College Lingo
MULTIPLE CHOICE:
What is the term used to describe your main course of study in college?
A. Major
B. Minor
C. Degree
A. Major
OPEN RESPONSE: What is the term for the amount the college/university is charging you for your classes?
Acceptable Responses:
Tuition
Tuition + Fees
MULTIPLE CHOICE
What type of degree do you usually obtain at a technical or community college?
A. Associates degree
B. Bachelor's degree
C. PhD
A. Associates degree
OPEN RESPONSE
What is the name of your College Prep/Seminar teacher? Last name only and spelling counts!
Ms. Fontes or Ms. Gaillot
OPEN RESPONSE
What percentage of graduating seniors have been accepted to four year colleges over the past 9 years?
100%
MULTIPLE CHOICE:
What is the term used to describe a secondary set of courses that often complements your major
A. Major
B. Minor
C. Degree
B. Minor
OPEN RESPONSE:
What is the term for money offered by colleges that does NEED to be paid back?
Loans.
OPEN RESPONSE
What type of degrees can you obtain at a university? Name at least TWO.
Bachelors, masters, or doctorate
OPEN RESPONSE: Without looking at the syllabus, name at least two items you will need for each class?
Planner/Agenda
Pen/Pencil
Chromebook
OPEN RESPONSE
What year did Boston Prep open?
2004
MULTIPLE CHOICE:
What is the name of a school official, usually assigned by your college or university, who can help choose your classes and make sure you are taking the right courses to graduate.
A. Academic Advisor
B. Admissions Representative
C. Administrative Assistant
A. Academic Advisor
OPEN RESPONSE:
What is the term for money offered by colleges that does NOT need to be paid back?
Scholarships or grant
OPEN RESPONSE:
What does the term cumulative grade point average (GPA) mean?
The average of all of the course grades you have received, over the course of high school and college.
OPEN RESPONSE:
Name at least one type of standardized tests that you will take while in high school?
MCAS
PSAT
SAT
OPEN RESPONSE
The year that Boston Prep's founding class graduated from college?
2015
They started 6th grade in 2004 and graduated high school in 2011.
OPEN RESPONSE:
What is the name of something your professor will give you to explain assignments, expectations, grading systems, textbooks, and class policies?
Syllabus
Name at least ONE reason why students receive scholarships.
Merit/Academics
Leadership
Athletics
Community Service
OPEN RESPONSE:
Name four types of degrees you can earn after your HS diploma.
Associates, bachelors, masters, doctorate
OPEN RESPONSE: Name at least TWO ways students can earn scholarships?
Academic merits/grades
Athletic recruitment
Household/Family Income
Community & Leadership Experience
MULTIPLE CHOICE
What is the largest public university in Massachusetts?
A. UMass Amherst
B. UMass Lowell
C. UMass Boston
D. Framingham State University
A. UMass Amherst
With an enrollment of approximately 25,000+ students.
OPEN RESPONSE:
What is the name for the time set aside by professors or teaching assistants for students to visit their office and ask questions or discuss the course they teach. Your professor or teaching assistant will tell you at the beginning of the term when and where they will be every week.
Office Hours
Name at LEAST TWO of the four main types of financial aid for students.
Grants
Scholarship
Student Loans
Work Study
OPEN RESPONSE
TYPICALLY, how many years does it take to earn a Bachelor's degree?
4 - 6 years
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Which of these things will you NOT be completing in Seminar/College Prep class this year?
A. Applying to summer enrichment
B. Practicing study skills
C. Researching colleges
D. Applying to colleges
D. Applying to colleges
OPEN RESPONSE
How many colleges are in The United States?
Approximately 5300 - this includes colleges, universities, trade and technical schools