College Life
Preparation starts in HS
MD College Mascots
100
If you choose to live on campus when entering college for your freshman year, what is the name of the room where you live?
Dorm room, residence hall, student housing
100
How many grades are in high school? What is the name for each year after freshman year?
Freshman, ___, ___, ___
4 grades in high school: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Freshman, sophomore, junior, senior
100
UMD
University of Maryland College Park
Team: Terrapins
200
True or false: all college students have to pay for their college tuition completely by themselves.
FALSE! Scholarships, financial aid, work study, student loans... Actually, 83% of all college students get some sort of financial aid.
200
Colleges will look at your high school GPA when you apply. What is a GPA?
GPA= grade point average. Basically a number that lets a college know what grades you got in all your classes.
200
MSU
Morgan State University
Team: Bears
300
College students spend lots of time studying and reading. Share with the class 1 study tip that you know or use.
- Ask for help when you need it
- Take good notes during class
- Go to coach class
- Don't do all your studying the night before the test- start a few days or a week in advance
300
High School challenge... name 5 high schools!
There are many to choose from!
300
Coppin State University
Team: Eagles
400
Name 5 colleges or universities
There are 4,360 2- and 4-year colleges across the U.S.!
400
In what grade of high school will you take the SAT or ACT? The SAT and ACT are two college entrance exams you take in high school, and colleges might look at your score to decide if they will accept you
Most students take it for the first time 11th grade (junior year), but some might retake it and try for a better score in 12th grade (senior year).
400
TU
Towson University
Team: Tigers
500
There are 101 HBCUs across the United States. HBCUs are colleges in the United States that were created before the Civil Rights Act of 1964 with the intention of primarily serving Black students. What does HBCU stand for?
Historically Black College or University
500
Colleges like to see that students applying to their school care about their community. What are community service hours? FOR DOUBLE POINTS: How many community service hours do you need to graduate high school?
Community service hours are when you plan a project that will help your community, complete the project, and document it. To graduate high school you need to complete community 75 service hours (you can start in middle school!).
500
JHU
Johns Hopkins University
Team: Blue Jays