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What is a High School Profile and What Role Does It Play in College Admissions?

When your college application is considered, your transcript is evaluated side-by-side with your high school profile. This blog post will discuss the information included in the profiles, including GPA, grade and test score distribution, rigor of curriculum, and special programs. To illustrate how this information is shared, we will draw from the examples of five school profiles at public and private secondary schools.

The ABCs of Secondary School Curricula: International Baccalaureate (IB) Program

Read our overview of the IB program, which can help navigate its complexities and explore its potential benefits. Find out how you can use IB exam scores to distinguish yourself from other applicants, for advanced placement (skipping over entry-level courses), or for college credit. Also, how does an IB program compare to AP courses?

The ABCs of Secondary School Curricula: Advanced Placement (AP)

Read our overview of the AP program, which can help navigate its complexities and explore its potential benefits. Find out how you can use AP scores to distinguish yourself from other applicants, for advanced placement (skipping over entry-level courses), for college credit, for the satisfaction of distribution requirements, and/or for early graduation, depending on the school.

Maureen Meyer2023-06-07T12:51:14-04:00June 5th, 2023|Categories: AP Capstone Diploma, AP College Credit, AP Courses, AP Credits, AP Exams, AP Program, college, College Academics, college applications, Collegiate Gateway, High School Curricula, high school curriculum, High school planning, Julie Gross|Tags: Advanced Placement, AP, AP college credit, AP Exam Scoring, AP tests, benefits of AP exams, College Admissions, college readiness, collegiate gateway, julie gross|

Participation in High School Research Programs and the Impact on College Admissions

Participation in research during high school can benefit both your intellectual growth and your success in college admissions. Research offers an opportunity to explore scientific problems in new ways, strengthen your problem-solving abilities, and test out potential career options. Find out how high school research programs can help students build a variety of skills that benefit them in college and beyond.

What is a High School Profile and What Role Does it Play in College Admissions?

When your college application is considered, your transcript is evaluated side-by-side with your high school profile. This blog post will discuss the information included in the profiles, including GPA, grade and test score distribution, rigor of curriculum, and special programs. To illustrate how this information is shared, we will draw from the examples of five school profiles at public and private secondary schools.

The Role of Grades in College Admissions

Colleges view your academic performance in high school as the strongest predictor of your academic success in college. Find out which grades matter the most and why colleges weigh them so heavily in assessing your application. Read our tips for optimizing your academic coursework in high school as a foundation for successful college admissions.

Maureen Meyer2022-12-21T12:23:53-05:00December 21st, 2022|Categories: college, College Academics, college admissions, college applications, college list, Collegiate Gateway, Grades, high school curriculum, High school planning, Julie Gross, test-optional|Tags: AP classes, AP test scores, college, College Admissions, College Applications, collegiate gateway, high school curriculum, high school GPA, high school grades, IB program, julie gross, Northwestern University, Stanford University, undergraduate admissions, University of Chicago|

Meet the Collegiate Gateway Team! Q&A with Julie Raynor Gross, Founder and President

Did you know that it’s been almost 20 years since Julie Raynor Gross founded Collegiate Gateway? Over the past two decades, so much has changed, both in the organization and in college admissions. To mark this milestone, here’s a peek at the inner workings of Collegiate Gateway via interviews with its staff members. First up: Julie Raynor Gross herself!

Meet the Collegiate Gateway Team! Q&A with Caroline Ferrucci, Associate College Counselor

Meet Caroline Ferrucci, Associate College Counselor, at Collegiate Gateway. Caroline joined the company in January 2012 as a Research Assistant. Find out how her role has grown and changed at Collegiate Gateway, and the advice she has for college applicants.

Maureen Meyer2022-03-20T22:08:10-04:00March 16th, 2022|Categories: college, college admissions, college applications, College Essays, college list, college research, High school planning, independent educational consulting, Law School Admissions, Medical School Admissions, medical school planning, Uncategorized|Tags: Caroline Ferrucci, College Admissions, collegiate gateway, Educational Consulting, graduate school admissions|

Meet the Collegiate Gateway Team! Q&A with Maureen Meyer, Director of Client Relations

Meet Maureen Meyer, Director of Client Relations, at Collegiate Gateway. Find out how Collegiate Gateway has changed over the years, and what motivated Maureen to join the company in 2014.

Maureen Meyer2022-04-08T09:41:29-04:00March 14th, 2022|Categories: college, college admissions, college applications, college list, Collegiate Gateway, High school planning, independent educational consulting, Law School Admissions, Medical School Admissions, medical school planning|Tags: College Consulting, collegiate gateway, Educational Consultant, julie gross|

Sequential Electives in High School

Plan your high school curriculum to make the most of the courses offered and research whether your school has sequential course pathways in research, business, technology, the arts, or politics and global studies. Learn more about the sequential electives private and public high schools have to offer!