All Thing "A"
One exam students take to enter college.
What is the ACT?
An academic degree awarded by a university or college which usually takes four years to earn.
What is a Bachelor's Degree?
What some people call the year between secondary and college when travel the world, or a space between your teeth.
What is a Gap year?
A total program of education oriented to the world of work. It may help you choose your occupation.
What is Occupational Education?
Your grades, but a fancier word
What is a transcript?
A two year course of study.
What is an Associate's Degree?
A two-year institution for higher education.
What is a community college?
The name of the program when you learn, work, and get paid.
What is a Co-op Program?
What is a life-long learner?
Your teacher gives you this so you know what the hell you are supposed to be learning in class.
What is a syllabus?
One bound by legal agreement to work for another for a specific amount of time in return for instruction in a trade, art, or business.
What is an apprenticeship?
The highest level of academic degree.
What is a Doctoral Degree?
Instead of going to college after high school you may choose to do this, which means you will end up like your father!
What is enlist in the armed services (or enlist?
Use this form to apply for money for school, or get a scholarship to play soccer!
What is the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)?
What you pay to go to school, which isn't cheap. So get a job!
What is tuition?
What is Advanced Placement or AP?
An academic degree which is at least one year beyond a bachelor's degree.
What is a Master's Degree?
You may not be able to go to college unless you get this (so be sure your parents do their taxes).
What is financial aid?
When you can work part time while learning a trade or skill.
What is work study?
When you want to switch colleges, make sure you can do this or you will be taking classes over!
What is transfer credits?
An contract between a high school and university to allow some courses to be counted toward college credit
What is articulation agreements?
What is public or private?
If you went into cosmetology, you would be this type of professional.
What is a trade professional?
What are extra-curricular activities?
When you get a scholarship for being smart, athletic, artsy, or volunteering your time.
What is Merit-Based Financial Aid?