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Title: Attending an American College or University


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Attending an American College or University
  • What do I need to know?

2
What is the SAT and ACT?
  • The SAT and ACT are standardized tests
    administered to students in grades 11 and 12.
  • These tests along with your GPA(Grade Point
    Average) are what Universities and Colleges use
    to decide which students are accepted.

3
Writing the SAT
  • Register online at www.collegeboard.com
  • Many locations throughout the GTA depending on
    dates selected.
  • Write as often as you like

4
SAT Preparation
  • Many companies offer SAT prep courses for a fee.
  • Prepskills www.prepskills.com
  • Kaplans www.kaptest.com
  • Princeton Review
  • www.princetonreview.com

5
The NCAA
  • NCAA is a voluntary organization comprised of
    over 1200 institutions, conferences and
    organizations committed to the educational and
    athletic participation of student-athletes
  • Approximately 326 DI Institutions
  • Approximately 280 DII Institutions
  • Approximately 421 DIII Institutions
  • Approximately 350,000 Student-Athletes

6
The NCAA Clearinghouse
  • Determines whether a student is academically
    eligible to attend an NCAA D1 or D2 institution
  • Based on your GPA, SAT score and the completion
    of a group of core courses
  • If successful you are considered a qualifier

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Qualifier
  • A qualifier is a prospective student-athlete who
    graduates with 16 core courses and the requisite
    grade-point average that corresponds with his or
    her standardized test score.
  • A qualifier is eligible to receive an athletic
    scholarship and participate in intercollegiate
    competition during their initial year of
    collegiate enrollment.

8
What core courses do I need?
  • Division I Academic Requirements
  • 16 Core Courses
  • 4 years of English                            
  • 3 years of mathematics (Algebra I or
    higher)                            
  • 2 years of natural/physical science (one must be
    a lab science)                            
  • 1 year of additional English, math or
    science                            
  • 2 years of social studies                         
       
  • 4 years of additional core courses (from any area
    listed above, or from foreign language,
    nondoctrinal religion or philosophy)

9
Core-Course Time Limitation
  • Only courses completed in grades 9-12 are used in
    the calculation
  • A student who graduates from an international
    educational system within the prescribed
    timeframe may use one core course completed in
    the year after graduation (summer or academic
    year), but not later than the end of the academic
    year immediately after the high school graduation
    of the student's class.
  • An international prospective student-athlete may
    complete the one core course at a location other
    than the high school from which the prospect
    graduated.

10
How to calculate your GPA
  • Grade Scale U.S. Equivalent Quality Points
  • 80-100 A 4
  • 70-79 B 3
  • 60-69 C 2
  • 50-59 D 1
  • 0-49 F 0

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GPA Calculation
  • Course Mark Quality Points
  • Eng 1D1 75 3
  • Eng 2D1 81 4
  • Eng 3U1 68 2
  • Eng 4U1 78 3
  • SNC 1D1 85 4
  • 16 divided 53.2
  • Continue with all 16 core courses, total quality
    points and divide by 16

12
SAT/GPA Sliding Scale
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What is the NAIA
  • The National Association of Intercollegiate
    Athletics
  • Similar to the NCAA but for smaller private
    schools
  • Still have D1-D3 and offer athletic scholarships
  • They do not use the NCAA Clearinghouse rules

14
Junior College - NJCAA
  • National Junior College Athletic Association
  • Two year colleges in the US
  • Do not use the Clearinghouse rules unless your
    transfer to an NCAA school
  • Still offer Athletic Scholarships

15
Athletic Scholarships
  • One myth is that a student-athlete has a 4-year
    scholarship
  • Scholarship may only be granted on a yearly basis
  • Student-athlete may receive 5-years of athletic
    aid
  • Most student-athletes receive a partial athletic
    scholarship

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Useful Websites
  • www.ncaa.org
  • www.ncaaclearinghouse.net
  • www.collegeboard.com
  • www.naia.cstv.com
  • www.njcaa.org
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