Campus Specifics | Paying for College | Education Logistics | Fun Facts | Miscellaneous |
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in state
For you, any school in the state of Colorado...
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scholarship
Money given to go to school that you don't pay back
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3-4
the number of classes most college undergraduate students take per semester
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dorms
Most freshman are required to live here during their first year of college
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on campus housing
Examples include apartments, dorms, fraternity/sorority houses...
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loan
Money given to go to school that must be paid back
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an undergraduate
Someone earning their bachelor's or associate's degree is this
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bachelor of arts or bachelor of sciences
BA or BS are the acronym for
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out of state
For you, any school outside the state of Colorado...
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work study
On campus job that uses your paycheck to pay tuition
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12-18
The number of credits most students take per semester in college
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master's degree or PhD
the two types of graduate degrees someone can earn are
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financial aid
The broad term for all scholarships, grants, loans when discussing the ways you can pay for college
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room and board
What you pay for your meal plan AND dorm room...
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grant
Money given to do specific work or study something specific at a university. Sometimes you pay it back, but more often you don't.
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public universities/colleges
These types of schools have different costs for in state students as compared to those from other states
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associates degree
You earn this type of degree from a community college
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minor
This can be added to your major while in undergraduate school. It takes fewer credits to earn
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study abroad
Opportunities to leave the US and spend time learning in another country...
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Western Undergraduate Exchange program
Program in which students from states around Colorado can go to school for discounted rates/similar rates to in state tuition
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private universities/colleges
These types of schools have one cost for everyone regardless of what state you're from
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your major
The name of the thing you are studying at college
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120
The average number of credits needed to graduate with a bachelor's degree
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