New Mexico
Campus Life
College Lingo
Out of State
College Application
100

An Eagle is this college's mascot

Northern New Mexico College

100

The class needed to take before higher level classes

Pre-requisite

100

This is a 4 year degree after high school

Bachelor's Degree

100

The two Davis Schools in Texas

Southwestern University

St. Edward's University

100

The application to apply to many colleges at once

Common App

200

The NM Scholarship that provides a full-ride to 6 partnered schools

Davis New Mexico Scholarship 

200

An individual who has graduated from a university

Alumni

200

The acronym of someone who has earned a doctorate degree

Ph.D

200

Where you are required to live at many schools for the first two years

Dorms or Residence Halls

200

The test(s) that are sometimes required for the College Application Process

ACT/SAT

300

The only liberal arts institution in NM

St. Johns Co

300

Team sports on campus; not as strict or time consuming

Intramural or Club

300

A secondary concentration of study

Minor

300

The name of school that is highly selective but offers to pay your gap if you are from a first-generation, low-income background

Full Demonstrated Need School

300

Is part of the college application process and includes parent's tax info

FAFSA

400

The two biggest rival state college mascots; Blank v. Blank

Lobos v. Aggies

Aggies v. Lobo

400

The big event on campus where graduating students are given their diploma and walk the stage

Commencement 

400

Specific time to meet with professors about assignments and guidance

Office Hours

400

These 6 schools are part of the Davis New Mexico Scholarship

University of Denver

Occidental College

University of Portland

University of Chicago

St. Edwards

Southwestern

400

Grades, Credits and Courses are all on this paper

Transcript

500

Amount of money given for college based on an application

Scholarship

500

The central place on campus to eat, hangout and receive services

Student Union Building (SUB)

500

A Full Time student is taking between this many credit hours

12-18

500

A type of schedule where courses last only 10 weeks instead of 16 full weeks

Hint: Not a semester

Trimester 

Quarter System

500

The 4 Essays you will need to submit to the Davis Scholarship

Personal Essay

Why Us College Essay

Challenge Essay

UB Essay