<p>In addition to your transcripts, most HS counselors are required/requested to submit a document called the ‘school profile,’ to the schools if a Naviance or other such programs are not available.</p>
<p>This profile is meant to put you and your accomplishments in context of your specific HS’s data, rather than your state’s data, as part of your file for the folks reading your application. </p>
<p>The profile summarizes: how many kids are in your school - in your grade - the rigor of available classes - the average GPA’s of your grade - AP or IB’s on offer - the graduation and drop-out rates - how many kids are eligible for 'subsidized school lunche (meaning low-income) - how many kids go on to both 2 and 4-year colleges - public vs. private - in-state and out-of-state - etc.</p>
<p>The admission folks consider the data to get a better idea as to what a rigorous course load would look like at your school, considering all of the factors that may not be obvious on the surface. The profile is one of the ways AdCom’s gain access to those factors.</p>