One of his upcoming courses is Advanced Placement Calculus, which is just one of five AP classes he has in the fall semester. Their drive for success extends to the classroom and on the courts and fields. During her sophomore year, Turlington took Cambridge classes, advanced courses which lead students toward advanced placement or international baccalaureate classes.
Studying is not an option but a daily requirement if a student hopes to land a spot at a quality university after high school. All said they have tools that help the process. And it helps to rewrite them so you memorize them. All said they enjoy the challenges presented by their advanced courses.
Turlington welcomes anything that tests her mind or interests, even trying out volleyball for a brief stint. The enjoyment of learning new things is a pattern for her.
Tizzano says Turlington often asks the coaching staff about the finer points of softball. Workload is always a concern. Having a book report due during the week of important games is not ideal.
Concern about burnout is warranted. All three understand the complications that can come from maintaining a difficult balance. If anything, their grades prove they can be trusted with such responsibilities. Willow Canyon High School softball player Tristen Turlington believes organization is an important aspect of juggling sports and academics. Photo courtesy Donnie Tizzano. Often, the best motivation is the simplest one and the closest to home: family and mentors.
The encouragement from teachers, coaches and counselors was an important factor in her pursuit of high grades, Salazar said. I was always ready towards a goal and that really helped me stay focused. In an unweighted grading scale, an A is worth 4.
No consideration is made for how hard the class may be; an A in Quantum Physics is treated the same way as an A in Navel Contemplation.
In a weighted grading scale, tougher classes earn you more points. Typically, that maximum is a 5. There are exceptions; for example, some schools weight honors classes on a 5. This is, on the whole, rare.
Essentially, weighted scales encourage students to attempt harder classes, knowing that falling short of an A will not affect their GPA as much as it otherwise would. Also, having weighted scales helps with class rank. If two students are both straight-A students, but one took the easiest classes available at the school and the other took the hardest, it hardly seems fair to rank their 4. If the harder classes were weighted, though, one student's GPA of, say, 4.
First of all, not all schools weight classes. If you go to a school where no class earns you more than 4. Second, even at schools where classes are weighted up to 5.
Health and P. If weighted classes are worth 5. It's not possible, even if you get perfect grades. This is a mathematical truth of averages.
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If you happen to go to a school that weights some classes above five points e. The idea is to take and excel in as many classes weighted above 5. That way, even the 4. This method still assumes you're getting straight A's, or pretty close. Satisfactory performance earns a pass; unsatisfactory, a fail.
Generally, a pass does not affect your GPA, although often a fail will count against you. Your school may not give you this option. They figure this could indicate that a student didn't want to try in that course or lacked confidence in their ability to get an A.
While, as enumerated above, there are some ways to get a 5. The good news is, colleges don't really care if you got a 5. Colleges generally look at your unweighted GPA converting it back to the 4. They also look at how hard the classes you took were. Your school will send colleges a profile sheet that details the grading policy of the school. Colleges want to see that you took hard classes and excelled in them ; they care less about what absolute number your school assigned to your stellar performance.
As I've hinted, what really matters is doing well in challenging classes. Do well in your electives and other 4. The first step, then, is choosing the right classes. Choose classes that are difficult and that will challenge you--but not conquer you. Recognize your limits, but also seek to stretch and expand them. If you know you have no real hope of passing a class, don't take it, but if you think some very hard work will get you where you need to be, go for it.
High school is about learning and working hard, not just about the final grades. The next step is excelling in the classes you've chosen. You should be working hard.
Attend every class and listen attentively; ask questions and engage with the teacher. Do your homework consistently and well. Review regularly. In general, apply good study habits. Be confident that colleges will look at the big picture, not just your exact GPA. Colleges want to see that you took advantage of the hardest classes available to you and mastered them, not necessarily that you had an outrageous grade point average.
Earning a 5. Depending on the grading policy of your school, a 5.
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