College Terms
A document proving that someone has completed an educational program.
What is a degree?
In order to get into college, I want to participate in a lot of these. These are activities that I do outside of my High School academic classes.
What are extra-curricular activities?
What does CUNY/SUNY stand for.
What is City University of New York or State University of New York?
What does HBCU Stand for.
What is Historical Black College & University?
This is a building with sleeping and living space for a large number of students.
What is a residence hall or a dorm?
The subject area of study you focus the most classes on in college.
What is your major?
Before applying to college, I need to take one of these two national tests.
What is the ACT or the SAT?
how many SUNY's can you apply to.
7 Colleges.
Why were HBCU's created.
What is to serve the educational needs of black Americans?
The Physical area a school is located on, including all of its buildings.
What is a Campus?
First Year College Student.
What is a Freshman?
The types of diplomas given to High school graduates.
What is a Regents diploma or Advance regents diploma?
This Private NY college accepts on 24% of college applicants.
What is New York University or NYU?
The two different types of HBCU.
What is Public or Private?
Usually in October what is the long-standing tradition where colleges welcome students, alumni, fans, and community member to come together to honor a school's tradition and history.
What is a Homecoming?
A class that you must take in order to register for another class
Pre Requisit.
How many high schools are in Manhattan?
520.
Name of one of the two SUNY schools located in NYC.
What is SUNY FIT or SUNY Downstate Medical Center?
This Civil Rights leader attended and received his B.A. in Sociology from Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
What is this popular day most college cafeterias participate in every Wednesday.
What is Fried Chicken Wednesday?
What is the difference between a private and public college.
Public = Funded by the state Private = For profit or nonprofit.
High School Students who want to go to college start to apply for Financial Aid to help pay for college in terms of...
What are grants, loans, scholarships, & work-study?
Along with Baruch, this school is ranked in the top 10 of public universities in the northern United States according to U.S. News.
What is Hunter College?
What sit-com written by Bill Cosby, showed a glimpse of what HBCU life is like.
What is "A different world"?
Make sure you don't loose too many of these when considering transferring to a private college.
What are credits?