KING WILLIAM HIGH SCHOOLCOUNSELING DEPARTMENTSEPTEMBER 26, 2013

Senior Parent Night

CLASSROOM VISITS- SEPT 10-11

WHERE DO I GO FROM HERE? PURPLE BOOKLET

SENIOR INTERVIEWS

JUNIOR PACKET

TESTINGTRANSCRIPT

INFORMATIONAPPLICATION

PROCESSRESOURCESFINANCIAL AID

OVERVIEW

30 pages full of tips, tricks,

websites, financial aid information, questions to

ask on a college visit, employment information

etc.

PARENTS, HAVE YOU SEEN THIS

BOOKLET?

COLLEGE ADMISSIONS’

TESTINGSAT Reasoning Testwww.collegeboard.org

SAT Subject Testswww.collegeboard.org

ACTwww.act.org

DATES:OCTOBER 5, 2013NOVEMBER 2, 2013DECEMBER 7, 2013JANUARY 25, 2014MARCH 8, 2014MAY 3, 2014JUNE 7, 2014

The ones in bold are at KWHS

REGISTER BY:SEPTEMBER 6, 2013OCTOBER 3, 2013NOVEMBER 8, 2013DECEMBER 27, 2013FEBRUARY 7, 2014APRIL 4, 2014MAY 9, 2014

SAT’S

DATES:OCTOBER 26, 2013DECEMBER14, 2013

FEBRUARY 8, 2014APRIL 12, 2014JUNE14, 2014

The ones in bold are at KWHS.

REGISTER BY:SEPTEMBER 27,

2013NOVEMBER 8, 2013JANUARY 10, 2014MARCH 7, 2014MAY 9, 2014

ACT’S

SAT’SFOCUSES ON ALG.,

GEOMETRY & ALG 2QUESTIONS-ORDER OF

DIFFICULTYSTRESSES READINGNOT ALL MULTIPLE

CHOICE- WRITING PORTION

WRONG ANSWER PENALTY

ACT’SSOME TRIGONOMETRYRANDOM ORDERLESS VOCABTESTS GRAMMARALL MULTIPLE CHOICENO PENALTY FOR WRONG

ANSWERSWRITING PORTION

OPTIONAL

TEST DIFFERENCES

AP SCORES- Students must request scores to be sent to college/university

SAT/ACT SCORES- Scores are on transcript, however, most schools want an official report from ACT or Collegeboard.

SAT, ACT, AP SCORES ON TRANSCRIPTS

▪ STUDENTS COMPLETE APPLICATION▪ APPLY ONLINE▪ PRINT & KEEP A COPY▪ PLAN AHEAD- AVOID PROCRASTINATION▪ FOLLOW DIRECTIONS!▪ IN-STATE TUITION INFORMATION▪ FINANCIAL AID APPLICATION▪ REQUEST TRANSCRIPTS- FORM

APPLICATION PROCESS

PARENT SIGNATURE FORM IF UNDER 18REQUEST AT LEAST 2 WEEKS BEFORE

THE DEADLINETRANSCRIPTS INCLUDE:

ALL HIGH SCHOOL COURSES ALL MIDDLE SCHOOL COURSES TAKEN FOR HIGH SCHOOL

CREDIT ACTIVITY SHEET OR Résumé (RECOMMENDED) SCHOOL PROFILE SECONDARY SCHOOL REPORT

TRANSCRIPTS

Student’s responsibility to request transcript from community college(i.e. RCC, JSRCC) be sent to colleges

May be needed when applying and/or at the end of the school year

COLLEGE CREDITS

GIVE TEACHERS, COUNSELORS, OTHERS AT LEAST 2 WEEKS TO WRITE LETTER

IMPORTANCE OF JUNIOR PACKET

SOME SCHOOLS DON’T WANT OR WON’T READ

NUMBER OF RECOMMENDATIONS

LETTERS ARE CONFIDENTIAL & NOT SHARED WITH STUDENTS OR PARENTS (waive your rights)

THANK YOU NOTES

COLLEGE LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION

PITFALLS

CARELESS MISTAKES

PARENT COMPLETING FORMS

PROCRASTINATION/RUSHING

APPLYING TO ONLY ONE SCHOOL

NOT HAVING A “SAFETY” SCHOOL

USING AN INAPPROPRIATE E-MAIL ADDRESS

COMMUNITY COLLEGE??

COULD BE THE “SAFETY SCHOOL”

CHEAPER THAT 4 YEAR OPTIONS

GOOD IF UNDECIDED, NEED TO BE HOME, NEED FLEXIBLE SCHEDULE

GUARANTEED ADMISSION TO ODU, VCU, AND MORE IF MET CRITERIA

DECISION PROCESS

IS THIS SCHOOL A GOOD FIT FOR YOUR CHILD?

GRADES & COURSES

GPA(WEIGHTED VS. UNWEIGHTED)

RANK

SAT, ACT SCORES

ACTIVITIES (LEADERSHIP, VOLUNTEERING) IN SCHOOL, IN COMMUNITY

ESSAY (THEY LOOK FOR YOUR UNIQUE GIFT)

RECOMMENDATIONS

TERMS TO KNOW

EARLY DECISION-BINDINGPROS AND CONS OF EARLY DECISIONEARLY ACTION-NOT BINDINGROLLING ADMISSIONSREGULAR ADMISSIONSACCEPTEDWAIT-LISTEDDEFERREDDENIED

COLLEGE VISITS

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO DO

POLICIES-TOURS

REMEMBER, IT’S MARKETING

A MUST--TALK TO STUDENTS, EAT, SEE DORMS, TALK TO FACULTY

BEST TIMES TO VISIT

SIT IN ON CLASSES

NCAA

BACKGROUNDDIVISION I AND II ( NOT III)2.0 GPA IN 14 CORE COURSESCORRESPONDING SAT/ACT SCOREREGISTER ON-LINE AT

www.eligibilitycenter.comLET COUNSELOR KNOWMUST SEND TRANSCRIPTS TO NCAA FROM ALL

HIGH SCHOOLS ATTENDED

RESOURCES AVAILABLE

GRADES 9 & 11Mrs. Tracey Martin

GRADES 10 & 12Mrs. Jennifer Perry

KWHS COUNSELORS

COLLEGE INFORMATION

CAREER INFORMATION

FINANCIAL AID & SCHOLARSHIPS- “POT ‘O GOLD”

BOOK OF MAJORS, COLLEGE HANDBOOK

BOOK OF “SPECIAL” COLLEGE REQUESTS

COLLEGE & CAREER CENTER

GRASP

reaterSUSAN TEERLINK

ichmond STARTING OCT. 4threa

769-3434 EXT. 607cholarship FOR APPTS

Rogram FRIDAYS 9:00-2:00 30 MINUTE MTGS

JUNIORS & SENIORS MAY ATTEND COLLEGE REPRESENTATIVES’ VISITS BY SIGNING UP AT LEAST A DAY IN ADVANCE IN THE MAIN COUNSELING OFFICE

SCHEDULE IS POSTED IN MAIN COUNSELING OFFICE

SOME COLLEGES OFFER ON-SIGHT ADMISSIONS

UPCOMING DATES

COLLEGE REPRESENTATIVES

September 27- Randolph-Macon

October 2- Shenandoah University

October 11- Christopher Newport University

November 7- Mary Baldwin College

November 7- Radford University

November 12- Ferrum College

COLLEGE REP. VISITS

OCTOBER 17, 2013 9:00-11:00 A.M.KING WILLIAM HIGH SCHOOL

NOVEMBER 10, 2013 4:30-6:00 P.M.CLOVER HILL HIGH SCHOOL- CHESTERFIELD

NOVEMBER 11, 2013 7:00-8:30 P.M.JOHN TYLER COMMUNITY COLLEGE- CHESTER CAMPUS

COLLEGE FAIRS

ASVAB TESTARMED SERVICES VOCATIONAL APTITUDE BATTERY

NOVEMBER 26, 2013 8:00 A.M.AT KWHS

SIGN-UP IN THE COUNSELING OFFICE

FREE!

DECEMBER 3, 20137:00 P.M.

KING WILLIAM HIGH SCHOOL FINANCIAL AID NIGHT (A.K.A. “HOW TO GET MONEY FOR COLLEGE”)

FAFSA--AVAILABLE DECEMBER 1ST-CAN’T BE FILED BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2014--www.fafsa.ed.gov

CSS PROFILE--CAN BE FILED NOW --www.collegeboard.com

COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY FINANCIAL AIDE/ASSISTANCE FORM

FINANCIAL AID

FILL OUT FAFSA FORM AND SUBMIT

SENT BACK TO YOU FOR CORRECTIONS

EFC IS DETERMINED (EXPECTED FAMILY CONTRIBUTION)

COST OF ATTENDANCE – EFC = NEED TO BE FULFILLED (SOMETIMES IN PART, SOMETIMES IN FULL)

CHECK COLLEGE WEBSITES FOR THE “COST CALCULATOR” TO GET A REALISTIC PICTURE OF THE EXPECTED COSTS

HOW AID IS DETERMINED

GRANTS (INCLUDING TAG FOR PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN VIRGINIA)

AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

COLLEGE LOANS

WORK-STUDY PROGRAMS

SOURCES OF AID

MONTHLY SCHOLARSHIP NEWSLETTER- “POT ‘O GOLD”

SEARCH WEBSITES IN SENIOR BOOKLET

GRASP REPRESENTATIVE

WORK

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS

BULLETIN BOARD OUTSIDE COUNSELING OFFICE

SCHOLARSHIPS

SAME PROCEDURE AS WITH COLLEGE TRANSCRIPT REQUESTS

FIND OUT HOW MATERIALS NEED TO BE SUBMITTED. IF ALL TOGETHER, BRING ALL MATERIALS TO MRS. PERRY.

TEACHER RECOMMENDATIONS ARE HANDLED BY STUDENT SEPARATELY

SCHOLARSHIP TRANSCRIPT PROCEDURE

Sign up to meet with the GRASP counselorNewsletters and other Resources to take homeAttendance Sheet

QUESTIONS?

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