Financial Aid
Majors and Degrees
Colleges
Outside the Classroom
About Your Coach!
100
Name the four types of financial aid.
What are scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study?
100
This is the degree you earn from a four-year university.
What is a bachelor's degree?
100
This type of college has the lowest tuition costs.
What is a community college?
100
One of the best ways to meet other students. There are usually tens to hundreds of these types of organizations on campus.
What are clubs?
100
The college your coach get her bachelor's degree.
What is Stony Brook (Jen)/Smith (Alex)?
200
The two types of financial aid that you do not need to repay.
What are grants and scholarships?
200
Two examples of a "pre-professional" track.
What are pre-med, pre-vet, pre-dental, and/or pre-law?
200
This type of college offers the most financial aid.
What is a private, four-year college?
200
These organizations are also known as Greek Life.
What are fraternities/sororities?
200
The number of siblings your coach has.
What is zero (Jen)/ one (Alex)?
300
This is a term that refers to the collective costs of tuition, room & board, books, and other everyday expenses.
What is cost of attendance (COA)?
300
These are classes that every student needs to take, regardless of major.
What is general education?
300
This type of college emphasizes "learning for learning's sake."
What is a liberal arts college?
300
This is the person you would go to if you have a difficult conflict with your roommate.
What is a resident assistant/advisor (RA)?
300
The number of cats your coach (Alex)/coach's family (Jen) has.
What is one (Alex)/three (Jen's family)?
400
This type of loan is disbursed by the federal government, and does not accrue interest while you are in school. This is the "best" kind of loan.
What is a federal Stafford subsidized loan?
400
The person you visit to make sure you're taking the right classes for your major.
Who is your academic/major advisor?
400
Depending on your class rank and your SAT/ACT scores, you may have this status to a Texas public university. Apply to one of these schools and you're going to college!!!
What is assured/automatic admissions?
400
This is a great way to get experience in your career field. It can be unpaid, paid, or for credit.
What is an internship?
400
The state your coach was born in.
What is Georgia (Jen)/ Delaware (Alex)?
500
The average American student loan debt.
What is $30,000?
500
These are courses that are closely related to your major and are usually taken in your junior/senior year.
What is upper-division?
500
Name three of the four non-profit universities located in Austin. (Hint: Many of the colleges along 290 are for-profit!)
What are UT, St. Edward's, Huston-Tillotson, and/or Concordia?
500
The type of sports where teams compete against other teams at their own school.
What is intramural?
500
Your coach's birthday.
What is December 13 (Jen)/ February 2 (Alex)?