Transcript Freshman Seminar - Swampscott High School
Class of 2017
MCAS- ELA, Science/Technology, Mathematics Students must enroll in thirty (30) credits each year and are required to earn a minimum of twenty-five (25) credits each year to advance to the next grade level. A minimum of one hundred and twenty (120) credits must be completed to qualify for a Swampscott High School diploma. These credits must include the following:
English Mathematics Social Studies Science Foreign Language Career Technology Education and Fine Arts Physical Education I Physical Education II Contemporary Adolescent Health I Contemporary Adolescent Health II 4 years and one semester of
Writing across the Curriculum
in Grade 9 or 10 3 years State colleges in MA will
require
four years of mathematics for admission beginning in the fall of 2016.
3 years (including
United States History
) 3 years of a lab science:
biology, chemistry, physics
A sequence of 2 years of the same foreign language 3 courses (one of which must be
Computer Applications
) Chosen from: Business Technology, Industrial Technology, Family and Life Science, Art, Music Typically taken in grade 9 Typically taken in grade 10 Typically taken in grade 9 or 10 Typically taken in grade 11 or 12 22.50 credits 15 credits 15 credits 15 credits 10 credits Variable 2.5 credits 2.5 credits 1.25 credits 1.25 credits
Freshman year of high school: Freshman year is the perfect time to taste and explore Sophomore year of high school: Sophomore year is the time to pare down and focus your activities to three or four projects or areas of interest based on what you really enjoy. Junior year of high school: By the time you hit your junior year, you should be well settled in favorite activities. If, however, you haven't done that, it is never too late to get involved. Look for ways to make a difference -- become an officer or leader, and especially go beyond just being a member of a club or activity.
Senior year of high school: Since going through the college application process will take up a lot of free time, be sure that your extracurricular involvements are those that you really enjoy and are meaningful to you.
Summers during your high school years: Colleges are very interested in what students do during summer vacations. Any indication that you have done nothing more than play video games, watch television, get a good suntan or just hang out with friends is not going to please admissions officers. (Copyright © 2014 TheHuffingtonPost.com, Inc )