request that transcripts be sent to the admissions depart-
ment of the colleges that interest you. Final transcripts
will be sent to both colleges and the Eligibility Center
upon your graduation. Your grade point average (GPA) in
the core course requirements, as identified by the NCAA
in the College Bound Student Athlete Guide and presented
earlier in the book, plays an important role in your eligi-
bility to practice and compete.
Many types of financial aid are awarded based on your
high-school GPA. Doesn’t it make sense to be a good
high-school student and focus on achieving as high a
GPA as possible?- ACT/SAT scores. To be NCAA eligible, you must sit for the
ACT/SAT on one or more of the National Testing Dates.
Your counselor can give you the dates and locations of
these tests. You can take the ACT/SAT as often as you
want (on a National Testing Date) to achieve a better
score, which will help you to be NCAA eligible. (Refer to
the academic eligibility section in your NCAA Guide for
the College-Bound Student-Athlete.)
As with your high-school transcript, your high-school
counselor sends your ACT/SAT scores to the college
admissions department. Like your GPA, your ACT/
SAT scores play an important role in your eligibility to
practice and compete. (Refer to the academic eligibil-
ity section of your NCAA Guide for the College-Bound
Student-Athlete.) Also, like your GPA, many financial aid
awards are based on the scores of these tests. Some col-
leges will allow you to retake the ACT or SAT test on the
college campus to give you an opportunity to improve
your score in order to increase your academic financial
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