College and Career Planning Guide Class of 2017 Beyond High School: College and Career Planning Guide Class of 2017 Susan

Dorman High School Counseling Assignments for Juniors: Katie Zeiler A-Le Tiffany Sherbert Li-Z Susan Polson Director Career Facilitator Peter Mezzanotti

Join the Guidance Bulletin listserve Email Susan Polson at: polsonsb@spart6.org Join Remind 101 for updates and bulletin announcements: Enter-81018 Zeiler- text: @junior2017 Sherbert- text: @2017Cav Susan

Opportunities for Juniors Deadline to sign up- January 29th Job Shadow Days- Feb. 8th-26th Will assist with placement Students must turn in: Thank-you notes Job Shadow evaluation Ann

Schools of Study Meet with Counselors in IGP conferences Take 4 or more courses in a concentration of study Earn cords for Graduation Ann

College Planning Checklist for the Class of 2017: Schedule rigorous high school courses Keep a record of activities, awards and work experiences Make a list of colleges of interest Take the SAT/ACT in spring of the junior year Explore scholarships and financial aid options Schedule college visits Submit college applications in the fall of senior year Katie

What are the recommended courses ? Registration for 2016-17 Begins February 8th Katie

Dual enrollment courses… German 4 Honors AP Art Studio Yearbook AP Physics Statistics Government & Economics Honors Teacher Cadets AP Psychology French 3 Honors Biology 2 Honors Dual enrollment courses… Get High School and College credit At the same time! Composition& Research Katie Anatomy and Physiology AP English Literature AP Calculus Competitive Debate Precalculus Spanish 3

SC College Preparatory Requirements Class of 2017 4 units English 4 units Math 3 units Lab Sciences 3 units Social Studies 2 units Foreign Language 1 Fine Arts Elective 1 CP Elective 1 unit PE or JROTC Katie Be sure to check with each college for special requirements!

What else is required by 4 year colleges and universities ? Katie

College Entrance Exams SAT or ACT must be taken if planning on applying to a 4 year college Take in the spring of junior year Consider taking both Take again in fall of senior year if necessary Katie

SAT vs. ACT ACT- SAT- Achievement test Test of reasoning ability ¼ Math, ¼ English, ¼ Science, ¼ Social Studies/Reading Accepted by most colleges and universities Writing portion optional Selected score is reported SAT- Test of reasoning ability New! - ½ Math, ½ Verbal Accepted by most colleges and universities Writing portion optional All scores are reported Katie

The New SAT...starts in March 2016 Changes You Won't Love Questions will require multiple steps to get an answer. The reading passages will include complex structure and vocabulary. Foundational math skills will be more important. Reasoning and critical thinking skills will be paramount. There will be fewer sections, but longer in time

The New SAT...starts in March 2016 Free tutorial options: Https://www.khanacademy.org/ SC virtual school test prep at www.Virtualsc.org

For Spring 2016 April 2016 All South Carolina students in the Class of Katie All South Carolina students in the Class of 2017 will be given the WorkKeys Test

What financial aid is available for college ? Need Based Grants Loans Work-study Fill out the FAFSA in senior year! Merit Based State scholarships Institutional Scholarships Private foundations Tiffany Be sure to check the Scholarship Bulletin for opportunities!

Opportunities and Scholarship Bulletin www.dormanhigh.org Tiffany It all takes work!

South Carolina Merit Based Scholarships These are provided in a tiered system to qualified South Carolina Residents Palmetto Fellows Scholarship (4 year degree) up to $7,500 Life Scholarship (2 or 4 year degree) up to $5000 Hope Scholarship (4 year degree) up to $2800 Lottery Tuition Assistance ( 2 year program) up to $1140 /semester Tiffany

College Comparison List Location Size Environment Admission Requirements Academics College Expenses Financial Aid Housing Facilities Activities Tiffany

Which college is the right one? Start the search now! Use SCOIS at www.scois.net for a listing of colleges, majors and career tracks Schedule a list of colleges to visit Meet with your guidance counselor Tiffany

NCAA and NAIA Eligibility Tiffany

Early College and Career Center Dual Enrollment Opportunities… Donna

Accounting 101,102 American Sign Language Microeconomics English 101, 102 HIS 101, 102 Introduction to Computers Marketing College Algebra Probability and Statistics American Government Psychology 101 Public Speaking Medical Terminology And more...

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