L, who attended an in-system junior and senior high school, had an estimated unweighted GPA of 3.5 in 10th grade, and his college application goal was to apply for a STEM major in a TOP 30 university in the U.S.
SMOA’s teachers provided L with a detailed academic diagnosis and a plan to improve his academic performance:
- An overall GPA of at least 3.8-4.0 or above is required.
According to the latest admissions data from university officials last year, a GPA of at least 3.8-4.1 is required for grades 9-12 in order to apply to a TOP 30 U.S. universities, and since L’s GPAs in junior and senior high school are unweighted and based on an average of 85, the GPA is expected to be only about 3.5.
Before applying, L needs to take time to improve the GPA by taking AP courses, which can be weighted to improve the GPA, and it is recommended that L takes four AP courses, and if L maintains A- grades in all subjects, the minimum requirements for applying to a TOP 30 university can be met.
SMOA’s GPA of 5.0 for the AP U.S. high school credit courses and 4.33 for the regular U.S. high school credit courses are higher than the usual 4.0, which is very good for students, and can quickly improve the GPA from 3.5+ to 4.0+.
- Meet the application requirements of target universities and target majors
L was enrolled in an in-system junior and senior high school, and lacked the international curriculum background, UC A-G and compulsory subject requirements required by the TOP 30-50 universities in the U.S., the top universities in the UC system, and most of the U.S. universities. The relevant course selections required for university application can be made up through U.S. high school credit courses/AP credit courses.
English Language:
Lacking the English Language subject credits that are essential for university admission, English 12 may be taken as soon as possible to meet admissions requirements and may be used as evidence of English language proficiency.
Math:
AP Calculus BC and AP Statistics courses are required to apply for math majors at Harvard University, top universities in the TOP 30, UCB, UCLA, etc.
Science/Social Science:
AP Physics C, AP Macro/Microeconomics, AP Psychology, AP U.S. History are almost compulsory for applying to TOP 30 universities, which are very helpful for applying to prestigious universities, enhancing GPA and internationalization background and competitiveness, and are also relatively easy to get scores.
- Taking the online U.S. high school diploma courses and getting an A in AP Physics 1
L chose to take SMOA’s U.S. high school diploma courses, and the first subject L studied was AP Physics 1. L chose to study SMOA’s U.S. high school diploma courses, and his first subject was AP Physics 1. Learning the difficult Physics course in English with a foreign teacher, L did an excellent job, getting A’s in the first 3 weeks of the stage grades, and maintaining a GPA of 4.7.
Shawn Zeeshan, the teacher of AP Physics 1, is also a very experienced teacher. He received his master’s and bachelor’s degrees in mechanical engineering from Anhui University of Science and Technology and Jiangsu University of Science and Technology. He has been teaching for more than 4 years and is committed to improving students’ understanding and interest in physics through interaction and practice, and he has seen his students’ average grades increase by 15% in one semester. Not only that, but he also speaks Chinese, which makes his communication with Chinese students more smoothly.
- Dedicated service group, bilingual head teacher service details
- SMOA
SMOA originates from St. Mary’s School, a Niche A+ century-old school, the #98 in Boarding High School in the U.S., and the #1 in the state of Oregon in the U.S. St. Mary’s School was founded in 1865, which has a history of 159 years since then.
As the first Confucius Classroom in North America, the principal of St. Mary’s has been received by Hanban and leaders to personally award the license, so it has a high reputation and credibility. At the same time, St. Mary’s School is also a famous STEM school on the West Coast, and its robotics program has been reported by China Daily, etc. St. Mary’s School has more than 10 years of experience in cooperating with dozens of provincial key middle schools in China.
Authoritative diplomas, credits and transcripts,
recognized by top universities around the world
The curriculum system strictly follows the U.S. system and U.S. standards, is authoritatively certified by Cognia, meets the official standards of College Board AP and UC A-G, and is a regular online U.S. high school courses.
No matter when you apply online in Common App, UC or other university application systems, you can search for our CEEB school code and submit the U.S. high school credits and grades obtained from the online U.S. high school courses in the major online application systems, which can be checked, be trusted and be examined.
A wide range of courses,
Including U.S. high school all-subject and 30+ AP credit courses.
SMOA’s U.S. high school course selection is more flexible and offers a wider range of courses. Including U.S. high school all-subject credit courses, and more than 30 AP credit courses. Courses that are not offered at a student’s own school can be taken online without the limitations of course selection or time and space.
September-October enrollment for small-sized classes of 3-6 students is in progress, 3 students can start the class; more flexible 1 v 1 VIP customized courses are also available, with flexible hours, and can start at any time! For more course details and enrollment, please consult our advisors!