Class of 2015
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GPA
SAT/ACT Scores
Application/extracurricular activities
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GPA (Grade Point Average) is very important your
junior year.
Usually students apply to college in September and
October so colleges will not see your senior grades
until the end of your senior year.
It is crucial that you take challenging classes as a junior
and make good grades. Continue this next year too.
All colleges ask to see a copy of your final transcript.
The UNC colleges require a Minimum GPA of 2.5.
Even if you do not have the minimum GPA
requirement you can still go to a community college
and transfer to a four year college.
Your GPA will be calculated at the end of each
semester. Remember that Cabarrus County uses a
graduated scale:
A=93-100
B=85-92
C=77-84
D=70-76
F=0-69
96-100%=4.0
91%=3.375
86%=2.750
81%=2.125
76%=1.500
95%=3.875
90%=3.250
85%=2.625
80%=2.000
75%=1.375
94%=3.75
89%=3.125
84%=2.500
79%=1.875
74%=1.250
93%=3.625
88%=3.000
83%=2.375
78%=1.750
73%=1.125
92%=3.500
87%=2.875
82%=2.250
77%=1.625
70-72%=1.000
<69%=0
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Make A’s in your classes!!!
Remember that Honors classes have 1 quality
point. So if you make a 95 in Honors English
III that translates to a 4.750.
AP Classes have 2 quality points. So if you
make a 95 in AP English Language that will be
calculated as 5.750 in your GPA.
Remember that below 70 is still a 0 even if it is
an honors or AP class.
Transcript….
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A transcript is a four-year report card that
includes EVERY final course grade for
EVERY class you take in high school
It also contains…. transcript
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Student Information
Credit History
Grade History
GPA (it is cumulative and is the average of quality points earned)
Class Rank (a number that tells you where you stand in
relation to your peers in your grade level)
EOC scores
 Attendance
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You must register online to take either test.
Colleges in this area accept the SAT and the
ACT.
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Register online at www.collegeboard.org
January of Junior year is a good time to take your
first SAT.
Includes a verbal, math, and writing section
Math section tests up to geometry and algebra II
Guess only when you can eliminate at least one
answer choice. Points are deducted for wrong
answers.
Tests your reasoning ability
800 is the highest score on each section
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All Juniors are going to take the ACT in March
during school hours for free. You can use the
score for college admissions.
You can take the test again if needed on a Saturday
by registering online at www.actstudent.org
Includes a science, math, verbal, and an optional
writing section.
Math section tests up to trigonometry
Composite Score: 1-36
Points are not deducted for guessing
Curriculum based
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Extracurricular activities set you aside from
others so make sure you are involved. This is a
section on most college applications.
You can use www.cfnc.org to help you
organize your activities. Under your profile is
a place to save all your activities, honors, sports
etc. This will then transfer to your college
applications if you use cfnc.org to apply to a
North Carolina college.
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If you would like to play sports in college you
must be considered “eligible” through NCAA.
All athletes need to register at
www.ncaaclearinghouse.net by the end of junior
year. This includes sending a transcript which
you can get from Mrs. Galloway.
Be careful about flexing classes next year. Make
sure you are taking at least three classes per
semester and if you choose to flex a class you must
pass all three classes that you are taking.
Also check out the HRHS student athlete webpage
for more information.
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cfnc.org is a great tool to help you research colleges
The college matching assistant can help you find
colleges with the major that you would like to
study. You can also look at school size and
location.
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County wide College Fair- you will be able to
meet college representatives and learn more
about a variety of different colleges. The
College fair will be held at the Cabarrus Arena
on September 23 from 6-8pm
Financial aid nights- we also have county wide
financial aid nights to help you prepare for
paying for college
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
16 of our seniors went to Carolina last year
Student
GPA
Class Rank
ACT Score
1
4.82
7th out of 332
28
2
4.43
35th out of 332
25
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University of North Carolina at Charlotte
48 of our seniors went to UNCC
Student
GPA
Class Rank
ACT Score
1
3.15
195th out of 332
26
2
3.41
168th out of 332
22
3
3.53
148th out of 332
18
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Western Carolina
8 of our seniors went to Western
Student
GPA
Class Rank
ACT Score
1
3.7
120
19
2
2.98
215
16
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Find a summer job or participate in a summer
program. This will help get you ready for
college.
Visit potential colleges. This is the best way to
see if they are a good fit for you. Visit the
dorms, cafeteria, library and classrooms. See if
you can sit in on a class.
Make a calendar of open houses.
Get on colleges mailing lists. Some colleges
might email scholarship and other important
information.
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This is a great option too. If you are thinking
about this option start talking to a recruiter. A
few recruiters visit during lunch. This is a
great time to ask them questions and learn
more about the process.
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This is an exciting time for you… remember
you can always ask your counselor for help.