ITEMS TO CONSIDER ABOUT COLLEGES
- Most colleges prefer students to carry at least four academic classes per semester.
- Students need to maintain or continually improve their grade point average over each semester.
- Remember that most colleges re-compute academic grade point averages.
- Even though we do not weight honors and advanced placement classes, many colleges give these courses additional consideration when re-computing academic grade point average.
- World language may be a requirement for admission. Some colleges are now requiring a minimum of two years of a world language years of one language.
- Remember that Lahser’s graduation requirements are minimal. Many colleges would prefer to see:
4 credits in english
3-4 credits in both math and science
3 credits in social studies
2 credits in world language
If you plan to play any sport in college, you should make sure that you are fulfilling all NCAA requirements. You may view the list of NCAA-approved core courses for Lahser at http://www.ncaaclearinghouse.net/ncaa/NCAA/common/index.html |