All-Star Gabi's New Gym And Team Announcement 7/6/15

[12stepCheermom]

Excellent point! We better ask getsum

Can't. Production meeting.


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[oncecoolcoachnowmom]

Excellent point! We better ask getsum

You guys are so petty.

 

[MissCongeniality]

You guys are so petty.

Petty? No. "Snarky", on the other hand, I will accept and wear proudly.

 

[UCFKnights07]

so i looked up my old high school curriculum to see what its like today....Man im glad a graduated when i did... phew..
they require a lot more mandatory college prep classes, They also give three different option on how you want to graduate which i dont remember back when i was in high school. basically its the standard route, the AP route, or the technical school route. Oddly enough the AP route, requires significantly less mandatory classes.

 

[Ally13]

Wow. I've never heard of a public, state institution demanding APs.

Some top state schools like UGA, UT Austin, and UNC Chapel Hill are really hard for out-of-state students to get into. I could see some of those schools saying a student needed more APs to distinguish themselves just because admissions is really competitive amongst out of state ones.

 

[driverto6]

Not Georgia Tech. Univ of Georgia told her that she needed APs (California kid)

The state of Georgia has had a state sponsored scholarship in place for several years that basically covers tuition for high achieving students for all 4 years. Because of this scholarship many top students now stay in state to go to school instead of attending Ivy League or other top notch schools. It also means that admission to Georgia (and GA Tech) is incredibly competitive. For those of us who live in GA it is common knowledge that if you want to attend either of these schools you need to take the most rigorous course load offered at your high school. Rigor is one of the top things they consider in admission decisions. So that means AP or IB!


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[cheernerd5678]

Some top state schools like UGA, UT Austin, and UNC Chapel Hill are really hard for out-of-state students to get into. I could see some of those schools saying a student needed more APs to distinguish themselves just because admissions is really competitive amongst out of state ones.

Lol @ unc chapel hill - really hard is an understatement. 7APs, everything else honors, 35 ACT, 3.96 gpa and IMO a pretty good essay. Didn't get in. Still somewhat salty about it [emoji23]

 

[SL&AM]

AP's are important because passing the AP test is the best way to prove to a perspective college that you know that subject matter - like a 5 on the Chemistry AP test will prove that you know Chemistry a lot more than getting all A's your entire HS career, being Valedictorian of your HS, etc. There is such a wide range of High Schools out there, some are very rigorous to the point where exceptional students will get B's and C's, and some are a cake walk where someone can get all A's w/ minimal effort - and these standardized tests (APs, SAT, ACT) are really the best way for colleges to equalize everyone. And of course there's the added benefit of possibly saving college tuition money.

I get that, especially for areas that don't allow what my area did. The perspective university I wanted to go to accepted me into an accelerated Master's program because I proved I knew the course material by taking it in college. The campus was about 15 minutes from my HS and that is where I went for my college classes. For example, I could spend an entire year in high school and come out with 6 college credits (my HS had a max of 2 AP classes per year limit). If someone chose to do dual enrollment which is part time/part time, that same year they'd get 12 college credits. At my school, you could only take AP classes during your Junior and Senior year. That means if you passed all your tests and took 2 per year, you left HS with 12 college credits. I left high school with 60 college credits and my entire General Ed degree done.

I totally get it for those who do school sports and want the high school experience; but for those who don't, dual enrollment/early admission programs get them further, faster than AP will. Again, depending upon the area. I know some areas don't even offer the DA/EA options at all.

 

[Ally13]

Lol @ unc chapel hill - really hard is an understatement. 7APs, everything else honors, 35 ACT, 3.96 gpa and IMO a pretty good essay. Didn't get in. Still somewhat salty about it [emoji23]

Dang girl!! Yeah I've heard UNC Chapel Hill be compared to Ivy Leagues with how selective it is. Don't they have quotas on how many out of state students can admit? Either way, you're still INCREDIBLY smart and are gonna do great at your school! Mizzou right? Rock Chalk!! ;)

 

[piglet]

My friend's daughter was told she didn't have enough APs (she went to a top notch private school for HS) for Georgia. My CP is at a state school here where average for this year's freshmen is 4.13

I'm sincerely worried my youngest won't get into her top choice (Georgia) with her extracurriculars that take so much of her time. As alum, her dad & I are very happy that the standards rise every year, but in the back of my mind, I worry my beloved UGA is going to break my sweet CP's heart!

@King : NO UGA JOKES ALLOWED ;)

..approximately 5,300 first-year students will begin fall semester on Aug. 17 with an average GPA of 3.91 and an average SAT score of 1301. Just five years ago, those figures were 3.83 and 1264, respectively.

The rigor of students' high school curriculum continues to be a key factor in admissions decisions, with some 94 percent of the students having enrolled in College Board Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate classes while in high school.

Now, back to Gabi---did they have tryouts already or what?

 

[nicolee]

Some top state schools like UGA, UT Austin, and UNC Chapel Hill are really hard for out-of-state students to get into. I could see some of those schools saying a student needed more APs to distinguish themselves just because admissions is really competitive amongst out of state ones.

UMich as well. They encourage (heavily) lots of APs or the IB. Admission standards this year are ridiculously high.

 

[dawgshow]

Lol @ unc chapel hill - really hard is an understatement. 7APs, everything else honors, 35 ACT, 3.96 gpa and IMO a pretty good essay. Didn't get in. Still somewhat salty about it [emoji23]

I got accepted into an Ivy League school back in the dark ages but got dinged by UNC Chapel Hill. Also still salty about that

 

[Fiercecheermom]

Some top state schools like UGA, UT Austin, and UNC Chapel Hill are really hard for out-of-state students to get into. I could see some of those schools saying a student needed more APs to distinguish themselves just because admissions is really competitive amongst out of state ones.

Our schools here in VA are CRAZY competitive for in state students - UVA, Tech, JMU, GMU. My CP has a 4.2 and competitive SAT scores, and there is no way she would get into UVA. It is a joke in our area that we have to look at the others because of how VA colleges want to make sure they get only the top kids from each of the areas and how different areas have different qualifications to get in. Of course, my CP doesn't want to go in state anyway, so we are hoping for some "merit money" from the out of state schools.

 

[King]

@King : NO UGA JOKES ALLOWED ;)

No need to joke. We run this state :)

 

[kristenthegreat]

And yet, NONE of these standards seem to be doing anything to get our international ranking up for the US in math/science/literature.