COLLEGE READINESS

A-G & Me

100

The number of years you need to complete the Math requirement.

What is 3 years? 

200

Name at least 1 class that fulfills the A (History) requirement.

What is World History and/or U.S History?

300

The number of subject areas the A-G requirements cover.

What are the 7 requirements?

400

Identify which requirement is incorrect.

A-G Requirements:

A. History (2 years)

B. English (4 years)

C. Mathematics (3 years)

D. Science (3 years)

E. Language other than English (2 years)

F. Visual and Performing Arts (1 year)

G. College Preparatory Elective (1 year) 

What is the D. Science requirement?

500

CHALLENGE: Please have an answer before buzzing.

Suzie is a senior in High School, below is an excerpt of her transcript; identify which "A-G" letter requirement she is missing.

Completed A-G Courses:

9th Grade: English 9, Geometry, Biology, Art,      Spanish 1

10th Grade: English 10, Algebra 2, AP Chemistry, AP World History

11th Grade: AP Language, Spanish 2, AP Physics, AP US History

12th Grade: AP Literature, AP Gov and Economics.

 

What is the C requirement?

You See (UC) & See As You (CSU)

100

The closest community college to Hawthorne High School.

What is El Camino College?

200

The University of California Los Angeles Mascot.

What is the Bruin Bear? 

300

The number of CSU campuses in total.

What are the 23 campuses?

400

The month and date that CSU and UC applications are due every year.

What is November 30th?

500

CHALLENGE: (Buzz not required)

Write on a piece of paper as many UC campuses as you can in 30 seconds. The team with most correct answers receives points. 

UCLA

UC Berkeley

UCSC

UCSB

UCSD

UC Davis

UC Riverside

UC Irvine

UC Merced

UC San Fransisco*

$$$

100

The application you must submit to receive financial aid form the the government.

What is the FAFSA?

200

A grant is a type of financial aid that you don't have to pay back, while a _____ is a type of financial aid that you must pay back with interest.

What is a loan?

300

A grant or payment made to support a student's education, awarded based on academic or other achievement.

What is a scholarship?

400

Financial Aid covers college expenses such as books, ____, and _____.

What is tuition, housing, meal plans, and transportation?

500

There are two types of loans you can receive from the government, subsidized and unsubsidized. 

Which of these loans are interest-free until graduation?

What is subsidized loans?

College in Pop Culture

100

Which of these female rappers graduated with a Bachelor's degree while pursuing her music career?

A. Doja Cat

B. Megan The Stallion

C. Nicki Minaj

D. Cardi B

Who is Megan The Stallion?

200

The fictional Disney University in which Mike Wazowski and Sulley attend.

What is Monsters University?

 

300

The college that Peter Parker, MJ, and Ned got accepted in Spider-man: No Way Home.

What is Massachusetts Intitute of Technology (M.I.T)?

400

The University of California that CVUHSD alumnus Russel Westbrook competed and graduated from. 

What is UCLA?

500

The name of the fictitious University in the show "All-American" on the CW.

What is the Golden Angeles University?

Facts or Cap

100

Scholarships are only based on grades.

CAP

Scholarships can be awarded for personal traits, backgrounds, financial need, etc.

200

FACTS OR CAP

You must do the FAFSA every year you are in college.

FACTS

300

I need to decide on my career before going to college.

CAP

College is a time in which to explore. Except in a few specific cases, you can choose a major in your sophomore year and still complete the degree in four years. A surprising number of students discover the field for them while taking a course they didn’t expect to like.

400

You can't get into a selective college if you did poorly in 9th and 10th grade.

CAP.

Colleges look for improvement in your academics as well as your extra-curricular activities.

500

Most students graduate in 4 years.

CAP

According to Fastweb.com (a college resource and scholarship site), nearly 58% of college students take 6 years or more to graduate.