Why is volunteering important?

You learn from the experience, good for college application

What are 3 ways you can find a college that is the right fit for you?

Talk to advisor, counselor, teacher, campus visits, research

Explain Advanced Placement or "AP" Classes

Exams based on college-level courses taken in high school

What is Financial Aid?

Any grant, scholarship, loan, offered to pay for college

What is a CUMULATIVE GPA

An average of all grade points earned to date in high school

What is an Elective Course?

A course a student may select beyond the core requirements

What is does extra curricular mean?

An activity that takes place outside of class

What is a transcript?

record of grades, attendance, GPA, class rank and testing

What is a class rank?

A ranking of students based on GPA

Money from the government that does not need to be repaid

What is a scholarship?

Free money often based on merit, athletics, challenge, etc

Name 3 ways to start preparing for college as a 9th grader

good grades, volunteer exp, scholarships, college visits

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Know Your High School #13

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A quiz designed to test students knowledge about Saint Paul high school requirements as well as college prep.

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1
How can you earn college credits while in High School
Dual Credit Classes
Summer School
AP Classes
Working
2
Number of years of English required to Graduate
4
2
3
1
3
What does GPA stand for?
Grade Point Assembly
Grade Pencil Average
Grade Point Average
Grade Percentage Average
4
Besides English, name three other required courses needed to graduate
math, social studies, science
reading, writing, math
math, spanish, chemistry
gym, band, tennis
5
True or False You can only take the ACT Test one time
True
Whats the ACT?
I dont Know
False
6
True or False Being actively involved in school/community groups will help me get into college?
True
Neither True or False but rather inbetween
False
Not sure
7
On average how much more does a college graduate earn a year vs High school graduate?
15,000
1,000,000
50,000
20,000
8
The number of credits needed per year in order to graduate
8
6
5
7
9
Why is volunteering important?
You get to clean up the environment
You get paid
You learn from the experience, good for college application
You get respect from teachers
10
What are 3 ways you can find a college that is the right fit for you?
know how much money you have, listen only to family, TV ads
Best sports team, best food, and best social life
Talk to advisor, counselor, teacher, campus visits, research
Google it, Youtube it, read blogs
11
Explain Advanced Placement or "AP" Classes
Test based on the ACT
Exams based on college-level courses taken in high school
Classes that you have to pay for
Classes that you need to graduate college
12
What is Financial Aid?
Help from the government
Student Loan debt
Free money
Any grant, scholarship, loan, offered to pay for college
13
What is a CUMULATIVE GPA
An average of all grade points earned to date in high school
An average of all the credits earned while in high school
A math formula that tells you how smart you are
A summary of you did in school
14
What is an Elective Course?
A course a students doesn't have to pass
A course that students have to take
A course a student may select beyond the core requirements
A course about electricity
15
What is does extra curricular mean?
Additional curriculum to learn
Its extra hard
An activity that takes place outside of class
An activity that revolves around playing sports
16
What is a transcript?
A message sent to colleges from the office
record of grades, attendance, GPA, class rank and testing
A summary of students GPA averages
A record of student behavior and effort
17
What is a class rank?
A ranking of students based on GPA
Ranking of students based on completion rate
Ranking of students based on attendance
Ranking of students based on class schedule
18
What are the number of credits needed to graduate?
28
21
26
24
19
What is a Grant?
a person's name
Money from the government that build interest
Money awarded for merit
Money from the government that does not need to be repaid
20
What is a scholarship?
Free money often based on merit, athletics, challenge, etc
Money that everybody gets
Free money from the government
Money for doing nothing
21
Name 3 ways to start preparing for college as a 9th grader
good grades, volunteer exp, scholarships, college visits
Always use youtube videos, twitter, and facebook
sleep a lot, eat healthy, and exercise
never spend money, keep your college choice secret, rebel

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