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Career Center at DHSHS….
Where you can find information about scholarships, career ideas, colleges, and other activities (such as guest speakers) to help you prepare for life after high school.
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DHSHS Scholarship Application Due in mid-
December of your senior year.
Prepares you to have components you need to submit other scholarship applications.
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Scholarship Application components:
Personal information
Personal Statement (essay)
Two letters of recommendation
Identify clearly your college and career goals
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Investigate what you want to do:
Visit Career Cruising online at www.careercruising.com
Our user name is dhshs; password is careers
Explore your career interests Research statistics about job
availability, colleges and costs
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When do you apply for college?
For most 4-year colleges, apply in the fall of your senior year
For vocational schools, apply anytime senior year
For College of the Desert/C.O.D. community college, apply in the spring
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College Placement Exams C.O.D. uses the
“Assessment Test”
Career colleges have their own placement tests
Your scores from the SAT or ACT must be made available to 4-year colleges where you apply for admission
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SAT or ACT ??? SAT has three sections—
Reading, Math, and Essay.
ACT has five sections-- English, Math, Reading, Science, and optional Writing test.
Either choice, plan to spend about 5 hours on a Saturday morning to take the tests.
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Take the SAT if you plan to attend a 4-year college:
SAT Reasoning Test SAT Subject Tests Register at www.collegeboard.com
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When to take SAT Tests
SAT Reasoning - end of your junior year and/or fall of your senior year
SAT Subject – take, if you plan to attend a University of California. You can’t take SAT Subject Tests on the same day that you take the SAT Reasoning.
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ACT
ACT
ACT Plus Writing
Take this test at the end of junior year and/or beginning of senior year.
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ACT
Register for the ACT at www.actstudent.org
Fee waivers are availablefor ACT and for SAT if you are on Free & Reduced Lunch Program at DHSHS.
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Financial Aid & FAFSA
Apply for FAFSA January 1 – March 2 Colleges where you are accepted for
admission will give you a financial aid offer to review