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COLLEGE Terminology
HIGH SCHOOL SUCCESS
SHOW ME THE MONEY
MAJORS
GET A JOB
100
SAT/ACT
What are college entrance exams that you take starting your junior year.
100
Study, take notes, prepare for tests - sit close to front of class, take challenging course work
What are keys to success in high school
100
What is the form called that you fill out for Federal Aid
What is FAFSA
100
Course of study
What is Major
100
Resumes, Interviews, shadowing, internships
What are preparation for a job
200
classes you can take during high school that have a higher difficulty level and will better prepare you for college.
What is challenging courses Honors, AP, IB
200
In your 10th grade year, sign up to take practice ACT
What is PLAN
200
Money that you do not have to pay back
What are grants and scholarships
200
Elementary Education, Secondary Education
What are Education Majors
200
paid and/or unpaid job to gain experience in a particular field
What is volunteering and/or internships
300
classes you can take during high school that will earn you high school and college credits. These classes are offered in high schools and on college campuses.
What is PSEO
300
In 10th/11th grade year, sign up to take practice SAT test
What is PSAT?
300
Money that you do have to pay back after graduating from college
What are loans
300
Accounting, Human Resources, Marketing, Public Relations, Fashion Merchandising
What is Business, Management, Marketing and/or supporting services
300
broad study of humans and human cultures throughout the world and throughout history and prehistory. It's part natural science, part social science, and part humanistic study. If you major in you'll compare and contrast biological, social, and cultural similarities and differences among humans and human societies. The topics you'll encounter are pretty much infinite. In one semester, you may study Neanderthals, politics in tribal New Guinea, chimpanzee language, Native American pottery, or kinship and religion in Sub-Saharan Africa or poverty in urban settings
What is Anthropologists
400
an amount you and your family are expected to contribute toward your education. It is used in determining your eligibility for federal financial aid.
What is EFC Estimated Family Contribution
400
College access program that provides Columbus City School students the advice, counsel and financial support they need to earn a college degree. Motivates students to stay in schools, offers college awareness programs, advises students on college selection and financial aid processes, provides grants to qualified students, and helps students stay in college.
What is I know I Can
400
Name three sites to search for scholarships
What are FinAid, College Board, Fastweb, College website, scholarships.com, Columbus Foundation
400
Child Care, Home Economics, Nutritio, Human Development
What is Family and Consumer Sciences
400
an enriching and engaging major well worth pursuing as an end in itself. It's also good if you are considering law school or if you want to apprehend criminals or work in some facet of the legal system right out of college.
What is Criminology
500
Classes about a particular topic or subject that you can take over the summer, sometimes to earn credits for high school or college. These programs are usually hosted on college campuses or at other schools, and are a way to expand your academic experience.
What is Summer Enrichment Programs
500
The range for the PSAT is an exam that is usually taken during the 10th or 11th grade as preparation for the SAT, a college entrance examination. The PSAT has two categories, verbal and mathematical, and scores that range
What is from 20 (low) to 80 (high).
500
personal identification number that can be used each year by students and parents to electronically "sign" the Free Application for Federal Student Aid and access federal aid information.
What is PIN
500
Gerontology, International Studies, Biopsychology
What is Multi/Interdisplinary Studies
500
You can live without water for a few days and without food for a few weeks. Without air, though, you'll suffer brain damage within a few minutes and die after about ten minutes. Breathing, then, would be a pretty good thing about which to become an expert. What job?
What is Respitory Therapist