College Admission

When should students start thinking about college or other beyond high school education?

• Students should start thinking about college early in high school, with a focus during 11th-12th.

• Students should only consider college during their senior year.

• Students should start thinking about college in elementary school.

• Students should wait until after high school to think about college.

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Which statement about private universities is true?

• They have the same admission requirements as public universities.

• They are typically larger than public universities.

• They may have specific admission requirements and religious affiliations.

• They only offer graduate programs.

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What should students do if they are unsure about their college readiness?

• Wait until senior year to start planning

• Talk to their EAOP coordinator and school counselors

• Avoid taking challenging courses

• Focus only on extracurricular activities

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Which passage from the Article best supports the notion that moral character can be a deciding factor in whether or not a student is accepted into a college or university?

• Grandmas aside, students seeking advice on cleaning up their social media pages can also look online. Test preparation company Princeton Review offers tips for college applicants.

• The company also advises students to check their privacy settings. That way, they will know what can be seen publicly.

• At California's San Francisco University High School, college admissions counselors are paying attention to the growing trend.

• In April 2017, the university revoked the offers of admission it had previously made to 10 students. This happened after the students made offensive Facebook posts.

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What is a cause and effect relationship that takes place in the Article?

• Because college test preparation experts have cautioned applicants against posting inappropriate things online, most high school seniors are using social media less often.

• Because college admissions committees are increasingly likely to consider social media posts, applicants are cautioned to check their online privacy settings.

• Because a student applied early to more than one institution, which was in violation of an agreement, early admission is no longer offered to students who apply online

• Because some incoming students had their admission offers revoked after posting offensive jokes online, the Facebook group for incoming Harvard freshmen was shut down.

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Which of these is most important to include in a summary of this Article?

• A student who applied early to both Colgate University and another institution was ultimately denied admission at both schools.

• College admissions experts urge students to consider whether what they share online would be considered appropriate.

• Test preparation company Kaplan Test Prep released the results of a poll indicating that 10 percent of admissions officials checked applicants' social media pages.

• While teenagers might find silly or vulgar usernames amusing, college admissions officers may consider them to be immature or unprofessional.

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Which of these is a statement of fact?

• It is impossible to truly gauge an applicant's moral character or maturity level based on a few social media posts.

• Harvard University withdrew the admission offers it had made to 10 students in response to their posts on a Facebook page.

• School counselors have not done enough to warn students about the extent to which social media activity can affect acceptance into college.

• Social media largely influences students' daily lives, so it makes sense that it would play a significant role in the college admission process.

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Based on the Article, the reader can infer that __________.

• Colgate dean of admission Gary L. Ross would likely frown upon Harvard University's decision to revoke admission to students based on jokes they posted online.

• As associate director of college counseling at The Westminster Schools, Nancy Beane probably uses a humorous e-mail address when corresponding with students.

• The 10 students who had their admission offers withdrawn by Harvard University were probably able to attend the institution the following year.

• The student who applied early to both Colgate University and another institution likely regrets that she chose to boast about doing so online.

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Based on information in the Article, the reader can predict that __________.

• Princeton Review will offer free tips exclusively to students who receive college counseling at The Westminster Schools.

• Admissions official Gary L. Ross will strongly urge California's San Francisco University High School to help Jon Reider clean up his online presence.

• In light of the incident in which students had their college admission offers revoked, Instagram will begin limiting the number of photos that teens can upload.

• Students seriously hoping to attend Harvard University will be very careful about what they post to Facebook.

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Which of the following sentences uses the word 'admission' correctly in the context of college applications?

• A) The admission of the new movie was quite expensive.

• B) She was thrilled to receive her college admission letter.

• C) His admission to the concert was denied due to age restrictions.

• D) The admission of guilt was unexpected during the trial.

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