When applying to college, these two words define your chances.
Many students and parents are in the throes of finalizing a college list. As they attempt to make sense of where students might have a chance, so often they point to GPAs and rigor of classes with the hope that these will be the keys to unlock the admissions doors. While these are undoubtedly key factors, there’s more to understand. Read on for the two words that define everything about how a college application is read – The first? Context. Every aspect of a college application is read in context, and nothing is evaluated as stand alone information. What context? The first is the context of a student’s high school, community, state, and region. Admissions readers begin with the High School Profile, a document prepared by your school and sent with your transcript that provides crucial information about your high school’s demographics, curriculum, grading policies, student performance, and more. We encourage every student and parent to access this document from your high school, or a...