Can a student be accepted into a university with a high school tech prep curriculum?
A student can definitely be accepted into a university coming from a high school with a tech prep curriculum, as long as the student has met the minimum requirements for admission to that institution. Moreover, some colleges have only “Recommended” courses of study for applicants, not Required ones. So, in such cases, even if your high school transcript falls short in one or more areas, you may be able to convince admission officials to take a chance on you, based on your grades and perhaps on your standardized test scores (SAT or ACT). The easiest way to compare your high school transcript with entrance requirements or recommendations at the universities that interest you is to go to the College Board Web site at http://www.collegeboard.com/ and enter the name of a college on the left side of the page where it says, “Search by college name.” Click on “Search” and this will take you to that school’s profile. (If more than one college has a name that is similar to the one you entered, y
