LAST WEEK OF COFO! *^^*1. Sign attendance sheet/get snack

2. Get your Topic A brainstorming worksheetts in front of class

3. We do not need laptops today, so don’t worry about getting one4. Relax before class

Thank you! *^^*

ANNOUNCEMENTS Only two more CoFo classes!

I would like for us to get started on essays (at least get introductions down)

I won’t see you guys for a month! You know what that means…

Cookies anyone? Practice ACT exam results

I will hand them out to you towards the end of class

COLLEGE OF THE DAY

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS

Located in Denton, TX (3 hours from Round Rock, TX) A large, public university with 28,325 total undergrads 64% acceptance rate - Selective Tuition and Fees: $8,717 Total cost of attendance: $15,867 75% of freshman who needed financial aid received it Graduation rate is 49% Retention rate is 80%

A green light to greatness.

AWESOME FACT ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS

Scholarship at UNT called Emerald Eagle If you meet the qualifications, you

automatically get a free-ride to UNT! This scholarship includes an all-paid, two-

week long trip abroad. Last year, students went to Thailand, and the year before, they went to Costa Rica

A green light to greatness.

EMERALD EAGLE SCHOLARSEligibility Requirements To be eligible, you must meet the following

requirements prior to the Fall semester: complete all documents required by the Admissions

Office before March 1 complete the FAFSA before March 15 be a new entering freshman (transfer students are not

eligible) be a Texas resident be a member of a family whose adjusted gross

income does not exceed $40,000 be eligible to receive a federal Pell grant through UNT sign a statement of your commitment to this

exceptional program attend a UNT freshman orientation

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS

Student-faculty ratio is 23:1 Most popular majors: Business,

Management and Marketing (21%), Social Sciences (9%) Visual and Performing Arts (9%), Communcations/Journalism (5%), and Psychology (5%)

ACT score range: 20-26 SAT score range: 970 - 1210 UNT’s colors are green and white North Texas Review is annual publication

of English Department – produced by UNT students and features art, poetry, fiction, and non-fiction

Famous alums include Norah Jones, Meat Loaf, Stone Cold Steve Austin, and Dr. Phil

UNT is known as one of the most environmentally friendly universities in the country – electric vehicle charging stations, lean mean recycling machine

RICE UNIVERISTY Located in Houston, TX (3 hours from Round Rock,

TX) A medium, four year, private university 3,755 total undergrads Tuition and fees: $37,292 Total cost: $52,242 100% of financial need is met by aid Average 1st year financial aid package: $33,187 Average indebtedness at graduation: $16,528 Graduation rate is 93% Retention rate is 97% 19% acceptance rate – Very competitive

45, 90, 180 sculpture in front of engineering school at Rice

Before you graduate, you have to climb to the top of 45

RICE UNIVERSITY

RICE UNIVERSITY Student-faculty ratio is 9:1 Most popular majors: Social Sciences (19%),

Engineering (18%), Biology (10%), Parks and Recreation (7%), Visual and Performing Arts (6%), Mathematics (5%), and Psychology (5%)

SAT score range: 1330-1530 ACT score range: 30-34 Rice University is located in heart of Houston’s

Museum District – offers dynamic students life in nation’s fourth largest city

Well-regarded School of Architecture and Shepherd School of Music

Famous graduates: Richard Smalley (Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry), Howard Hughes, and John Doerr (billionaire and venture capitalist who provided original investments in Google, Amazon, and Compaq)

LET’S GET OUR ESSAY ON!

ACT SCORES Your scores are NOT static. They will

change. Your scores are NOT a reflection of your

future potential. Your scores going up is completely

dependent upon how much you PRACTICE.Output is in relation to input

HOW YOUR TEST WAS SCORED First, I counted the number of question

on each test that you answered correctly. There is no penalty for incorrect answers.

Then, I converted your raw score (number of correct answers on each test) to “scale scores.”

Each test score (English, Mathematics, Reading, and Science) and your Composite Score range from 1 to 36. The Composite Score is the average of your four test scores, rounded to the nearest whole number.

POSTERhttp://www.act.org/standard/pdf/CRS.pdf

HOW TO READ YOUR ACT SCORES

English Mathematics Reading Science Composite

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Doe, Jane

COLLEGE READINESS BENCHMARK SCORES

This is where the ACT feels that this is the level you should be at given that you have had a solid education up until now

College Readiness Standards are early indicators of likely college success; however, success is defined as a 50% or higher probability of earning a B or higher in corresponding college level course

English Mathematics Reading Science Composite

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LET’S TALK ABOUT THIS If your score is lower than you

anticipated…Perhaps you didn’t pace yourself during the

testPerhaps you didn’t have time to guess and

fill in all the bubblesPerhaps you weren’t familiar with the types

of questions that were being asked If this is the case, have no fear

Next semester, we are going to prep like crazy!

If you put in the work, your score will go up

BEFORE YOU LEAVE: Clean up the room!