The College Search
(Triple Play) Name at least three colleges/universities that we advise you to avoid. (For every college named above 3 is an extra 200 point each)
What is:
Anna Maria College
Dean College
Mitchell College
Lesley College
Curry College
Lasell University?
Utilizing this tool is considered unethical to use when writing your college essay.
What is ChatGPT/AI?
This federal form is often the first step students take when applying for need-based financial aid.
(Please list out the acronym and its full term)
What is the FAFSA or Free Application for Federal Student Aid?
This one-page document summarizes your academic, extracurricular, and leadership experiences for colleges.
What is a college resume?
This College Success Coach from Onward We Learn specializes in career education and gap years.
Who is Marlex?
What does a match school mean?
What is your academic records/student profile matches the students that have been admitted to that college/university?
When writing your essay, you should do this instead of telling your story?
What is show?
This type of aid, based on academic, artistic, or athletic achievements, is not dependent on family income.
What is merit-based aid?
When preparing for a college interview, students should be ready to answer this type of open-ended question about themselves.
What is “Tell me about yourself” or a personal interest question?
This High School Advisor majored in Education and Music at the only Seven Sister college that went co-ed.
Who is Leonard?
What is the percentage a school should have for retention and graduation rate?
What is 80%?
You want to avoid topics that do not have a resolution, you want be a ___ rising from the ashes?
What is Phoenix?
Some colleges commit to meeting this percentage of a student’s demonstrated financial need, regardless of income.
What is 100% need-met?
(Double Jeopardy)
This career tool groups interests into six categories like Enterprising and Investigative to help students explore suitable paths.
What is the RIASEC assessment?
This Program Coordinator majors in what STEM field at a college that had the opportunity to be an Ivy League school.
What is Neuroscience and Psychology?
When adding a recommender on the Common App, who gets added to ALL schools and who needs to be assigned to schools individually?
Who is counselor assigned to all schools and teacher needs to be assigned to schools individually?
What is the outline of a college essay?
What is Introduction, Body paragraph (supporting paragraph1,2,3), and conclusion?
This term refers to the total cost of college, including tuition, housing, meals, and personal expenses.
What is the Cost of Attendance (COA)?
To receive disability accommodations in college, a student must first register with this office.
What is the Office of Disability Services (or Accessibility Services)?
Vicky was an admissions counselor at this Massachusetts college when it closed in 2018.
What is Mount Ida College?
This week one guest speaker is the Associate Director of College Admissions that came in as a guest speaker. (Full Name)
Who is Lawrence Alexander?
What are the three things that make up a college essay?
What is
Your Uniqueness
Can Demonstrate that you're a fit to the college
Sets the tone for the rest of the application
Describe how financial aid packages can vary between colleges even if the student submits the same financial information.
What is: colleges have different levels of funding and policies for awarding aid, so the same student may receive different offers based on institutional priorities and aid formulas?
Explain the main difference between how high schools and colleges handle accommodations under federal law.
What is: in high school, accommodations are provided proactively under IDEA; in college, students must self-advocate and provide documentation under ADA and Section 504?
This former Johnson and Wales English professor specializes in college admissions essays.
Who is Mary?