8th Grade College Research Vocabulary

Question 1

Each application is considered when all required materials have been received until spaces fill

Accepted Answer

rolling admissions

Question 2

Qualified applicants who may be offered admission if space remains after those admitted decide.

Accepted Answer

wait list

Question 3

I applied early ____ to Duke, so if I get in I have to accept and withdraw my apps to USC & UNC

Accepted Answer

decision

Question 4

The standard application form accepted by over 450 colleges for admissions.

Accepted Answer

common application

Question 5

A school postpones a student's early decision/action application until the regular time frame.

Accepted Answer

deferred admission

Question 6

The common application allows you to apply to over _____ schools with one application.

Accepted Answer

450

Question 7

The university official responsible for signing you up for classes and keeping academic records

Accepted Answer

registrar

Question 8

Scholarships can be...

Accepted Answer

both need- and merit-based

Question 9

College acceptance that is dependent on a student completing certain courses before enrolling.

Accepted Answer

conditional admission

Question 10

I applied early action to UNC, but they are waiting to tell me until the regular apps come in.

Accepted Answer

deferred admission

Question 11

Financial aid awarded by a college to students who have special academic ability or talents.

Accepted Answer

merit-based aid

Question 12

Students apply early (Nov/Dec) and receive decisions early (Dec) but have until May 1 to decide

Accepted Answer

early action

Question 13

The regular decision timeline is to apply by __, hear back by __, and accept or decline by __.

Accepted Answer

Jan 1 / April 1 / May 1

Question 14

My scholarship requires that I have a certain _____ each semester in order to keep it.

Accepted Answer

course load

Question 15

Admissions process where you submit all of your materials before Jan 1 and find out by April 1.

Accepted Answer

regular decision

Question 16

I got in to Winthrop, but if I don't pass Calculus and Chemistry 2, I can't actually enroll.

Accepted Answer

conditional admission

Question 17

A student postponing attendance to a college for a year, if allowed by the college.

Accepted Answer

deferred admission

Question 18

Units that a school uses to indicate that a student has completed and passed required courses

Accepted Answer

credits

Question 19

Students apply to #1 choice early (Nov/Dec). If accepted, must enroll and withdraw other apps

Accepted Answer

early decision

Question 20

I need a copy of my ___ to check how many ___ I still need to graduate, so I will go to the ___

Accepted Answer

transcript, credits, registrar

Question 21

The number of courses or credits a student takes during a specific term.

Accepted Answer

course load

Question 22

Accepting any student who has graduated HS, despite grades/test scores, until spaces are filled

Accepted Answer

open admissions

Question 23

An official record of a student's classes and grades from a high school or college

Accepted Answer

transcript

Question 24

Financial aid awarded due to inability to pay the full cost of attendance, not academic ability

Accepted Answer

need-based aid

8th Grade College Research Vocabulary

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8th Grade College Research Vocabulary

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