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What Does Your High School Transcript Say About You?

What Does Your High School Transcript Say About You?. What is a Transcript?. The transcript is the report sent to colleges that reflects every semester of high school that you have completed Courses you have taken and credits earned each semester are on the transcript

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What Does Your High School Transcript Say About You?

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  1. What Does Your High School Transcript Say About You?

  2. What is a Transcript? • The transcript is the report sent to colleges that reflects every semester of high school that you have completed • Courses you have taken and credits earned each semester are on the transcript • The level of rigor of each class is included on the transcript (AP, Advanced, Honors, etc.) • Your total cumulative weighted and unweighted GPA is on the transcript

  3. As you’re preparing for college, you'll learn that there are many factors that help college admissions staff learn more about you. Your application, college essay, SAT or ACT scores and GPA show these counselors what your abilities, interests and skills are so they can decide if you're a good fit for the college.

  4. What College Admissions Counselors Examine on Your Transcript

  5. 1. GPA and Class Rank • Your grade point average (GPA) and class rank: Be aware that some schools only consider core classes (like English, math, science and social studies) when calculating your GPA, while others look at grades for all of your classes.

  6. 2. Freshmen grades • In case you were thinking they weren't important, now you know otherwise. Your freshman grades make up (approximately) one–quarter of your cumulative high school GPA. • If you tank freshman year, it will follow you for the next three years.

  7. 3. Trends • Colleges expect your grades to be consistent or improve. If you received A’s in sophomore year, and C’s in senior year, they will conclude that you are a capable student who became lazy.

  8. 4. Course work • You have the opportunity to take more classes then are required to graduate. If you take only the minimum, colleges will conclude that you are doing the least you must do to get by. • If you take extra classes but they are soft-ball classes (like basket-weaving or calisthenics), this looks just as bad. • The best high school transcript will show consistent grades in a challenging course load with challenging classes. AP classes or advanced classes impress colleges and tell them that you are ready for college–level work

  9. How to be successful.. • Push yourself to take classes that reflect as strong and as rigorous an academic curriculum that you can handle successfully • Try your best to keep consistent grades or improved grades throughout the year. • Unplug yourself from the Internet and TV. • Learn to develop your “intellectual appetite”

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