School for Advanced Studies
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The School for Advanced Studies (SAS) is a SACS accredited dual-enrollment secondary school in Miami, Florida. It is a part of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools System and is situated at three campuses of Miami Dade College. These three campuses are: the Kendall Campus 1101 SW 104 ST PT 706 33176, North Campus 11380 NW 27 Ave. Room 111 33167, and Wolfson Campus 26 NE St. Room 55115 33132.
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[edit] About the school
SAS is part of the dual-enrollment program, meaning that every student at SAS is enrolled at both the high school and Miami Dade College. This enables students to take their core academic classes at the high school (Math, Social Studies, and English) and simultaneously enroll in college classes at MDC as electives. SAS allows students to earn college credits that can be redeemable upon graduation to the higher institution of their choice or even earn their Associate of Arts Degree. Another feature that separates SAS from other high schools is the fact that it only accepts incoming students in the eleventh and twelfth grade. SAS is also very selective with admissions. Prospective students must pass the College Placement Test, have and maintain a 3.0 unweighted overall GPA, and maintain a 2.0 college unweighted GPA. Furthermore, SAS boasts a small school atmosphere at the heart of a relaxed college campus.
[edit] Organizations
The following organizations are active at the school:
- National Honor Society
- Mu Alpha Theta
- SAeSense, the national award-winning literary magazine
- FBLA
- Yearbook
- Interact
[edit] Awards and honors
- Ranked #1 in the world in Advanced Placement English Literature by the College Board.
- Highest average scores for SAT Math and Verbal in Miami-Dade County.
- Earned #4 highest scores for in the state for FCAT Science and #1 in Miami-Dade County (Note: SAS does not offer any science course as part of its main curriculum).
- Highest school attendance in Miami-Dade County (for two grading periods).
- Ranked #163 out of 30,000+ public senior high schools in the U.S. by Newsweek.
- 100% of students who attend for both years earn a minimum of 42 college credits.
- 100% of students continue post-secondary education.
- 91% of seniors received Florida Bright Futures Scholarship.
- Three National Merit Scholar Finalists have been SAS students.
- Three Gates Millennium Scholarship winners have been SAS students.
- 64% of students received the Superintendent’s Diploma of Distinction.
- 76% of students applied to and were accepted by their first choice college/university.
- SAS senior scholarship monies total for 2004-2005 - $3,742,050
