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What’s in a location?

Jen Smith May 8, 2019

How do you describe where you live? City? Suburb? Country? As you explore colleges, one thing to consider is the location of the college. Location can make a significant impact on your college experience. Think about where you want to go to school.

Here are terms and definitions used in college “locations”:

Major City: Population 300,000 or more: or within a 25–mile radius of a metropolitan area.
Small-Medium City: Population 75,000-299,999 or within 15 to 25–mile radius of its metropolitan area.
Large Town: Population 25,000-74,999 or within 10–mile radius of a large town.
Small Town: Population 5,000-24,999 or within 5–mile radius of a small town.
Rural: Population under 5,000, in or near a rural community.

How do you know what will be best for you? Search for:

Nearest airport.
Nearest large city.
Nearest outdoor experiences (beach, mountains, etc.).
Popular student gathering places on campus.

Popular student gathering places off campus.
Activities available on weekends at the school.
Activities available on weekends in the community.
Nearest tourist attractions.
Movie, bowling or other recreational activities nearby.

Employment opportunities.
Your faith community, on or off campus.

Be sure to explore all the options. Look on the college website. View the college facebook pages. Most importantly, look it up on a map.

Take Action

Use the Guided Search to explore the location of colleges you are interested in. GuidedPath offers search on location types. Also check out:

How many freshmen live on campus?
Fiske Social Rating
Fiske Quality Rating

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Success in life is more than just graduating from the “best” college. However, finding the college that’s the best fit for you can help facilitate that success. Your best fit college may not be the school ranked #1 by US News, or the school your parents went to, or the school your best friend is applying to – you get the idea. So how do you find college that will help you pave the path to success?

Jullien Gordon has some advice on that topic in this TEDxTalk. Jullien talks about the four types of capital that you need to develop in order to achieve success

Personal capital
Intellectual capital
Social capital
Financial capital

Understanding these four types of capital can help you choose a college that will open doors for your future.

Take Action

As Jullien explains, you must be able to answer the question “Why do I want to go to college?”. To answer that question, you need to know yourself. Use the summer to consider what these four types of capital mean to you and why you want to go to college. An answer to this question will help you define the best fit college for you.

Pat yourself on the back

Jen Smith June 24, 2020

This is your last GuidedPath Guru message. You did it! You are off to college in the fall!

Now is the time to:

Pat yourself on the back! Congratulations on a job well done.
(virtually) High five your friends! You succeeded together.
Hug your parents or loved ones! You could not have done it without them.
Give your teachers a thumbs up! They appreciate knowing their classes influenced you.

As an “official” freshman- you are on your way! You are moving on to new adventures. Connect with your college to find out what your next steps are as a freshman.

It has been our pleasure to join you on this journey the past year. We hope you have benefited from our tips and tools.  Let us know if you have enjoyed our emails this year. Write us at support@guidedpathedge.net.

Congratulations on your success and best wishes for your freshman year!

AP Scores and College Credit

Jen Smith June 17, 2020

Although this year AP tests were “non-traditional”, many colleges have said that they will still award AP credit (see this list by Prompt). AP scores will be available online beginning July 15. Scores are released over several days based on the state in which you tested. View the date and location schedule, and your scores, on the College Board website.

What is the AP exam score scale?

There is no “pass” or “fail” on the AP tests. It’s important to understand the definitions of the AP scores.

5 = extremely well qualified | Many universities award college credit

4 = well qualified | Some universities award college credit

3 = qualified | Some universities award college credit

2 = possibly qualified | No college credit awarded

1 = no recommendation | No college credit awarded

Send Your Scores to Your College

Be sure you send your scores to the college you are attending in the fall. The college needs your official AP scores to award you any college credit. Additionally, your college may use these scores for placement purposes. Even if you do not receive credit, it’s important to send your official score report. Check with your college to confirm their policy on awarding AP credit. You can also find those policies on the AP Credit Policy Search site. You may also hear this information from your advisor at orientation, or see your college credits on your school’s student web portal.

What if I have other scores?

Go to www.apscore.org to view scores on tests you took in previous years.

I have other questions about AP scores.

You can contact the CollegeBoard directly for AP questions by emailing apstudents@info.collegeboard.org.

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