AVID College Vocabulary

SAT and the ACT are:

• scholarships for college
• achievement tests that you must take to get into college
• advanced placement classes
• tests you take to graduate college

A scholarship is:

• money you pay back after you go to college
• money you earn that you don't have to pay  back to go to college
• an acceptance letter to college
• an advanced class

AP classes ...

• are classes you take in college
• are classes you take in high school that you can earn college credit for

Loans are:

• money you take out to go to college that must be paid back
• money that organizations give you that you do not have to pay back
• money you get based on the grades you make
• money that you must earn through working on campus

Criteria that colleges set that you must meet to be accepted to their school are called:

• admissions requirements
• financial aide
• transcripts
• GPA

What document contains all of your school records and is required to submit to a college when you apply?

• FASFA
• transcript
• GPA 
• resume

A weighted GPA includes

• extra points for taking Pre-AP and AP classes
• no Pre-AP courses
• your middle school GPA
• college credit courses only

If you are on a wait-list for a college that means...

• you received early admission and got in early
• you were not accepted in the first round of students
• you have to stand in line at the college to see if you get in 

A state school is typically:

• less expensive than a private university
• more expensive than a private university
• is easier to get accepted to than other schools
• larger than a private school 

If you graduate from a college you are considered:

• an alumni
• a freshman
• a graduate student
• a senior