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The Ones Too Often Left Behind

The Scholarly Teacher

Those who do well in middle school are placed into college prep courses in high school. Some portion of high school students on the college prep track actually attend college, and another subset of those graduate. To start, everyone is required to attend school at the K–12 level. Some excel while others struggle.

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Which Is More Important — Grades or Extracurricular Activities?

Great College Advice

The Importance of Your Transcript The number one most important element of your college application is your transcript. honors, college prep, remedial, Advanced Placement, etc.), So extracurricular accomplishments are definitely important. The transcript is the record of your academic performance.

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AP, IB, and Dual Enrollment: Which Is Better for College Admission

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So if there is no AP or IB option in your school, you should definitely consider PSEO options. while in college. As long you dually enroll in a college prep course and you get a C- or better, you get the college credit.

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How to Work with CBOs to Supercharge Your Recruiting Efforts

EAB

And since I've joined the College Greenlight team, what I've really seen is that in our network of more than 1500 CBOs around the country, there's every model, intervention, strategy, focus area under the sun. And so when we're working with colleges, it's helpful. JW: Yeah, I can definitely do that. Yeah, definitely.

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Do My Test Scores Matter?

Great College Advice

Based on an annual survey by the National Association for College Admissions Counseling (NACAC), only 45.7% of colleges and universities view scores on the standardized tests to be of “considerable importance”. Bear in mindMore colleges and universities cite grades in college prep courses (73.2%). Definitely.