Application Components
College Admission Testing
Merit Scholarships
Financial Aid
College Criteria & Types of Colleges
100

Colleges consider your freshman year through junior year grades when looking at this document.

What is high school transcript?

100

The University of California college system's policy of not considering test scores at all.

What is test-blind?

100

These colleges do not offer them.

What is the Ivy League?

100

This application is required in order to receive any sort of financial assistance.

What is the FAFSA?

100

PWI.

What is Historically Black College or University?

200

Colleges use these to determine how engaged/impactful you are outside of the classroom.

What are extracurricular activities?

200

True or false: You have to register to take the SAT/ACT.

What is true?

200

True or false: Most colleges make you apply to them using a separate application.

What is false?

200

True or false: You must apply for financial aid to attend college.

What is false?

200

HSI.

What is Hispanic Serving Institution?

300

Thousands of colleges have made these optional to apply for admission.

What are the SAT and ACT?

300

The minimum unweighted GPA an applicant must have in order to apply test-optional to NC State, Fayetteville State, or any other NC public university.

What is 2.8?

300

The number of Levine Scholarships at UNC-Charlotte that are given out each year.

What is 20?

300
The maximum borrowing limit on a Parent Plus loan.

What is the total cost of attendance of the college?

300

The surrounding area of a college.

What is setting?

400

Some colleges request one or two; others, none at all.

What are letters of recommendation?

400

Perfect score on the SAT.

What is 1600?

400

The Morehead-Cain Scholarship at UNC-Chapel Hill expects this unique characteristics in the students they select.

What is physical vigor?

400

Free money.

What is grants and scholarships?

400

After you graduate, you'll head to basic training.

What is a military college? (Also ROTC program)

500

650 words max.

What is a personal statement?

500
Starting last year, you can opt out of taking this section of the ACT

What is science?

500

If your merit scholarship equals more than your college's cost of attendance, they'll give you one of these.

What is a refund check?

500

The date each year that the seniors and their families can begin applying for need-based financial aid.

What is October 1?

500

The largest HBCU in the United States.

What is North Carolina A&T State University?