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

• Diploma

• Degree

• Associate's Degree

• Certificate

A plan under which a student applies to the first-choice college early in the fall (usually by November 1 of the senior year) and agrees by contract to enter that college if offered admission. applicants are judged on the basis of their junior year test scores, class rank, and grades.

• Early Action

• Early Decision

• Honors Program

• Open Admission (Open Enrollment)

The application process whereby a college reviews an application when the application is completed and communicates the admission decision within a few weeks of reviewing the application.

• Open Admission

• Deferred Admission

• Rolling Admission

• Admission

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

• Class Rank

• Degree

• Certificate

• Diploma

An amount the student and student’s family are expected to contribute toward his/her education. It is used in determining eligibility for federal student aid.

• FAFSA

• Expected Family Contribution (EFC)

• Financial Aid or Assistance

• Award Letter

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

• Early Action (EA)

• Post-Secondary

• SAT Reasoning Test

• Deferred Admission

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

• Scholarship

• Student Aid Report (SAR)

• Award Letter

• FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)

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

• Post- Secondary

• Open Admission (Open Enrollment)

• Rolling Admission

• Common Application

Test that enables students to practice for the SAT® Reasoning Test and serves as the qualifying test for scholarship competitions conducted by National Merit Scholarship Corporation.

• Pre-ACT

• SAT Reasoning Test

• PSAT/NMSQT

• Post-Secondary

Any school activity, such as athletics, drama or music, that offers the student an opportunity to complement his or her classroom experiences.

• Extracurricular Activities

• Credit Hour

• Work Study

• Educational Testing Service (ETS)