ApplyTexas essays, review over application process, college terms

1. ApplyTexas Essays- write for 15
minutes
 Topic A: Tell us about someone who has
made an impact on your life and explain
how this person is important to you.
 Topic B: Choose an issue of importance
to you and explain the significance of that
issue to yourself, your family, your
community, or your generation. Can be
personal, school related, local, political, or
international.

2. What are the things covered in the
ApplyTexas Application???

3. TREET
 Testing: Highest ACT or SAT score
 Recommendations: Both should be from
academic teachers who know you will and can
address your particular strengths and qualities.
 Extra-curriculars: In-school and out-of-school
activities
 Essay: How are you unique? Are there any
special circumstances they should know about?
Why should they choose you?
 Transcript: Colleges look at how challenging
your courses have been and how you’ve done in
them. They also look for continuity in course
work.

4. College Terms Activity
 Find your match
 Write down the correct definition
 Questions?

5. COLLEGE TERMS
 MAJOR A student’s concentrated field of study
 DEGREE A certificate of completion of a required number of course
credit hours
 PUBLIC SCHOOL A college or university that receives the build of its
funding from state tax dollars
 PRIVATE SCHOOL A college or university that is funded through
student tuition, donations, endowments, and gifts
 COMMUNITY COLLEGE Two-year school with programs for associate
degrees
 PROPRIETARY COLLEGE A school that seeks to make a profit off of
their students. The University of Phoenix and ITT Technical Institute are
examples.
 ALUMNI Former graduates of a school
 COLLEGE GUIDEBOOK Printed material, often in the form of a large
book, that lists a large number of different colleges and programs
 PSAT Preliminary SAT; test taken in a student’s sophomore and junior
year in high school
 Highest score possible on the ACT 36
 Highest score possible on the SAT 2400

6. COLLEGE TERMS
 TEXAS COMMON APPLICATION (ApplyTexas) The application used by all Texas public schools and
some private schools
 TRANSCRIPT A record of a student’s courses and grades, including their overall GPA
 RECOMMENDED HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM A minimum of 24 high school credits; required to graduate
from any Texas high school
 AP Advance Placement; advanced courses that give students the ability to test out of a certain subject
and obtain college credit
 CREDIT HOURS Credit given for successfully completing college classes. Most degrees require at least
120 credit hours.
 TUITION The cost of a college university or university class
 SCHOLARSHIP Financial assistance that does not require repayment; often awarded based on a
student’s abilities or need
 LOANS Financial assistance that must be repaid
 GRANTS Financial assistance that does not require repayment
 FAFSA Free Application For Federal Student Aid; must be filled
 EFC Expected Family Contribution; the amount that a student’s family is expected to contribute toward the
cost of a college education
 APPEAL LETTER A letter sent by a student to the financial aid office requesting reconsideration of the
amount of financial aid awarded
 COMMUTER A student who lives off campus (either at home or independently) and travels to their college
during the day to take classes
 CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT Current attendance at more than one institution at the same time

7. COLLEGE TERMS
 COURSE CATALOG Material printed by a college or university that lays out information
such as fees and course descriptions
 ACCEPTANCE LETTER A letter sent to an applicant letting them know they were
admitted
 ROLLING ADMISSION Applications are reviewed as they arrive in the college’s
admissions office. With this type of admissions, the earlier an application is
submitted, the better.
 EARLY DECISION A student makes a binding commitment when they apply that if they
are accepted, they will attend
 EARLY ACTION If a student sends their application in by an early deadline, they will be
notified of their application status in December rather than May
 WAITLISTED An applicant is not denied, but will be admitted if a space becomes
available
 ACADEMIC ADVISOR A faculty member in a student’s field of study who assists in
building their course schedules and degree plans
 REGISTRAR The record keeper at a college or university
 FINANCIAL AID COUNSELOR A university staff member assigned to handle a
student’s financial aid case and provide advice
 RETENTION RATE The percentage of students who start at a school and go on to the
next year(s) at the same college
 GRADUATION RATE The percentage of students who graduate from a 4-year
university in 6 years or less
 EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES Activities which are not part of a student’s
academic course work