So you just entered high school and parents are already telling you that you need to get a college degree in order to have a nice paying career. This transition between middle school and high school is no laughing matter. At a time where adolescence change is happening in every kid's body some make wrong choices that will severely diminish their chances at a good life. Others make the right choices and go on to becoming a successful person.
In order to get into a college, a student must complete his high school curriculum with no failing grades. Some colleges require standardized tests called the SAT's or ACT's. Both hold exactly the same weight. Other colleges require application essays as well as multiple letters of recommendation from school faculty or job businesses. Top well-known colleges in the United States expects their applicants to possess strong academic abilities, social skills, and athletic qualities that make up a well-rounded person. Such activities that look good on a college application include varsity sports, being the president of a community service club, or going on to win a statewide competition in science. The most important factor in a college acceptance letter is one's grade point average, or G.P.A. This GPA is a number that is decided by how well one has done in his high school academic classes. Straight A's would be a 4.0 out of 4.0, straight B's being a 3.0, and so on. Four points for an A, three points for a B, two points for a C, and one point for a D. You add up the total amount of points and divide it by the number of classes you are taking. This is what is known as the unweighted gpa. Now, there's something called the weight gpa, which is in a sense, giving a bonus point for taking an AP class. In this case, if you got an A in an AP class, you would get five points and so forth. At most high schools, an extra point is given for taking a honors class or AP class. This gpa would be out of a 5.0 scale. There's some variations in what colleges expects around the country. The University of California and California State University, for instance, has what it calls the UC/CSU gpa, which is for students living in California. They give an extra point for a few honors and all AP classes. Using this UC/CSU gpa, students then apply to the UC or CSU colleges. Elsewhere out of state, you would have to calculate another gpa that may or may not be the same as your UC/CSU gpa.
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