What is high school to you?

Considerations for maximizing your high school experience

Julian Jones, IB/AP Coordinator

How does high school affect college? The following is taken from the Common Application for Undergraduate College Admission

WHAT DOES THE UNIVERSITY WANT TO KNOW?Class rank: ___ Class size: ___ From ___ to ___The rank is O weighted O unweightedHow many student share this rank? ___Cumulative GPA: ___ on a ___ scale, from ___ to ___This GPA is O weighted O unweightedHighest GPA in class is ___

How does high school affect college? The following is taken from the Common Application for Undergraduate College Admission

Are classes taken on the block schedule? O yes O noIs the applicant an IB Diploma candidate? O yes O noIf you offer AP courses, do you limit the number a student can take? O

yes O noIn comparison with other college preparatory students at your school,

the applicant’s course selection is:O most demandingO very demandingO demandingO averageO below average

What does this mean to you?

• Does GPA matter? YES• Does taking advanced classes matter? YES• Where will you be on the following rating

scale?No basis Below

averageAverage Good Very good Top 10% Top 5% Top 1%

Academic Achievement

Extracurricular Accomplishments

Personal Qualities and Character

OVERALL

What should your schedule look like?SAMPLE Advanced Placement Schedule

FRESHMAN SOPHOMORE JUNIOR SENIOR

LANG ARTS Honors Eng 9 Honors Eng 10 AP Eng Lang* AP Eng Lit*

MATH Geo/Precalc Honors

Alg 2/Precalc Honors

AP Calc BC* AP Statistics*

SCIENCE Honors Biology Honors Chem AP Chemistry* AP Physics*

SOCIAL STUDIES AP Human Geo*

AP Gov* AP US History* IB AP World History*

WORLD LANG Spanish 2 Spanish 3 Hon Spanish 4 AP Spanish*

ELECTIVE PE/ Health PE/PE Accounting 1 Accounting 2

ELECTIVE Band Band Band Band

ELECTIVE Seminar/Off Off Off Off

* Denotes external assessment upon course’s completion.

What should a SAMPLE schedule look like?International Baccalaureate

FRESHMAN SOPHOMORE JUNIOR SENIOR

LANG ARTS PIB Eng 9 PIB Eng 10 IB Eng HL 1 IB Eng HL 2*

MATH Geo/Precalc Honors

Alg 2/Precalc Honors

IB Math SL 1* AP Statistics

SCIENCE Honors Biology Honors Chem IB Physics HL 1 IB Physics HL 2*

SOCIAL STUDIES AP Human Geo* AP Gov* IB History HL 1 IB History HL 2*

WORLD LANG PIB Spanish 1 orSpanish 2

PIB Spanish 3 IB Spanish SL 4 IB Spanish SL 5*

IB ELECTIVE Band Band IB Music SL* Band

ELECTIVE PE/Health PE/Art Digital Photo/ TOK

TOK*/Off

ELECTIVE Seminar/PE Off Off Off

* Denotes external assessment upon course’s completion.

What are your next steps?

• If you are comfortable with your pre-registration selections, continue as usual, but don’t forget summer reading.

• If you would like to modify your course selections for next year and take more/less honors classes, see your counselor who will contact CTHS with changes.

• If you would like to give Pre-IB a shot…

IB requires…

• An application: Open this hyperlink, or go to CTHS’s website and look under Academics/IB.

• Three (3) teacher recommendations• Parental support• A motivated mind that isn’t in it simply for the

college credit.

Questions?

• Call the IB office at (720) 886-2040• Email me at jjones81@cherrycreekschools.org• Call CTHS counseling at (720) 886-1980• See your current counselor