The document you receive upon graduating from college.
What is a Diploma or Degree?
100
Money you borrow for financing a college education, that must be paid back with interest.
What are Student Loans?
100
The names of all 4 Escalera fellows.
What are Denise, Elena, Jess and Stephen?
100
Home of the Commodores, this University in Nashville is known for its beautiful campus, medical school, baseball team, and famous alumni Stephen Firestone and Joe Tropeano.
What is Vanderbilt?
200
The average amount of time a college student spends in class per week.
What is 12-18 hours?
200
Money provided by the US Government for students who need it to pay for college. Unlike loans, this money does not need to be repaid, and can total up to $5,730 in benefits.
What is a Pell Grant?
200
The theme of last week's meeting.
What is Leadership?
200
Home of the Bruins, this private, christian University in Nashville is known for its music business school.
What is Belmont University?
300
The academic discipline or area to which an undergraduate student formally commits. The student will specialize by taking many classes in their chosen area (ie Economics, Biology, History).
What is a Major?
300
An application that prospective college students can submit to determine their eligibility for federal financial aid.
What is FAFSA?
300
The 11 countries represented in our Escalera group. (Name 6 of them).
What are Egypt, Mexico, Somalia, Vietnam, Kenya, Sudan, Pakistan, Laos, Rwanda, El Salvador, Iraqi Kurdistan, USA.
300
Home of the Blue Raiders, this public University in Mufreesboro is known for its Aerospace program and for being the home of former Escalera fellow Mayra.
What is MTSU?
400
The largest University in the state of Tennessee.
What is University of Tennessee, Knoxville?
400
College admission policies that provide equal access to education for those groups that have been historically excluded or underrepresented, such as minorities.
What is Affirmative Action?
400
The objects that were built in class next week to symbolize leadership. (Name 2)
What are a ladder, a pyramid, a tree.
400
Home of the Hilltoppers, this public university in Bowling Green, Kentucky is known for its business school and its unique mascot Big Red.
What is Western Kentucky University?
500
The percentage of American adults who own a 4-year college degree.
What is 34%?
500
The average in-state TUITION cost of a year at University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
What is around $11,000?
500
The host of the real Jeopardy TV show.
Who is Alex Trebek?
500
Home of the Camels, this private liberal arts college located in the northeast is known for its education department, study abroad programs, career center, and famous alum Elena Rosario.