College Planning
What is the name of the popular platform used to apply to colleges?
What is Common App?
This refers to the first 2 week period of the school year.
What is drop/add period
What is the name or term for the classes that you get to choose to take, that are not considered core classes?
What are Electives?
What is the test that all eighth through eleventh grade students take to help prepare for the SAT exam?
What is PSAT?
Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test
This refers to one-half of the school year, made up of two quarters.
What is a semester?
Students that plan to go to college fill this application out their senior year to help see if they can get financial aid with college expenses?
What is FAFSA? Free Application for Federal Student Aid
What is the name of the book that students can use to look up general information and policies for FSA?
What is the Parent and Student Handbook?
How many credits are needed to graduate from High School?
What is 23 credits.
When do students take the AP exam?
What is May?
What is the mascot for FSA?
Who writes your letters of recommendations for college applications?
Who is your counselor and teachers?
What is the notion you will receive on your transcript if you drop a class after the first 8 weeks of school?
This is the number of mathematics credits required to graduate from high school with a diploma.
What is 4?
What is the name of the organization that accredits advanced placement and standardized assessments?
What is CollegeBoard.
Who should you communicate with first if you have concerns about one of your courses?
What is your teacher?
This is the term given to courses in which high school students enroll with a university/college and have the opportunity to earn both high school and college credits simultaneously.
What is Dual Enrollment.
How many bonus quality points do students receive for AP/DE courses and Honors courses?
This is the number of Science classes and Social Studies classes required to graduate from high school?
What is 4 credits for Science and 3 credits for Social Studies.
What is the state assessment students take during their junior year to qualify for National Merit?
What is PSAT?
What organization should you be familiar with in high school if pursuing sports in college?
What is NCAA?
When must you submit for most Early Action or Early Decision for college applications?
What is October?
This is a group of classes that students take in a specific area towards a specific area of focus.
What is Passion with a Purpose?
What is unweighted GPA?
What subjects are included on the high school MAP assessment?
Math and Reading