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JUNIOR PARENTS MEETING
January 13, 20107 PM
Highlands’ PAC
• AP INFO• AP GRANT• MAJOR OF
INTENSIVE STUDY
• START SENIOR JOURNEY
• “It’s the freshman, sophomore, and junior year that get kids into college. It is the senior year that keeps them there”
Admission’s office look at:
Rigor Activities
GPA Awards/Honors
Test Scores
HAVING OPTIONS!!
WORK
MILITARY
SERVICE ACADMIES
COLLEGE
• Education = Opportunity
• Many employers may pay for course work
• Co-op/Vocational School
• As an enlisted person?– Contact recruiter– Take the ASVAB
• As an officer?– Available at most
colleges– $$$ for junior/ senior
years– scholarships– -www.sss.gov
• Contact the academy admissions• Contact your congressman/senator• Begin in the spring of junior year• Realize that the academies have a
strong engineering core.
• 2 YEAR/TECHNICAL– Transfer or Terminal?– Reciprocity between NoKY, UC, CSTCC
• 4 YEAR– Internship/Co-op opportunities
• Pre-College Curricula--page 28
• Information– collegeboard.com– act.org– Guidance Office
• What does the college require?
ACT or SAT
With or without writing
SAT—subject tests?
ACT-Juniors March 15
• BENCHMARKS » USED FOR COLLEGE ADMISSION
– ENGLISH 18– MATH 22– READING 21– SCIENCE 24
THE ACT TEST PREP INTRODUCTION
8 HOURS
PREP/STRATEGIES
THE ACT BOOT CAMP
31 HOURS
4 PRACTICE TESTS
DIAGNOSTICS/STRATEGIES
• finaid.org/ fastweb.com
• Financial Aid Mtg.-Jan 2012
•COST OF ATTENDANCE•LESS
•EXPECTED FAMILY CONTRIBUTION (Constant)
•EQUALS•NEED (Varies)
•FAFSAdo after Jan. 1
•PROFILE–available 9/15
• KEES Scholarship (kheaa.com)• NCAA Clearinghouse(ncaa.org)
– www.collegestudentathletes.com
• Time line• Brag sheet/resume• “SR”. Mtg.- June 9, 7pm-PAC
• February 8th--return schedule requests
• Review records/ requests-meet with Mrs. Meyer
• “Plan a Visit”-This summer
• Resume/ILP
www.fortthomas.kyschools.us
Contact Info:
Ann.meyer@fortthomas.kyschools.us
859 815-2604