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This admission plan allows Scholars to apply to colleges on an ongoing basis, until a late summer deadline. Responses are sent out within a few weeks of application. Scholars then have until the end of April to choose one college to attend.
What is Rolling Admissions?
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This is the federal government’s instrument for calculating financial aid. It is available online in October of your senior year and must be completed for all colleges to which you apply. It asks basic information about income as well as family assets and savings.
What is the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)?
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This is the number or percentage of students returning after freshman year for sophomore year.
What is the Retention Rate?
100
A year or a semester, or an intensive experience equal to a course that takes place outside the United States, it involves considerable interaction between the student and the culture.
What is Study Abroad?
100
This standardized test has four required sections: English, math, reading and science, as well as an optional writing section. All Scholars take a course to prepare for it, and take it for the first time on a Saturday in February of junior year.
What is the ACT?
200
This admission plan allows Scholars to apply to favorite colleges early in senior year. Applications are submitted in the fall, and Scholars receive decisions back in the winter. Scholars then have until the end of April to choose one college to attend.
What is Early Action?
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These awards are based on financial need and determined by the granting organization, which can be a college or university, or the federal government. The are free money, and don't need to be paid back.
What is a Need-Based Grant?
200
This is the number or percentage of students who ultimately receive a degree from a college. It may be measured in 4-years, 5-years or 6-years.
What is the Graduation Rate?
200
This is an experience-based opportunity, most often scheduled during breaks in the academic calendar, whereby a student receives credit for a supervised work experience related to his or her major.
What is an Internship?
200
This standardized test has two sections: Evidence-Based Reading & Writing, and Math. Taken in October of sophomore and junior year, it duplicates the kinds of questions asked on the SAT. The test acts as a qualifying instrument for the National Merit Scholarship Awards Program and is helpful for summer college program applications as well as early college guidance.
What is the PSAT/NMSQT?
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This admission plan allows Scholars to apply to a number of colleges at the same time. Applications are submitted before winter break, and Scholars receive decisions back by April. Scholars then have until the end of April to choose one college to attend. All Schuler colleges and universities offer this admission plan.
What is Regular Decision?
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These awards are based on excellence in academics, leadership, volunteerism, athletic ability, and other areas determined by the granting organization, which can be a college or university, an organization, or an individual. The are free money, and don't need to be paid back.
What is Merit-Based Scholarship?
300
This is the number or percentage of students who are accepted to a college.
What is the Acceptance Rate?
300
This phrase refers to sororities and fraternities. These organizations may have great impact on the campus social life of a college or university.
What is Greek Life?
300
This standardized test has three required sections: Reading, Writing & Language, and Math, as well as an optional writing section. Some Scholars will take it in their high school during spring of junior year.
What is the SAT?
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This admission plan does not require an application for admission. Rather, students who have obtained their high school diploma or GED are able to sign up indicating that they plan to attend.
What is Open Enrollment?
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This is the College Board's instrument for calculating financial aid. It is submitted along with the FAFSA to some private colleges and universities. It asks detailed information about income as well as family assets and savings.
What is the CSS Profile?
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This is the number or percentage of enrolled students who qualify for federal aid that is granted specifically to low-income students.
What is Pell-Eligible Rate?
400
This is a program with a series of experiences and advising that helps students prepare for a professional career after college. Common programs may be pre-law, pre-dental or pre-medical. It is NOT a major.
What is a Pre-Professional Program?
400
These subject-specific standardized tests are given on the same dates and locations as the SAT. There are 20 tests offered in five different subject areas. Each test takes one hours to complete.
What are SAT Subject Tests
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This admission plan allows students to apply to their first choice college early in the senior year, and request an early notification of admission. The student, parents, and counselor sign a contract that indicates that if accepted, the student is required to attend that college.
What is Early Decision?
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These type of colleges make admissions decisions without reference to a student’s financial aid request or financial circumstances. That is, an applicant’s financial need is not known to the committee at the time of decision.
What is a Need-Blind School?
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This is the ratio of students who attend the college to the number of professors teach at the college.
What is the student to faculty ratio?
500
The concentrated focus of education that a student chooses to pursue. Colleges and universities often specify the number of courses needed, the sequence of courses, and the level of course necessary to complete the requirements.
What is a Major?
500
These type of colleges allow students to decide if they want or do not want to submit test scores as part of their college application.
What is a Test-Optional School?