College Entrance Requirements
Choosing a college
Financial aid
A-G Requirements
College application essays
100
The school year (classification) in which you take your PSAT.
What is your junior year?
100
A college where you can receive your Associate's degree or transfer to a University
What is a community college?
100
The form you fill out to determine need-based aid.
What is the FAFSA?
100
LOTE stands for this
Language Other Than English
100
The type of question where a school wants to know why you've picked it.
What is a "why" question?
200
A type of high school class that qualifies you for college credit
What is Advanced Placement (AP)?
200
Stanford University & University of Southern California (USC)
What is an example of a private university?
200
Financial aid that is based on grades, athletics, and musical talent.
What is merit-based aid?
200
The number of years of high school English that you must take to go to a university
What is four years?
200
The number of things you should focus on in a college application essay.
What is one or two things?
300
The minimum GPA for applying to a UC
What is 3.0?
300
There are 10 altogether, the newest is in Merced, CA
What is the University of California (UC)
300
A part-time on-campus job that counts as financial aid.
What is work-study?
300
The recommended number of Math classes you should take in High School
What is four years?
300
The most important part of the college application essay.
What is the introduction, or the first word?
400
The two types of college entrance exams
What is ACT and SAT?
400
Your major, the size and location, the student population
What are some things to consider when choosing a college or university?
400
FREE MONEY FOR COLLEGE.
What are scholarships and grants?
400
The number of institutions that use the Common App.
What is over 150?
400
The book you should NOT overuse when writing an essay.
What is the thesaurus?
500
When you transfer from a community college to a university, you will already be this:
What is a junior?
500
The nearest CSU (Cal State University)
What is CSUMB (Cal State University Monterey Bay)
500
When a college or university offers you a financial package that pays for tuition, fees, books, rent, food and other living expenses
What is a full ride?
500
The section where you would cite your race/ethnicity.
What is the demographics section?
500
The steps you take to write a college application essay.
What is (1) brainstorm, (2) select a topic, and (3) write the essay?