Tenth Grade Pathways Terms

2. The main form to apply for money for college.
5. A class you choose to take, not a required one.
6. The building where students live at college.
8. The cost of taking classes at college.
9. A program where you get a part-time job on campus to help pay for school.
10. Money you borrow for college that you must pay back later.
11. Aid Package The combination of scholarships, grants, loans, or work-study a college offers to help you pay.
15. A group of public universities in California (like SDSU, Cal Poly).
17. Your official record of all your high school classes and grades.
18. Written by teachers/counselors to describe your strengths.
20. Money for college you don’t pay back, usually based on family income/need.

1. The “points” you earn for completing a class; you need enough to graduate.
3. The person at a college who reads your application.
4. A smaller subject area you study alongside your major.
7. The main subject you study in college (your “focus”).
12. A large class where a professor talks and students take notes.
13. An online application used by many colleges across the U.S.
14. A class you must take before taking a higher-level class.
16. A group of public universities in California (like UCLA, UCSD).
19. Money for college you don’t have to pay back, usually earned by grades, activities, or other achievements.
20. Your overall average of grades.