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Masters Degree

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A graduate degree awarded by a college or university upon successful completion of an advanced degree.

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TOEFL

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A standardized exam which measures English- language proficiency in reading, listening, speaking and writing.

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Bachelors Degree

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An undergraduate degree awarded by a college or university upon successful completion of a program of study, typically requiring at least four years of full-time study.

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Degree

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A diploma or title awarded to students by a college or university after successful completion of a program of study.

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PhD

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A doctor of philosophy degree.

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LSAT

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A standardized law school entrance exam which measures reading comprehension, analytical reasoning, and logical reasoning skills.

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SAT

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A standardized college entrance exam administered as four separate, multiple-choice tests measuring knowledge of English, math, reading, and science, and one optional writing test measuring essay planning and writing skills.

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Advanced Placement

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A program offered by a US based nonprofit educational organization that allows students to take college-level courses while in high school.

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Brown, Dartmouth, Yale, Harvard, Princeton, UPenn, Cornell and Columbia

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Ivy League Colleges

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Associates Degree

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An undergraduate degree awarded by a college or university upon successful completion of a program of a study, usually requiring two years of full-time study.

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School

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Any educational institution, including those that provide elementary, secondary, and post secondary education.

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MCAT

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A standardized US medical school entrance exam which measures verbal reasoning and writing skills and physical and biological sciences knowledge.

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GRE

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A standardized graduate school entrance exam, usually required for Master’s and PhD . programs, which measures verbal, quantitative, and analytical writing skills.

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High School

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Secondary School (grades 9-12)

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College

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A post secondary institution that typically provides only an undergraduate education, but in some cases, also graduate degrees.

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MBA

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Master of Business Administration Degree

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PSAT

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A standardized practice test which measures reading, writing and math skills, giving students experience with future standardized testing.

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University

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A post secondary institution that typically offers both undergraduate and graduate degree programs.

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ACT

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American College Test

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GMAT

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A standardized graduate business school entrance exam which measures verbal, quantitative and analytical writing skills.

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Liberal Arts School

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A post secondary institution that emphasizes an undergraduate education in the arts and sciences.

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1998 - 1999

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The year the common application was first launched online.

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    • 1976
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Pilot year for common application

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1976 - 1977

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The first full year of operation for the common application.

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2001 - 2002

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The year public schools were invited to join the common application.

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    • 2014
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Paper copy of common application is retired, can only be submitted online.

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1980 - 1981

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Common app reaches 100 schools.

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Public Schools

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A post secondary institution that is supported mainly by public funds and whose programs are operated by publicly elected or appointed officials.

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Community College

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A public, two-year post secondary institution that offers the associate degree.

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MCAT

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A standardized US medical school entrance exam which measures verbal reasoning and writing skills and physical and biological sciences knowledge.

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MBA

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Master of Business Administration degree

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University

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A post-secondary institution that typically offers both undergraduate and graduate degree programs.

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Liberal Arts College

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A post-secondary institution that emphasizes an undergraduate education in the arts and sciences.

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Private School

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A post-secondary institution controlled by a private individual(s) or a nongovernmental agency.

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Loan

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A type of financial aid that consists of an amount of money that is given to someone for a period of time, with an agreement that it will be repaid later.

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Doctorate

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The highest academic degree awarded by a university upon successful completion of an advanced program of study, typically requiring at least three years of study.

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Trimester

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Periods of study that divide the academic year into three segments, Fall, Winter and Spring where only one class is taken in the Winter.

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Freshman

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A student that is working toward completing 30 credits of study.

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Quarter System

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Periods of study that divide the academic year into four equal segments of approximately 12 weeks each, typically including the summer.

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Conditional Admission

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An acceptance to a college or university that is dependent on the student first completing coursework or meeting specific criteria before enrollment.

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Early Action

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A program offered by some colleges and universities that allows students to submit their applications early, typically in November or December, and receive decisions early. Students are not required to accept the admissions offer and have until May 1 to decide.

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Early Decision

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A program offered by some colleges and universities that allows students to submit an application to their top-choice school early and receive the decision early. If accepted, students are required to enroll at that school and withdraw all applications to other schools.

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Semesters

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Periods of study that divide the academic year into two equal segments of approximately 15 - 18 weeks each.

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Regular Decision

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An admissions process used by colleges and universities that typically requires applicants to submit their materials by January 1; an admissions decision is generally received by April and if admitted, students usually have until May 1 to respond to the offer.

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Sophomore

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A student that has completed 30 credits of study.

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Need-based aid

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Financial aid that is awarded to students due to their financial inability to pay the full cost of attending a specific college or university, rather than specifically because of their grades or other merit.

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Rolling Admission

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An admissions process used by some colleges and universities in which each application is considered as soon as all the required materials have been received, rather than by a specific deadline.

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FAFSA

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Free Application for Federal Student Aid

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