I view my high school transcript as an inaccurate view of my current self. In my freshman and sophomore years, I still had the careless attitude of middle school that many had already given up. This laziness significantly injured my transcript and it shows all the times. I chose video games, social media, or videos over school. All of this changed in my junior year, as I realized the need for me to step up and participate in school activities so I could succeed in my life. It was an instant turn around and I believe the current me is best denoted by my junior and senior year scores rather than my transcript. As for the test scores, I took the ACT exam in my junior year. Naturally, as part of my plan to reform, I studied profusely
Swain County High School currently serves students grades 9-12. It has a Freshman Academy (FA) which functions on a hybrid schedule. Students receive 4 credits by attending year-long classes for the two blocks of the day. They are housed in a separate building during these two blocks and then join the rest of the school for 4 electives over the course of two semesters. The FA consists of English 1, Math 1 or Math 2 for those who were proficient in Math 1 in the 8th grade, Health and PE and a class called 21st Century skills, which focuses on transitional issues with freshmen. We offer a team taught, A/B day, year-long schedule for the regular World History and English 2 classes. Outside of these specific hybrid components to the schedule Swain is on a 86 minute block schedule with a 30 minute advisor/advisee period built into the end of the day. Besides the standard required subjects (English, Math, Science, Social Studies, Health and PE) we offer 27 CTE courses with 8 different concentrations, 2 foreign languages with a face to face teacher and several online options, and 4 different types of arts classes (choral, band, theater, and visual arts). We offer seven Advanced Placement (AP) classes. We offer honors in all levels of English, Social Studies and Math, as well as in Biology and Chemistry.
My freshman and sophomore years of high school my grades did not represent my abilities due to a lot of health issues resulting from 3 different concussions. I spent quite a lot of time unable to go to school and falling behind due to not feeling well from the concussions as well as going to doctor appointments and being in the hospital. At this time it was hard for me to retain information and pay attention due to chronic migraines resulting from the concussions as well as a lack of sleep due to insomnia I had developed as a side effect from the concussions. All of this made my grades not as great as they should have been my first two years of high school and this does not reflect myself as a student. As my junior year began I was able to
Truth be told, their only requirement is for me to have a 3.5 GPA or higher by the end of each semester. I am proud to say that I have never neglected to meet this requirement. In addition, my folks are pleased all the AP classes I have taken and how I continue to challenge myself. Suddenly, junior year came so did the ACT. The first time I took the test, I scored a 21. After that, I began to see myself as a 21. In other words, I saw myself as not good enough. The national average on the ACT is 20, so in reality I did just fine. The problem is: I kept comparing myself to the Claire Davis-es of the world. After reading The Overachievers, I realized that other students receiving a high score, does not make mine any lower. I may not have the SAT, but this book still related to me and my test taking abilities. This book reminded me that we are people. We are unique and perfect in our own ways. We are not
To make a long story short, I didn't try hard enough on the ACT. For instance, I didn't study for it outside of a few online practice review sessions. I was too cocky. Regrettably, I knew I was a smart kid, but I didn't put in the time or effort to really succeed in taking the biggest standardized test of my life.
It is widely agreed upon that one’s High School Grade Point Average is the best forecaster of college achievement. “High school GPA is based on repeated sampling of student performance over a period of years. And college-preparatory classes present many of the same academic challenges that students will face in college, so it should not be surprising that prior performance in such activities would be predictive of later performance” (Atkinson). A student’s application of themselves in high school, as
Major changes in my life have affected my high school career, but a large impact came from the death of my father in eighth grade. Before his passing, I was an average A/B student in middle school and even elementary school, which quickly changed in 8th grade when my classes became too hard for me to handle. I decided the best thing for my mental health was to drop out of my higher level classes. This lead to being in standard classes throughout my first year of high school with minimal effort from my part. After constantly missing school, I failed my second quarter. Instead of bouncing back from this, it pushed me down, making me believe I would never be able to recover. Without any motivation, I ended my ninth grade year with a grade point average of 1.4.
The highest score I’ve achieved on the ACT is a 23 but my peers, with the same classes and GPA as myself, have a score of 26 or higher. In my mind, I was failing, but I decided to retake the test....4 times. When checking my score report I would close my eyes, breath, then slowly open them, coming to find out that my score was the same or lower than before. I was
I have four school's transcripts. I studied one and half years in Korea, and move to Canada for study abroad for 1 year. Then, I move to U.S. At first, I stayed California with a cousin; however, I couldn't graduate from there because of age limit, 19 years old, so I move to Ohio, and finally I can graduate. I was so hard to adapt to each school because these changes had occurred over a short time span even though my personality was quiet, introvert and too passive in everything. However, I could experience many countries' cultures and change my personality to be extroverted and
Hello, I am twelve years old and a seventh grader at East Middle School. As a middle schooler, I have many hobbies. I enjoy a variety of interests, but some of my favorites include recreational water activities, soccer, and playing video games. Water activities I enjoy participating in include: swimming ,jet skiing ,boating,tubing ,and going fishing with my dad, We often catch very large fish. In my free time, I also enjoy playing multiplayer games with my friends on the Xbox.
Throughout my four years of high school, my GPAs have been pretty good. Spring semester of freshman year was by far the best because I managed to end the year with a 4.0. However, my classes started to get a little more challenging to me and after that semester, my GPAs started to go down. I would have to say that my worst year was junior year. I ended the year off with four B’s and only three A’s. I would definitely have to say that I let my classes get the best of me that year. Now that it’s my senior year, I now know to never let stress interfere with my grades because it is not worth it. I hope I can achieve my goal of ending the year with a 4.0.
Through a series of intimate personal transcripts covering four centuries, six protagonists consider what it means to be human in coincidence with the development of artificial intelligence.
In all, I feel that my academic record is an adequate reflection of me as a person. My hardworking and overachieving nature is depicted in my advanced placement courses and ability to stay in the top 10% in a small and academically competitive school. I’ve only made 3 B’s in the entirety of my high school career and ranked in 96th nationally representative sample percentile on my first time taking the SAT. However, there is one blemish on my record which I am not proud to claim, my C grade in the UT Austin Onramps Pre-Calculus class. I do not want to make excuses but want to explain this grade which is not at all in line with who I am as a student. I am diagnosed with ADHD and I take medicine to help but the Onramps class was only offered
Most adults across the United States went to a public high school during their teenage years. Each of these former students then must have had a high school transcript, which would have showed what type of student they were as well as what occupation they might have been interested in pursuing. My transcript specifically shows many characteristics about my personality, work ethic, as well as my overall interests as a student. While looking at the white paper with black writing that beholds my finalized grades (transcript), anyone could tell that I’m a hard worker who is willing to take difficult classes. The strengths, weaknesses, trends, additionally the impressions of my transcript as well as my elective choices during my high school career
I know that looking at my ACT score, an admission board would only see the glaring issue: my math and science ACT scores. These scores are not a fair representation of what I can do. I have always excelled in math and science even going as far as being a year ahead in math. The ACT does not represent the person and student I am. Between my first ACT and my second, I was able to improve my own score by three points with just a twenty dollar book and a calculator (for some parts at least). That is the student that I am. One who is willing to admit their mistakes and work hard to fix them.
When I look backwards on my high school career, I honestly thought my grades as a freshman were a lot worse than they actually are. The lowest grade I received was a B- in Honors Geometry, and the majority of my grades were A's. I think I rather remember my negative attitude towards school and my lazy work ethic, which did not translate as heavily into my letter grades. Surprisingly enough, my most satisfying grades out of my entire grade book are the C's I received in AP United States History. At the end of my freshman year, I took a practice test to see if I could handle taking an advanced placement course my sophomore year. Lets just say that my test results were so bad that Mr. Bradley recommended that I not take the class and wait another year, however I was up for the challenge and wanted to take an initiative in my academics, so I took the class.