Many of my peers at my public high school were talented and had the grades and test scores to attend four-year universities and colleges, but lacked the guidance or resources to navigate the admissions process.
Second, the early decision applicant pool typically has higher grades and SAT scores than the regular pool.
Sahlman told me that beyond high grades and test scores, the HBS admissions department looks for evidence of leadership.
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At Berkeley it's done via "comprehensive reviews" that look at the applicant's whole life experience instead of mere grades and test scores.
Meanwhile, as colleges seek more prestige and higher rankings, many are emphasizing scholarships based on high grades and test scores, not financial need.
This kind of financial aid is called academic merit aid, and few colleges offer it based just on grades and test scores alone.
Johnson says he tries to act as a mentor, or life coach, for his students, helping them handle the off-court stress of trying to cut high enough grades and test scores for an Ivy League college.
They are considerably behind girls in reading and writing, motivation, grades, and standardized test scores.
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On her way to all her Stanford degrees, Marissa Mayer probably got plenty of A grades and high test scores.
High school students with high grades and excellent test scores are likely to go to good schools and earn high returns on their investment, says Mr. Vedder.
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You studied hard, kept your head down, and did a good job, and you were rewarded with good grades, strong test scores, and admission to the right schools.
Stellar test scores and grades don't differentiate many applicants anymore, laments Donald Bishop, associate vice president for undergraduate enrollment.
Jacob (2003) found that moving due to the demolition of public housing buildings had no impact on the academic achievement of younger children on a variety of outcome measures, including test scores, grades and retention.
There is no substitute of course for electing a challenging curriculum (the most advanced courses for which you qualify), maintaining excellent grades and owning superior standardized test scores, these are the coin of the realm.
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There are lots of great ingredients of course, and the top schools will have the pick of applicants with stellar grades, GMAT scores in the 90th percentile, and scads of corporate achievements and community awards.
In Atlanta, students' scores improved in all grades and subjects for eight years continuously to 2008.
Then we average the scores for the two ups and assign grades on the curve.
Chinese parents who rock the Tiger Mother style still cling to the remnants of the Old World by expecting obedience above all else and stifling true creativity in favor of tried and true benchmarks of success: Perfect grades, best test scores, admission into top colleges.
Into it went information on test scores, classes taken, schedules, grades, attendance, demographics and, soon, bus routes.
And school-district officials in Oklahoma complained recently about how test scores are factored into controversial new letter grades assigned to schools.
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