Apex 2.3.2

Question 1

Every type of higher education institution asks you to provide:

Accepted Answer

basic personal information

Question 2

An essay submitted to a college admissions office providing reasons why he or she should be admitted to the college is:

Accepted Answer

A personal statement

Question 3

Which of the following schools would most likely ask for a letter of recommendation?

Accepted Answer

Brown University

Question 4

You should inform the person who is writing your letter of recommendation of all of the following things except:

Accepted Answer

what type of financial aid you are seeking.

Question 5

Most four-year colleges look at all of the following statistics on a student's application except:

Accepted Answer

IQ

Question 6

Most selective schools require _____ years of English.

Accepted Answer

4

Question 7

Community service offers all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

college course credit

Question 8

Regardless of what school you want to attend, which of the following must you provide to be considered for admission?

Accepted Answer

an admission application

Question 9

Interviews usually take place between applicants and representatives of:

Accepted Answer

selective colleges

Question 10

The college interview provides all of the following opportunities for the applicant except:

Accepted Answer

allowing the applicant to interview college students about the college.

Question 11

It is recommended that a letter of recommendation for college admission come from:

Accepted Answer

a teacher whose class you have an A

Question 12

A college can objectively compare the academic performance of a student with other students is by looking at

Accepted Answer

standardized test scores

Question 13

When competing for admission to more selective 4-year colleges, which of the following can be just as important as GPA?

Accepted Answer

Community service and extracurricular activities

Question 14

What is the term for the criteria that a college uses to make admission decisions?

Accepted Answer

College entrance requirements

Question 15

Class rank helps admissions offices to know how students:

Accepted Answer

compare with their classmates

Question 16

What is the typical recommended length of a personal statement?

Accepted Answer

1-2 pages

Question 17

Four-year colleges typically require _____ years of foreign-language study for admission.

Accepted Answer

2

Question 18

College entrance requirements are the ____ expectations for admission.

Accepted Answer

minimum

Question 19

A four-year college's application process takes into account all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

middle school grades

Question 20

Nationally administered tests that inform colleges of your understanding of specific subject areas are called:

Accepted Answer

standardized tests

Question 21

Four-year colleges look at an applicant's performance scores to determine each of the following except:

Accepted Answer

which courses the applicant should take.

Question 22

While in high school, you need to complete a specific number of _____ to be accepted into a four-year college.

Accepted Answer

course requirements

Question 23

College entrance requirements can include all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

junior high school transcripts

Question 24

A personal statement should be submitted:

Accepted Answer

with your college admission application

Question 25

All of the following are good reasons to ask someone to write you a letter of recommendation except:

Accepted Answer

this person has a friend who went to the same school.

Question 26

Most selective colleges try to learn all of the following about students except:

Accepted Answer

what their political affiliation is.

Question 27

Which of the following is an example of a standardized test?

Accepted Answer

the SAT

Question 28

In most cases, letters of recommendation are required for admission to:

Accepted Answer

selective colleges

Question 29

Selective colleges choose to have in-person meetings to learn more about the applicants. These meetings are called:

Accepted Answer

college interviews

Question 30

A letter written by another person that tells aspects of the applicant&#x27;s history that may not be on their transcript

Accepted Answer

letter of recommendation

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