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100

The college with a garden pest as its mascot.

What is UC Santa Cruz? (the banana slug)

100

An unusual sport where the shooter is required to shoot at a target after he calls "pull."

What is trap shooting?

100

This undergraduate major is commonly assumed to be a "slam dunk" when applying to med school.

What is biology?

100

This is when a family member has graduated from a college your student is applying to.

What is legacy?

100
The oldest college in the United States.

What is Harvard?

200

The mascot of Northern Arizona University.

What is a lumberjack?

200

Also known as disc golf, this sport is growing on college campuses.

What is frisbee golf?

200

The most common major for lawyers.

What is political science?

200

This college location is often assumed to have nothing to do on its campus.

What is rural?

200

The campus where Breaking Away was filmed.

What is Indiana University - Bloomington?

300

The most overused mascot in college sports.

What is the eagle?

300

The largest football stadium in college football.

What is Michigan Stadium at the University of Michigan?

300

An interdisciplinary field of study that centers on the documentation that records our stories, memory, history, and knowledge.

What is library science?

300

Being in this financial position when applying to college is a sure bet to gaining admittance.

What is full pay?

300

The college with the tradition that during snowy winters the entrance to one of the buildings is completely packed with snow and if successful, classes are cancelled.

What is College of Wooster?

400

Name a college with a tiger as their mascot.

What is 

  • Clemson Tigers, team name of the Clemson University Athletics
  • Colorado College Tigers, team name of Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colorado
  • DePauw Tigers, team name of DePauw University Athletics
  • LSU Tigers, team name of the Louisiana State University Athletics
  • Memphis Tigers, team name of University of Memphis athletics
  • Missouri Tigers, team name of the University of Missouri Athletics
  • Occidental College Tigers, team name of Occidental College Athletics
  • Princeton Tigers, team name and mascot of the Princeton University Athletics Department
  • RIT Tigers, team name and mascot of Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York
  • Trinity University Tigers, team name of Trinity University athletic program
400

A competitive equestrian sport that arose out of the working practices of cattle herding.

What is rodeo?

400

Most popular bachelor's degree for women.

What is nursing?

400

This magazine has not been published since 2010 but continues to be an influencer in the college admissions process.

What is USNews and World Report?

400

The college with an underground library.

What is Princeton University?

500

The college with a fruit as their mascot.

500

THis college is regarded as the Top University for Skiing and Snowboarding.

What is CU - Boulder?

500

Other than undecided, the most popular major in college today.

What is business?

500

This extracurricular activity is believed to be the route to a full ride scholarship.

What is athletics or sport?

500

The college where the seniors plant the class ivy.

What is Smith College?