of school is funded mostly by tuition payments and donations.
What is a private college?
300
This is the number of years generally required to complete a Bachelor's Degree in the United States.
What is 4 years?
300
The money students pay to their school for instruction.
What is tuition?
300
This is a long composition written by the student on a subject that the school chooses.
What is an essay?
300
This is the title for a student that is in 11th grade.
What is a Junior?
400
This money helps students pay for their education. This money may be in the form of a grant or a student loan.
What is financial aid?
400
This is the number of years of study generally required to complete a Master's degree in the United States.
What is 2 years?
400
This is the action of studying information for long periods of time before a test. This is most commonly done during finals week.
What is to cram?
400
This is a note written by someone who knows the student applying for school. The purpose of the note is to assess the student's qualities, characteristics, and capabilities to the school.
What is a letter of recommendation?
400
This is another name for a student that is in 10th grade.
What is a sophomore?
500
With a tuition of $58,334 a year, this college was ranked the most expensive college in America.
What is Sarah Lawrence College?
500
This abbreviation stands for Doctor of Philosophy, which is shortened to "Doctorate". This degree takes ~5-7 years to complete.
What is Ph.D.? *Answer must have all 3 letters
500
A student that is considering (thinking about) attending the school.
What is a prospective student?
500
This test is often required as part of the application process to colleges in the US.
What are the SAT's?
500
This is another word used to describe the clique of Athletes in high school.
What is a jock?