College Majors
College Life
Financial Aid
Common App
College 101
100

This is the most popular major amongst college graduates

Business

100

This is a "Greek Life" that many campuses have to help with community involvement?

Fraternities and Sororities

100

What does the acronym FAFSA represent?

Free Application Federal Student Aid

100

How many essay topics are on the Common App?

7

100

This standardized test is used for admission, and is based out of 36.

ACT

200

This major offers graduates the biggest salary

Engineering

200

This is the governing body of intercollegiate sports Division 1 and 2?

NCAA

200

Money a student will have to pay back with interest?

Loan

200

This section of the common app allows you to show your interests and clubs?

Activities

200

This is the most popular course taken by freshmen across all colleges

English Composition 1

300

What does the acronym STEM stand for?

Science, Technology, Engineering, Math

300

Representatives of the student body promote the academic and social interests of all students on campus?

Student Government

300

Types of money a student does not have to pay back based on need?

Grants

300

Some colleges have an additional writing piece which is called?

Supplemental essay or supplement

300

These courses provide a foundational education and are required for graduation.

Core courses

400

This major is growing the most with degrees like AI and software development?

Computer Science

400

A student leader who lives in a residence hall to help support and build a community for other students on their floor or in their wing?

Resident Advisor (RA)

400

This type of money is offered to a applicant who has done well academically?

Scholarship

400

How many colleges are you allowed to apply through the Common App?

20

400

Average amount of student loan debt for undergraduates? 

$25,000

500

This major develops student's writing, public speaking and media?

Communications

500
Lodging and food, typically forming part of someone's payment other than academic tuition.


Room and Board

500

Second form needed for certain private schools to apply for financial aid?

CSS Profile

500

What have they given the student if a college is allowing a free application?

Fee waiver

500

What is it called when a student takes more than one standardized test, but uses scores from both tests to give the highest? 

Superscore