College Vocab and Terms

SAT stands for

• Scholastic Aptitude Test

• Scholarly Accessibility Test

• School Alignment Trial

• Social Acquisition Test

The highest SAT score possible now is

• 1600

• 2000

• 36

• 2400

The biggest difference (besides score) between SAT and ACT is

• ACT has science questions while SAT does not

• SAT is harder

• ACT is available to only juniors

• SAT is available in Spanish

How is Early Action different from Early Decision?

• Action is non-binding, you can choose not to attend if accepted

• Decision has a different turn-in date

• Action is binding - you have to go the school if accepted

• Decision is really just a fake thing. It really doesn't matter

The Common Application (App)

• Makes it easier and less expensive to apply to several schools at once

• Makes it far more complicated to get accepted to a college

• Is just a scheme to get you to pay more money to colleges

• Is accepted by every college in America

FAFSA stands for...

• Free Application for Student Aid

• Full Acceptance For Several Applications

• Free Stuff For Students Always

• Forms And Full Student Acceptance

"A form filled out by people in authority with a personal testimony as to a students' academic, social and ethical standing and qualities" describes what?

• Recommendation Letter

• Personal Testimony

• Positive Reinforcement

• Letter of Goodness

Before a student can accept or apply for financial aid the family must fill out...

• FAFSA

• FERPA

• HEPPA

• LOLA

A college that accepts students with generally lower SAT and GPA scores than what a student has earned is known as a ...

• Safety school

• Reach school

• A bad choice

• A great idea

This organization/company is responsible for the PSAT/SAT and AP tests

• College Board

• College Test Company

• Testing Scores and College Entrance Company

• Board of Regents Company