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COLLEGE PREP VOCABULARY 3

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SAT Test

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Tests the student's ability to learn and is defined as the Scholastic Assessment Test, now called the SAT Reasoning Test, which is a test that measures the reading, writing and math levels of high school juniors and seniors.

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SAT Subject Test

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It is the SAT test for each individual subject

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College Placement Test

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Colleges use these tests in subjects like math and English to check the academic skill levels of entering students. Then the college can place each student in classes at the right level.

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Community College

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A nonresidential junior college offering courses to people living in a particular area

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Associate' Degree (A.A.)

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A college degree that is awarded to a student who has completed a two-year course of study

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Deferred Admission

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Means the college is postponing its admissions decision and will review your application with the regular-decision applicants. You'll find out in the spring if you've been accepted or rejected

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Notification Date

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The date upon which a contract for an option expires, or the date upon which the option is exercised

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Transcript

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A copy of a student's permanent academic record, which usually means all courses taken, all grades received, all honors received and degrees conferred to a student from the first day of school to the current school year

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Safety School

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A school you will most certainly get in to because your standardized test scores, class rank and high school grades are well above the average for admitted students

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Reach School

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A college that you have a chance of getting into, but your test scores, class rank and/or high school grades are a bit on the low side when you look at the school's profile

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Credit Hour

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the unit of measuring educational CREDIT, usually based on the number of classroom hours per week throughout a term. Students are awarded credit for classes on the basis of the Carnegie unit. This defines a semester unit of credit as equal to a minimum of three hours of work per week for a semester.

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JD

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Doctor of Laws

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Bachelor's Degree (BA/BS)

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A degree awarded by a college or university to a person who has completed undergraduate studies

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Gap Year Program

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A semester or year of experiential learning, typically taken after high school and prior to career or post-secondary education, in order to deepen one's practical, professional, and personal awareness."

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MD

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Doctor of Medicine

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Undergraduate student

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Are students of universities and colleges that have graduated from high school and have been accepted to college, but they haven't graduated yet

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PhD

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A degree awarded to people who have done advanced research into a particular subject. Abbreviation for Doctor of Philosophy

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HBCU

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A college or university that was originally founded to educate students of African-American descent

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Early Admission

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A plan for admission to colleges in the US, in which students apply to colleges earlier in the year than is customary and receive their results earlier too

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ACT Test

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The leading US college admissions test that measures what you learn in high school to determine your academic readiness for college. It covers math, reading, science, and has an optional reading test. The exam tests students on the information they actually learned in school

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MBA

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Master of Business Administration

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Student Retention Rate

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The percentage of a school's first-time, first-year undergraduate students who continue at that school the next year

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Public Institution

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Is a juristic person in the United States which is backed through public funds and controlled by the state.

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University

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An educational institution designed for instruction, examination, or both, of students in many branches of advanced learning, conferring degrees in various faculties, and often embodying colleges and similar institutions

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Syllabus

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A brief outline of the main points of a text or course of study

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Liberal Arts College

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A four-year institution of higher education with a focus on undergraduate programs of study that lead to a bachelor's degree

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Master's Degree (MA)

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A university degree such as an M.A. or an M.S. which is of a higher level than a bachelor's degree and usually takes one or two years to complete.

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Graduate student

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A student with a bachelor's degree from a university who is studying or doing research at a more advanced level

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Private Institution

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Is an independent entity owned by a non-State entity, such as a firm, business enterprise or individual

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