Do colleges look at middle school achievements?
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Do colleges look at middle school achievements?
The short answer is no, you should not. Pre-high school accomplishments are really not relevant to the college admissions process. Admissions officers are focusing on what you did in 9th through 12th grade. In general, they do not care to see what you did before you started high school.
Do colleges look at middle school behavior?
No, colleges will not look at your grades from middle school. Colleges focus on your grades from high school, which will be shown on your high school transcript. If you take high school classes in middle school colleges will see that, but colleges do not look at middle school grades.
Do colleges look at your 9th grade grades?
Pretty much every college will see your teen’s grades from the first year of high school as part of their transcript review. Even universities that emphasizes tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grade grades when they evaluate applicants for admission will still see ninth grade marks on transcripts.
Do colleges care about playing a sport?
There is no doubt that sports are a great opportunity to learn team work and stay healthy. However colleges see SO many athletes, that unless you are recruitable, it doesn’t stand out at many institutions. So, a student who plays soccer and Lacrosse doesn’t have time to be on the debate team or in the school play.
Can I talk about middle school in college essay?
2 answers. If the essay mentions something from middle school briefly, it’s fine, but if the whole essay is on something that happened back then, it’s not ideal. Colleges want to know what kind of person you were in high school, as that gives them the best idea of who you’ll be in college.
What are some accomplishments in middle school?
Some examples of accomplishments are:
- Scholarships.
- Honor Roll inclusion for high grades.
- Awards won for specific activities or subjects (i.e., Most Valuable Player (MVP), Fine Art Award)
- Inclusion in student-related achievement publications (i.e., Who’s Who in American High Schools)
- Perfect attendance awards.