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Preparing for College

Intended to guide students and their families when selecting high school courses, Choosing Courses to Prepare for College was produced by a Faculty committee. Choosing Courses offers our best advice for students preparing for liberal arts colleges with high academic demands.

This pamphlet is not intended to provide a formula for admission to Harvard. While there is no single academic path we expect all students to follow, we know that the course work you undertake in secondary school can prepare you for your future liberal arts education. We hope you will find the piece helpful as you make the choices that will help you be a successful college student.

Choosing Courses to Prepare for College

Acknowledgements
To the student
How can you best prepare for Harvard?
Conclusion

Acknowledgements

Choosing Courses to Prepare for College was prepared under the auspices of three successive Deans of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences: A. Michael Spence, Henry Rosovsky, and Jeremy Knowles.

To the student:

A good high school education should do more than prepare you for the next level of education or for later employment – it should prepare you to take advantage of future learning opportunities of all kinds. To this end, an academic program in high school should equip you with particular skills and information and should also impart a broad perspective on the world and its possibilities.

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The University of Rochester is one of the country’s top-tier research universities. Our 158 buildings house more than 200 academic majors, more than 2,000 faculty and instructional staff, and some 9,300 students—approximately half of whom are women.

Learning at the University of Rochester is also on a very personal scale. Rochester remains one of the smallest and most collegiate among top research universities, with smaller classes, a low 9:1 student to teacher ratio, and increased interactions with faculty.

About Us

Points of Pride

The Institute of Optics was founded in 1929 as the nation’s first educational program devoted exclusively to optics. It is widely considered one of the nation’s premier optics schools and is a leader in basic optical research and theory.

The Laboratory for Laser Energetics’ 60-beam OMEGA laser is the world’s most powerful fusion laser.

When the University pioneered the Take Five Scholars Program two decades ago, it was heralded by the New York Times as "one of the most innovative liberal arts programs in the country." Since then, the program has allowed more than 900 students to study, tuition free, for an additional semester or year in areas outside their formal majors.

More people in Rochester have been immunized against bird flu than in any other community in the world, thanks to the University’s role testing bird-flu vaccines. In 2007, a $26 million NIH grant established the University of Rochester Medical Center as one of three national research centers for bird flu and pandemic flu.

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The Nike Zoom Mawler Men’s Track and Field Shoe is a sleek, lightweight and aggressive track spike. The Zoom Mawler is ideal for the elite-level sprinter.

Innersleeve cradles the foot for a secure fit
Ultra-thin Phylon midsole for superior impact protection
Seven permanent compression pins for traction and grip on the track
Full-length Pebax plate for fast, supportive snap off of the track
Weight: 8 ounces (men’s size 9)
Sizing is for men’s. Women, subtract 1.5 from your usual size to ensure the proper fit.

Source: Nike.com

About Vassar College

Quick Vassar Facts: Founded in 1861, Vassar College is a highly selective, residential, coeducational liberal arts college. Consistently ranked among the top liberal arts colleges in the country, Vassar is renowned for pioneering achievements in education, for its long history of curricular innovation, and for the beauty of its campus.

Location

In the scenic Hudson Valley, 75 miles north of New York City, in Poughkeepsie (area population, about 100,000). Vassar is in a residential area three miles from the city center.

View the interactive virtual tour or campus slideshow

Students

2,450 students; approximately 60% come from public high schools, 40% from private schools (both independent and religious). In recent freshman classes, students of color comprised 22-28% of matriculants. International students from 50 countries comprise 8% of the student body.

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KATAPULT™ SHOES

Katapult™ Shoes utilize plyometric construction to target calf muscle training: building mass and definition, while increasing quantity of fast twitch muscle fibers. Results include increase in vertical jump, reactive leg strength jumping skill, body coordination and range of motion

WHY SERIOUS ATHLETES CHOOSE THE KATAPULT™ SHOES

If you are a serious athlete or a parent of an athlete, the Katapult™ training shoe and scientific methodology when followed correctly, will give you or your child the tools to prepare for the next level of competition.

The Katapult™ Training System and its scientific methodology is by far the most advanced plyometric workout available for the serious athlete. Athletic Training Innovations (ATI) has created a 52-week in-season/off-season workout (patent pending) that will increase an athlete’s vertical jump, speed, lower leg strength and flexibility while decreasing the risk of injury.

The New Katapult™ Training Shoe
The “NEW” Katapult™ Training Shoe is lighter, better fitting and made with new composites that the user will notice immediately when compared to what is available elsewhere. Using a dynamic 3-D computer generated program ATI was able to develop our state-of-the-art molds to create a plyometric training shoe like no other.

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ZIP GROOVES(TM) – OVERVIEW

This breakthrough technology features consistent milling of each groove to maximum conforming dimensions. The absolute integrity of these grooves is maintained by the application of a proprietary coating to each groove for protection during the face sandblasting process. The resulting Zip Grooves(TM) are pristine, shiny and Cleveland® Golf’s biggest, most precisely milled grooves ever.

ZIP GROOVES(TM)

The technology of Zip Grooves creates a larger groove volume which channels more debris than traditional grooves to improve contact with the ball. This milling optimizes spin on each and every shot – making Zip Grooves perfect for players that expect optimal spin and distance control.

GELBACK(TM) TECHNOLOGY – NIBLICK

Gelback, Cleveland Golf’s lightweight, visco-elastic, vibration-damping material, is placed directly behind the hitting area of the clubface in the back cavity. Gelback is vibration-tuned to remove unwanted vibration on mis-hits while still allowing the player necessary feedback from the clubhead for a soft yet responsive feel.

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Boston University is one of the leading private research and teaching institutions in the world today, with two primary campuses in the heart of Boston and programs around the world.

Celebrating our legacy

Boston University was chartered in 1869 by Lee Claflin, Jacob Sleeper, and Isaac Rich, three successful Methodist businessmen whose abolitionist ideals led them to envision and create a university that was inclusive—that opened its doors to the world—and engaged in service to and collaboration with the city of Boston.

From the day of its opening, Boston University has admitted students of both sexes and every race and religion. It is with pride that we count Martin Luther King, Jr. among our alumni. What makes us prouder still is the fact that when he received his doctorate from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences in 1955, Dr. King was taking his place in a long line of individuals that stretches back to the University’s founding. Other notable alumni include the first woman to earn a Ph.D., the first woman admitted to the bar in Massachusetts, the first Native American to graduate with a doctorate in medicine, and the first African-American psychiatrist in the United States.

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