COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY PREP ADVICE
College bound students should look within themselves for subjects they enjoy and experience success. These are the subjects that the student should challenge him/herself to take as Honors and/or AP classes. Earning As in Honors or AP classes is the only way to achieve a GPA that is higher than a 4.0.
Elective credits in a consistent area (e.g. band, chorus, art, foreign language, etc.) portray the student's interest in an area that is not academic and indicates diversity to the college application committee.
Students who intend to apply to a four-year college should pick a foreign language and take it at least one semester per year, ending with one in the senior year. Most colleges test students during Orientation Week and place the student in a foreign language according to the student's achievement on the placement test. College level foreign language classes are more difficult than those taught at the high school level, so it would behoove one to take more than two credits during high school and place out of the foreign language on the placement test.
College bound students who entered high school in 2009/10 or 2010/11 must take Common Core Math I, II, and III, plus a MINIMUM of one course from the following: Discrete Math, Advanced Functions and Modeling, AP Statistics, Pre-Calculus, and AP Calculus AB or AP Calculus AB & BC. Students who began in 2012/13 or after may take CC Math I, II, III followed by one of the upper level classes listed above. There may even be a WCC math class that would be appropriate for your fourth math, if you have your own transportation.
College-bound students should consider taking Chemistry and/or Physics in high school. Many UNC schools require Chemistry as an Undergraduate Course.
When choosing electives, you cannot go wrong with choosing extra maths or sciences. Universities appreciate your willingness to tackle extra STEM courses.
College bound students should look within themselves for subjects they enjoy and experience success. These are the subjects that the student should challenge him/herself to take as Honors and/or AP classes. Earning As in Honors or AP classes is the only way to achieve a GPA that is higher than a 4.0.
Elective credits in a consistent area (e.g. band, chorus, art, foreign language, etc.) portray the student's interest in an area that is not academic and indicates diversity to the college application committee.
Students who intend to apply to a four-year college should pick a foreign language and take it at least one semester per year, ending with one in the senior year. Most colleges test students during Orientation Week and place the student in a foreign language according to the student's achievement on the placement test. College level foreign language classes are more difficult than those taught at the high school level, so it would behoove one to take more than two credits during high school and place out of the foreign language on the placement test.
College bound students who entered high school in 2009/10 or 2010/11 must take Common Core Math I, II, and III, plus a MINIMUM of one course from the following: Discrete Math, Advanced Functions and Modeling, AP Statistics, Pre-Calculus, and AP Calculus AB or AP Calculus AB & BC. Students who began in 2012/13 or after may take CC Math I, II, III followed by one of the upper level classes listed above. There may even be a WCC math class that would be appropriate for your fourth math, if you have your own transportation.
College-bound students should consider taking Chemistry and/or Physics in high school. Many UNC schools require Chemistry as an Undergraduate Course.
When choosing electives, you cannot go wrong with choosing extra maths or sciences. Universities appreciate your willingness to tackle extra STEM courses.