Where Do I Go From

Here

YOUR FIRST DECISION…

Considering College??

Am I Really going to College?BILLERICA MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL

HIGHER EDUCATION DECISIONS

Attending a 2 or 4 yr. College 4 Year 2 Year

• 2010 84.972.8 27.2• 2009 82 66.5 33.4• 2008 79.774.1 25.9• 2007 83.969.9 30.1• 2006 79.470.5 29.5• 2005 79.570.1 29.9

*Information provided by the Massachusetts Department of Education

Chances are… 75% of our students, sitting right now in a middle school classroom…will be attending a two or four year college/university upon graduating high school!

Why Go To College?• Over 60% of current

Massachusetts jobs require education after high school.

• College graduates have more career options.

• $$$

Source: College Board, Education pays 2007 and U.S. Census Current Population Survey, 2006

How Do They Decide Who gets

In?

Massachusetts State Colleges & UMassMinimum Admissions Requirements

• English- 4 courses• Math- 3 courses (Algebra I & II and

Geometry or Trigonometry)• Science- 3 courses (including 2

courses with Labs• Social Sciences- 2 courses (including

1 course in US History)• Foreign Language- 2 courses (in a

single language)• Electives- 2 courses (from the above

subjects or from Arts/Humanities or Computer Science)

BMHS Graduation Requirements

• English- 4 years• Math- 4 years• Science- 3 years• History- 3 years (including US I and

US II)• Foreign Language- 2 years• PE and Health- 4 years• Fine/Practical Art- 1 year (2

semesters)• Electives- 5 years• Successful completion of MCAS

What are 4 year schools looking for…

• English- 4 years• Math- 4 years• Science- At least 3 years• Social Science- At least 3 years• Foreign Language- At least 2 years in

the same language

• Electives- At least one year in Fine/ Practical Arts

Don’t Believe Us….

What are 4 year schools looking for…

BILLERICA MEMORIAL

HIGH SCHOOL….

AP/Honor ClassesBMHS AP/HONOR CLASSES

AP CLASSES (10) HONOR CLASSES (31)English Language Statistics English 9 Modern World HistoryEnglish Literature Chemistry American Lit. US HistoryUS History Physics American Exp. US History IIEuropean History Spanish Lang. American Exp. 2 European HistoryCalculus AB Spanish Lit. Survey West. Lit. American Exp.

Lit. Seminars American Exp. 2Geometry Biology Algebra II ChemistryDiff. Calculus Chemistry IICollege Calculus Genetics/MicrobiologyEngineering Des. PhysicsFrench IV Physics IIGerman IV Anatomy/PhysiologyItalian IV

AP Results…

SAT Scores…

YEAR READING WRITING MATH TOTAL2012 499 498 535 15322011 509 505 548 15622010 513 513 544 15702009 515 518 539 15722008 514 511 548 15732007 516 500 535 1551

BMHS SAT SCORES…..

School and Community Involvement…may help you find out what you really like ?

• Get Involved!!

• There are many opportunities to get involved at the high school. Sports, clubs, plays, musicals, etc.

• Outside of school: Part-time job, volunteer work , community service

BMHS SportsFALL

• Cheerleading• Cross Country• Football• Golf• Soccer• Swimming (g)• Volleyball (g)

WINTER SPRING• Baseball• Lacrosse• Softball • Tennis• Track• Volleyball (b)

• Basketball• Cheerleading• Gymnastics• Hockey• Track & Field• Wrestling

BMHS Clubs

BMHS Upper Level Classes…