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Factors in College Admissions Considerable

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NACAC (NAT’L ASSOC OF COLLEGE ADMISSIONS COUNSELORS)

FACTORS IN ADMISSION DECISIONS

Grades in college prep courses 79.2%

Grades in all courses 60.3%

Strength of Curriculum 60.2%

Admission Test Scores 55.7%

Essay or Writing Sample 22.1%

Counselor Recommendation 17.3%

Extracurricular Activities 5.6%

HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OPTIONSSTANDARD VS. ADVANCED

Advanced Studies Diploma Course Requirements for Students Entering 9th Grade for the

First Time in 2011-2012 and Beyond

Subject Area Standard

Diploma

Verified

Credits

Adv Diploma Verified

Credits

English 4 2 4 2

Mathematics 3 1 4 2

Laboratory Science 3 1 4 2

History and Social Sciences 3 1 4 2

World Language, Fine Arts or CTE 2 3 –WL

1 – FA or CTE

Health and Physical Education 2 2

Economic and Personal Finance 1 1

Electives 4 3

Student Selected Test 1 1

Total Credits 22 6 26 9

BALANCE: WHEN THINKING ABOUT NEXT YEAR'S SCHEDULE - KEEP IN MIND BALANCE!

WE WANT ALL STUDENTS TO SELECT A COURSE SCHEDULE THAT WILL PROVIDE THEM WITH A

LEVEL OF CHALLENGE TO STRETCH THEMSELVES AND PURSUE INDIVIDUAL INTERESTS.

Academic Challenge

Extra curricular

commitments

Family

Work

Time

Stress

Joy of Learning

Life

We do not want schedule choices to harm your quality of life or your ability to grow as a healthy (emotionally, mentally, physically, and socially) teenager.

WHY SHOULD WE CONSIDER TEACHER

RECOMMENDATIONS?

• THEY HAVE REVIEWED THE DATA

• SOL SCORES

• PSAT SCORES

• CURRENT AND PAST CONTENT

GRADES

• THEY KNOW THE UPCOMING

COURSE CONTENT AND

EXPECTATIONS

• THEY KNOW YOUR CHILD AS A

STUDENT

• WORK ETHIC

• DISCIPLINE

• DEDICATION

• EFFORT

OUR TEENS ARE BUSY

HOW DO YOU CHOOSE?

• CONSIDER YOUR ACADEMIC STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES.

• IN WHAT SUBJECTS DO YOU DO WELL AND WHICH ONES DO YOU ENJOY?

• CONSIDER PREVIOUS GRADES AND TEST SCORES.

• PAY ATTENTION TO TEACHER RECOMMENDATIONS.

•WHAT ARE YOUR INTERESTS?

•WHAT IS YOUR ACADEMIC MOTIVATION?

•WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS?

•WHAT CAN YOU HANDLE???

• HOW MUCH WORK ARE YOU WILLING TO DO TO GET THE GRADE?

MATH PROGRESSION3 YEARS STANDARD VS. 4 YEARS ADVANCED

THINGS TO THINK ABOUT WHEN CONSIDERING MY NEXT MATH CLASS

• WHEN THINKING OF UPPER LEVEL MATH CLASSES, DO YOU?

• LIKE TO PROBLEM SOLVE

• LEARN INDEPENDENTLY

• INVEST TIME AND COMMITMENT OUTSIDE OF CLASS

• ASK FOR HELP WHEN YOU ARE STUCK

• WHERE ARE YOUR INTERESTS?

• STEM – THEN CONSIDER THE UPPER LEVEL CLASSES

• IF NOT, THEN PERHAPS STATISTICS, PRECALCULUS OR ADVANCED FUNCTIONS IS HIGH ENOUGH

• DO RESEARCH FOR COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES.

• WHAT DO THEY WANT TO SEE?

• ARE YOU CAPABLE OF CONTINUING ON TO GET TO THE LEVEL NEEDED?

AN OVERVIEW OF SCIENCE3 YEARS STANDARD VS. 4 YEARS ADVANCED

THINGS TO THINK ABOUT WHEN CONSIDERING MY NEXT SCIENCE CLASS

• AP SCIENCE IS NOT EASY!

• COMMIT TO IT IF YOU ARE GOING TO TAKE IT!!!

• THERE IS NO LEVEL CHANGE AND YOU CAN NOT CHANGE TO A NEW

CONTENT DURING THE YEAR

• (EXAMPLE, CAN’T DROP AP BIOLOGY TO GO TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE)

• AN AP SCIENCE DROP, COULD MEAN A YEAR WITHOUT SCIENCE

• WHICH MAY MEAN DOUBLING UP LATER, “OR”

• CHANGING FROM AN ADVANCED TO A STANDARD DIPLOMA (3 VS 4 YEARS)

• DROPPING AN AP CLASS TO ADD A VIRTUAL SCIENCE IS NOT AN OPTION –

WILL NOT BE APPROVED

SOCIAL SCIENCES3 YEARS STANDARD VS. 4 YEARS ADVANCED

• 10TH – WORLD HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY 2 OR AP WORLD HISTORY

• AP WORLD HISTORY IS QUITE POSSIBLY THE MOST CHALLENGING COURSE YOU HAVE TAKEN THUS FAR.

• THIS COURSE WILL REQUIRE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME AND EFFORT OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM.

• SUCCESS IN AP WORLD HISTORY WILL REQUIRE A COMMITMENT TO SELF‐MOTIVATION AND SELF‐DISCOVERY.

• STUDENTS MAY STRUGGLE EARLY ON…OR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR…OR EVEN FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR.

• STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC EXPECTATIONS WILL OFTEN BE REVISED DURING THE COURSE OF THE PROGRAM TO

REFLECT THE INCREASED CHALLENGE.

• 11TH – U.S. & VIRGINIA HISTORY OR AP US HISTORY OR DUAL ENROLLMENT US

• SEE NEXT SLIDE

• 12TH – U.S. GOVERNMENT OR AP US AND COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT

• THERE ARE NO PREREQUISITES FOR THIS COURSE, ALTHOUGH IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT STUDENTS

WERE PREVIOUSLY ENROLLED AND SUCCESSFUL IN A HIGH SCHOOL HONORS LEVEL HISTORY COURSE

(I.E. PRE-AP WORLD HISTORY, AP WORLD HISTORY OR AP U.S. HISTORY).

• STUDENTS SHOULD EXPECT TO READ AND WRITE AT A COLLEGE LEVEL. THE AP STYLE MULTIPLE

CHOICE AND FREE RESPONSE QUESTIONS WILL REQUIRE STUDENTS TO NOT ONLY UNDERSTAND

STRUCTURES AND FUNCTIONS OF A DIVERSITY OF GOVERNMENTS, BUT ANALYZE AND INTERPRET DATA

AND INFORMATION RELEVANT TO U.S. GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS IN THE FIRST SEMESTER AND SIX

CORE COMPARATIVE COUNTRIES (GREAT BRITAIN, RUSSIA, CHINA, MEXICO, NIGERIA, AND IRAN) IN THE

SECOND SEMESTER.

1.0 GPA bump on high school transcript

upon satisfactory completion of both courses

ENGLISH(4 YEARS ALL DIPLOMAS)

ENGLISH 10

ACADEMIC

HONORS

READ WIDELY AND OFTEN

FOSTER MY SPIRIT OF INQUIRY;

SEEK ANSWERS

MAKE CONNECTIONS

REFLECT THOUGHTFULLY

REFINE MY THINKING

DEVELOP MY CAPACITY FOR

ANALYSIS

WRITE WIDELY AND OFTEN

REVISE DEEPLY

DEMONSTRATE ORIGINALITY

WORK DILIGENTLY

Honors requires a year-long,

two-part portfolio

assessment. Emphasis on

writing and an individual

inquiry project answering a

“Big Question”.

• ENGLISH 11

• ACADEMIC

• HONORS

• AP ENGLISH LANGUAGE

• ENGLISH 12

• ACADEMIC

• DUAL ENROLLMENT ENGLISH

• AP ENGLISH LITERATURE

THINGS TO CONSIDER WHEN TAKING A DUAL ENROLLMENT COURSE

• STUDENTS MUST APPLY TO NVCC

• STUDENTS MUST MEET NVCC

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS WITH

QUALIFYING TEST SCORES

• STUDENTS WILL ONLY GET

COLLEGE CREDIT WITH A “C” OR

BETTER IN THE COURSE

• ANY STUDENT WITH A “D” OR

“F” AT THE END OF SEMESTER 1

WILL BE DROPPED FROM THE

COURSE

• LCPS/JCHS GRADING POLICIES

DO NOT APPLY TO NVCC

COURSES

WORLD LANGUAGES & CULTURES3 YEARS ADVANCED ONLY

• AP OPTIONS IN LCPS

• SPANISH, FRENCH, GERMAN AND LATIN

• AP SPANISH LITERATURE WILL BE OFFERED NEXT YEAR (NEW)

• COLLEGE ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

• MOST FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTIONS REQUIRE A MINIMUM OF 2-3 YEARS

• COMPETITIVE SCHOOLS LIKE TO SEE 4-5 YEARS WITH AN ADVANCED LEVEL

• AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE AND MANDARIN CHINESE (NOT AT JCHS)

ARE EACH OFFERED 3 YEARS

• MANY COLLEGES WILL NOT ACCEPT ASL FOR FL CREDIT

HEALTH & PE

HPE 9 WILL INCLUDE THE NEW CPR/FIRST AID GRADUATION

REQUIREMENT

ALL STUDENTS MUST TAKE PE IN 10TH GRADE

THIS INCLUDES A QUARTER OF CLASSROOM DRIVER’S EDUCATION TRAINING.

ONCE A STUDENT HAS FINISHED THE CLASSROOM PORTION AND IS ISSUED

THEIR GREEN CARD, THEY MAY SIGN UP TO TAKE BEHIND-THE-WHEEL. THIS

CAN BE DONE INDEPENDENTLY THROUGH A PRIVATE COMPANY OR THROUGH

JCHS FOR $225.

PE ELECTIVE OPTIONS INCLUDE

ADVANCED PE 1 AND 2

CAN BE TAKEN FOR A FULL YEAR OR A SEMESTER

NEW NEXT YEAR – WOMEN’S LIFETIME FITNESS

ECONOMICS & PERSONAL FINANCE

• ALL STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE ECONOMICS & PERSONAL FINANCE FOR GRADUATION

• THIS COURSE WILL BE OFFERED FOR JUNIORS AND SENIORS. WE RECOMMEND IT BE TAKEN JR YEAR.

• YOU CAN FULFILL THIS GRADUATION REQUIREMENT WITH AP ECONOMICS AND THE COURSE WILL INCLUDE THE NEEDED PERSONAL FINANCE CURRICULUM.

• HOWEVER, YOU WILL NOT TAKE THE WISE CERTIFICATION TEST AND THEREFORE STUDENTS WILL NOT HAVE THE NEEDED CTECERTIFICATION FOR A STANDARD DIPLOMA (NOT AN ISSUE FOR THE ADVANCED STUDIES DIPLOMA)

• ECON/PF WILL BE OFFERED ONLINE THIS SUMMER

ELECTIVE OPTIONS THERE ARE SOOOO MANY!!!

MATH

COMPUTER MATH, AP COMPUTER SCIENCE

AP STATISTICS

SOCIAL SCIENCES

PSYCHOLOGY, GLOBAL SOCIAL ISSUES

WORLD OF IDEAS/WORLD RELIGIONS

AP PSYCHOLOGY

AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY

SCIENCE

AP BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, PHYSICS AND

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

ISR

ENGLISH

YEARBOOK/NEWSPAPER

CREATIVE WRITING/PUBLIC SPEAKING

BUSINESS

MARKETING

FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES

NEW! INTRO TO CULINARY ARTS 1 CREDIT

TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION

THEATRE

ART

MUSIC

BAND, CHORUS, ORCHESTRA, GUITAR

SHOULD I TAKE AP?

ARE YOU THINKING OF ATTENDING A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY AFTER HIGH SCHOOL?

CAN YOU DEVOTE TWO TO THREE HOURS TO HOMEWORK EACH DAY?

ARE YOU WILLING TO MAKE A FIRM COMMITMENT TO PERSEVERE IN THE AP COURSE UNTIL YOU FIND SUCCESS, EVEN IF THE COURSE PROVES TO BE CHALLENGING AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR?

ARE YOU WILLING TO MANAGE YOUR TIME? ACADEMICS IS A KEY TO COLLEGE ADMISSION AND OVER COMMITTING YOURSELF CAN HAVE A NEGATIVE EFFECT ON YOUR ACADEMIC TRANSCRIPT WITHOUT PROPER TIME MANAGEMENT.

DO YOU LIKE TO READ WITHOUT BEING TOLD TO DO SO?

CAN YOU LIMIT COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES DURING THE WEEK?

ARE YOU WILLING TO COMMIT YOURSELF TO COMPLETING ASSIGNED TASKS ON TIME?

ARE YOU WILLING TO COMMIT EXTRA TIME TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF YOUR WRITING SKILLS?

ARE YOU WILLING TO SPEND EXTRA TIME AND EFFORT TO EARN A COLLEGE CREDIT IN A HIGH SCHOOL COURSE?

AP COURSE AGREEMENT

ONLINE MUST BE COMPLETED

AP Course Information Sheets:

https://www.lcps.org//site/Default.aspx?PageID=154085

THINGS TO CONSIDER BEFORE COMMITTING TO AN AP COURSE…• AP COURSES CARRY A WEIGHT OF 1.0

• STUDENTS HAVE THE OPTION OF ALSO TAKING THE AP EXAM (AT THEIR EXPENSE,

$84/EXAM) TO EARN COLLEGE CREDIT.

• AP EXAMS RANGE FROM 2 - 3.5 HOURS, DEPENDING ON THE SUBJECT

STRUCTURE VARIES - MAY CONSIST OF SOME COMBINATION OF MULTIPLE–

CHOICE, FREE–RESPONSE, ESSAY AND SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS.

• AP EXAM SCORES RANGE FROM A 1-5

• ABOUT 58% OF PUBLIC COLLEGES GIVE CREDIT FOR A SCORE OF 3; MEANWHILE,

ONLY 33% OF PRIVATE COLLEGES ACCEPT THIS SCORE.

• THE MORE SELECTIVE AN INSTITUTION IS, THE MORE LIKELY THEY ARE TO

REQUIRE HIGHER AP SCORES (4 OR 5) IN ORDER TO RECEIVE COLLEGE CREDIT.

AP is a commitment! Schedule changes are not always possible.

AP SEMINAR

• INVESTIGATE REAL-WORLD TOPICS OF

YOUR CHOOSING FROM MULTIPLE

PERSPECTIVES, WHICH OFTEN ARE

DIFFERENT OR COMPETING.

• LEARN TO COLLECT AND ANALYZE

INFORMATION WITH ACCURACY AND

PRECISION, DEVELOP ARGUMENTS

BASED ON FACTS AND EFFECTIVELY

COMMUNICATE THEM.

• EXPLORING DIFFERENT POINTS OF VIEW AND MAKING CONNECTIONS ACROSS DISCIPLINES ARE FUNDAMENTAL COMPONENTS OF THE AP SEMINAR EXPERIENCE.

• CULTURAL AND SOCIAL

• ARTISTIC AND PHILOSOPHICAL

• POLITICAL AND HISTORICAL

• ENVIRONMENTAL

• ECONOMIC

• SCIENTIFIC

• FUTURISTIC

• ETHICAL

What Makes this Course Interesting

Students who take AP Seminar this year are eligible for AP Research next year

STUDENTS ARE ASSESSED WITH TWO THROUGH-COURSE PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT TASKS AND ONE END-OF-COURSE EXAM. ALL THREE ASSESSMENTS ARE SUMMATIVE AND WILL BE USED TO CALCULATE A FINAL AP SCORE (USING THE 1–5 SCALE) FOR AP SEMINAR.

• TEAM PROJECT AND PRESENTATION | 20%

OF AP SCORE

• INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH REPORT

• TEAM MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATION AND

DEFENSE

• INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH-BASED ESSAY AND

PRESENTATION | 35% OF AP SCORE

• INDIVIDUAL WRITTEN ARGUMENT

• INDIVIDUAL MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATION

• ORAL DEFENSE

• END-OF-COURSE EXAM (2 HOURS) | 45% OF AP SCORE

• UNDERSTANDING AND ANALYZING AN ARGUMENT (3 SHORT-ANSWER QUESTIONS); SUGGESTED TIME 30 MINUTES

• SYNTHESIZING INFORMATION TO DEVELOP AN EVIDENCE-BASED ARGUMENT (EVIDENCE-BASED ARGUMENT ESSAY); SUGGESTED TIME 90 MINUTES

Format of Assessment

ACADEMIES OF LOUDOUNThe mission of the Academies of Loudoun is to empowerstudents to explore, research, collaborate, innovate,and to make meaningful contributions to the world inthe fields of science, technology, engineering andmathematics.

. Academy of Engineering & Technology (AET)

. Academy of Science (AOS)

. Monroe Advanced Technical Academy (MATA)

Fall Admissions Window, August 2017-September 2017 – through NEW AOL website

Winter Admissions Window, January 2018-March 2018 – (for Advanced AET and MATA programs) through NEW AOL website

NOTE: AET, AOS, and MATA programs all have different admissions criteria

AET – 1 PROGRAM, 3 PATHWAYSENGINEERING

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

AET is a 4-year program although students have the option to optout after their first 2 year commitment.

MATA: MONROE ADVANCED TECHNICAL ACADEMY

The mission of Monroe Advanced Technical Academy (MATA) is to

provide significant and relevant learning in Career & Technical

Education (CTE) which allows students to explore and innovate

while preparing for 21st century college and careers.

*Loudoun’s Governor's Career and Technical Academy

Monroe Technology Center currently offers 26 career-preparation

programs to all qualifying Loudoun County Public Schools students.

As Monroe Technology Center transitions to become MATA,

additional programs will become available to LCPS students.

Great option for students interested in new technical diplomas

Dual enrollment credit possibility with certain classes

MATAONE YEAR PATHWAY OPTIONS (must be in 10th or 11th grade to

apply)

Administration of Justice DE

Auto Collision Repair

Auto Service Technology

Biotechnology

Building Construction

CISCO DE

Culinary Arts

Emergency Medical Technician DE

Environmental Plant Science DE

Firefighter DE

Graphic Communications

Intro to Health & Medical Science (10th grade only)

HVAC

Masonry

Television Production & Moviemaking

Welding DE

Veterinary Science

TWO YEAR PATHWAY OPTIONS (must be in 10th

grade to apply)

Computer & Digital Animation DE

Computer Integrated Engineering & Design DE

Cosmetology

Cybersecurity DE

Medical Laboratory Technology DE

Licensed Practical Nursing

Pharmacy Technology

Radiology Technology DE

Applications must be in by NOON on March 8th!!!

Dual Enrollment courses :

•Must have qualifying PSAT/SAT scores OR

•Take VPT test

•Scores must be in by deadline!

DO I NEED SERVICE HOURS FOR GRADUATION?

▪ THERE IS NO SERVICE HOUR REQUIREMENT TO GRADUATE IN

THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA

▪ JCHS ENCOURAGES ALL STUDENTS TO GIVE BACK TO THE

COMMUNITY AND WILL RECOGNIZE YOUR SERVICE AT

GRADUATION.

▪ KNIGHTS GIVE BACK

▪ CHAMPEION – 25 HOURS/YEAR

▪ TRACK YOUR HOURS ON ONLINE THROUGH THE JCHS WEBSITE

Registration Process

DAYS WHAT

January 19 Elective Fair

January 21 Teacher course recommendations for the 2018-2019 school year will be loaded into the

students course selection.

January 8-12 JCHS Course Recommendation Days—Teachers will be holding a conversation with students in

every block about course recommendations for 2018-2019

January 22 & 23 Counseling registration video and computer registration during Advisory

February 5-March 14 JCHS Individual Academic Counseling during Advisory

February 27 Mini Conferences - 10 minute one-on-one sessions to discuss your child's course

recommendations and selections for the 2018-2019 school year.

RSVP: www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0B4FA8AA2EAAFD0-course1

January 21 – March 17 PHOENIX online course registration—Course registration portal will remain open in

StudentVUE until March 17

March 21 Mini Conferences - 10 minute one-on-one sessions to discuss your child's course

recommendations and selections for the 2018-2019 school year.

RSVP: www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0B4FA8AA2EAAFD0-course2

May 1 All REGISTRATION PAPERWORK DUE – Online AP Course Agreement, Non-

recommended form/conversation, Dual Enrollment, Early Release, etc.

June 1 LAST DAY FOR ALL SCHEDULE CHANGES!!!

DO YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE FOR ME IN CHOOSING MY COURSES?

THE BEST ADVICE IS FOR A HIGH SCHOOL

STUDENT TO TAKE THE TOUGHEST COURSE

THAT THEY CAN TAKE THAT WILL NOT ROB

THEM OF A LIFE AND THAT WILL OFFER THEM A

GOOD CHANCE TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

DON’T BITE OFF MORE THAN YOU CAN CHEW!

PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING

COURSE SELECTION

HTTPS://WWW.LCPS.ORG/PAGE/123277