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College Terms
Term | Definition |
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Undergraduate | A student at a college or university who has not yet earned a bachelor's or equivalent degree. |
Graduate Student | a student who continues studies after graduation. |
Alumni | A graduate or former student, esp. male, of a particular school, college, or university |
Admission | The process or fact of entering or being allowed to enter a place, organization, or institution: "the country's admission to the UN". |
Bachelor’s Degree | an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies. |
Associate’s Degree | An associate's degree is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by community colleges, junior colleges, technical colleges |
ACT | A trademark for a standardized college entrance examination. |
SAT | Scholastic Aptitude Test. |
Transcript | A written or printed version of material originally presented in another medium. |
Financial aid | aid: money to support a worthy person or cause |
Major | Specialize in (a particular subject) at a college or university: "she'll major in English". |
Minor | A person under the age of full legal responsibility. |
Credit | The ability to obtain goods or services before payment, based on the trust that payment will be made in the future: "unlimited credit". |
Public College | A public university is a university that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government, |
Private College | Private schools, also known as independent schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments |