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High School Success Essentials: Readiness, Placement, Habits

Learn crucial strategies for high school success, from placement tests to developing good habits. Discover why rigor, involvement, and leadership matter for your future. Start early in middle school, excel in challenging courses, and stay ahead of the game.

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High School Success Essentials: Readiness, Placement, Habits

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  1. Junior High and Freshmen year Count • Readiness • Placement • Habits

  2. Placement tests are SO important • CoGAT • SAT/ACT

  3. Rigor is key to student success • Students need to challenge themselves • Research shows a C in an AP class is much more beneficial than an A in a regular course

  4. Math gets you into college • Algebra II or higher • Starts in middle school

  5. Reading and Writing keep you in college • Take the most challenging course you capable of in middle school and high school

  6. Get involved • Students enjoy school and do better when they are more than just a student • Colleges are looking for involved students • Makes a school smaller

  7. Leadership over involvement • Leadership is a key component for life success • Besides grades leadership is what colleges are looking for • Doesn’t just happen- look for opportunities

  8. Stay on top of grades • Don’t wait till the last minute • 80% of HS students receive a D or F in 9th grade

  9. Good Habits are formed over time • So are bad habits • I rarely come across a student that can “switch gears” quickly

  10. Colleges compare kids from the same high school only • They do not take into account where you went to high school • They take into account as to what you did at the high school you went to

  11. UC’s are not better than CSU’s • Research shows CSU graduates do financially the same as UC graduates • Its learning style

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