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Planning Stage Common Lingo Application Process Financial Aid $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500

Planning Stage $100 True or False. Colleges only look at your grades from 9 th to 11 th grade.

Planning Stage $200 Who should you contact first at your school with questions about college?

Planning Stage $300 True or False: You should join as many clubs as possible.

Planning Stage $400 When should you visit colleges?

Planning Stage $500 When should I take the SAT or ACT for the first time?

Planning Stage $100-Answer False. Colleges see your whole transcript. Take a challenging load of courses all the way through high school.

Planning Stage $200-Answer School counselors. Then ask teachers and administrators since they went to college too and family or community members.

Planning Stage $300-Answer False. Involvement is important but leadership is best. Quality over quantity.

Planning Stage $400-Answer Start your junior year. Come back for focused and overnight stays your senior year.

Planning Stage $500-Answer The spring semester of your junior year, fall of your senior year. You want to make sure you have the math needed.

Common Lingo $100 This is submitting your application before the normal deadline. Usually not binding.

Common Lingo $200 This is when colleges take applications as soon as August or September and will continue until the freshmen class is full.

Common Lingo $300 This is submitting an application to your first choice school. If accepted you must attend this choice.

Common Lingo $400 These are the two most common college admissions exams.

Common Lingo $500 This is required to receive federal money for financial aid.

Common Lingo $100-Answer What is early action?

Common Lingo $200-Answer What is rolling admissions?

Common Lingo $300-Answer What is early decision?

Common Lingo $400-Answer What is the SAT and ACT? One is not easier than the other!

Common Lingo $500-Answer What is the FAFSA? Free Application for Federal Student Aid

Application Process $100 These are two helpful websites that will match your interests and achievements with colleges and majors.

Application Process $200 True or False: It is best to apply to three to five schools.

Application Process $300 This is a letter written by a teacher, counselor, administrator, club sponsor or community member to help you get into college.

Application Process $400 This is given to eligible students from counselors to make applying to four colleges free.

Application Process $500 True or False: GPA and class rank are the only important parts of the application.

Application Process $100- Answer What is CFNC.org and collegeboard.com?

Application Process $200- Answer True. A school you are likely to get into, three that match your academic profile and one “reach” school.

Application Process $300- Answer What is a recommendation?

Application Process $400- Answer What is a Collegeboard fee waiver?

Application Process $500- Answer False. Colleges look at the whole picture. GPA, rank, SAT/ACT scores, extracurricular/ leadership activities, athletics, AP scores, rigor or courses and recommends and essays, if required.

Financial Aid $100 True or False: Private schools are more expensive and give out less financial aid..

Financial Aid $200 These are forms of financial aid that are earned through work, usually on campus.

Financial Aid $300 This is a type of scholarship that is based on talents (sports or music) or academic achievements.

Financial Aid $400 This is a type of financial aid that must be repaid, with interest.

Financial Aid $500 This is a type of loan for a financial need. You won't be charged any interest before you begin repaying the loan.

Financial Aid $100-Answer False. Private schools generally offer financial packages that are more hat public universities.

Financial Aid $200-Answer What is a work-study program?

Financial Aid $300-Answer What is a merit based scholarship?

Financial Aid $400-Answer What is a loan?

Financial Aid $500-Answer What is a subsidized loan?

Final Jeopardy College/University Requirements

Final Jeopardy These are the minimum requirements for a four year college or university.

Final Jeopardy-Answer What is: 4 units of English, 4 units of Math, 3 units of Science, 2 units of Social Studies, 2 units Foreign Language Minimum for Fall : GPA 2.3, SAT 750, ACT 16 Minimum for Fall 2013 and beyond: GPA 2.5, SAT 800, ACT 17