1Admissions Office:
The office is located on a college campus, and they will inform us if we can join the college.
2Regular Decision
There are two parts: Early decisions and Regular decisions, and it is easier to make college decisions if you apply earlier.
3Rolling Admission
The college reviews the application and notifies applicants via email when they receive it.
4Open Admission/Enrollment
A community college admissions office will accept you if you have a high school diploma or a GED
5Early Action
College admissions that allow applicants to apply earlier.
6Early Decision
It essentially states that you will have to attend that college, and if you don't wish to, you will need to hire a lawyer to attend a different college.
7Waitlist
Registering for classes for 2 semesters answers you or puts you on the waitlist. I'm waiting for an open spot for you.
8Deferred Admission
It is just a way to see if better people are attending the college, without saying yes or no to you, but most likely, the answer is no.
9College Application
When you are a senior, you will send your college application.
10Undergraduate/First Year
It just means your first year of college, and you're fresh out of high school.
11Common Application
A website that allows students to apply to 1000 or more using only one application.
12School-Specific Application
It has only one application that you can use, and no other application would work.
13Transcript
Permanent records that have your grades, GPA, etc.
14Grade Point Average (GPA)
For GPA, the total number of points over time is a simple calculation.
15Class Rank
Ranking a class in total by your GPA.
16Extra Curricular Activities
Not an academic activity, but something you enjoy doing, such as a soccer team and an art club, and so on.
17Dual Credit
Earn credits for both High school and college credit.
18Letter of Recommendation (LoR)
A formal request, such as a letter of college recommendation, provides a competitive advantage.
19Personal Statement/Essay
Writing an essay about your self and showing them who you are as a person.
20Safety School
If you need a school is you need a GPA grades 75% or higher than the average GPA of students in that school, fall back school.
21Target School
Applying to a college that requires the test scores and GPA of students above average.
22Reach School
A college where your test scores and GPA are a little bit lower than the average student's.
23Tuition
The amount of money you have to pay to go to college or a private school.
24Student Fees
An extra fee that you have to pay if u do any extracurricular activities.
25Credit Hours/Full-Time vs. Part-Time
You have to take 12 hours and need 4 classes. But part-time is less than 12 hours, and the door closes if u take this route.
26First Generation
First person who has gone to college for ur family tree, like grandparents and parents.
27Honors Program
A program for a selective group of kids that can be challenged more and a smaller class, who want acceled into better in education.
28On-Campus/Off-Campus Housing
ON campus, living in a dorm that the campus owns. Off campus means staying home or living in an apartment not owned by the campus.
29Resident
Living on campus makes you a resident, such as in a dorm in college.
30Commuter
Living off campus is an example of living with your parents.
31Room and Board/Housing and Meals
How much do you pay for a dorm and the meals at a college, etc...
32Major/Minor
A major is a more important area, while a minor is one you still focus on, but not as much as a major.
33Diploma
Certification of accomplishment from a school, also showing that you meet all requirements.
34Degree
Get a degree when you meet certain requirements after completing an educational degree.
35Certificate
An academic qualification earned and awarded by a grade school.
36Associate’s Degree (A.A., A.S.)
After taking 2 years in community college.
37Bachelor’s Degree (B.A., B.S)
A college awards a degree after completing a course for 4 years.
38Master's Degree (M.S., M.A.)
A program following a bachelor’s degree that allows you to specialize in one specific area.
39Doctorate Degree (Ph.D.)
One highest degrees that can be given by a university or any other educational organization.
40Financial Aid or Assistance
Money and other supports like scholarships, grants, loans, and work study.
41Apprenticeship
When you work under a professional, you learn through experience.
42Trade School
Go to a postsecondary institution and do hands-on work, like some specific career training for skilled trades like plumbing and welding.
43Community College
A two-year college where students go to study for a trade or an educational route and then transfer to a university.
444-year College/University
The college you attend to earn bachelors degree in four years.