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Enrolling
100
Standardized test used for acceptance to college and placement in college classes

What is "ACT/SAT test"?

100

College course of study with focused classes on a specific subject

What is "Major"?

100

Financial aid received based on family income and documented necessity

What is "Need-Based Aid"?

100
Aid that is given based on achievement or talent

What is "Merit-Based Aid"?

100

The process of registering and committing to a college after being accepted

What is "Enrollment"?

200

A school that you know you can afford and/or you know you will be accepted admittance into

What is "Safety School"?

200

What a school requires to accept an applicant, typically based on ACT/SAT and/or GPA

What are "Admission Requirements"?
200

Degree received after 60 credit hours of coursework typically achieved within two years for a full-time student

What is an "Associate's Degree"?

200

A program that trains applicants in a specific skill set

What is "Trade/Vocational School"?

200

A program for incoming students for a specific school, organized into small groups to the campus, campus processes, and student social life including advising and registering for classes

What is "Orientation"?
300
Free money for school based on financial need, achievements/talents, or both

What is "Grants/Scholarships"?

300

Degree received after 120 credit hours of coursework, typically achieved within four years as a full-time student

What is a "Bachelor's Degree"?

300
Schools with an association to the state government and thus receive tax money to subsidize tuition costs

What is a "Public University"?

300

A school that is funded through donations and student tuition

What is "Private College"?

300

The comprehensive estimated financial burden to attend college for one year including tuition, books, transportation, room & board, and personal expenses

What is "Cost of Attendance"?

400

An organized list of experience and activities provided to a potential employer, college, or other opportunities

What is "Resume"?

400

A good match between applicant and college/job based on values, priorities, and characteristics

What is "Fit"?

400
Federal form filled out your senior year in order to document family finances and determine access to grants, loans, and scholarships

What is the "FAFSA"?

400

A school that the applicant will likely get into and probably can afford but it's not completely guaranteed

What is "Match School"?

400

Colleges that are owned by companies/businesses that have low graduation rates, high tuition costs, and are focused more on taking your money thus unconcerned about student success 

What are "For-Profit Colleges"?

500

Money borrowed that will need to be paid back; the federal level have a very low-interest rate (around 4%)

What are "Loans"?

500

A written statement of personal story, typically submitted with applications to college or scholarship applications

What is a "Personal Statement"?

500
A school that the applicant meets some admission requirements and doesn't meet others, a school that is highly competitive with a low acceptance rate or a school that is not financially achievable

What is "Reach School"?

500

A waiver granted to applicants meeting income requirements, typically based on eligibility for Free and Reduced Lunch

What is a "Fee Waiver"?

500

Materials that are attached to the college application for admissions

What are "Supplementary Materials"?