Students who want to challenge themselves academically, potentially earn college credit and make themselves more competitive for college admission can choose to take AP courses in twenty subjects. Each high school varies according to the AP courses it offers. AP courses may be available online for home schooled students. In May of each year all AP [..]

Almost all colleges will accept either SAT or ACT scores as part of their admission requirements. Both are timed, standardized tests but they have very different grading scales. A perfect ACT score is 36 while a perfect SAT score for Critical Reading and Math sections is 1600. Some students find they test relatively better on one test over the othe [..]

A cooperative agreement between the members of the Southern Region Education Board (SREB) to grant in-state tuition to students from other SREB states who want to study particular subjects. The participating states span from Kentucky, down through the southeast and across to Texas. North Carolina, Texas and Florida restrict their participation to t [..]

A two-year degree awarded as a stand-alone degree or as part of a larger four year program. Community colleges as well as four year schools may offer associates degrees.

Colleges and universities notify accepted students of the assortment of financial aid that the school is offering to them, should the student decide to attend. The package may include grants, scholarships, loans and work study opportunities. Most schools do not guarantee that they will meet 100% of the student’s need, so there may be some unmet amo [..]

A degree earned after about 4 years of full-time study at an accredited four year university or college. The last 2 years are spent concentrating one or two major areas of study. Degrees can be a Bachelor of Arts (BA) or a Bachelor of Science (BSc).

The CRDA says that all students who have been offered college admission have until May 1st

Also referred to as PROFILE. Students who wish to qualify for federal student aid must complete a FAFSA application each year. However, some schools also require that students complete a comparable CSS/PROFILE application in order to qualify for non-federal need based aid, grants and scholarships. Not all colleges accept or require PROFILE informat [..]

Students who would like to streamline their application process to multiple schools may choose to explore the Common Application. They can go to www.commonapp.org