SCHOLASTIC ALL-AMERICA
REQUIREMENT DETAILS
GRADE & GPA REQUIREMENTS
Applicant must have completed 9th, 10th 11th or 12th grade
MINIMUM GPA
An applicant must maintain a minimum 3.5 GPA for the current academic year.
GRADE CONVERSION
A=4, B=3, C=2. If numerical grades are used, the following scale will be used unless the school’s letter grade conversion is given on the transcript: A=90-100; B=80-89; C=70-79. No rounding will be used in calculating the GPA – only one decimal place.
HONORS & ACADEMIC SUBJECTS
Honors, Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, PLTW courses, and dual credit college-level academic courses will earn one-fifth (.2) extra Grade Points.
If indicated as academic, only grades for academic subjects will be used to calculate GPA – history/social studies, English, mathematics, sciences, foreign languages, computer sciences, visual and performing arts.
A grade lower than a C in an academic subject will automatically reject the applicant.
Grades for non-academic courses will NOT be calculated – art, band, orchestra, choir, home economics, health, driver education, physical education, shop, etc., and any other class marked as non-academic will not be included in the GPA calculation (unless transcript indicates ‘academic’ or AP or IB).
GRADE
There will be no special status designation for a 4.0 GPA other than for a National Champion in the pool or open water, which also has achieved a 4.0 GPA. Junior National or 18 and Under Champions will not be considered.
Pool Requirements
Applicants must have swum an individual pool time equal to or faster than the 2022 Winter Junior National qualifying time in any individual event during the SAA qualifying period (Sep 1, 2022-Aug 31, 2023, dates inclusive) with the qualifying times in SWIMS.
