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CUNY/SUNY
100
The name of the test that helps colleges decide whether or not to admit you.
What is the SAT or ACT
100

This is known as a two year degree

What is an Associates Degree

100
The type of financial aid that you can get for having good grades or a specific skill or talent?
What is a scholarship
100

This document explains class rules, grading, and due dates.

What is a syllabus ?

100

CUNY stands for this 

What is the City University of New York ?

200
Your ability to demonstrate your skills outside of the classroom
What are extracurricular activities?
200
This is known as a four year degree
What is a Bachelor's degree?
200
The kind of financial aid that you have to pay back
What is a loan
200

A full time student usually takes at least this many credits per semester.

What is 12 credits ?

200

SUNY stands for this 

What is the State University of New York ?

300
The number that represents the average of all of your grades in high school
What is a GPA?
300

Trade programs often lead to this instead of a degree

What is a certification or license?

300
The type of financial aid you receive if you have financial need (your parents do not make enough money to pay for your education)?
What is a Grant
300
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 receive from instructors.
What is campus size?
300

This is the one major difference between SUNY and CUNY: location and this.

What is campus style (urban vs rural/suburban)?

400
A document written on your behalf that demonstrates academic strength and personal qualities
What is a letter of recommendation?
400

These careers often require hands-on training instead of a four-year degree

What are trade careers ?

400
The name of the grant that you can get from the New York government if you attend an approved school in NY
What is the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP)
400
The term for someone who is the first person in their family to go to college
What is a First-generation college student?
400

The amount of CUNY schools within the 5 boroughs 

What is 25 ?

500
Name two things that you should consider when you are trying to decide if you want to go to a certain college.
Distance from home, size, majors offered, cost of tuition, extracurricular activities available, etc.
500
They promise a college scholarship in exchange for four years of service.
What is the armed services, military?
500
Fees paid to an institution when you are from another state
What is out of state tuition?
500
A postgraduate degree that requires a Bachelor's
What is a Master's degree?
500

This is a federal financial aid program that provides part-time jobs for undergraduate and graduate students with demonstrated financial need.

What is work study ?