Avid Glossary (preparing for college)

What does PSAT stand for?

Extracurricular activities are school activities such as sports, drama, or music

PreAct- A curriculum-based test and examination of interest and skills for tenth graders.

Is Aptitude a natural ability or talent?

A degree is an indicator of a student’s overall scholarship performance.

A Certificate is awarded upon successful completion of short-term vocational or career program

What is admission?

Deferred emission allows an dmitted/accepted student to postpone enrollment for one year.

College level examination program is credited by the College Board examination program

Usually requires two additional years of full-times study after completion of Bachelor’s

College Entrance Exam

Need a letter of recommendation for college admission?

Money earned in job obtained through the help of the college‘s financial aid office.

Grade point average

What is a diploma?

What’s does EA stand?

Application process where a student submits an application to an institution by specific date

A non-profit agency establishes by the American council on education(ACE)

A doctorate is one of the highest level of an academic degree

Opportunities that are available after graduation from high school

Credit hour of value given to college classes that denotes the time a student will spend

What is an Associate's Degree

What is the honors program?

What is an Advanced Placement Test?

FAFSA stands for Free application for federal student aid

The subject of study in which students chose to specialize in

What is a student aid report?

Open admission

A class rank is a students approximate standing in their graduation class.

Bachelor's degree is a four- year degree from a college for a superscribed course of study

What is an award letter?

Grants, scholarships, loans

Are the SAT and ACT considered standardized Tests?

An amount the students and their families are expected to contribute towards education

What is the ACT?

What’s does ED stand for?

A transcript is the official record of high school or college courses and grades.

what is an Application?

When College reviews an application

What is a scholarship?

Who are grants awarded to?

Common Application