1	THE TRANSCRIPT YEARS
2	What’s on a QAS transcript Name, Address, social security #, birth date, year of graduation List of all courses taken, credit given, and grade received. Absences, total credits, Cumulative GPA SAT/ACT scores Activities CEEB Code
3	MAXIMIZING COLLEGE ADMISSIONS POTENTIAL
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5	Importance of GPA/SAT As GPA and SAT go down, so do the number of colleges available to students. GPA begins with first semester of freshman year and ends with final grades of JUNIOR year. Mathematically easier for GPA to go down than up.
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7	Difficulty of Course Selection The GPA becomes more valuable when the most difficult courses are taken. Taking difficult courses also helps one to prepare for the SAT. Highest level courses (such as languageIV) are valuable. Rule of thumb: if you are recommended for AP or honors courses, take them
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9	Quality rather than quantity Colleges want to see participating in one club/sport for 4 years and a leadership position rather than a flurry of activity in the junior or senior year. Develop a passion and make it a focal point for all extra -curricular activities. Get involved on some level either in or out of school.
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11	Develop Relationships Find at least one adult in the community that can be your advocate. Your advisor will write your counselor’s recommendation. Make sure they know you well. Take advantage of the small size of QAS to get to know your teachers.
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13	Remember that passion When you find that one thing you are really good at, weave it through everything you do both academically and socially. Write about your passion honestly. Don’t try to impress them, try to let them know who you are.