College Lingo
Preparing for College
Financial Aid #1
Financial Aid #2
Miscellaneous
100

What do colleges call the area(s) you choose to focus in college as a potential careers.

Majors or Concentrations

100

What is the most important factor in college admissions decisions?

Your transcript (courses taken and grades earned)

100

What is the name of the financial aid form that all students are required to complete?

FAFSA

100

Name one program/pathway in which  military service can be combined with college to make it more affordable.

Military academy, ROTC, Reserves, GI Bill

100

What admissions option allows you to apply at any time and receive a response within a few weeks?

Rolling admissions

200

Name  3 types of Higher Ed Institutions one can attend?

4 year University/College

2 year Community College Vocational/Technical/Trade School

200

Other than cost, name 4 other components you should consider when applying to college?

Available Majors, Location, Athletic Programs, Sorority and Fraternity Life, Clubs and Associations, Diversity, Size of college, housing/dining, safety, internships, career services, alumni network

200

Name 2 types of financial aid

Scholarships, grants, loans and work study

200

What is another financial aid form some schools may require?

CSS Profile

200

Students can take courses and earn college credit while still in high school through this program

Dual Enrollment

300

Colleges that encourage students to study a broad range of academic subjects such as literature, philosophy, the arts, mathematics, and social and physical sciences as distinct from professional and technical subjects are called...

Liberal arts colleges

300

What program does THS use to help you organize your college application process?

Naviance

300

Based on FAFSA, this is the amount of money the federal government calculates your family is able to pay each year for college

EFC - Expected Family Contribution

300

Name the MA program that allows community college students to transfer to 4-year colleges and pay reduced tuition rates.

Mass Transfer

300

Name at least 3 MA state universities

Bridgewater, Framingham, Fitchburg, Worcester, Westfield, Salem, Mass Maritime, Mass Art, MCLA

400

What is the term for a student who is earning their first post-secondary degree?

Undergraduate

400

True or False: every student applying to college must complete the Common App

False

400

This MA scholarship, awarded based on MCAS scores, covers the cost of tuition for 4 years at MA state colleges

John & Abigail Adams Scholarship

400

Colleges/Universities offer financial aid based on what two components? 

Financial Need and Merit

400

How many UMass campuses are there?

4: Amherst, Boston, Dartmouth, Lowell 

500

Name the type of degree one earns from a 4-year college?

Bachelors

500
What is the term for colleges that do not require SAT scores for admission?

Test-optional

500

What is the name of the non-profit state organization that advises students and families regarding Financial Aid?

MEFA: MA Educational Financing Authority

500

One way college can cost less money is by attending a public school in state. In state tuition can often be less expensive than going out of state, but not always. What is an alternative way that college can be a little less expensive for students in Massachusetts and the region of New England? 

Tuition Break program New England Regional student program where degree programs not offered by MA public colleges are available in 5 other NE states for a significant out of state discount.

500

What is the term for the percentage of college freshmen who return to their college for sophomore year?

Retention rate