College Application Basics
Your college applications will be mostly complete and ready-to-go by the end of which school year?
What is your junior year?
This type of review considers grades, essays, activities, and more — not just test scores.
What is a holistic review process?
This is money given for academic or extracurricular achievement that does not need to be repaid.
What is a scholarship?
These are the two colors that represent the University of Florida.
This is the formal name for a letter from your teacher to the universities you're applying to, describing the kind of student you are in the classroom.
What is a letter of recommendation?
This is where students log in to check their application status, upload documents, and view admissions decisions.
What is a portal?
This admissions policy allows you to choose whether to submit SAT or ACT scores.
What is Test-Optional?
This is free money for college, usually based on financial need.
What is a grant?
This is the animal mascot of Boston College.
What is an eagle?
This is the formal name for a letter from your counselor to the universities you're applying to, describing the kind of student you are outside of the classroom.
This document summarizes your academic achievements, work experience, and extracurriculars.
What is a resume?
This essay is required by some colleges in addition to the main personal statement.
What is a supplemental essay?
This is money you borrow for college and must repay with interest.
What is a student loan?
These are the two colors of Clemson University.
What are purple and orange?
This is an official record of a student's academic performance throughout high school that typically includes: courses, grades, GPA, and credits earned.
What is an official transcript?
This short piece of writing gives admissions officers insight into your personality, background, and values.
What is a Personal Statement?
This shows colleges you’re genuinely interested through visits, emails, or events.
What is demonstrated interest?
This important date determines when your application or financial aid form is due.
What is a deadline?
Babson College is near this large city.
What is Boston?
This is the section of the common application where you explain the extracurriculars you've done, leadership positions you've held, work experience, and awards you've won.
What is the activities section?
This allows students to apply to multiple colleges using one standard form.
What is the common application?
This is when a college admissions officer visits your high school to meet with students.
What is a rep visit (college representative visit)?
This is the minimum SAT score for the 100% Florida Academic Scholars award for the Bright Futures Scholarship for the class of 2026.
What is a 1330?
This is the official name of the mascot for MIT.
What is Tim the Beaver?
This free federal form helps students apply for financial aid by collecting family income and tax information. It determines eligibility for grants, loans, and work-study.
What is the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)?