At the conclusion of the evening there will be a drawing for
three $500 scholarships!
Slide 4
Which one is not a type of education loan? A) Peer-to-peer
education loan B) Consolidation loan C) Public Student loan D)
Private Student Loan
Slide 5
The late Christopher Reeve (Superman) was the roommate of which
actor at Juilliard School of Performing Arts? A) Michael Keaton B)
Robin Williams C) Kurt Russell They were the only two students to
be accepted into the Advanced Program in 1973
Slide 6
Which of the following was not the valedictorian of their high
school class? A) Jodie Foster B) Natalie Portman C) Conan OBrien D)
Matt Damon
Slide 7
Which of the following did not attend New York University?
A)Adam Sandler B)Lady Gaga C) Sarah Jessica Parker D) Anne
Hathaway
Slide 8
The Governor of Connecticut, Dannel Malloy, received his
undergraduate degree from which college? (unscramble) BOSTON
COLLEGE SOBNTO LECOLGE
Slide 9
Which of the following is a type of federal student loan? A)
Dennys B) Perkins C) IHOPs
Slide 10
What is the Connecticuts state insect? (unscramble) PRAYING
MANTIS RYPNGIA TAMSIT
Slide 11
Guidance counselors and libraries are useful tools for finding
local scholarships.
Slide 12
What was the unemployment rate in 2013 for high school
graduates who did not attend college? A) 4.8% B) 8% C) 7.5% D) 15%
The unemployment rate for college graduates was 4.0%
Slide 13
Which of these colleges is not considered Ivy League? A) Brown
B) Dartmouth C) Stanford D) Columbia
Slide 14
Now is a good time to grab some pizza!
Slide 15
Approximately 80% of college students change their major at
least once during their college career.
Slide 16
What percentage of students attend a college that is less than
50 miles from home? A) 12 % B) 35% C) 52%
Slide 17
What is the most common item stolen from college students? A)
Cell Phones B) Laptops C) Textbooks
Slide 18
PEZ candy is still manufactured in the city of Orange
Slide 19
By 2014, undergraduate enrollment in 4-year colleges is
expected to increase by 16%.
Slide 20
There are an average of 42,500 college student marriages every
year.
Slide 21
Federal Student Loans have helped 62 million students and their
families fulfill their potential and realize their dreams.
Studentloanfacts.org
Slide 22
A) Jane Seymour B) Oprah Winfrey C) Meryl Streep Which award
winning actress graduated from Yale University in 1972?
Slide 23
The best college for a student is not necessarily the most
prestigious but the college that offers a student the most
opportunities to develop their interests.
http://facts.randomhistory.com/facts-about-us-colleges.html
Slide 24
A) University of Florida B) The Ohio State University C)
Arizona State University D) University of Minnesota Which college
had the largest enrollment in 2012-2013?
Slide 25
Victims lose how much to scholarship scams every year? A) $20
million B) $5 billion C) $100 million
Slide 26
Which is the oldest college in the United States? A) William
& Mary B) Harvard C) Princeton D) Yale Hint: It is also the
oldest corporation in the United States!
Slide 27
Al Gore was the college roommate of this Oscar-winning actor.
A) Harrison Ford B) Robert De Niro C) Tommy Lee Jones D) Al Pacino
Hint: Played Marshal Samuel Gerard in the movie The Fugitive Tommy
Lee gave the nomination speech for Al Gore at the 2000 Democratic
National Convention
Slide 28
The first intercollegiate football game took place on November
6, 1869. Teams from Princeton and Rutgers met in New Brunswick, New
York with each team having twenty-five players. Rutgers won
6-4.
Slide 29
What percentage of students are accepted by their #1 college
choice? A) 23% B) 34% C) 58%
Slide 30
54% of full-time students at two-year and four-year colleges
were female.
Slide 31
What percentage of students apply to four or fewer colleges? A)
21% B) 67% C) 94%
Slide 32
Attention: Dont forget there is free pizza!
Slide 33
Which was the most expensive college in 2013-2014 with a
sticker price of $61,977? A) Johns Hopkins University B) Wesleyan
University C) New York University D) Sarah Lawrence College
Slide 34
Most college students require 9 hours of sleep in order to
reach their highest academic performance, however on average
college students get about 5-6 hours of sleep per night. About 20%
of college students suffer from sleeping disorders.
http://www.infobarrel.com/Facts_About_College_-
_10_Fun_College_Facts
Slide 35
How many capital cities has Connecticut had? A) Three B) Five
C) Two D) One Hartford has remained the capital city of Connecticut
since 1875
Slide 36
There are four remaining all-male, four-year colleges: Wabash
College, Hampden-Sydney College, Morehouse College, and St. Johns
College.
Slide 37
Which is a sign that a scholarship might be a scam? A)
Application fees B) You dont have to apply for the scholarship C)
Guaranteed to win scholarship D) All of the above
Slide 38
In the show The Office, which character graduated from Cornell
University?
Slide 39
Slide 40
Andy Bernard (Played by Ed Helms)
Slide 41
Conan O Brien graduated from which college in 1985? A) UCLA
School of Theater, Film and Television B) Harvard University C)
William & Mary Received his degree in History and American
Literature
Slide 42
What percentage of students took out loans for college? A) 46%
B) 56% C) 66%
Slide 43
What is an interest rate? A) The rate of increase that students
receive as part of their student loans B) The price a borrower pays
for the use of money C) The rate at which lenders help support
students educations
Slide 44
Which former President of the United States did not attend Yale
University? A) George H.W. Bush B) Jimmy Carter C) Bill Clinton D)
George W. Bush
Slide 45
Dont forget to grab some pizza!
Slide 46
Who is your lender if you take out a Federal Stafford loan? A)
Your college B) Department of Education C) Your Congressperson
Slide 47
Which section was most recently added to the ACT? A) Science B)
Writing C) Reading This section was added in March, 2005
Slide 48
Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, PA has an acceptance
rate of 3.2% which is the lowest in the United States.
Slide 49
From 1945-2012, the number of B.A. degrees awarded annually in
the U.S. rose from 157,349 to approximately 1.7 million.
Slide 50
$2,800 is the average food budget for a college student in a
year
Slide 51
Speaking of food, last chance to grab some pizza!
Slide 52
And dont forget about the three drawings for $500 scholarships
at the end of the evening!
Slide 53
A)Franklin Chang Daz B)Walker Gillette C)Brian Jordan This
University of Connecticut graduate went on to fly seven missions in
the space shuttle.
