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x14AdvancedPlacementCollege-levelcoursesofferedinhighschoolwithexamsattheendofthecourse.Studentscanearncreditstowardtheircollegedegreedependingontheirexamscores.x14AwardletterAletterreceivedbyapplicantsthatdescribesthefinancialaidpackagebeingofferedbythecollege.x14CollegeAllschoolsthatofferhighereducationmaybecalledcolleges.Auniversityusuallyincludesanumberofsmallerunitsthatarealsocalledcolleges.x14CollegefairAtacollegefairmanycollegessetupboothsandhaverepresentativesonhandtodiscusstheircolleges.x14College-preparatorysubjectsAreasofhighschoolstudyrequiredorrecommendedaspreparationforcollege.College-prepsubjectsusuallyincludeEnglishhistoryandsocialstudiesforeignlanguagesmathematicsscienceandthearts.x14CommunityjuniorcollegeAcollegeofferingtwo-yearprogramsleadingtoanassociatedegreecanbecalledeitheracommunitycollegeorajuniorcollege.x14DegreeAdegreecertifiesthatastudenthascompletedacourseofstudyatacollegeoruniversity.x14FAFSAFreeApplicationforFederalStudentAidThisformiscompletedbyallapplicantsforfederalstudentaid.x14FeewaiverThefeewaiversignificantlyreducestheamountastudentmustpayforanapplicationforadmissionapplicationforinstitutionalfinancialaidstandardizedtestorothercollege-relatedexpenses.x14FinancialaidFinancialaidintheformofgiftsscholarshipsandgrantsandself-helpaidloansandwork-studyopportunitieshelpspayastudentx19scollegeexpenses.x14GradepointaverageGPA.Asystemusedbymanyschoolsforevaluatingtheoverallscholasticperformanceofstudents.GPAsarecumulativetheaverageofastudentsgradeforallclassestakeninhighschool.x14HonorsprogramAnyspecialprogramforadvancedstudentsthatofferstheopportunityforeducationenrichmentindependentstudyaccelerationorsomecombinationofthese.x14MajorThefieldofstudyinwhichstudentsspecializewhileincollege.x14ScholarshipAtypeoffinancialaidthatdoesnx19thavetoberepaid.Scholarshipsareusuallybasedonneedacademicachievementorotherqualificationssuchasminoritystatus.x14TranscriptAcopyofastudentx19sofficialacademicrecordlistingcoursestakenandgradesreceived.Collegestypicallylookatastudentx19stranscriptforgrades9x1312.x14TuitionThepriceofinstructionatacollege.Roomboardandtextbooksarenotincludedinthiscost.x14VocationalschoolAlsocalledacareercollegeavocationalschoolpreparesastudentforaparticularoccupation.Glossary15