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