Getting Into College
The name of the standardized test that helps colleges/universities decide if they are going to admit you.
What is the SAT or ACT
Generally speaking, if you go to college, you will make more money in your job over the course of your life. True or false?
True
The type of financial aid that you can get for having good grades or a specific skill or talent.
Working hard in school is one way that you can prepare for college, even if you are still in middle school. True or false?
True.
Where is Ms. Haddon from?
Where is Brandon, Mississippi
Your ability to demonstrate your skills outside of the classroom.
What are extracurricular activities?
What is a Bachelor's Degree.
The kind of financial aid that you have to pay back.
What is a loan.
Two types of people who can help you prepare for college and a career.
Who are parents, counselors, teachers, friends, older siblings, mentors, ETC.
Most people fall asleep in _____ minutes.
What is seven.
A document written on your behalf that demonstrates academic strength and personal qualities.
What is a letter of recommendation?
A group of jobs and industries that are related by skills or products and share common features.
What is a career cluster.
Need-based funding for Colorado residents enrolled in undergraduate programs. Typically requires at least half-time enrollment (6 credit hours).
What is the Colorado Student Grant.
The term for someone who is the first person in their family to go to college.
What is a First-Generation college student.
How many pets does Ms. Haddon have?
What is one dog and one cat.
The number that represents the average of all of your grades.
What is GPA?
What is a career.
The type of financial aid you can recieve if you have financial need (Ex. Your parents do not make enough money to pay for your tuition)
What is FAFSA.
This is very important when considering a university. It could greatly affect the range of majors offered, extracurricular activities and the amount of personal attention you will recieve from instructors.
What is campus size.
Where is a shrimp's heart located?
What is its head.
Name two things that you should consider when you are trying to decide if you want to go to a certain college.
What is distance from home, size, majors offered, cost of tuition, extracurricular activites avalible, ETC.
What is the Armed Services/Military.
Fees paid to an institution when you are from another state.
What is out-of-state tuition?
A postgraduate degree that requires a Bachelor's.
What is a master's degree.
What did Ms. Haddon major in?
What is Theatre.