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TRANSCRIPTS DECLARE DEGREE PLAN CLASS RANK DETERMINES FOR MOST UNIVERSITIES WHAT THE ACT/SAT SCORE NEEDS TO BE FOR ASSURED ADMISSIONS STUDENTS APPLY WITH TRANSCRIPTS FROM THE END OF THEIR JUNIOR YEAR FORMS ARE IN MY OFFICE AND IN THEIR ENGLISH CLASSROOM USUALLY TAKES DAYS FOR UNIVERSITIES TO PROCESS
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JUNIOR PARENT MEETINGFebruary 19, 2015
AGENDA Transcripts ACT /SAT College Admissions Application Process Scholarships Resumes
TRANSCRIPTS DECLARE DEGREE PLAN
CLASS RANK DETERMINES FOR MOST UNIVERSITIES WHAT THE ACT/SAT SCORE NEEDS TO BE FOR ASSURED ADMISSIONS
STUDENTS APPLY WITH TRANSCRIPTS FROM THE END OF THEIR JUNIOR YEAR
FORMS ARE IN MY OFFICE AND IN THEIR ENGLISH CLASSROOM
USUALLY TAKES 10-15 DAYS FOR UNIVERSITIES TO PROCESS
ACT TEST WILL BE GIVEN AT BHS IN APRIL
(TWICE) APRIL 28TH ON CAMPUS DURING THE
SCHOOL DAY-REGISTER THE DAY OF THE TEST (NOT ONLINE)
APRIL 18TH ON SATURDAY (REGISTER ONLINE)
PRACTICE BOOKLETS AVAILABLE IN THE COUNSELING CENTER
ACT COLLEGE READINESS TEST
www.actstudent.org $54.50 Test Date Registration
Deadline (Late Fee Required)
September 13, 2014 August 8, 2014 August 9–22, 2014
October 25, 2014 September 19, 2014 September 20–October 3, 2014
December 13, 2014 November 7, 2014 November 8–21, 2014
February 7, 2015* January 9, 2015 January 10–16, 2015
April 18, 2015 March 13, 2015 March 14–27, 2015June 13, 2015 May 8, 2015 May 9–22, 2015
ACT BOOT CAMP
Bushland High School Auditorium
Monday, March 30, 2015 8:30 am to 3:30 pm
FEE IS $69CHECKS MADE OUT TO BISD
SATwww.collegeboard.org
$52.50
SAT Date SAT Subject Tests Availability (Find dates)
Registration Deadline Status
Mar 14 SAT Test Dates
Feb 13 Register Late
May 2 SAT Test Dates •Subject Tests Apr
6 Register Now 46 days left
WTAMUClass Rank and ACT/SAT* Score
Top 25% with no minimum ACT/SAT score26%-50% with 17 ACT or 820 SAT51%-75% with 20 ACT or 940 SAT76%-100% with 21 ACT or 980 SAT
•Obtain a minimum 2.0 cumulative grade point average (GPA). •Meet one of the following class rank and ACT/SAT requirements:
*ACT Composite Score and SAT Critical Reading + Math Score. We do not currently require the writing section of the SAT for Admissions purposes; all class percentages that contain decimal points will be rounded up to the next percentile (e.g. 10.1% is equivalent to 11%.)
Important: Students who do not meet the class rank + ACT/SAT requirements will be reviewed for admission on a competitive, individual basis, with weighted consideration of class rank and standardized test scores (ACT or SAT.) We encourage all students to apply for admission.
Texas A & M
Academic AdmitsApplicants qualify for automatic academic admission (but not necessarily to the major of choice), if they:successfully complete Texas A&M's required coursework, andrank in the top quarter of their graduating class on or before the application deadline, and achieve SAT or ACT test score minimums, and combined SAT score of at least 1300 (Math and Critical Reading) with at least a 600 in each of these components, or composite ACT score of at least 30 with at least a 27 in the Math and English components, satisfy the State of Texas Uniform Admission Policy, and ensure all required documents are received by the application deadline.
Texas Tech UniversityClass Rank Test Scores*
ACT SAT
Top 10% No Minimum
First Quarter (excluding top 10%) 25 1140
Second Quarter 28 1230
Third Quarter 29 1270
Fourth Quarter Application ReviewAssured AdmissionYou are assured admission if you are graduating from an accredited high school and present the required combination of high school class rank and college entrance test scores indicated below. The required SAT scores for assured admission are based on the math and critical reading portions only.
*ACT composite score; SAT sum of critical reading and math; writing portions of both tests are required, but not used in determining assured admission. We combine the highest SAT critical reading and math scores from multiple test dates.
HOW TO APPLY• MANY APPLICATIONS OPEN UP AUGUST 1ST
• CHECK WITH THE INSTITUTION TO DETERMINE WHAT APPLICATION TO USE
GENERALLY YOU WILL USE:
• 4 YEAR PUBLIC TEXAS UNIVERSITIES• WWW.APPLYTEXAS.ORG
• PRIVATE SCHOOLS• WWW.COMMONAPP.ORG
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SCHOLARSHIPS
RESUMESALL JUNIORS ARE REQUIRED TOTURN IN A RESUME STATING THEIR ACADEMIC, EXTRA-CURRICULAR AND COMMUNITY SERVICE INFORMATION BY MAY.
