High School
College Application
Key Ideas
Schools/Programs
Student Life in College
100

The Acronym for Advanced Placement Classes


What is AP

100

The document you submit when you want to attend a college

What is a college application?

100

CUNY is an acronym for

What is City University of New York?

100

If you want to earn extra money you can get one of these

What is a job?

200

This acronym stands for your overall high school grade average

What is GPA?

200

This document shows all of the classes you have taken and the grades you earned in them

What is the transcript?

200

SUNY stands for

What is State University of New York

200

Students who live on campus usually live in these

What are dorm rooms/residential halls?

300

A person that helps you with your college application process

Who is the college counselor?

300

These colleges/universities do not receive funding from the government

What are private universities and colleges?

300

Just like in high school, students can participate in these outside of classes

What are clubs?

400

During your senior year, this is the day that completes your high school education.

What is graduation?

400

These are special programs where a student can get into the school having just below the required GPA and SAT score for general admissions

What are opportunity programs?

400

Students a part of Greek life are in these

What are sororities and fraternities?

500

These two factors get you in the door in the college admissions process, but does not guarantee your acceptance

What are GPA and SAT score?

500

These are the types of Opportunity programs that exist

What are SEEK, HEOP, and EOP?

500

All student should have this particular skill but it is even more important for students are in clubs/organizations, and work in addition to attending class

What is time management?