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early decision is similar to early action but if the student is accepted to the college/ university, it is a binding agreement and the student must attend that school. Early decision applications are only prudent if it is definitely a b"first choice" school.
can include students of all races but primarily serves African American students. many HBCUs were formed after the American Civil War to offer graduate and undergraduate degrees fro Black Americans
the form to be completed to determine a student's eligibility for federal financial aid, which is based primarily on the students family's annual income and assets.
many college/university applications require recommendation letters about the applicant from a teacher and/or guidance counselor. some colleges/ universities also require teachers/counselors to complete a brief survey about the student rating his/her overall abilities.
income eligible students may be able to waive or reduce college application fees and related ACT/SAT fees. Check the college board and or the college directly for more info about fee waiver options.
the terms "college" and "university" can both represent four-year post-secondary schools. the main differences between the two is that universities usually include four-year graduate degrees and graduate degrees, whereas most colleges do not have graduate programs.
some colleges/universities offer "early action" deadlines (usually in November), by which students submit their full application before the regular deadline (usually in December or January) and receive their acceptance status earlier than the regular deadline. if accepted, the student does not have to commit to attending the school. see "early decision"
scholarships,grants, and discounts that colleges can award to admitted students without regard to financial need. Merit aid may be based on specific achievements (e.g.,demographics.)
colleges/universities that do not consider a college applicant's financial needs when deciding admittance use a "need-blind admission"policy. other schools that use a "need- aware" policy consider financial aid needs as part of the admission process to ensure they have enough aid to meet the needs of all accepted students.
weighted GPAs include an extra point on a 4.0-point scale for honors and advanced placement classes. using an unweighted GPA system, an "A" is worth a 4.0 and a "B" is worth 3.0. with a weighted GPA system, an "A" in an honors/AP class is worth a 5.0 and a "B" is worth a 4.0,etc.

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What is a crossword?

Crossword puzzles have been published in newspapers and other publications since 1873. They consist of a grid of squares where the player aims to write words both horizontally and vertically.

Next to the crossword will be a series of questions or clues, which relate to the various rows or lines of boxes in the crossword. The player reads the question or clue, and tries to find a word that answers the question in the same amount of letters as there are boxes in the related crossword row or line.

Some of the words will share letters, so will need to match up with each other. The words can vary in length and complexity, as can the clues.

Who is a crossword suitable for?

The fantastic thing about crosswords is, they are completely flexible for whatever age or reading level you need. You can use many words to create a complex crossword for adults, or just a couple of words for younger children.

Crosswords can use any word you like, big or small, so there are literally countless combinations that you can create for templates. It is easy to customise the template to the age or learning level of your students.

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Once you’ve picked a theme, choose clues that match your students current difficulty level. For younger children, this may be as simple as a question of “What color is the sky?” with an answer of “blue”.

Are crosswords good for students?

Crosswords are a great exercise for students' problem solving and cognitive abilities. Not only do they need to solve a clue and think of the correct answer, but they also have to consider all of the other words in the crossword to make sure the words fit together.

Crosswords are great for building and using vocabulary.

If this is your first time using a crossword with your students, you could create a crossword FAQ template for them to give them the basic instructions.

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Can I create crosswords in other languages?

Crosswords are a fantastic resource for students learning a foreign language as they test their reading, comprehension and writing all at the same time. When learning a new language, this type of test using multiple different skills is great to solidify students' learning.

We have full support for crossword templates in languages such as Spanish, French and Japanese with diacritics including over 100,000 images, so you can create an entire crossword in your target language including all of the titles, and clues.