Residential Living
Admissions
Degree Programs
Application Process
Preparing For College
100
You can choose a private one (for a higher price) or you can get a double one to share.
What is a dorm room?
100
The name of the process by which students are admitted to a college or university.
What is admissions process?
100
These "quizzes" will help determine your strength, weaknesses, and possible careers.
What are career and personality assessments?
100
This is a record of all your classes and grades from 9th-12th. Colleges need this when you are applying for admission.
What is a transcript?
100
These are very important, even in 9th grade, because they go on your permanent record and help colleges decide if you should be accepted.
What are good grades?
200
This person acts as a "big brother/sister" and an authority figure in the dorms.
What is resident assistant?
200
This is the best time to start your application process.
What is the summer before your senior year?
200
This degree will allow me to become a teacher, a social worker, an engineer, or many other professional careers.
What is a Bachelors or 4 year degree?
200
Some (but not all) colleges and universities charge this fee in order to apply for admissions.
What is Application Fee?
200
You should get get involved in these to show colleges you are well-rounded.
What are extracurricular activities?
300
You can choose to live in a certain one of these, which allows you to live in a dorm with students who share a common interest, i.e. first-generation college students, honors students, even "green living" students.
What is a living community?
300
This website allows you to apply to most colleges and universities in Texas. You can apply to many colleges when you create a profile.
What is ApplyTexas?
300
With this 2 year degree I can become a registered nurse, automotive mechanic, fire-fighter and many other vocational jobs.
What is an Associates Degree?
300
Some (but not all colleges) require this type of written submission along with your application. This allows the admissions officer to get to know more about you.
What is an essay?
300
You can visit this place in your high school to get speak with a Career Specialist about getting ready for college.
What is the Career Center?
400
This could cost you anywhere between $100-500.
What is the average dorm room deposit?
400
This official document has a record of all your classes and grades from 9th-12th grade.
What is a transcript?
400
This degree will allow you to become a lawyer, a physical therapist, a principal and many other professions. It usually takes 6 or more years to earn this degree.
What is Masters Degree?
400
These dates are very important to pay attention to while in the application process.
What is a deadline?
400
You should try to participate in these programs over the summer to help you decide on a career.
What enrichment programs or internships?
500
These allow you to have easy, quick access to class and other resources on campus, meeting new people and friends, and involvement in campus life.
What are the benefits of living in a dorm?
500
Some universities require a certain score on these admissions test.
What is ACT or SAT?
500
I would use this application to apply to Rice, Stanford, and Harvard.
What is the Common Applicaiton?
500
This is a good habit to begin practicing in order to learn as much as you can about college and careers.
What is ask questions?