GRADES
SAT
EXTRA
100
The acronym for G.P.A.
What is GRADE POINT AVERAGE?
100
The highest score on one part of the SAT
What is 800?
100
These are two examples of extra-curricular activities.
What are sports teams, arts, jobs, internships, summer opportunity programs?
200
The number of credits you need to graduate with a KIPP diploma.
What is 25?
200
One type of question on the Critical Reading section of the SAT.
What is sentence completion or short passage or long passage?
200
When a student is neither admitted nor rejected, a student is placed on this...and may or may not come off it
What is a waiting list?
300
This department does NOT accept ANY late work!
What is the Spanish Dept.?
300
All three parts of the SAT.
What are Critical Reading, Math, & Writing?
300
This is the one binding admissions decision for students who REALLY know where they want to attend
What is Early Decision
400
These classes are weighted more heavily in your GPA!
What are AP Classes?
400
The reason you take the SAT more than once.
What is SUPER SCORING?
400
These three numbers are the percentages around which your college list is built
What are GPA, SAT Score, and Class Rank?
500
These classes are valued higher by college admissions.
What are Core Classes or Science, History, Math & English?
500
The approximate national average score on the SAT.
What is 500 on each section or 1500 total?
500
These are just two of the other factors considered in admissions decisions besides grades and test scores
What is letters of recommendation, activity list, academic rigor, college essay,
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