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Selecting a College
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1
In the fall of your junior year, you should take which test as a practice college entry exam?
Merit Test
PSAT
MAP Test
IQ Test
2
Which is true when applying to colleges?
Apply to several to increase your chances of getting into one of them.
Only apply if you think you meet the academic requirements.
Apply mostly to the colleges that do not have application fees
Apply to all of the colleges you would want to attend
3
Alumni may help a school’s new graduates with what?
Find a place to live
Make new friends
Pay back some of their student loans
Find job and career opportunities
4
Why are students turning to online schools?
Online education is better than live-in public colleges.
Online education teaches more relevant technology courses
Public colleges are not providing the resources
The cost of tuition and fees has tripled at live-in public colleges.
5
What is an extracurricular activity?
GPA
Financial Aid
Standardized test scores
Clubs, Sports and Volunteering
6
Which is used by colleges to evaluate applications for admissions?
Recommendations from relatives
Scores on high school mid-terms
Admission Essay
High school attendance record
7
Which of the following is true when applying to schools?
Apply to schools where your chances of being accepted are low
Apply to enough so that you will have a choice
Apply to schools that don’t interest you
A) Apply to only one
8
In addition to tuition and room and board, what other expenses will you have?
Daily living expenses
Financial aid expenses
Instructor fees
Scholarship fees
9
A degree from a non-accredited college is _____________ a degree from an accredited college.
More valuable than
About the same as
Less valuable than
More expensive than
10
1) What is the main purpose of college?
To decide on a major
To learn
To become independent
To pay for a reputable education
11
Where can you find a good college-matching database?
CollegeTours.com
Department of Education’s College Navigator
Education Matching Tool
Monster.com
12
1) By the end of your ____________ year you should have taken any required tests, including the SAT or the ACT
Junior
Senior
Sophomore
Freshman
13
When do most colleges require you to decide on a major?
When you enter your senior year of high school
When you enter your junior year of college
When you enroll in college
When you enter your freshman year of college
14
You may be put on a _________ list if not accepted to college right away.
Review
Call back
Hold
Waiting
15
Which of the following is someone that you should ask to write a letter of recommendation for you?
A classmate
Your teacher
Your Aunt
Your Parent
16
Who pays for dual enrollment courses?
Local High School and the College
Student
Parents
Local Businesses
17
Some schools have internship or cooperative (co-op) programs that allow students ____________.
To skip classes
To gain practical work experience for class credit
To graduate early
To gain financial aid
18
What percentage of students who apply get admitted to colleges with strict admission criteria?
30 – 50%
Less than 10%
20 – 30%
50 – 60%
19
Which of the following is determined by the size of the college?
Reputation of the college
Quality of education
Number of majors offered
Availability of dormitories
20
When you have a low GPA which type of schools are a long shot to be accepted?
Reach schools
Match schools
Safe schools
Perfect fit schools
