College Lingo
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College and Career Options
College and Career Prep
College Fun Facts
100

The area of focus you study and graduate with a degree in. 

Major

100

The word for the amount of money a college/university is charging you for your classes

Tuition

100

What are the types of undergraduate degrees you can earn?

Associates degree, Bachelor's degree

100

The document that shows all of your high school grade, your GPA and Class Rank.  

High School Transcript

100

Name at least 3 Ivy League Schools



  • Harvard University (Massachusetts)
  • Yale University (Connecticut)
  • Princeton University (New Jersey)
  • Columbia University (New York)
  • Brown University (Rhode Island)
  • Dartmouth College (New Hampshire)
  • University of Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania)
  • Cornell University (New York)



200

A secondary set of courses that often complements your major

Minor

200

Something students fill out to receive financial aid for college

FAFSA

200

Give an example of a college major. 

Biology, Business, Engineering, History, Science

200

Finish this limerick:

Your application is done with precision

Your essay a narrative vision

If admitted, you're finding, their enrollment is binding

I'm talking about Early_________


Decision

200

The percentage of college students are first-generation college students.

40%

300

The number of credits needed to be a full-time college student

12 Credits

300

Finish this limerick:

The FAFSA's a form for the masses

Designed to help pay for your classes

In order to file, you'll need to compile

Last year's Federal______________

Taxes! 

300

A type of college that offers two-year degrees, shorter-term diploma and certificate programs, and continuing education programs.

Technical or Community College
300

The two college entrance exams

ACT and SAT



300

The top admissions factor at every college is a student’s high school _____.

GPA

400

Something your professor will give you to explain assignments, expectations, grading systems, textbooks, and class policies

Syllabus

400

A doctoral research degree and normally the highest level of academic qualification you can achieve

PhD

400

The year in college you typically declare your major.

What is sophomore year?

400

The document you need in order to apply for a job or internship

Resume

400

This is the oldest college in the United States, founded in the year 1636.

Harvard University

500

Someone who helps you plan your classes and connect you with resources on campus as needed

Academic Advisor

500

A type of financial aid for students

Grants, scholarship, work study, student loans, FAFSA

500

The five branches of the military.

Army

Navy

Air Force

Marines

Coast Guard

500

The website where you apply for North Carolina residency for in-state tuition purposes.

500

The oldest public university in the United States.

UNC-Chapel Hill