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GPA, transcripts, HS
Terms from career explorations notes 1 and 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The biggest change in high school is having more ? and ? | Independence and responsibility |
| What is an extracurricular activity? | Unpaid activities outside school hours that help you academically, help you with life skills, or help the community |
| For what 3 reasons should you do extracurriculars? | Fun, good job experience, shows future employers/schools you are well-rounded |
| What does GPA stand for? | Grade Point Average |
| At Stivers, how many grade points do you earn for an honors 'D'? | 2 |
| At Stivers, how many grade points do you earn for a normal class 'D'? | 1 |
| At Stivers, how many grade points do you earn for an honors 'F'? | 0 |
| At Stivers, how many grade points do you earn for a normal class 'F'? | 0 |
| At Stivers, how many grade points do you earn for an AP class 'A'? | 5 |
| At Stivers, how many grade points do you earn for a normal class 'A'? | 4 |
| At Stivers, how many points do you earn for an AP class 'C'? | 3 |
| At Stivers, how many points do you earn for a normal class 'C'? | 2 |
| What range is GPA normally? | 0-4 |
| How high can a GPA go if you add in weight for honors/AP classes? | never more than 4.3 after a full year of high school |
| Which classes now count towards your permanent high school GPA? | Career Explorations, languages, honors math or English |
| How do you calculate GPA? | letter grade points x credit= each class points Total class points/total credits=GPA |
| What is on your academic record? | Anything related to classes taken for Credit (no extracurriculars or sports) |
| What is an official transcript? | the office creates a document of your academic record to send to schools/employers. It has a special stamp |
| What is an unofficial transcript? | a document of your academic record for yourself that you cannot use on applications |
| What is a credit? | it shows how much a class is worth |
| What grade is "passing a class" that will allow you to graduate? | 60% D |
| Credits for failed classes still count towards ? but they do not count towards ? | count towards GPA, do not count towards graduation |
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