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Common Myths about College
Common Myths about College
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You need to decide on your career before you can choose a college.
True: Once you are in college, you can not change your career path
False: You can change your career choices in college
2
Standardized tests scores (ACT, PSAT, & SAT) are more important than your high school grades.
False
True
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State-supported institutions offer more financial aid than private colleges do.
True
False
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It's better to get good grades than take challenging courses.
It is best to take challenging courses such as APs and Honors.
Good grades are important no matter which level I am taking.
5
Your college experience will be pretty much like everyone else's.
False
True
6
Colleges are concerned only with my intellectual and academic development.
False
True
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Big colleges are best if you have decided on a major field.
True
False
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You have to take only the minimum college prep courses to get into college.
True
False
9
Only the very best students receive financial aid from colleges.
False
True
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You can't get into a selective college if you did poorly in ninth and tenth grade.
True: You will not be able to attend college.
False: Colleges admit students based on holistic traits.
False: You can still get into college by showing improvement.
True: 9th and 10th grade are the most important grade time periods.
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You should go to the most prestigious college to which you are admitted.
False
True
12
Residence halls are simply places in which to sleep.
True
False
13
College is for only four years.
True
False
14
A lot of out-of-class activities will compensate for poor grades.
False
True
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If I haven't heard of a college or university, it can't be very good.
False: It is best to attend a college that interests you the most.
True: It is best to go to whatever college sounds the best.
False: Choose a school with a well known mascot.
True: It is better to go to the most well known schools.
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The quality of the academic program in which I an interested is the most important characteristic of a college.
True
False
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Liberal Arts Colleges do not have good science programs.
True
False
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Your life will be ruined if you don't get admitted to your first choice college.
False
True
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The best time to visit colleges is after you have been admitted.
True
False
