Senior Parent Night!

CLASS OF 2016

MEETING OBJECTIVES

• Remind 101:– To PHONE #: 81010– Text: @b81d8

• http://www.lakeshoreschools.org/lakeshore/counseling.html

• Please take Senior Info Survey!!!– http://lakeshorecounseling.weebly.com/

• Applications• Scholarships, Grants and Loans

Getting in…

• What are colleges looking for?a) GPAb) ACT/SAT scoresc) Rigorous Courseworkd) Extra-Curricular Involvement/Well-Roundedness

• Which College is Right for Me?– https://www.chegg.com/schools

** USE “MICHIGAN COLLEGE GUIDE” (hand out) or www.michigancollegeguide.com: to determine college requirements for admission.

ACT TEST DATES

MACRAO.ORG

Great Resource!• Enter www.macrao.org• Click on Michigan College Home Pages• Screen is split into three columns• Left= MI Public 4 year Colleges/Univ• Center= MI Private 4 year

Colleges/Univ• Right= MI Community 2 year Colleges • Starting an Application

Application Time Line

• Try to apply at your College Visit!• Early Admission is from September – November 1st

• Check DEADLINES of Colleges of Interest• Best to start submitting Applications in September• MCC vs. University• Open/Rolling Enrollment v. Deadline for Apps• 4 Year Colleges usually want a commitment by

approximately May 1st of Senior Year • Community Colleges use Open Enrollment – Start

Application Process in May of Sr. Year

Application Process

• ON-LINE v. PAPER: On- line is faster although many parents prefer to keep hard copies of the application – On-line seems preferred by Colleges

• INCLUDE THE COUNSELING OFFICE IN EACH STEP OF YOUR APPLICATION PROCESS AND INFORM US OF WHEN YOU HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED!!

Application Process

• On-Line: Create an Account 1) Begin Application – student’s personal information is entered by student/family. There is usually an Application Fee of appx. $35 -$50. Waiver letter for Free/Reduced Lunch.2) Come to Counseling Office to request academic records be sent to your college choices. If you desire, you can mail the Application Fee with trans.3) DOCUFIDE/PARCHMENT – You may choose to create an account with Docufide; you can order your transcripts on-line indicating where to send them. This generates an email Transcript Request to Ms. Bates. 4) DON’T FORGET! You will need to let Ms. Bates know if your updated transcript needs to be sent more than once.

Application Process

PAPER: 1. Mail in your Application 2. Request Transcript be sent by Counseling

Office3. Don’t forget to include check for Application

Fee4. Make Copies of everything and record the

date you send it

Accounts to Create

• www.actstudent.org : if you need to send scores to additional schools NOT indicated on your child’s original sheet

• www.ncaaclearinghouse.net : if you are a perspective college athlete, you’ll need to create an account

• www.lakeshoreschools.org: if you are interested in ordering records through Docufide/Parchment. MORE: many links included on Weebly Counseling Department’s site regarding COLLEGES, CAREERS, FINANCIAL AID & SCHOLARSHIPS

• www.fastweb.com: free scholarship search• www.careercruising: username = lshs

password = lakeshore

Senior Year Events

• Apply to several schools you’d like to attend!• Sign up to Retake ACT/SAT (if unhappy w/score)

• Keep grades UP throughout the year-they check!

• Avoid SENIORITIS at all costs!• Attend FINANCIAL AID NIGHT – January, 2016

• Use LSHS Counseling Department Weebly Website

Financial Aid, Scholarships and FAFSA

• Financial Aid a) Grants b) Loans

• Scholarshipsa) Community/Privateb) College/University Offered

• FINANCIAL AID NIGHT – JANUARY, 2016- FAFSA IS BASED ON 2015 TAX INFORMATION- FAFSA APPLICATION SHOULD BE CREATED 1/16 – 3/16- www.fafsa.ed.gov

• Ms. Elizabeth Preston – – Henry Ford Community College Financial Aid Specialist