Understanding College Academic Admissions

[Staff]

 

Grade Point Average (GPA):

A student will need to obtain the highest GPA possible. Therefore, a student should not take Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate(IB) courses unless the student is receiving an "A" or "B" in the class.

Colleges Evaluate:

   1. Overall GPA
   2. SAT and/ or ACT Scores
   3. Extra curricular activities (school sponsored clubs, sports, boy scouts, jobs, etc...)
   4. Difficulty of the classes taken

It is important to check the requirements for college admissions of each specific school that a student is applying to. A student can find this information by visiting the intended college's web site. Therefore, a student can gauge if they are in the required admission range( GPA, SAT and/ or ACT score, ranges).

SAT/ ACT Testing:

SAT: The standardized test for college admissions in the United States.

ACT: The standardized achievement examination for college admissions in the United States.

It is wise to take both test multiple times in order to receive the highest score possible. Most colleges will accept the highest score of either test (SAT or ACT) when evaluating a student's transcript.

The SAT and ACT tests are required for most colleges.

Sports in College:

If a student athlete is wanted by a college coach to play a sport at their college a student will normally receive an athletic stamp on their transcript. This should normally make the athletes academic evaluation process slightly "easier" than the average student applying.

[CleanShot90]

After looking at several college websites i also found that colleges are more concerned with a students overall GPA rather than the difficulty of a class taken. Kinda interesting.