1. Future Told by Two Numbers Mckenzee Stephens

2. Numbers of the Future Students rely on two numbers SAT GPA

3. Why Are These Numbers Important? College eligibility at FGCU based on these two numbers

4. FGCU Criteria for acceptance a 3.0 grade point average or GPA. a 440 in each section on the SAT. Personal Essay

5. How it helps Personal essays involve money, staff, and time that the University does not have time for.

6. How it Hurts A test doesn’t show success of a student. Full representation= nonexistent

7. How it Hurts Public schools and private schools: different criteria for GPA. One school’s 4.0 could be another's 3.5.

8. My Proposal An optional personal essay. Hmm.. Do I want to write an essay or do I feel my grades represent me enough? Hmm.. Do I want to write an essay or do I feel my grades represent me well enough? Write FGCU Admissions today for personal essay. Help university get better representation of its future Eagles.

9. Sources "Admissions Prospective." Florida Gulf Coast University. FGCU, 2010. Web. 24 Mar 2010. http://www.fgcu.edu/Admissions/Prospective/freshmancriteria Bridgeman, Brent, and Charles Lewis. "The Relationship of Essay and Multiple-Choice Scores With Grades in College Courses.." 31.1 (1994): 37-50. Web. 17 Feb 2010. <http://www.jstor.org/pss/1435096> Photograph. InfoLab21. Lancaster University, 2007. Web. 14 Apr. 2010. <www.infolab21.lancs.ac.uk/business/isis/faq.php>.