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Volume LIV Number 2, 1984
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Friday November 2, 1984
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SAT’s: GHS exceeds
by Brian Gay
Students preparing to apply to
a college, have SAT’g lying on
their minds. The Scholastic Ap
titude Test scores and grade
point averages are the best in
dications of a student’s future
academic success. The SAT
and/or Achievement Test are
useful for the evaluation of
students by colleges and univer
sities. The importance of the SAT
carries a different weight depen
ding on the school involved.
About 15 million students take the
SAT every year.
The SAT is divided into six sec
tions; two verbal, two math, one
Test Standard Written English,
and one experimental section pf
either math or verbal. The ques
tions in the experimental section
do not count towards your score,
but instead are used to evaluate
the test. The sections are divided
into 6 thirty minute tests. The
tests are mailed to Princeton,
New Jersey and scored by com
puter. The results are returned
within 6 weeks. The highest possi
ble score is 1600 ; 800 verbal, 800
math.
The national SAT verbal
average is 420, and the math is
471. Last year’s seniors from
GHS scored 428 verbal, 484 math,
which ranked above
Greensboro’s average o|,402 and
447 respectively, and N.C.’s
395V432.'North Carolina is 47th in
the United States. One factor to
explain North Carolina’s low
ranking could be a result of the
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by Ana Rodriguez and Hope
One of the most important deci
sions in a high school senior’s life
is where he or she will go to col
lege. Once that decision is made,
the period of waiting for a college
response is accompanied by the
question: What is happening to
my application? North Carolina
State University, the University
of Georgia at Athens, and pllon
College were contacted recently
by High Life to determine the
answer to that question.
“From the moment a student’s
application reaches North
Carolina State University, a per
manent folder is begun of the stu
dent,” says Anna Keller, Direc
tor of N.C. State Adihissions.
The application is checked for
the correct information and then
stored into a computer file. If ad
ditional information is needed-
SAT scores, transcripts and so
forth-the application is then
“acknowledged” as received;
yet, incomplete.
Tarantelli
Each applicant is then assigned
a counselor who will be in direct
consultation with the student dur
ing the application process. This
communication takes the place of
the traditional college interview
which is no longer recommended.
Freshman applicants are en-
couraed to visit the campus for a
“group interview” and tour day.
Keller says the students three-
year GPA holds the highest rank
ing, just slightly over the impor
tance of SAT scores and ex
tracurricular activities. State’s
“rolling admissions” process
helps to benefit the students with
an early notification of accep
tance or denial.
Unlike N.C. State, Director of
Admissions for the University of
Georgia Claire Swann, “We do
not look at a student’s extracur
ricular activities.” The universi
ty realizes that not every student
can participate in the same
amount of activities as another
student of the same caliber can.
Once the university of Georgia
receives an application, an ID
number is given to the applicant.
A high school transcript is thus
requested along with the repor
ting of SAT scores. The applica
tion then passes through the
hands of eight committee
members and the information is
stored in a computer. Although
interviews do not play a major
role in a student’s admission,
Swaim states that the offices are
open for interviews. “They add a
new dimension for the student
and allow them to view the cam
pus,” declares an enthusiastic
Swann.
If the applicant meets the
University’s standards and ad
mission criteria, an acceptance
letter and housing forms are im
mediately mailed out. Swann
feels a student needs to know
quickly of his acceptance so they
can begin financial and mental
preparations for the upcoming
lyear. _ .
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Choosing a college
[College Board News Release
Choosing a college is often one
of the most important decisions a
teenager makes. According to the
College Board, the best way to
choose a college that is right for
you is to be organized and start
your college search as early as
possible, preferably - in your
junior year.
Overall, your chances of get
ting into the college of your
choice are very good. A 1980
study of undergraduate admis-
!sions policies, published by the
College Board, found that more
than 80 percent of all college ap
plicants are accepted by the col
lege of their first choice. The
number of high school age
students is also shrinking, which
means that many good colleges
are now actively seeking
qualified students. As always,
though, your chances of getting
into any particular college will
.depend on the type of institution
you are considering and your
qualifications. Many of the most
selective colleges have more ap
plicants these days, not fewer, so
' that competition for places in the
most prestigeous colleges is as
strong as ever.
During your college search,
remember that no single college
guarantees to put you on the path
to success. There are probably
many colleges that will meet
your personal and academic
needs.
(continued p.l2)
Three chosen for Morehead
by Wilson Winchester
Mary MacLean Doolan, Billy
Fuller, and Brian Gray are this
year’s Grimsley nominees for the
prestigious Morehead Scholar
ship. This coveted scholarship to
the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill is worth approx
imately $33,000.
The Morehead Scholarship
Foundation was established by
john Motley Morehead to en
courage some of the nation’s
finest young people to attend
UNC at Chapel Hill. Because Mr.
Morehead wanted excellence in
all areas, students bestowed with
the honor of nomination must ex
cel equally in the areas of
academics, character, athletics,
and leadership. Nominees cannot
be deficient in any of the above
four areas.
Mary Maclean Doolan, a
Morehead Scholarship nominee,
feels that “it’s a real honor to be
nominated.” She and the other
two nominees attended an infor
mal interview earlier in October,
this interview is one of many in
the elimination process which
tests the students’ knowledge of
current events. Doolan finds it “a
big challenge” to keep up with
current events because of the up
coming elections, but overall she
finds the process of elimination
exciting.
Because of what the Morehead
Scholarship offers, it is a great
honor to be nominated. The pro
cess of narrowing down to just a
few finalists is a very long and
tedious task. The guidance
counselors begin with the entire
senior class and discard all but
the ones with the highest grade
point averages. The chosen ones
are again narrowed down. Many
students with high grade point
averages are discarded because
of the absence of participation in
athletics and student council.
Teachers, as well as guidance
counselors, review each of the
four areas. After scores of;
methods of elimination, the
Grimsley nominees have been
narrowed this year to three.
Determining the Grimsley
nominees seems like a long pro
cess. However, it is just beginn
ing and all but seven to nine will
be eliminated in Guilford County.
This number of students will be
narrowed down by interviews in
Chapel Hill. By this time, only a
select few will come out on top.
Billy Fuller,
Mary MacLean
Doolan, and
Brian Gay
are Grimsley’s
nominees for
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