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Two people were taken to the hospital early Wednesday morning after what officials believe was an electrical fire at a Knoxville home.More >> Two people were taken to the hospital early Wednesday morning after what officials believe was an electrical fire at a Knoxville home.More >> 6 News Anchor/Reporter Kristin Farley was in Oklahoma reporting from some of the worst tornado devastation in the area on Tuesday evening.More >> 6 News Anchor/Reporter Kristin Farley was in Oklahoma reporting from some of the worst tornado devastation in the area on Tuesday evening.More >> Some of the most devastating images of the Oklahoma storm are of the two elementary schools turned to rubble, calling into question the safety ofMore >> Tornado shelters are essentially vaults within the school walls. Regulated by FEMA, they are meant to withstand 200 mile per hour winds, the strength of an EF5 tornado.More >> Chattanooga began a big redevelopment push downtown several years ago and Knoxville has followed suit. So which city has been more successful at revitalizing its downtown area?More >> Chattanooga began a big redevelopment push downtown several years ago and Knoxville has followed suit. So which city has been more successful at revitalizing its downtown area?More >> Two Knoxville police officers have resigned amid an investigation into the alleged beating of a homeless man.More >> Two Knoxville police officers have resigned amid an investigation into the alleged beating of a homeless man.More >> A Tennessee pharmacist has admitted distributing a misbranded Chinese-made drug that was given to kidney dialysis patients in Kansas.More >> A Tennessee pharmacist has admitted distributing a misbranded Chinese-made drug that was given to kidney dialysis patients in Kansas.More >> A Knoxville group is making blankets for victims of the Oklahoma tornado.More >> A Knoxville group is making blankets for victims of the Oklahoma tornado.More >> Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee is preparing to send food to Oklahoma.More >> Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee is preparing to send food to Oklahoma.More >> Two elementary schools were directly impacted by a massive tornado in the Oklahoma City area on Monday. It brings to mind a storm from a 1996 tornado which destroyed the Allardt Elementary School in Fentress County.More >> Two elementary schools were directly impacted by a massive tornado in the Oklahoma City area on Monday. It brings to mind a storm from a 1996 tornado which destroyed the Allardt Elementary School in Fentress County. More >> As the search for survivors continues in Oklahoma hundreds of volunteers from across country are stepping into help including some from East Tennessee.More >> As the search for survivors continues in Oklahoma hundreds of volunteers from across country are stepping into help including some from East Tennessee.More >>
One of the best things you can do to prepare for college and the working world is to take a strong academic program in high school. College admissions counselors view a student’s high school coursework as very important in deciding whether or not to enroll a student.
You should be in good shape if you take the following courses:
- English: four years (grammar, composition, literature, etc.)
- Mathematics: three or more years (algebra 1 and higher level math)
- Natural Sciences: three or more years (Earth science, biology, chemistry, physics)
- Social Studies: three or more years (history, economics, geography, civics, psychology, etc.)
- Foreign Languages: two units in the same language
- Additional courses: visual arts, music, theater, drama, dance, computer science, etc.
Check admissions requirements at colleges you're interested in to compare academic requirements to the ACT list. Your colleges may want you to take additional or different courses.
Always take the most challenging courses you can take. This will show colleges that you are willing to work hard to learn and that you are not just doing what it takes to get by. Colleges will be more impressed by respectable grades in challenging courses than by outstanding grades in easy ones.
Source: ACT, Inc.
