College Application Process
Essays & Recommendation Letters
Financial Aid
College Life
(in the classroom)
College Life
(on campus)
100

Your college counselors

Ms. Devieux and Ms. Giddens 

100

Before completing the Common App you must provide the name of ___ teachers to add a recommendation letter (number)

Two

100

The digital application used to receive federal funding for college 

FAFSA

100

________ is where you keep track of your college list, transcripts, and rec letters 

SCOIR

100

For a strong college application, you should join several ___ 

Extracurricular activities 

200

Other than grades, colleges look at the scores of this entrance exam to assess academic achievement and potential (now taken online)

SATs

200

Your recommendation letters should come from 1 ______ teacher and 1 _________ teacher

STEM (Math/Science), Humanities (ELA/Korean/History)

200

The digital application used to receive NEW YORK STATE funding for college 

TAP

200

The undergraduate college degree that takes 4 years to complete

Bachelor's Degree

200

You need to create a separate ______ and ________ in order to complete FAFSA. 

FSA username and FSA password

300

You use the Common Application to apply to private schools and SUNYs. But you use _____________ to apply to NYC colleges. 

The CUNY app

300

On the Common App, some colleges will ask for you to answer these separate questions in paragraph form

Supplemental Questions

300

A form of financial aid that accumulates interest and must be paid back 

Loans

300

You should go to this adminstrative office on campus if you see a problem with your tuition/bill

Financial Aid Office

300

The opportunity to take several college classes of your choice in another country.

Study Abroad

400

The first two early decision (ED1) deadlines

November 1 (or 15)

400

The max word limit of your personal statement aka college essay 

650 words

400

A type of federal financial aid you get through working a part-time job on campus

Work Study
400

When registering for classes each semester, you should count on the support of your __________ 

Academic advisor

400

The 2023 tax document needed to fill out your TAP application 

IT-201 / NYS Tax Return 

500

You should have ______-______ extracurricular activities listed on your Common App (range)

6-10

500

True or False: If your older sibling has already applied for FAFSA, you should create a new FSA username/password for your parents for your application. 

False

500

The 2023 tax documents needed to fill out your FAFSA

Tax Return (1040) & IT-201 

500

A degree offered after you received your bachelor's degree (post-grad)

Graduate Degree (Master's, PhD, MD, JD, etc)

500

This office is campus is where you go to receive professional career advice (ex. how to write resumes, how to prepare for job interviews) you should go to your

Career Services Office