Getting into College
The Name of the test that helps colleges decide whether or not 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?
What is true?
The type of financial aid that you can get for having good grades or a sp. specific skill or talent
What is a scholarship?
Working Hard in school is one way you can prepare for college even if you are still in middle school. True or False?
What is True?
A primarily two year college to earn an Associate's degree, certificate, or transfer.
What is a community college?
Your ability to demonstrate your skills outside of the classroom.
What are extracurricular activities
This is known as a four-year degree.
What is a Bachelor's Degree
What is a loan?
Two Types of people who can help you prepare for college and a career.
What are Parents, high school counselors, college admissions counselors, teachers, and mentors?
Usually a larger in size and offers undergraduate and graduate degrees.
What is a University?
Primary area of study that a student chooses to focus on while pursing a bachelor's degree. It consists of a set of courses that are specific to a particular field or discipline.
What is a college major?
An occupation undertaken for a significant period of a person's life and with opportunities for progress
What is a career?
The type of financial aid you do not have to pay back based on need.
What is a grant?
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?
Many colleges accept either one, but some require one or the other. They are needed to get into college and are usually taken in your junior and senior year. The SAT1 measures your verbal reasoning, critical reading, and math problem-solving skills. It tells you how well you use the skills and knowledge you've learned so far.
What is ACT or SAT?
The amount colleges charge for each hour of class time does not include the cost of books, fees, room or board, or food.
What is tuition?
A brief account of one's professional or work experience and qualifications
What is a resume?
Fees are paid to an institution when you live out of state.
What is out-of-state tuition?
Postgraduate degree that requires a Bachelor's degree? A degree obtained after a bachelor's degree that is awarded for specialized study after a person has received a 4-year bachelor's degree.
What is a Master's degree?
You must apply to get into college The process colleges use to decide who gets in is called? Colleges review each application and decide which students to accept.
What is Admissions?
The number that represents the average of all of your grades in high school.
What is GPA?
A formal meeting in person, especially one arranged for the assessment of the qualifications of an applicant.
What is an interview?
This is a free application that must be filed every year to receive most forms of financial aid, including loans, grants, and work-study.
What is FAFSA-Free Application for Federal Student Aid?
Consists of an AA degree or AS degree that can be earned at a Community College
What is an Associate's Degree?
The highest degree offered by colleges and universities. This degree can take five or more years after a bachelor's degree.
What is a doctoral degree?