Post-secondary Education
A degree given by a college or university once 120 credit hours are completed, usually after 4 years
bachelors degree
Free money given to you to go to college based on your grades or special talents.
Scholarships
A letter submitted in your application that is written by someone who has knowledge of your skills and competencies
Letter of recommendation
Large, public university located in North Philadelphia
Temple University
Sayre's mascot
Saber
a community college degree after 2 years (or 60 credit hours) are completed.
associate's degree
a federal form that determines your eligibility for student financial aid
FAFSA
A cumulative, numerical equivalent of your letter grades. In the most common system, A=4, B=3, C=3, D=1, and F=0
GPA
academic discipline to which a college student formally commits
Major
From 7:30am - 4:30pm these advisors will help you with many school related tasks including your college applications
Promise Corps
Two year college for associate's and workforce certificates.
Community College
The amount of tuition paid by a student in the same state as school they go to.
In state tuition
Voluntary activities in which students participate, normally after school or during weekend hours. These include athletics, performing arts, community service, student clubs
Extracurricular activities
The cost of housing and food while attending school
Room and Board
In this after-program, students learn to train and work with younger children in sports
Cross-grade sports
a type of school dedicated to a specific kind of job training
Vocational / Trade School
the state grant of Pennsylvania
PHEAA
A written record of your achievement in high school, including the courses you have taken, the grades you have earned, and your attendance record
Transcript
social organizations at college dedicated to community service and networking
Greek life / Fraternities / Sororities
What public university (located in Pennsylvania) did Alexandra attend?
Penn State
college admission application that students may use to apply to several different schools. There are more than 700 colleges and universities that use this application
The Common Application
money for school given by the government that does not need to be paid back
Grants
A mathematical evaluation of a student's academic record as compared with other students in the class
Class Rankings
college and university-based program for training officers of the United States military
ROTC
Lucas' last name
Vanarthos