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YOUR ACADEMIC RECORD

The most important factor in the applicant’s folder is the high school academic record. Many consider the academic record to be the best indication of later college success. The program of study, specific courses, credits earned, and the grades the student received are aspects of the record that admission officers will consider in evaluating the student’s transcript (the student’s official academic record). Colleges pay special attention to the challenging courses the student has successfully taken. Fortunately, the student has much control over his or her academic record. 
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​When a student’s record is compared with that of his or her classmates, he or she is assigned a class ranking relative to the others in the class. Class rank is important as a means of showing admission officers the level of competition the student has encountered and how well he or she has achieved compared to the competition. Not all high schools compute class rank.
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​Most high schools compute grade point average (GPA), which is a method of summarizing grades earned in academic subjects or all subjects. Some schools give extra weight to the GPA for honors, accelerated, Advanced Placement (AP), and/or International Baccalaureate (IB) courses and calculate a weighted GPA. The GPA can be determined for each year and/or cumulatively (e.g., an average of the GPAs earned in grades 9, 10, and 11 would yield a cumulative GPA for grades 9 through 11.)

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  • HOME
    • OUR PROGRAM >
      • MISSION
      • MINDSETS & BEHAVIORS >
        • 1. Mindset Standards
        • 2. Behavior Standards
  • COURSE SELECTION (Registration)
    • 7th Grade >
      • Registration Presentation 7
      • Academics 7
      • Electives 7
      • HONORS 7
      • Independent PE
      • Selecting Classes through Infinite Campus 7
    • 8th grade >
      • Registration Presentation 8
      • Academics 8
      • Electives 8
      • HONORS 8
      • Independent PE
      • Selecting Classes through Infinite Campus 8
    • High School >
      • CVHS
      • MHS
  • ACADEMIC
    • AASA >
      • TestNav System Layout
      • TestNav Tools >
        • Calculators
        • Expandable View
        • Highlighter
        • Math Drawing
        • Spellcheck
        • Text and Notetaking
        • Toolbar
    • LEARNING INVENTORIES >
      • Barsch Inventory
      • Gardner Inventory of Multiple Intelligence
    • Motivation & Goal Setting
    • Memory
    • Note Taking
    • Organization and Management
    • Taming Test Anxiety
  • COLLEGE/CAREER
    • Learn >
      • Academics
      • Academic Record
      • Accreditation
      • Admissions, Retentions, Placements
      • Applying to College
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      • Choosing the Right School
      • Electives
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    • ANXIETY >
      • Anxiety Disorder >
        • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
        • OCD
        • Panic Disorder
        • PTSD
        • Separation Anxiety
        • Social Anxiety
        • Specific Phobias
      • Diagnosis & Treatment
    • BODY IMAGE
    • BULLY PREVENTION >
      • Bully Prevention >
        • Reporting
    • DEPRESSION >
      • Coping Statements
    • GRIEF AND LOSS >
      • Grief & Loss >
        • Complicated Grief
        • How to Help
        • Healing
    • STRESS >
      • Managing Stress >
        • Developing a Stress Management Plan >
          • I. Stress Mgmt Plan
          • II. Stress Mgmt Plan
          • III. Stress Mgmt Plan
          • IV. Stress Mgmt Plan
      • Stress Overload
    • SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
    • SUICIDE AWARENESS & PREVENTION >
      • Awareness >
        • Risk Factors
        • Warning Signs
      • Intervention >
        • Help for Self
        • Help for a Friend
      • Grief >
        • Newly Bereaved
      • Healing >
        • Toward Recovery
  • CONTACTS
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    • Social Worker
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      • District Policies, Handbooks & Awareness Videos
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      • Crisis Counseling
      • Crisis Line
      • Domestic Violence & Exploitation >
        • Hotlines/Reporting
      • Community Health >
        • Support Groups
      • Housing & Shelter >
        • Emergency Shelter
      • Mental Health & Substance Abuse >
        • Community Bridges
        • Counseling
        • SAMHSA Treatment Locator
        • Substance Use
        • Support Groups
      • Peer to Peer
      • Suicide Prevention >
        • American Foundation of Suicide Prevention
        • Jem Foundation
  • Schedule Change Requests