Admissions Criteria
College Tools
College Prep
High School Pitfalls
Admissions plans
100
This is the cumulative average of the final grades in all of your courses.
What is a grade point average (GPA)?
100

This is an online college admission website specific to Shipley students that can assist you in your college search.

What is Naviance?

100
Beyond the grades on the paper, colleges look for this while reviewing your transcript.
What are trends and rigor?
100
Colleges can search and access these to find out personal information about applicants.
What is social media (facebook, twitter, instagram, blogs, etc...).
100

A binding agreement - if you are admitted through this deadline, you must attend the school.

Early Decision

200
These are Activities/Enrichment pursued outside of your academic courses that colleges like to see.
What are extracurricular activities?
200
This is a website that you must register with in order to take the SAT and SAT Subjects Tests, and research college/major information.
What is www.collegeboard.com?
200
This is an activity where you volunteer your time to give back and to help others.
What is community service?
200

SparklyPrincess@gmail.com and DinosaursRock@yahoo.com are examples of this.

What are inappropriate e-mail addresses used to communicate with colleges?

200

The process by which colleges release their decisions at different times, based on when it was submitted.

Rolling Admissions

300
These are the two standardized tests that students can take for college admission.
What are the SAT and/or ACT exams?
300
An organized event where many admissions representatives gather to advertise and recruit for the colleges/universities?
What is a college fair?
300
Successful completion of these courses and a strong score on an exam may allow a student to receive college credits.
What are Advance Placement (AP) courses?
300
These dates must be met in order to be considered for admission.
What are deadlines?
300

The "normal" way to apply, according to your parents.

Regular Decision

400
It is important to cultivate positive relationships with your teachers because you will need them to support your application with two of these.
What are letters of recommendation?
400
This application is required in order to receive any sort of financial assistance
What is the FAFSA?
400
The attainment of positions within extracurricular activities demonstrates this positive attribute.
What is leadership?
400
Failyoure to due this with your aplicatoin and persinul statement is a shure fire way to move your application to the denyed pile.
What is proofread?
400

Used by a few selective schools, where you can't apply to other schools that meet a certain criteria.

False

500
This is a component of your college application that provides admissions counselor a deeper insight into who you are.
What is a personal statement?
500

The main application through which you will apply to college (and complete in SEED class!).

Who is your school counselor?

500
Three positive ways to spend your summer vacation.
What are employment, service, or academic enrichment?
500
The attempt to use someone else's work or idea as your own.
What is plagiarism?
500

Non-binding, but lets you hear back just a little bit sooner.

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