Academics
A. What is Major
Q: What are merit based scholarships
A. scholarships based on grades/SAT
Q: Buildings/living spaces on campus reserved for students
A. What is a Dormitory (dorm)
Q: Name a four-year college/institution in Illinois
A. What is Any Four Year College/Institution
Q. Statements from previous employers, community members, or teachers describing a person's qualifications and skills
A. What is a Letter of Recommendation
Q. The average of all your grades earned in the school
A. What is GPA
Q: When does the FAFSA Application open?
A. When is December 1st.
Q: A society for male students in a university or college
A. What is Fraternity
Q: Name three different admission types
A. What is rolling, general, open, early decision or early action admissions.
Q: What does it mean for a school to be test optional?
A. What is the school does not require test scores.
Q: A chance to pursue your college studies in a foreign country
A. What is Study Abroad
Q: Money borrowed for school from the government that must be paid back
A. What is a Loan
Q: A society for female students in a university or college
A. What is Sorority
Q: True or False: Scholarships are only for students with high grades
A. False
Q: What is the main difference between Early Action and Early Decision?
A. What is Early Action is nonbinding, while Early Decision is binding.
Q: On-campus jobs funded by the government
A. What is Workstudy
Q. Name two personal fit factors or "must haves"
A. What is size, location, weather, social/health conditions, etc.
Q:How many credits do you need to graduate with a 4 year degree.
A. 120 credits
Q. Name three fit factor categories and give an example for each.
A. What is personal, success, financial, community, academic, and career. (Students must also give an example of each: size, graduation rate, debt, etc)
Q: Person on campus who helps create schedule and suggest needed courses
A. What is Academic Advisor
Q. What does FAFSA stand for?
A. What is Free Application for Federal Student Aid
Q: Where do you find a list of all upcoming school events, clubs/organizations, and general information about a college?
A. What is Schools Website
Q: Normally in what month does college classes start and what term is this considered?
A. In August ( Fall)
Q. Name the four admissions decisions we discussed.
A. What is accepted/admitted, denied, waitlisted, and conditional acceptance.