College Lingo
student takes 12+ credits, and student take less than 12 credits.
What is the Difference between a full-time and part-time student?
Money you can earn for school that does not need to be paid back
What is a Scholarship or grant?
It takes approximately 6 years to complete this degree.
What is a Masters degree?
two college entrance exams
What are the ACT & SAT?
Colleges require you to purchase these or rent them for most classes.
What are textbooks?
What is Brown?
A secondary course of study (15 - 18 credits) that often complements a students major and is commonly listed on your resume.
What is a Minor/Concentration?
This term refers to the money that students pay to live in dormitories or housing provided by the university on campus.
What is room and board?
It takes 4 years to complete this degree.
What is a bachelors degree?
The amount the college/university is charging you for your classes
What is Tuition?
An older student, usually a sophomore or junior, who lives in a section or floor of a dormitory and oversees student relations.
What is a resident assistant?
The other school (non-Ivy) in the Affirmative Action lawsuit. Michael Jordan's Alma Mater.
What is UNC-Chapel Hilll?
Your main course of study
What is a Major?
Something students fill out to receive financial aid for college
What is a FAFSA?
It takes 2 years to complete this degree?
What is an Associate's degree?
Who can give you information about local scholarships in your area?
What is a guidance counselor?
A student-athlete who participates in a college sports program that is a member of the NCAA Division 1.
What is a D1 athlete?
A Catholic university in the Midwest known for its legendary football program. The students annoyingly refer to themselves as Domers.
What is Notre Dame university?
Something your professor will give you to explain assignments, expectations, grading systems, textbooks, and class policies?
What is a Syllabus?
Is in-state or out-of-state tuition cheaper?
In-state tuition
This degree comes after a masters degree and usually takes 8-10 years to complete.
What is a doctorate degree?
A platform that allows students to apply to almost 900 schools in a streamlined way.
What is common app?
A student enrolled in courses but has not yet declared a major.
What is undecided/undeclared?
There was a major lacrosse scandal at this famous school in the south. They are mostly known for their legendary basketball coach, 'Coach K.'
What is Duke?
To apply to a school earlier than the regular admissions due date without committing to the school.
What is early action?
The four main types of financial aid for students
What are Grants, scholarship, work study, student loans?
Fundamental classes like English, math, general science and history that provide a foundation for major-specific classes.
What are core classes?
A college designed for students to earn associate degrees much cheaper than a university.
What is a community college?
At most 4-year schools, you need 120 _______ to graduate
What are credits?
A school some Silicon Valley VC bros started several years ago. All of the classes are online and students move around the world from one semester to the next.
What is Minerva?
A "record" of a student's academic progress, including all courses taken, grades, completion for each course, and GPA.
What is a transcript?
The controversial organization that prevents student sports stars from getting rich, while its executives and leadership personnel, have dramatically enriched themselves. Kind of like College Board.
What is the NCAA?
Money you don't have to repay and is awarded because of skills you have athletically or academically.
What is a scholarship?
This challenging and globally recognized educational program emphasizes critical thinking, intercultural understanding, and holistic learning.
What is the International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum?
Student leaves a course after the add/drop period is over.
What is withdrawing?
This midwestern 'Ivy' is famous for pioneering its own economic school of thought emphasizing free markets and a very limited role of government involvement
What is the University of Chicago?