What is it called if you get money to go to school and you don't have to pay it back?
Scholarships or Grants
100
What are the two tests you can take to get into college?
SAT and ACT
100
Name 5 Universities or Colleges in Texas
Variety of Answers
100
Name these three school's Mascots:
Baylor
UT Austin
UTSA
Bears
Longhorns
Roadrunner
100
What is the biggest University in the United States?
Arizona State University.
200
What is a loan?
Money you can get from the government to pay for college. You have to pay this money back, and there may be interest--money that accumulates every month that you don't pay it back.
200
What does the SAT stand for?
Scholastic Aptitude Test
200
What is the difference between an undergraduate and a graduate student?
An undergraduate has not graduated from college yet, while a graduate student already has graduated with a Bachelor's degree.
200
What is an Aggie and what school does it belong to?
Texas A&M. An Aggie is short for agriculture--that was what the college was known for when it was founded.
200
What does "Study Abroad" mean? When do most students study abroad in college?
Study abroad means studying in another country. Most students study their Junior year of college.
300
If the college you want to go to costs $40,500 every year, and you get a $20,000 scholarships and the rest in loans, how much will you be getting in loans?
$20,500
300
How many STAAR tests do you need to pass to graduate high school?
Name all of the ones you have to take.
12
Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II
Biology, Chemistry, Physics
World Geography, World History, US History
English I, English II, English III
300
What is a PhD?
A Doctorate's degree. This person specializes in a topic and usually studies it for 3-8 years.
300
What is a Buckeye and what college is this the mascot for?
A Buckeye is a poisonous nut. Ohio State.
300
Name the Avengers
Original Comic: Iron Man (Tony Stark), Ant-Man (Dr. Henry Pym), Wasp (Janet Van Dyne), Thor, and the Hulk (Bruce Banner).
Movie:s Iron Man, Captain America, the Hulk and Thor. Also, Black Widow is a main character.
400
Name the singer that sings "Somebody that I Used to Know"
You can spell or say his name.
Gotye
400
Do you have to take any more tests once you are in college?
If you want to go to graduate school.
Medical School: MCAT
Law School: LSAT
Teaching: TeXeS or Praxis
Most Graduate Schools: GRE
400
Name the college that Ms. Lin went to. Where was it located?
Kenyon College. Ohio.
400
What is a VOK and why are Lanier the VOKS?
A gear. Lanier are known as the VOKS because Lanier use to be a vocational school (prepared students for the workplace)
400
How does a Knight move in chess?
Up/down two spaces, over one. Or Over two spaces, up/down one.
500
What is the main difference between public and private colleges in terms of funding?
Public colleges are largely funded by states, while private colleges rely on tuition, endowments, and donations from alumni.
500
Name everybody in this classroom.
Ask Ms. Lin. 1st try only.
500
What is an IVY League school? Name all of them.
These are some of the most prestigious schools in the country. Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth, Columbia, Princeton, Brown, Cornell, University of Pennsylvania .
500
Who is Sidney Lanier?
He was an American poet from the 1880s from Georgia. He also played the flute, fought in the Civil War, and died of tuberculosis.