College Readiness
Think about the following while keeping up with your high school course load.
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Have you worked with your parents and counselor on your 4-year plan?
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Do you know how to calculate your GPA?
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Should you consider taking a college entrance exam prep course?
Four-Year Plan: A student’s written high school plan of academic courses.
Academic Planning (US Dept. of Education)
College Board High School Planning Worksheet
ACT College Planning Checklist
Education Testing Service TOEFL Information
Advancement Via Individual Determination
International Baccalaureate Programs
SAT/ACT Prep Courses
The Official SAT Online Course
ACT College Readiness (Explore)
AP Exams and AP Courses: College-equivalent courses offered in high school. Students can earn credit at most colleges and universities from AP Exams which are correlated to AP courses.
Advanced Placement Courses Information
College Requirements
General College Admission Requirements
Helpful resource for researching accredited online degrees and campus colleges
Basic College Vocabulary- Common terms used by many institutions of higher learning.
Glossary of College Terms (U of North Texas)
Dual Enrollment (Concurrent) Opportunities- Students take regular courses at their high school and part-time at a college campus.
Department of Education Dual Enrollment Information
PSAT/NMSQT-PSAT is a preliminary standardized test, a shorter version of the SAT, which can determine eligibility for academic scholarships.
Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholorship Qualifying Test Plan
Pre-ACT test
ACT's College Readiness Test for 10th Graders
ACT- College entrance exam published by American College Testing that measures a student's ability in math, verbal comprehension and problem solving.
American College Testing: Test Prep
Grade Point Average—a numerical value assigned to your scholastic record.
