Picking the right classes

PICKING THE RIGHT CLASSESMS. KATIE ECK

MRS. KAREN FOLK

SCHOOL COUNSELORS

COURSES YOU TAKE NOW MATTER

•COLLEGE ADMISSIONS COUNSELORS ARE LOOKING FOR A SOLID FOUNDATION OF LEARNING THAT YOU CAN BUILD UPON IN COLLEGE.

•TAKE AT LEAST 5 SOLID ACADEMIC CLASSES EACH YEAR

•SCHEDULING FOR NEXT YEAR IS BEGINNING NOW

ENGLISH AND MATH OPTIONS• 4 CREDITS REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION

• REGULAR/HONORS/AP OPTIONS

• ALWAYS CHALLENGE YOURSELF

EnglishHon English 9 AP LiteratureHon English 10 AP LanguageHon English 11 IB EnglishHon English 12

Algebra 1 CC Honors Precal/TrigHonors Geometry CC AP StatisticsHonors Algebra II CC AP Calculus

IB Math Studies

IB Math Standard Level

IB Math Higher Level

Mathematics

SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES OPTIONS• 3 CREDITS REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION

• REGULAR/HONORS/AP OPTIONS

• ALWAYS CHALLENGE YOURSELF

Honors US Studies AP US History (alternated)Honors Government AP GovernmentHonors World History AP World HistoryHonors Economics (EC) AP Human GeographyHonors Sociology (EC) AP Psychology

IB Psychology

IB Philosophy

Honors Earth AP EnvironmentalHonors Biology AP BiologyHonors Chemistry AP ChemistryHonors Physics IB PhysicsAdvanced Anatomy (EC)

Social Studies Science

FOREIGN LANGUAGES• SOLID CREDITS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE SHOWS A WILLINGNESS TO STRETCH

BEYOND THE BASICS. WCPS REQUIRES AT LEAST 2 CREDITS IN THE SAME LANGUAGE FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND COMPLETER.

• SOME 4 YEAR COLLEGES LIKE TO SEE 3 CREDITS OF THE SAME FOREIGN LANGUAGE.

• THE THIRD LEVEL OF ALL FOREIGN LANGUAGES IS A WEIGHTED CREDIT- 4.72

• LANGUAGES OFFERED AT NORTH- SPANISH, FRENCH AND GERMAN

IS ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) FOR YOU?• AP IS COLLEGE IN A HIGH SCHOOL SETTING. THE CLASSES OFFER KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO HELP YOU IN COLLEGE.

• SCORING WELL ON THE AP EXAM CAN GET YOU COLLEGE CREDIT AS WELL AS HELP WITH CLASS PLACEMENT

• HANDS ON LEARNING- YOU WILL LEARN BY SHARING, DEBATE AND INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE

• THE STUDENT DRIVEN LEARNING IN AP WILL GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN HOW TO EXPRESS YOURSELF BEFORE YOU GET TO A COLLEGE CAMPUS

• CURIOSITY, CREATIVITY AND COMMITMENT

• MOTIVATION AND DETERMINATION

• AP POTENTIAL- LIST OF COURSES YOU HAVE POTENTIAL FOR BASED ON STUDENTS PSAT RESULTS

CHALLENGE YOURSELF!• HONORS, AP, IB AND EARLY COLLEGE (THROUGH HCC) ARE A GREAT WAY TO BUILD SKILLS AND BE

PREPARED FOR COLLEGE.

• TAKING AP AND IB EXAMS CAN LEAD TO COLLEGE CREDIT AND ADVANCED PLACEMENT IN COLLEGE

• EARLY COLLEGE (THROUGH HCC) GIVES YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO EARN COLLEGE CREDIT WHILE STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL

•MORE THAN HALF OF COLLEGE FRESHMEN REPORT THAT THEY WISH THEY HAD WORKED HARDER IN HIGH SCHOOL

CHALLENGING COURSEWORK BUILDS IMPORTANT SKILLS

• STRONGER WRITING SKILLS

• PROBLEM SOLVING

• TIME MANAGEMENT

• DISCIPLINE

• BUILD EFFECTIVE STUDY HABITS

• SHOW COLLEGES YOU ARE WILLING TO PUSH YOURSELF BY INCREASING THE RIGOR

TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR FUTURE!

•THE PERSON WHO HAS THE BIGGEST STAKE IN YOUR ACADEMICS IS YOU!

•GET TO KNOW YOUR GPA WHAT CAN YOU DO TO IMPROVE IT?

•TAKE CONTROL NOW!

THANKS FOR LISTENING!

•QUESTIONS?

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