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Seaholm High School Welcome Class of 2020 Junior Student and Parent Night April 24, 2019
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Seaholm High School
Welcome Class of 2020
Junior Student and Parent Night
April 24, 2019
Seaholm High School
“Closing Out” Junior Year
•Finish strong for trimester 3
•College Q & As - both lunches in the College and Career
Center – first Q & A June 10th
•Request letters of recommendations, if needed
• Create/finalize list of extra curricular activities, awards, and
community service (grades 9-11)
•Visit colleges
Seaholm High School – College Application Process
Send test scores
(through the testing agency ACT or
CollegeBoard) – this can be done during
the summer
Send transcript via Parchment – anytime
after June 21st
Colleges release their new
applications sometime in August (check their website – under admissions)
Essays
(dependent upon college)
Letters of recommendation (dependent upon
college)
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•Go to www.parchment.com and set up an account
•This should be a student account (NOT parent account)
•Identify Seaholm as your high school
•Identify CORRECT graduation year – 2020•Double check to make sure your birthday is correct
•Select colleges to which you are applying
•Prospective D1 or D2 athletes must set up an account with
NCAA Eligibility Center (http://www.ncaa.org/student-
athletes/future/how-register)
Your Transcript and Parchment
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• 2019-20 applications available early to mid-August
• Read application instructions– Applications vary greatly from college to college
• Not all colleges require an essay or letters of recommendation (Grand Valley, CMU)
• No barriers, waivers, and assistance
College Applications
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• Ask teachers from core academic areas who know you well and can write a positive letter
• Letters will be submitted online to colleges directly
• Follow up with teacher in the Fall
• Give plenty of notice; write a thank you note
• Counselor letter of rec – provide a resume of activities and Brag Sheet – google form
• Optional, Parent Perspective
Letters of Recommendation
College/Post Secondary Planning• College Search assistance (over 100 visits)
• Troubleshooting applications
• College rep visits
• College programs & workshops
• Scholarships
• Stay connected @SeaholmCollege, Remind Texting 248-255-4644, Junior Profile, newsletter and scholarship information
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New In Higher Education• Summer Testing dates• Common App prompts posted• Michigan State University – 2nd year on
Common App• SAT Subject Tests – fewer required, but
recommended• More test optional schools
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• Common App, Coalition App (Universal, Online)• One application used by all member institutions
• Consortium of colleges & universities
• Some institutions have additional supplements (with essays)
• Applications typically open August 1st
College Application Types
Seaholm High School - Common App Prompts
2019-2020 Common Application Essay Prompts1. Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.2. The lessons we take from obstacles we encounter can be fundamental to later success. Recount a time when you faced a challenge, setback, or failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience?3. Reflect on a time when you questioned or challenged a belief or idea. What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome?4. Describe a problem you've solved or a problem you'd like to solve. It can be an intellectual challenge, a research query, an ethical dilemma - anything that is of personal importance, no matter the scale. Explain its significance to you and what steps you took or could be taken to identify a solution.5. Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others.6. Describe a topic, idea, or concept you find so engaging that it makes you lose all track of time. Why does it captivate you? What or who do you turn to when you want to learn more?7. Share an essay on any topic of your choice. It can be one you've already written, one that responds to a different prompt, or one of your own design.
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• Be authentic; add YOUR voice
• Give your app life beyond the numbers
• Answer the essay prompt
• Beware of repeating information already given in the app
• Writing essays that are so general and vague that anyone could have written them
Essay
Summer Opportunities
• Camp College offered through Community Ed
• M-Th August 5-8 or August 12-15 10:30am-
12:00pm $100
• www.communityed.net
• New Summer Resources Guide
• College & Career Center – Summer Programs
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Beginning of Senior Year
•Attend College Q & As during Senior Registration and the first week of
school A & B Lunch
•Share your college list, include extra curricular activities/awards, and
Brag Sheet (Google Form, Students; Parents)
•Send test scores to colleges – this must be done through the ACT
and/or CollegeBoard website(s)
•Send transcripts to colleges using Parchment
•Attend the Senior/Parent Night in September (actual date TBD)
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Helpful Websites
•College Search
–www.collegeboard.org
–www.careercruising.com
–www.petersons.com
•Paying for College
–Merit scholarships www.meritaid.org
–Scholarships www.finaid.org, www.fastweb.com
–SCHOLLY app - $2.99/month
•Seaholm Guidance and Counseling Dept
•Seaholm College and Career Office
Junior Career Day
• May 29th
• 70+ career mentoring offerings
• Kicks off with breakfast at United Methodist Church
• Sponsored by Optimists, BEF, Seaholm PTA, Seaholm
Student Congress
• Contact is Rosemary Ricelli-Scheidt
• Sign up via Sign Up Genius account (April 25th)
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Final Thoughts!
•Let’s work together and have fun!
•Use your resources – counselors, teachers, parents
•This is a process, you don’t have to have all the
answers right now.
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Counseling Breakdown Contact Info
A-DBrian Flatter - 248-203-3758
E-KNicole Festian - 248-203-3759
L-PJenn Vanderveen - 248-203-3760
Q-VWalt Romano - 248-203-3757
W-Z
DEPARTMENT CHAIR
Kristy Fekaris - 248-203-3756
Crisis CounselorSherree Wilson - 248-203-3740 / 248-203-3504
College & CareerJudi Stahl - 248-203-4253
