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What Do Colleges Look For In Applicants?

What are colleges looking for? How Parents Can Help Their Children Get Into Their College of Choice Daniel Casey. What Do Colleges Look For In Applicants?. College Prep Graduation Plan is Required Common Data Set NCSUCDS VERY IMPORTANT Academic Rigor Academic Grade Point Average

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What Do Colleges Look For In Applicants?

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  1. What are colleges looking for? How Parents Can Help Their Children Get Into Their College of ChoiceDaniel Casey

  2. What Do Colleges Look For In Applicants? • College Prep Graduation Plan is Required • Common Data Set • NCSUCDS VERY IMPORTANT • Academic Rigor • Academic Grade Point Average • Standardized Test Scores

  3. College Prep Graduation Track • Required For Admission To College • 20 Total Units • 4 English • 4 Math • 3 Social Studies • 3 Science • 2 Foreign Language (Same Language) • 4 Elective • 1 Health and Physical Education

  4. Academic Rigor • Advanced Placement Courses • Most Rigorous Offering • AP Test • College Credit NCSU AP Credit • We Offer Specialized AP Courses In Math, Science, Social Studies, English Honors Courses are Offered In Math, Science, Social Studies English

  5. Grade Point Average

  6. Standardized Test Scores • SAT • 600-2400 Scoring Range • Critical Reading • Math • Writing • ACT • English • Math • Reading • Science

  7. Using The Common Data Set • Research Individual Colleges • Every College Has Different Areas Of Importance • UNC • UNCA

  8. References • College university checklist. (n.d.). Retrieved from www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/.../collegeunivcheckist.pdf • West johnston student handbook- grading policy. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://policy.microscribepub.com/cgi-bin/om_isapi.dll?clientID=417761116&advquery=grading%20system&depth=2&headingswithhits=on&hitsperheading=on&infobase=johnston.nfo&record={617}&softpage=PL_Doc • Uncashevillecds. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www2.unca.edu/ir/cds/ • Unccharlotte cds. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://ir.uncc.edu/irmainpage2/CDS/cdsmain.html • Unccds. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://oira.unc.edu/facts-and-figures/data-summaries-and-publications/common-data-set.html • Duke cds. (n.d.). Retrieved from ir.provost.duke.edu/facts/cds/CDS%202009-10.pdf • Ncsucds. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www2.acs.ncsu.edu/UPA/commondata/index.htm • Ecucds. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.ecu.edu/ipre/Institutional-Research.cfm • Uncwcds. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://uncw.edu/oira/data.html • Wcucds. (n.d.). Retrieved from www.wcu.edu/WebFiles/PDFs/OIPE_CDS2009_2010.pdf

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