College Applications

What is a college's acceptance rate?

• The number of students who get in out of the total number of applicants

• The number of students who get a degree out of the total number of students their freshmen year

• The number of students who are taking college-level courses out of everyone accepted

• The number of students who graduate compared to the number of students enrolled

Match the following

• Early Decision (ED)

• Applying in advance; not binding so you can choose whether to attend or not if you get accepted

• Regular Decision (RD)

• Applying in advance; if you are accepted, you must attend the school

• Restricted Early Action (REA)

• Applying in advance; not binding BUT you are not allowed to apply to another school

• Early Action (EA)

• Ordinary way of applying; you can apply to as many schools as you want

Fee required by most colleges for processing applications.

• FAFSA

• application fee

• room and board

• cost of attendance

A written request for admission into a college or school

• Budget

• Application

• Interview

• Meal Plan

A four-year degree in a certain subject.

• Associate's Degree

• Doctorate

• Bachelor's Degree

• Master's Degree

What website to do you go to to apply to many colleges (over 700 available to apply to!)

• College Greenlight

• Common Application

• Naviance

• FAFSA

Which of the following terms describes the process of admission when you can apply at any time. There is no application due date.

• Rolling Admissions

• Early Action

• Early Decision

• Regular Decision

What is the difference between early action and early decision?

• Early action is when you have to go to the school if you apply early and get in, which early decision is just sending in your application early, but is not binding.

• Early decision is when you have to go to the school if you apply early and get in, which early action is just sending in your application early, but is not binding.

• Early decision requires you to include your SAT scores, while early action does not.

• Early action requires you to include your SAT scores, while early decision does not.

Which of the following is true of the Common Application.

• Every college is on the Common Application.

• The common application is for state schools only.

• The common application allows you to apply to many schools easily and electronically.

• The common application opens October 1st.

What do you need to request with both a paper request form and electronically through Naviance?

• Letter of Recommendation

• SAT Scores

• Interview

• Transcript