ARE YOU READY FOR A BIG FUTURE?
This page will help provide with information and links about colleges and the steps you need to take beginning your freshman year all the way to your senior year. To get started, create an account here. (Note: If you create an account with Big Future, you can use the same account to register for SAT exams.
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WHICH GRADUATION PLAN IS BEST FOR YOU?Minimum Plan- Graduating under the minimum plan will drastically limit your college admission opportunities. Usually this plan will limit you to strictly community college admission
Recommended Plan- If you plan on attending a 4 year University the recommended plan should be considered your minimum graduation plan. With this plan you will have proven your ability to challenge yourself and take high level courses. Distinguished Plan- Competing against some of the best students from around the country is difficult. The best of the best graduate under the Distinguished plan; if you plan to compete against them you should to. AISD Graduation Sheet |
UNDERSTANDING GPAGPA stands for Grade Point Average
A GPA is calculated based on your grades at the end of every grading term. At William B. Travis your GPA is constantly changing throughout the year depending on your grades at the end of the semester. When calculating a student’s term GPA, all courses are counted equally on a 4.0 (unweighted) scale. Grade Points awarded A (90%-100%) 4 B (80%-89%) 3 C (70%-79%) 2 D (60%-69%) 1 F (0%-59%) 0 |
CLASS RANKYour "Class Rank" is a ranking that represents how your GPA compares to other students in your class. If you have the highest GPA in your Class you will be considered to have the #1 Ranking in your high school class!
Why is this important? Class Rank is one of, THE most important pieces of information used by colleges/universities in deciding your admission to their college or university. |
TOP 10% RULEThe law guarantees Texas students who graduated in the top ten percent of their high school class automatic admission to all state-funded universities except UT Austin.
To meet the requirements for automatic admission, you must:
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