GT
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College
Random Facts
100
What does GT stand for

What is Gifted and Telented

100

The average of your grades on a 4.0 scale 

What is GPA

100

A kind of bank account where you can store your money safely and earn a little extra over time.

What is a Savings Account

100

This is included in every college application along with ones grades and test scores. 

What is an Essay

100

Frogs and salamanders are not reptiles because they are this

What are amphibians 

200

You had to take a test to do this

What is getting placed into GT

200

These classes provide you with college credit After taking a special test

What is an AP class

200

Money given to you for college you need to pay back.

What is a Student Loan

200

Examples include the ACT and SAT

What are standardized tests 

200

While they may look like a big cat, this animal is not a member of that family because they cannot roar. 

What is a cheetah 

300

This individual invented GT

Who is William Harris


300

A class you can take and get college credit for without an AP test, but not all schools will accept it. 

What is Dual Credit 

300

Money people pay to the government to help pay for things like schools and roads


What are Taxes

300

You are rewarded with this after completing a 4-year college program (be specific).

What is a bachelor‘s degree 

300

A very weird animal indeed, this creature is venomous, covered in hair, and glows green under black light!

What is a platypus

400

The grade you can begin GT

What is Kindergarten 

400

The class all students will take all four years of high school. 

What is English Language Arts 

400

Minimum Wage in Texas 

What is $7.25 an hour 

400

The subject a student chooses to focus on for their degree

What is a major 

400

This person writes horror novels and is famous for a very strict daily routine

Who is Steven King

500

The year GT was first started in public schools

1868

500

This is the year of High school where most students begin applying for college

What is Junior year (11th grade)

500

Extra money the bank gives you for keeping your money in the account


What is Interest 
500

Also known as a commencement ceremony 

What is graduation

500

History says this person was so rich they crashed whole economies by going on vacation

Hint: Think ancient times

Who is Mansa Musa