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SENIOR PARENTS
Don’t worry YOU CAN DO IT!
#1
Make a Plan!
Options
Military
Career training or
apprenticeship
Vocational or Trade school
University
Community College/ Junior
College
Work
Degrees you can earn
Associate degree-two years Bachelors degree (four years) Masters degree (one-two years plus
Bachelors degree) Doctoral Degrees (four-ten years plus
Bachelors or Bachelors and Masters degrees).
Professional Doctoral degree Certificate- specialization in a specific area
of study
Public Vs. Private
funded by state tax money
Easier to be admitted
Tuition is higher for out of state students
•Supported by tuition, endowment and donations•Can be very selective•Usually more expensive
Small vs. Large
Athletics Research Professional Programs Student Faculty Ratio Size of classes/discussion/knowing your
teachers Access to faculty Leadership opportunities Anonymous
Visit College Campus
Go this summer Make an appointment with admissions
office Ask to sit in on a class If the student is interested in a specific
field make an appt. to meet faculty or staff in that area
Take a tour, look at residence halls, eat in the cafeteria
Ask about academic support services
This Summer
Make a resume and add to it as the year progresses
Make an adult e-mail to use for school and work information
Not good choice: [email protected]
Take ACT/SAT tests
ACT - Next test is given June 8, 2013 (deadline is May 3)
SAT – Next test is given June 1, 2013 (deadline to register is May 7)
These scores are one of the MOST important criteria for college scholarships!
PHS code: 012111- apply online
Community Service
Have your senior keep a record of where they have volunteered
Number of hours Contact person
Playing sports in college??
Be sure you are signed up with NCAA and or NCIA websites
Apply
Many schools will accept students early Most require:
Application- many are online ACT or SAT score Official Transcript Some may require: letters of
recommendation, interview, and essays
What Do Colleges Look for??
ACT/SAT score ***** Grades Types of courses you have taken Community Service Involvement Honors and awards Extracurricular activities/leadership opportunities
What should I do????
Check the Blog regularly
http://podcasts.shelbyed.k12.al.us/phhs-counseling/
Sign up for Remind 101
Text this number:917-746-2626
Message: @cochran2
Scholarships
Posted on blogs Put in senior newsletter Given to Senior English teachers File in the counseling center with
applications Other applications will be found online Remind 101
At Registration-July
Sign up to be on the List serve- give them your e-mail address
Get your INOW password and use it every week
Important Dates in the Fall
Sept.- senior class shirts sold Oct. – order graduation announcements Homecoming Scholarship deadlines- usually Dec. 1 Be sure you have taken your ACT in time for the score to
be used for scholarship consideration Visit Colleges- Be sure to get a pre-excused absence
form signed and turned in 2 weeks prior to the absence.
Visit with admissions representatives
in the counseling center Apply to college(s)
Require your child to go to school
Failure to graduate is most often due to
excessive absences
Things to do!!
Things to do:
Continue to apply for scholarships Turn in all scholarship offers to the
counseling center Check INOW – no zeros Don’t let them stop working on school
work!
Semester 2
Fill out the FAFSA- available to fill out Jan. 1 We will have a financial aid night and work
day in (Jan/Feb.) Order caps and gowns- (January) Senior Luncheon (April/May) Prom(April 12) Awards Night (May 20) AP Exams (May 5 – 16) Graduation (May 22)
FAFSA
For any scholarships, work study, financial aid you must fill this out!
Sign up now! www.fafsa.ed.gov (You will need your parents income tax information)
FAFSA4caster- estimates your financial aid amount
Get your pin # and keep it, you will use it throughout college
Scholarships
Counseling Center blog: http://podcasts.shelbyed.k12.al.us/phhs-counseling/
Kathy Leavers Blog http://podcasts.shelbyed.k12.al.us/kleaver
Shelby County Webpage: www.shelbyed.k12.al.us/studentresources/ scholarship.html
Recommendations
I need time!! 2 weeks would be great!
DEADLINES!!!!!!
Emphasize to your child there are deadlines!
If letters of recommendations are needed allow plenty of time for people to write them and get them back to the student
Forms in the student services center
Transcript requests: (office or online) - 5 $ per request -If 18 years or older you can sign the transcript form
Recommendation Request Packet
College Visit Permission Form
Don’t forget to get a preapproved permission form and bring back documentation from the school you visited!!!
Senior Newsletter
It will be online on the blog. I will send it out to your parents through
the PTO. I will send it by e-mail to your English
teachers College visitation updates, scholarship
information, important dates I will send out a REMIND 101 message
when there is a new newsletter and scholarships on the blog!
SENIORITIS
Senioritis
Disease that attacks at the end of first semester of the senior year of high school
Symptoms:procrastinationmaking stupid decisionsMissing school- Senior Skip Days- are not a part of the school calendarextreme lazinesslack of studying and turning in assignmentsApathetic- no care attitude
Results: NO GRADUATION
For Help!
We have free tutoring before and after school, many teachers have their own.
List of tutors you can pay Tutoring for the Alabama High School
Graduation Exam-available this summer also
Computer help for the AHSGE also
Alabama High School Exit Exam
March 11 – 15 Prepare for the test!
www.usatestprep.com User name: pelhamhigh Password: newton15
Questions???