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College Trivia

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does GPA stand for?

a)

Grade point average

b)

Great progress academically

c)

Grades Pending Accreditation

d)

Graduation Prior Approval

2.

What is the mascot for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill?

a)

Blue Devils

b)

Wolfpack

c)

Tarheels

d)

Aggies

3.

All of these colleges are Ivy League schools, except for:

a)

Yale

b)

Princeton

c)

Stanford

d)

University of Pennsylvania

4.

How many credit hours do you have to be enrolled in to be considered a full-time student?

a)

12

b)

9

c)

6

d)

15

5.

Which of the following do NOT have to be paid back?

a)

Loans

b)

Scholarships

c)

Grants

6.

A course that must be taken prior to enrolling in another course is called a:

a)

Introductory Course

b)

Pre-Requisite

c)

Post-Requisite

d)

Antecedent

7.

An official academic record of every course a student has taken, along with grades and GPA is called a:

a)

Transcript

b)

Syllabus

c)

Registrar

d)

Scantron

8.

How long does it typically take to get an associate's degree?

a)

1 year

b)

2 years

c)

4 years

d)

6 years

9.

How long does it typically take to get a Bachelor's Degree?

a)

2 years

b)

3 years

c)

4 years

d)

5 years

10.

How long does it typically take to get a Master's degree?

a)

Bachelor's + 3 years

b)

Bachelor's + 2 years

c)

Bachelor's + 1 year

d)

Associates + 1 yera

11.

What does FAFSA stand for?

a)

Fancy Apples Fall Short Always

b)

Federal Application For Student Aid

c)

Free Application for Federal Student Aid

d)

Focused Application For Scholarships of America

12.

A credit hour is the

a)

Number of hours you're in class each week

b)

Number of hours of homework you'll have each week

c)

Number of hours your professor works each day

d)

Number of hours it takes to earn extra credit

13.

What is the term called when you determine what your field of study will be?

a)

major

b)

minor

c)

degree

d)

specialty

14.

How do you refer to a school that you have attended?

a)

alumni

b)

post-secondary

c)

alma mater

d)

none of the above

15.

College athletes don't have to meet entry requirements (GPA, ACT scores, etc.).

a)

true

b)

false

16.

How many years of foreign language should you take in high school to get into a 4-year college?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

2

d)

none of the above

17.

If your field of study is called a "major," what would a secondary field of study be called?

a)

major

b)

minor

c)

specialty

d)

degree

18.

What is the name of the standardized test that colleges require high school students to take?

a)

SBAC

b)

PSAT

c)

SAT/ACT

d)

None of the above

19.

Colleges also look at the activities that you are involved in. What are these called?

a)

extracurricular

b)

intramural

c)

intracurricular

d)

none of the above

20.

What does PWI stand for?

a)

Palm West Institution

b)

Prestigious White Institution

c)

Paul Warner Incorporation

d)

Predominately White Institution

21.

What does HBCU stand for?

a)

History of Black Colleges & Universities

b)

Historically Black College & University

c)

History of Bethune-Cookman University

d)

None of the above

22.

The earliest day a student can apply for federal financial aid

a)

May 1st

b)

Jan 1st

c)

Anytime

d)

Oct 1st

23.

What is the oldest college in the US? hint: It is also the first and oldest corporation.

a)

Harvard

b)

Yale

c)

University of Delaware

d)

University of Pennsylvania

24.
If you are on a wait-list for a college that means...
a)
you received early admission and got in early
b)
you were not accepted in the first round of students
c)
you have to stand in line at the college to see if you get in 
25.

True or False- A high GPA and strong test scores are the only things that really matter in a college admissions decision.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

What is the name of the essay that tells a college a narrative about yourself?

a)

Autobiography

b)

Personal statement

c)

Memoir

d)

Merit Proposal

27.

Which of these is not a top factor for admissions consideration?

a)

grades in AP/Honors classes

b)

class rank

c)

GPA

d)

SAT/ACT scores

28.

What is work study

a)

A place at work where they allow you to study

b)

A study hall where students are expected to only do school work

c)

In college you can get paid by going here to study

d)

Money earned to help pay for college by working part-time on campus