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Are you college and

career ready, Freshmen?

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1st semester

Get involved!PSAT Results –next Tuesday in homeroom right before winter

breakExams – January 20 – 23

Scheduling – choose challenging courses!

Looking

ahead…

2nd semester• Choose challenging courses in February• Monroe Technology Center Open House

February 4th 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm • Course Information Night February 10th 7:00

pm• Spring Break to visit campuses – Mar 30th - Apr 5th • AP Information Night – May 19th 6:30 pm

• Final exams – June 11th – 16th • Set up a special summer opportunity

(take a class, do volunteer work, take on a project, get a job)

and…

What are your

options?

M…E...T….4…2….G…A...

United States Military Academies

ROTC

programs

Some “other” 4 year options

$21,000 /yearThe average amount a college grad earns

over those with only a high school diploma

Why further education?

Let’s see what you know!

A few of Virginia’s Colleges and Universities

Don’t forget to check out the private colleges and universities!

1. Rigor of courses taken 2. Grade point average in core courses

3. College entrance exam scores (SATs and/or ACTs)4. Personal statement/essay

5. Activities/Leadership/Volunteer opportunities

6. Teacher/counselor recommendations

HOW DO YOU MEASURE UP?

Institution/# of acceptances which determine these statistics

Average GPAof thoseaccepted

Average # of AP courses taken

by those accepted

Bridgewater College (47) 3.65 4.26

Christopher Newport University

(199)3.80 5.27

George Mason University (173) 3.77 5.31

James Madison University (272) 3.98 6.26

Longwood University (143) 3.45 3.88

University of Mary Washington (98) 3.88 5.72

Old Dominion University (66) 3.27 3.64

Radford University (174) 3.29 3.4

Shepherd University (43) 3.21 3.13

University of Virginia (81) 4.38 7.85

Virginia Commonwealth Univ (111) 3.61 4.61Virginia Polytechnic Institute and

State University (189) 4.15 7

West Virginia University (96) 3.23 3.8

(College of) William and Mary (45) 4.38 7.6

LVHS College Acceptance Profiles (Classes of 2010 – 2013)

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