Preparing for Preparing for youryour

Senior YearSenior Year

And And

BEYOND!!!BEYOND!!!

STEP ONESTEP ONE

GRADUATION GRADUATION

REQUIREMENTSREQUIREMENTS

CourseCourseRequirementsRequirements

High SchoolHigh SchoolAssessmentsAssessments

Service HoursService Hours

Must have 55 Must have 55 hours by the end hours by the end

of your junior year of your junior year to be promoted to to be promoted to

senior statussenior status

4 Credit Minimum 4 Credit Minimum

Your Senior YearYour Senior Year

What will your senior year What will your senior year schedule look like?schedule look like?

• Graduation Requirements Graduation Requirements • Accelerated Course Work to Accelerated Course Work to

Further PrepareFurther Prepare• InternshipsInternships• Concurrent EnrollmentConcurrent Enrollment• Work towards Academy CertificateWork towards Academy Certificate• Completer ProgramCompleter Program• Career and TechCareer and Tech

InternshipsInternships

• Have you completed at least four Have you completed at least four of the required courses in a of the required courses in a “Career Major”? “Career Major”?

• Have you scheduled a meeting Have you scheduled a meeting with Ms. Myers?with Ms. Myers?

Concurrent EnrollmentConcurrent Enrollment• Signup for the Accuplacer at Carroll Community Signup for the Accuplacer at Carroll Community

College (2 to 3 Hour Test)College (2 to 3 Hour Test)

• High School Dates: Every Saturday at 9:30 (call to High School Dates: Every Saturday at 9:30 (call to schedule an appointment); January 31schedule an appointment); January 31stst at 1:00 at 1:00 and 6:00and 6:00

• Concurrent Information Session at Carroll Concurrent Information Session at Carroll Community from 5:30-6:30 tonight. Call if you Community from 5:30-6:30 tonight. Call if you plan on going!plan on going!

• Make an appointment with me in Make an appointment with me in January/FebruaryJanuary/February

• Can begin to register for classes in AprilCan begin to register for classes in April

STEP TWOSTEP TWO

IT’S TIME TO IT’S TIME TO

DEFINE YOUR DEFINE YOUR GOALSGOALS

Life After High School???Life After High School???

• 4 Year College or University4 Year College or University• 2 Year School2 Year School• MilitaryMilitary• Minimum Wage JobMinimum Wage Job• Trade SchoolTrade School• Police or Fire AcademyPolice or Fire Academy• Family BusinessFamily Business• ??????????

STEP THREESTEP THREE

Begin your college, trade Begin your college, trade school, or academy search school, or academy search

TONIGHT!!!!!!!TONIGHT!!!!!!!

Where Do I Begin???Where Do I Begin???

There are many college search There are many college search engines—Become familiar with a engines—Become familiar with a few of them.few of them.

• www.collegeboard.comwww.collegeboard.com• www.princetonreview.comwww.princetonreview.com

• www.petersons.comwww.petersons.com• www.fastweb.comwww.fastweb.com

When Searching….When Searching….• Try to narrow your search by Try to narrow your search by

selecting at least 3 criteria:selecting at least 3 criteria:

– Potential MajorsPotential Majors– Student : Teacher RatioStudent : Teacher Ratio– Geographic LocationGeographic Location– $$$$$$$$– Admissions Criteria (See Last Admissions Criteria (See Last

Year’s Seniors)Year’s Seniors)– Community’s SizeCommunity’s Size– Etc….Etc….

Last Year’s SeniorsLast Year’s Seniors

So, What is Expected of So, What is Expected of You??You??

• KNOW 10 Potential Schools by KNOW 10 Potential Schools by May……..May……..

YES, THIS MAY!!!YES, THIS MAY!!!• Be familiar with the community Be familiar with the community • Know each school’s admissions criteriaKnow each school’s admissions criteria• Order a catalog or a CD/DVDOrder a catalog or a CD/DVD• Maintain an honest awareness of your Maintain an honest awareness of your

academic profileacademic profile

ANDAND

SIGN UP FOR THE SIGN UP FOR THE SAT OR ACT SAT OR ACT

THIS SPRING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!THIS SPRING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GO TO COLLEGEBOARD.COMGO TO COLLEGEBOARD.COMTO REGISTER FOR THE SATTO REGISTER FOR THE SAT

ANDANDACTSTUDENT.ORG TO REGISTER ACTSTUDENT.ORG TO REGISTER

FOR THE ACTFOR THE ACT

SAT Prep Online SAT Prep Online ResourceResource

• Make an appointment in the Make an appointment in the School Counseling office to learn School Counseling office to learn aboutabout

TESTGEARTESTGEAR

You can develop your own You can develop your own curriculum based on your needs!!!curriculum based on your needs!!!

More TestGear More TestGear InformationInformation

• Log on to www.bridges.comLog on to www.bridges.com• Create a student portfolio using information below:Create a student portfolio using information below:

Site ID: 10000559Site ID: 10000559Password: centuryPassword: century

• Begin college entrance exam preparation! Take Begin college entrance exam preparation! Take the brain scan diagnostic to assess strengths and the brain scan diagnostic to assess strengths and weaknesses. Based on those results, you will get a weaknesses. Based on those results, you will get a curriculum/study plan to work on your areas of curriculum/study plan to work on your areas of need. need.

• Take the practice tests and when you feel you’re Take the practice tests and when you feel you’re ready, take the 2 full length practice tests!!ready, take the 2 full length practice tests!!

Get InvolvedGet InvolvedIt’s Not to It’s Not to

Late!!!Late!!!

Graduate ProfileGraduate Profile

• What will yours look like when What will yours look like when you graduate from Century?you graduate from Century?

• What are colleges looking for?What are colleges looking for?

Graduate ProfileGraduate Profile

STEP FOURSTEP FOUR

Become Familiar Become Familiar with the Materials with the Materials

in your Folderin your Folder

READ!!!!READ!!!!

College HandbookCollege Handbook

• Types of Types of AdmissionAdmission

• College EssaysCollege Essays• Paying For CollegePaying For College• Financial AidFinancial Aid• Junior CalendarJunior Calendar• Senior CalendarSenior Calendar• Getting Ready to Getting Ready to

ApplyApply• What Colleges Are What Colleges Are

Looking ForLooking For

• Curriculum Curriculum PlanningPlanning

• ResumeResume• PSAT/SAT/ACTPSAT/SAT/ACT• Info for AthletesInfo for Athletes• College VisitsCollege Visits• Letters of Letters of

RecommendationRecommendation• Applying Out of Applying Out of

StateState• Get OrganizedGet Organized

More Reading….More Reading….

College College

Road MapRoad MapGuide to Guide to Paying for Paying for CollegeCollege

This is This is

Your SAT: Your SAT:

The Next The Next Step to Step to College College SuccessSuccess

More Reading from College More Reading from College BoardBoard

More ResourcesMore Resources

• Wunder’s Game Plan for SuccessWunder’s Game Plan for Success

• College Application WorksheetCollege Application Worksheet

• College Comparison WorksheetCollege Comparison Worksheet

To Summarize:To Summarize:

• Define your goalsDefine your goals• Register for the SAT or ACTRegister for the SAT or ACT• Start your search tonightStart your search tonight

– Three criteriaThree criteria– Search enginesSearch engines– List of 10 schoolsList of 10 schools

• Review material and schedule a Review material and schedule a meeting with me if you have meeting with me if you have additional questionsadditional questions

And Lastly, And Lastly, Two More Things Two More Things You Must Do!!!!You Must Do!!!!

Scholarships/Financial Scholarships/Financial AidAid

http://www.carrollk12.org/chs/http://www.carrollk12.org/chs/

www.fastweb.comwww.fastweb.com

Attend College Attend College Night!!!!Night!!!!

College Night, College Night,

December 13December 13thth at 6:00 at 6:00

Questions???Questions???