Earn that Diploma
When you graduate from High School in NYC what two types of diplomas can you earn?
Regents Diploma & Advanced Regents Diploma
You take an ELA Regents in High School. What does the ELA stand for?
English Language Arts Regents
True or False
You have until you're 21 to complete your High School Diploma
True
True or False
Your school counselor is the one who does your program or schedule
True
Which grade in high school does college most look at?
11th grade - your junior year
Which 2 Diploma's are not a NYC High School Diploma
3. A Honors Diploma
4. A Gold Standard Regents diploma
True or False
You can pick and choose the regents exams you want to take as long as you choose any 5
False
To meet graduation requirements you must take 5 regents
1 Math
1 Social Studies,
1 ELA,
1 Science
and 1 other core regents
You must take 4 additional regents for an "Advanced Regents Diploma"
Setting goals for yourself that you want to reach for the next four years will help you focus and be more successful
True
You get your schedule and the School Counselor has given you an elective you don't want to take. What should you do?
A) Have to take that elective because your school counselor assigned it to you
B) Should politely ask the school counselor are there any other options
c) Wait until a few weeks after you have taken the class and then ask for a new elective
B) Should politely ask the school counselor are there any other options
True or False
If I get excellent grades that's really all I need to get into college.
False
Colleges are looking for well-rounded students who have (good grades, community service experience, good character, and extra-curricular experiences like clubs and sports).
True or False
Students must achieve a score of 70 or higher on to earn a Regents diploma.
False
You must earn a 65 or better
True or False
Regents Exams are optional to take in High School
False
(Regents Exams are required and you must score a 65 or better to graduate high school on required regents exams)
To become a NYC Firefighter you need college credits
True
You don't need a degree, but you need a total of 15 college semester credits at an accredited college or university or full-time military service with an honorable discharge.
You can get an offer from a college or university in your 11th grade year.
True. This know as Early Acceptance or Early Admissions
True or False
The school can not get involved or suspend me if I get into confrontation with another student at a school sporting event that takes place on a Saturday.
False
The school can and likely will get involved. Although it's a Saturday school sanctioned event, the school can still get involved.
The amount of credits you need to graduate High School is
A)120 B)50 C)44 D)60
C) 44
Transcripts (a document containing classes you have taken each semester, grades, semester GPA and Cumulative GPA)
During high school, your school uses the information on your transcript to determine the courses and exams you need in order to stay on track for graduation. Who might request you transcript from the list below?
A) Colleges or Universities
B) Credit Card Companies
C) Insurance Companies
You may also use your transcript to apply for opportunities after high school, such as colleges, jobs, or the military. During this time, your transcript is evidence of the coursework and exams you completed, your grades and academic achievements, and your graduation from high school.
A) Colleges or Universities
You do not need any level of college to become a NYC Police Office.
False
You must have earned 60 college credits or an associated degree with a minimum 2.0 GPA from an accredited institution or 2 years of active military service in the U.S. Armed Forces in order to be appointed to the title of Police Officer.
Give the Four Classes or Names for each year in high School.
In 9th Grade you area ________
In 10th Grade you area ________
In 11th Grade you area ________
In 12th Grade you area ________
9: Freshman
10: Sophomore
11: Junior
12: Senior
You are invited by some friends to join them for "Skip day"
(All Seniors plan on going to
Coney Island Beach and cutting school)".
You decide to go to first three period and then leave.
True or False: the school will still contact your parents for an absence
True (Attendance is taken every period in high school).
You must be permitted to graduate from High School if you are in your Senior year and you have all 44 credits even if you did not pass all of the required regents
False
(You must have earned passed all 5 regents exams and earned 44 credits)
To earn an Advanced Regents Exam students must take how many additional Regents
A) 10 (Required 5 + 5 more)
B) 9 (Required 5 + 4 more)
C) 8 (Required 5 + 3 more)
B) 9 (Required 5 + 4 more)
I can take classes in High School that will allow me to get college credits
True
This is called AP courses
(AP stands for Advanced Placement)
True or False
In High Schools when preparing for college. You are expected to take the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and or ACT (American College Testing )
True
Both ACT and SAT scores are used for college admissions decisions and awarding merit-based scholarships. Most colleges do not prefer one test over the other. Neither the SAT or ACT is harder than the other. Different students tend to do better on one test over the other
True or False
Every student has a short schedule in their Senior Year and get out early.
False