Duplicate of Duplicate of AVID Vocabulary 1

What is the ACT exam?

Money awarded to students based on academic or other achievements to help pay for education expenses.

An indicator of the student’s overall scholastic performance.

What is merit-based aid?

Need-based financial aid is awarded on the basis of the financial needs of the student. In what forms can it be awarded?

A student’s approximate standing in her/his graduating class, based on grade point average (e.g., 72nd in class of 410)

Living space for students while enrolled at a university.

A counseling and academic support program designed to help low-income and first generation college students.

A two-year degree that generally prepares students for further study at a 4-year college is called...

One of the highest levels of an academic degree. Typically requires the completion of a Master’s Degree.

A standardized undergraduate application used by more than 400 colleges (mostly selective, independent) for admission.

An official record of a student's work, showing courses taken and grades achieved.

When student’s application for early decision is postponed, and will be considered with regular application pool.

An amount the student and student’s family are expected to contribute toward his/her education.

Traditionally, May 1st when students commit to their post-secondary institutions.

A fee charged when you take out a loan. It is calculated as a percentage of the principal loan amount.

An estimate of the actual cost that a student & family need to pay in a given year to cover education expenses is...

An allowance for the cost of housing and food while attending college or career school.

Awarded upon successful completion of a short-term vocational or career training program.

Standardized exam used in the admission process to predict the likelihood of a student’s success in college.

Borrowed money that must be repaid with interest.

A form required by the government for application to any federal education aid program.

Credit-by-examination program enabling students to demonstrate college-level achievements in 34 different subject areas

These tests are designed for students who have completed college-level work in high school.

Preliminary SAT and National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. Enables students to practice for the SAT.

Net price is determined by taking...

A college readiness program, infused to allow kids prepare for an improved future based plan

The rank or title given by a college or university to a student who has met certain academic requirements.

 A plan under which a student applies to a first-choice college early in the fall (by Nov.1 of senior year) and agrees

University programs offering the opportunity to enrich the educational experience through independent, advanced students

The decision to allow a student to enter a college or university can be defined as...

The subject of study in which the student chooses to specialize; a series of related courses...

A federal student aid program that provides an opportunity for a student to work part-time and attend college is defined

A specific area of study in college that requires less units than a major.

Awards usually based on financial need and do not require repayment. These are available through various organizations.

Opportunities available after graduation from high school; usually refers to colleges in the admission process.

A nonresidential junior college offering courses to people living in a particular area.

Tuition is...

A plan under which a student applies early in the fall and often receives an admission decision prior to January.

What is a Bachelor's Degree?

What is a Master's Degree?

An assessment of the student’s aptitudes, abilities, and interests, written by a teacher or counselor and used for uni.

 School activities, such as athletics, drama or music, that offers the student an opportunity to complement academics.

A formal request for admission to a college or university, which requires the submission and other materials.

Certificate issued by a school, college or university to a student who has met coursework and graduation requirements.

 Allow admitted/accepted students to postpone enrollment for one year.

Aptitude can be defined by...

Which of the following is NOT an example of an Ivy League institution?:

A financial aid letter or document indicating the amount and type of financial support the school is able to provide.

Standardized college entrance exam consisting of two sections: Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, and Math.