College Vocabulary
What is work-study?
Provides part-time jobs for undergraduate and graduate students with financial need, allowing them to earn money to help pay education expenses
This is where students typically live while attending college, either on-campus or off-campus
Dormitory or Dorms
What are the tests people normally take to get into college?
ACT or SAT
True or False: Scholarships need to be paid back?
FALSE
What is the mascot for Cal State LA?
Eddie the Golden Eagle
What does GPA stand for?
Grade point average
The office that students may go to in order to find out about scholarships, grants, & loans
Financial Aid Office
Time set aside for colleges to give freshman students an introduction to the school
Orientation
This term refers to the total amount of money a borrower owes after taking out student loans, including the principal and interest
Loan Debt
This is the process of learning about different jobs and industries to decide which career path is right for you.
Career Exploration
What is tuition?
Tuition is the cost to attend college/university for an established period of time.
True or False: Materials and textbooks in college are free and are always provided by the professor.
FALSE (COLLEGE MATERIALS ARE EXPENSIVE Y'ALL)
True or false: You can transfer to a 4 year college from a community college.
True
What does FAFSA stand for?
Free Application for Federal Student Aid
This is a written record of your career history, including education, experiences, and skills, which you send to potential employers
Resume
This term refers to a class that a student can take voluntarily, outside of their required major or general education courses, often to explore interests
Elective
Name 1 Community College, 1 CSU, and 1 UC or Private School! Must provide three schools to earn the points.
Answers will vary!
- CC: SMC, LACC, LATTC, PCC, GCC
- CSU: CSUDH, CSULA, CSU CI, CSULB
- UC: UCSD, UCLA, UCD, UCSB, UCSC
- Private: USC, Mt. Saint Mary, Loyola, Occidental
Personal Insight Questions (PIQ)
What are the two main loans available for students?
Subsidized loans and Unsubsidized loans
University of California Davis
True or false: In college, students are able to obtain a major and a minor in different fields?
True.
In order of least amount of time to complete to most amount of time to complete, list the 4 kinds of college degrees.
- Associates (2)
- bachelor's Degree (4)
- Masters Degree (6)
- PhD (4-6)
What is the minimum GPA for a CSU? What is the minimum GPA for a UC?
CSU: Minimum 2.5 GPA
UC: Minimum 3.0 GPA
This is the term used to describe the period when a student is no longer enrolled in school and their student loans begin to accrue interest and require payments
Grace period
It may be Greek to you, but this type of organization for female college students gets is name from the Latin for "sister".
Sorority