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100

Your main course of study in College and what you will earn your degree in is known as your

Major

100

A sum of money charged for teaching or instruction by a school, college, or university

Tuition

100

What type of degree do you usually obtain at a technical or community college?

Associates degree

100

True or False: college is free

False

100

How many Ivy League Schools are there?

Bonus - Name them (50 pts each)

200

A secondary set of courses that often complements your major

Minor

200

What is the form students fill out to receive financial aid for college called?

 FAFSA 

(Free Application for Federal Student Aid)

200

What type of degree can you obtain at a university?

Bachelors, masters, doctorate

200

When you go to a different country to study it is called

Study abroad

200

This Connecticut University's mascot is the Bulldog

Yale

300

What is the difference between a full-time and part-time student in credits being taken at a time?

Full-time student takes 12+ credits, while part-time students take less than 12 credits

300

Money for school that does not need to be paid back

Scholarship or grant

300

Name a difference between public and private universities?

Cost, how they are funded, often the size

300

Joining one of these means you are becoming a part of Greek Life by becoming a member of a group on campus.

What are fraternities and Sororities?

300

Central Connecticut State University, Sacred Heart University, Quinnipiac University, Yale University, and Fairfield University all have this in common about their sports teams.

These are the Div I schools of CT

400

Something your professor will give you to explain assignments, expectations, grading systems, textbooks, and class policies

Syllabus

400

When must you start paying back student loans?

When you are no longer enrolled in classes

400

How many public/state universities are in Connecticut?

Five

Bonus - Name them

400

Where can you go to look for scholarship opportunities?

Online searches, school counselor, university website, local businesses

400

This school is the defending national champion in men's basketball

UCONN

500

Someone who helps you plan your classes and connects you with resources on campus when you get to college

Academic Adviser 

500

Name the four main types of financial aid for students

Grants, scholarship, work study, student loans

500

How many private universities are in New Haven?

3 - Yale, UNH, Albertus Magnus

500

The person who creates a comfortable, safe, and supportive atmosphere for residents in student housing is called what?

Resident Assistant

500

What college did Mr. Fedak attend?

Iona College (University) in New Rochelle, NY