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This eight-team college football league has Lions & Tigers & Bears, oh my! (& Quakers, too).
What is the Ivy League?
This college degree is total B.S.
What is a bachelor's of sciences?
A bachelor's of science is one of two major undergraduate degrees, along with a bachelor's of arts. A B.S. is usually more specific in study, while a B.A. tends to have a broader curriculum.
It was founded in Massachusetts in 1636 and if you didn't get in, your college options were very limited.
What is Harvard?
In Cambridge, Harvard is the oldest university in the U.S. John F. Kennedy and Barack Obama are a few of the U.S. presidents to have attended Harvard. The campus also served as a primary site of many memorable American films like "Good Will Hunting" and "The Social Network."
Job title of a college treasurer.
What is a bursar?
Bursar's handle just about every fee a student incurs, from housing to tuition. Bursars also handle refunds and loan disbursements.
Before the time of actor Jude.
What is pre-law?
At the U. of Iowa, electives for this major include "Introduction to Clinical" and "Introduction to Cognitive" this.
What is psychology?
Percentages of 2012 graduates carrying loans were 66 for public colleges and 88 for this type of private college.
What are for-profit colleges?
A type of surgery, or a college course not in your major.
What is an elective?
This test was developed in 1926 by Carl Campbell Brigham for the College Entrance Examination Board.
What is the SAT?
Known for his iconic crossover dribble, this Friar guard played in the 1997 NCAA Tournament and later became a player development coach in the NBA.
Who is God Shammgod?
Representing more than 6,000 schools, this organization had "Entrance Examination" in its name when it started in 1900.
What is the College Board?
First step to become a National Merit Scholar—take this four-letter college prep test.
What is the PSAT?
Students in eighth and ninth grade can take the PSAT 8/9 twice a year. High schoolers who take the PSAT 10 and PSAT/NMSQT are eligible for recognition by organizations like the Jackie Robinson Foundation or Jack Kent Cooke Foundation. Test takers of the PSAT 8/9 are not eligible for National Merit Scholar awards.
To provide a permanent fund to a college.
What is to endow?
Harvard registered the largest endowment at the end of the 2018 fiscal year, raking in more than $39 million. Texas A&M had the largest endowment among public universities, pulling in more than $12 million.
Literature, history, and philosophy are included in this type of modern college curriculum.
What is liberal arts?
Middlebury, Swarthmore, and Wellesley are some of the best known liberal arts college, allowing students a broad range of classes as they explore their interests.
In 1987, Providence College made a historic run to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four under this head coach.
Who is Rick Pitino?
College major shared by Barack Obama and Chris Christie—makes sense.
What is political science?
In 2015, Providence College men’s hockey won its first-ever NCAA National Championship by defeating this team in the finals.
What is Boston University?
Students short on cash for college can apply for one of these grants named for a Rhode Island senator.
What is a Pell Grant?
These grants are usually received for students with excessive financial need. Pell Grants are named after Claiborne Pell, who also wrote legislation for the National Endowment for the Arts.
This four-letter college military group can be spelled out or sounded out rhyming.
What is ROTC?
In 2015–16 the U. of Maryland University College got rid of these
What are textbooks?
The Four Horsemen were the 1924 backfield of this college football team.
What is Notre Dame?
John Steinbeck studied marine biology at this private California school on and off 1919–1925, but never got a degree.
What is Stanford?
Khan Academy's Salman Khan, sports stat master Jeff Sagarin, optical character recognition maven Ray Kurzweil all attended here.
What is MIT?
In 1973, this Friar was named the NCAA Tournament’s Most Outstanding Player and later became a 2-time NBA champion with the Boston Celtics.
Who is Ernie DiGregorio?
In 1901 Stanley Brown & William Harper established the first of these colleges.
What are junior colleges?
These two-year institutions often serve as a launching pad for students' postsecondary education. Junior colleges come at a fraction at a cost of four-year colleges, and allow students to build up necessary credits to transfer toward a bachelor's degree program. U.S. President Barack Obama attempted to make junior colleges free.