College Admission

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11th Grade

15 Qs

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College Admission

College Admission

Assessment

Quiz

English

11th Grade

Hard

Created by

Sarah Williams

FREE Resource

15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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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