WorksheetsCAKE Application Choice and Process 2
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
You should only consider attending colleges that are ranked by an organization like U.S. News and World Report.
a)
True
b)
False
c)
Not sure
2.
What is "demonstrated interest"?
a)
When a student contacts a college to gain more information about them (e.g.campus visit, contacting admissions, etc.)
b)
When a student talks to your friends and family about which colleges they want toapply to
c)
When a student reviews the websites of colleges you are interested in
d)
When a student talks to their high school counselor about applying to certain colleges
e)
Not sure
3.
The percentage of students who are admitted to a college, of all those who applied, is known as the:
a)
Yield rate
b)
Admission rate
c)
Retention rate
d)
Success rate
e)
Not sure
4.
The percentage of students who return to a college as sophomores that started as freshmen is known as the:
a)
Yield rate
b)
Admission rate
c)
Retention rate
d)
Success rate
e)
Not sure
5.
If a college has an "open admission policy" this typically means:
a)
Applications are considered any time of year
b)
Anyone, regardless of level of prior education, can attend
c)
You can start class whenever you want
d)
All applicants who completed high school level education are accepted if space isavailable
e)
Not sure
6.
The piece of the college application that has the most impact for admission counselors when deciding whether or not to admit an applicant is:
a)
High school transcript
b)
Test scores (i.e. ACT, SAT)
c)
Essay
d)
Recommendation letters
e)
Not sure
7.
When reviewing an applicant's high school transcript, college admission offices are:
a)
Looking to see if they took the most challenging courses available
b)
Assessing their performance in high school over time
c)
Ensuring they have taken the required courses to satisfy their admissionrequirements
d)
All of the above
e)
Not sure
8.
College may request a student's high school profile to help them:
a)
Understand the course offerings in the student's high school
b)
Assess how rigorous the student's high school course of study was
c)
Understand how grades are calculated in the school
d)
All of the above
e)
Not sure
9.
What are the parts of a typical four-year college application?
a)
Application form, transcript, essay
b)
Online application and test forms
c)
Application form, test scores, recommendation letters, school rank
d)
Application form, transcript, essay, school profile, test scores, recommendationletters, application fee or fee waiver, optional written/creative work sample
e)
Not sure
10.
Who can write students a letter of recommendation?
a)
The student's parents
b)
The student's high school counselor
c)
The student's teacher
d)
Both B and C
e)
Not sure
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