College Vocab Review

an opportunity for students to personalize their college application beyond grades and scores

• doctoral degree

• college essay

• major

• internship

a grant or payment made to support a student's education, awarded on the basis of academic or other achievement

• scholarship

• application process

• transcript

• ACT

is given to a student by a college or university usually after four years of study.

• master's degree

• associate's degree

• bachelor's degree

• higher education

a school where your academic credentials exceed the school’s range for the average first year student.

• reach school

• community college

• safety school

• vocational college

money that is given or lent to students in order to help pay for their education

• scholarship

• letters of recommendation

• financial aid

• master's degree

 a nonresidential junior college offering courses to people living in a particular area

• vocational college

• community college

• university

• reach school

the grounds and buildings of a university or college

• campus

• rural

• urban

• suburban

the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own

• private

• ACT

• SAT

• plagiarism

an examination which is often taken by students who wish to enter a college or university

• SAT

• ACT

• internship

• seminar

an educational talk to an audience, especially to students in a university or college

• seminar

• public

• liberal arts

• lecture