Navigating College Applications

Match the following

• Restricted Early Action (REA)

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

• Regular Decision (RD)

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

• Early Decision (ED)

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

• Early Action (EA)

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

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

Fee required by most colleges for processing applications.

• FAFSA

• application fee

• room and board

• cost of attendance

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

• College Greenlight

• Common Application

• Naviance

• FAFSA

A written request for admission into a college or school

• Budget

• Application

• Interview

• Meal Plan

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

Why did they remove the discipline box on the Common Application?

• Students were getting in trouble too much, so it overwhelmed the system

• Because it has kept many students from applying because they didn't think they would get in

• Because students were lying on their applications

• Because schools now consider this information private and it is against the law for them to ask you