Coursework
The Number One Factor in Admissions Decisions
Your curriculum--the courses you take--is the major factor in most application decisions. In general, the quality of your academic work in high school predicts how well you will do in college. When colleges look at your transcript, they are looking at the curriculum you have taken within the context of your high school, the grades you have made, and the trends in your grades. The rigor of your academic program reflects your willingness to be challenged within the classroom.
Minimum requirements are just that - minimums.
Most successful applicants exceed minimum requirements in many (if not all) areas of study. Colleges, especially selective colleges, are interested in seeing honors and AP courses on your transcript. Many institutions have to wait list or deny qualified students because their course choices are not as competitive as other applicants'.
Take the strongest program that your academic background suggests you can handle successfully.
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…for us by the Benwood Initiative, we’ve been able to provide some of the best research-based workshops for our teachers to implement reading strategies in the classroom, and we’ve established a literacy block which is two hours per day, every day, for all of our students.”
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