Academic Probation - a student's grades and/or overall GPA are not high enough to continue in school if they do not improve, ACT - a standardized test used for college admissions in the United States., Alumni - a graduate or former student of a particular school, college, or university, Associate's Degree - an undergraduate degree awarded after a course of post-secondary study lasting two to three years. It is a level of qualification between a high school diploma, GED, and a Bachelor's degree., Bachelor's Degree - an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting five to seven years (depending on institution and academic discipline)., Doctorate - In most countries, it is a research degree that qualifies the holder to teach at university level in the degree's field, or to work in a specific profession., Dual Enrollment - generally refers to high school students taking college or university courses., FAFSA - Free Application for Federal Student Aid is a form completed by current and prospective college students (undergraduate and graduate) in the United States to determine their eligibility for student financial aid., Financial Aid - money that is given or lent to students in order to help pay for their education, Grant - free money that can be used by students to ease the cost of many college expenses., Community College - a 2-year government-supported college that offers an associate degree, Major - the area of study that a student will specialize in when pursuing a degree at a college or university, Master's Degree - a degree that is given to a student by a college or university usually after one or two years of additional study following a bachelor's degree , Minor - a college or university student's declared secondary academic discipline during their undergraduate studies, Private University - a university typically not operated by governments, although many receive tax breaks, public student loans, and grants. Most are non-profit organizations., Public University - a university funded by public means through a national or subnational government, as opposed to private universities., SAT - a standardized college entrance test administered by the College Board, a non-profit organization, Scholarship - a grant-in-aid to a student (as by a college or foundation), Trade School - a vocational school, technical school, or vocational college, is a post-secondary institution that's designed to give students the technical skills to prepare them for a specific occupation, Transcript - an inventory of the courses taken and grades earned of a student throughout a course of study, University - an institution of higher learning providing facilities for teaching and research and authorized to grant academic degrees; specifically : one made up of an undergraduate division which confers bachelor's degrees and a graduate division which comprises a graduate school and professional schools each of which may confer master's degrees and doctorates., Work Study - a program in place in many colleges that lets students hold part-time jobs while in school in order to subsidize the cost of education, Waitlist - typically means when someone is placed within a “holding pattern” of sorts. The admissions committee may or may not admit students from the waitlist., Full-Time Student - a student who takes 12 units, credits, or hours per term at an institution where the standard course load is 16 units, credits, or hours, Part-Time Student - a student, ordinarily in higher education, who takes only some selected courses, rather than a full load of course in each semester,

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