Educational Plan: A 4 year plan showing the required courses & elective courses which will lead to graduation & career & college plans.

GPA: Grade point average – an average of your grades converted to a 4.0 scale (4.0=A, 3.0=B, 2.0=C, 1.0=D), then divided by the number of classes you’ve taken.

Class Rank: Determined by GPA - compares students' academic performance with others in the class. Usually higher class ranked students have taken accelerated courses and kept grades at 1’s & 2’s.

Technical Schools: Offer occupationally specific programs of study such as autos, cosmetology, business; tend to be very expensive.

Community College: Financially very affordable & offer many occupationally specific programs as well as a transfer programs to the university.

University/College: Four or five years to complete a bachelors degree, strict entrance requirements.

Financial Aid: Ways of paying for post-secondary education: scholarships, grants, loans, work study.