Most universities value such players, known throughout history as upperclassmen.
The government's white paper on schools, published last year, outlined plans to overhaul A-levels to provide "the depth of synoptic learning which the best universities value".
Whether they're aiming for an apprenticeship, as an estimated 280,000 young people did last year, or for university, we want children to gain the qualifications and skills that employers, colleges and universities value.
The school is regularly on the lookout for other volunteering opportunities to help students develop the hands-on experience and life skills that future employers and universities value, as well as to show them, Khan says, how to be "good citizens".
A 2007 Crux Research Report found that 31percentt of colleges and universities value AP scores when making scholarship decisions and over 85percentt said AP scores have favorable impact on a student's admission.
We also recommend that universities value both the scientific and societal impact of their research projects in a more balanced way [ 34].
He says he knows the university values his work, otherwise they would not have promoted him.
"The university values free speech and free expression," the university said in a statement, "and considers homecoming floats, decorations, costumes and related signage all representations of such personal expression.
So for the second year, Tufts is inviting applicants to write an optional essay to help admissions officers pinpoint qualities the university values — practical intelligence, analytical ability, creativity and wisdom.
They want to restore a requirement that applicants take the SAT, which rewards those who can afford coaching and test preparation and does not predict the qualities of leadership and achievement that the university values.
Others suggest that he was so focused on the merger of Rutgers and the state medical schools that he did not have enough time last fall to consider that Rice's berating of students and throwing basketballs at their heads violated basic university values — and that the fact it was on video was a disaster waiting to explode.
