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.

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

TREETTesting: Highest ACT or SAT scoreRecommendations: 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.

College Terms Activity

Find your matchWrite down the correct definition

Questions?

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

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 PREREQUISITE A course that must be completed before a student can enroll in another

course

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