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What Does
A College Consider? |
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Most colleges look at the same basic information when
considering a student for admission: |
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| 1. GPA: Grade Point Average - this is
the average of all your final grades for each credit-bearing
course taken. |
| 2. Class Rank: Your rank compares you
to the rest of your class. It is based on your weighted
GPA. |
| 3. Curriculum: Colleges look at
the difficulty level of the courses you've taken, types of
courses (foreign languages, math, science, electives...), and
at the number of years you've taken particular sibjects. |
| 4. Extracurricular Activities: These
are the activities, clubs, and sports that you are involved in
at school and in the community. |
| 5. ACT/SAT Exam Scores: Competitive
colleges require either the ACT or the SAT exam. These
exams are generally taken junior and/or senior year. |
| 6. Recommendations: Required by some
colleges and are generally written by your school counselor,
teachers, coaches and/or community leaders. |
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How
Difficult Is It To Get Accepted? |
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Most Difficult |
GPA - 93+
SAT - 1280+
ACT - 29+ |
Cornell
Bates
Williams |
Yale
Dartmouth
Princeton |
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Very Difficult |
GPA - 88+
SAT - 1180+
ACT - 26+ |
Colgate
Binghamton
Hamilton |
Geneseo
Syracuse
Villanova |
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Moderately Difficult |
GPA - 83+
SAT - 1000+
ACT - 20+ |
Ithica
Oneonta
Hartwick |
St. Bonaventure
Cortland
Oswego |
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Minimally Difficult |
GPA - 78+
SAT - below 900
ACT - below 19 |
Cazenovia
SUNY Cobleskill
Alfred State |
SUNY Delhi |
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Noncompetitive |
OPEN ADMISSIONS:
Virtually all students are accepted - not necessarily into the
program of choice. |
BCC
Corning CC
Mohawk Valley |
TC3
Herkimer CC |
