Jack Said:

What do colleges look for in older students?

We Answered:

They're likely looking to see that you've invested you time away from school wisely -- usually in some sorts of efforts that have allowed you to give back to the community &/or strongly develop your identity so that you may share your enriched and insightful perspectives with the scholars that you would interact with at their institution.

If really worried about acceptance though, you could always continue your education at a community college, and then transfer to a university after a couple of years.

Good luck!

Barbara Said:

do colleges or univesity look at ur sat score from high school?( FOR SAT EXPERT ONLY or college students)?

We Answered:

okay, colleges look at ure sat is u submit it to them and they want it for their application process. some colleges could care less.. tho they prob, want an ACT or they are international schools. for the most part schools NEED ure sat 1's and 2's. So, whatever data they have at the time that u apply is all the data that they want to look at. so u apply in november/december, and thats all the look at. the first 1 or 2 marking periods of senior year, back untill 9th grade. If you take it at the end of ure junior year and u are dissatisfied with ure grade, u can study up in the summer and take it again in october. This should be the last one that u can take while still being on track for ure application deadlines. schools DO NOT look kindly upon u missing ure application date, BUT if u call then when u apply and tell them that u are taking ure SAT a little later than they deadline (im talking a matter or a week or 2) some schools are lenient and will let u submit it to them anyway.

most schools when deciding upon who is accepted/ rejected have a point system depending on what they are looking for this year. 25% SAT 25% grade 10% class rank 10% extra curriculars 10% recommendations 10% essay 10% awards (just for example) SAT and grade will ALWAYS be the defining points of any school. for information on what the student body looks like and therefore what it looks like to be a student in their next upcoming class i would go to the schools individual website and look for a student profile, or something to that effect.

good luck!

Albert Said:

I am a high school student in the US, i am looking for a College in The UK. What do they look for in grades?

We Answered:

Go to some other colleges' websites you are interested in and look at the minimum requirements. I have gone to the University of Manchester's website also and they don't have the requirements posted. None of the university's minimum requirements I have seen mentioned a GPA. From what I have seen, most of the universities have a minimum requirement for SAT/ACT scores, AP scores, and/or SAT subject test scores. Go to this website for an example:

http://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/international/country/usa/us-qualifications

Marlene Said:

What to colleges look for in a high school student?

We Answered:

Get involved in community activities and some volunteer work. These are pluses that admissions look for.

Tom Said:

Suggestions for organizing high school and college material?

We Answered:

Organization is not "one size fits all" - you have to find the method that works for you. If one teacher likes giving lots of handouts, a binder with a section for notes would be useful; but if another class is primarily note-taking, then a notebook with a few pockets would be best.

Personally I found color-coding to be helpful. For example, English was my favorite subject and green is my favorite color, so my notebooks and binders and bookcovers for English were always green. History was always purple, math was always yellow, etc. This sort of consistency over the years makes it easy to instinctively reach for the material you need.
I suggest keeping all the materials for each subject in the same binding - for example, your lecture notes, labwork or discussion group work, handouts, and homework for one class should all go in the same notebook or binder.

It's up to you if you want to sort of subject (all materials for English on the same shelf) or by material (books on one shelf, notebooks on another).