precollege

Prior to university

Precollege describes education or experiences that occur before college: precollege programs, precollege coursework.

The term appears most often in discussions of academic preparation: The summer institute offers precollege training for high school students.

Sometimes written as two words or hyphenated: pre-college.

preparatory

SAT

College admissions exam

  • ACTCollege readiness assessment
  • PSATCollege Board practice exam
  • admissionsActs of letting in

applications · counseling · guidance · essays · recommendations · portfolio · interviews · waitlist · acceptance · prerequisites

academic

curriculum

Educational program's content plan

exams · grades · GPA · honors · AP · IB · textbooks · study · tutoring · classwork

schooling

elementary

Of first principles

senior · teachers · classrooms · principals · recess · homeroom · lockers · cafeteria · gymnasium · prom

developmental

adolescence

Teenage developmental stage

maturation · coming-of-age · formative · youth · identity · independence · self-discovery · milestones · resilience · mentorship

Opposites
educational level

precollegecollege

Higher education institution

collegiate · university · undergraduate · postsecondary · higher education

Family

college, collegiate, collegial, collegian, collegiality, intercollegiate, collegians, postcollege

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