College Lingo
CUNY/SUNY
Mascots
College in the Movies
Give Thanks
100

Your main course of study

Major

100

This SUNY on Long Island is the #1 public university in New York

Stony Brook University

100

Buster the Bulldog

Brooklyn College

100

Mikey and Sully attend this college

Monster's University

100

This popular Thanksgiving vegetable is actually a fruit and not a vegetable at all!

Pumpkin

200

A term used to refer to students who are the first in their immediate family to go to college

First-generation Student

200

This CUNY is famous for it's business program and ranks #3 in the Top Public Schools in the US

Baruch College

200

Danny the Dolphin

College of Staten Island

200

In this movie, Mark Zuckerberg came up with the idea for Facebook while in college

The Social Network

200

88% of Americans eat this with their Thanksgiving meal

Turkey

300

This is the period of time at the beginning of a semester in which you can change your courses after you have begun attending classes. Usually lasts 1-2 weeks

The Add/Drop Period

300

This is the only CUNY that offers a robotics lab

CUNY City Tech

300

Roar-ee the Lion

Columbia

300

In this movie, Zac Efron plays a frat boy who lives next door to Seth Rogan

Neighbors

300

How many NFL games will there be on Thanksgiving Day?

3

This year:

Bears vs. Lions

Giants vs. Cowboys

Dolphins vs. Packers

400

A list of every class offered at the school

Course Catalog

400

This SUNY was built in 1816 and is the oldest school in the SUNY system

SUNY Potsdam

400

Spartan

St. Thomas Aquinas

400

In this musical movie, a group of young women form an a capella group at their college

Pitch Perfect

400

Which part of the turkey is saved and snapped for good luck?

Wishbone

500

A document written by someone else to tell the college or school who you are, what you're good at, and why you should be admitted

Letter of Recommendation

500

This CUNY's colors are Maroon and Gold

Brooklyn College

500

Benny Beaver

City College

500

In this movie, Chris Evans (and a whole lot of other stars before they were famous!) attempts to steal the answers to the SAT

The Perfect Score

500

What is the dangling skin under a turkey's neck called?

Wattle