Senior Class Meeting September 11, 2017 Be on TARGET for graduation – May 31, 2017 @ 6 pm. By PresenterMedia.com

Transcripts —an official record of your high school academic career. Use your transcript to complete your check sheet. You received a transcript last week in homeroom. Be sure that you have completed all requirements for graduation. Be sure that you account for all credits. You can request up to 5 transcripts from the counseling office with no charge. After 5, they are $2.00 a piece. You will need transcripts for scholarship applications, college applications, military acceptance, jobs, etc. Two ways to request transcripts— Through GAfutures.org (unlimited and free) Request one from Mrs. Justice in the counseling office—transcript will be ready on the Friday after you request it. Be sure you are on TARGET for GRADUATION

GAfutures.org Formerly GAcollege411.org College applications/career searches Formerly GAcollege411.org If you have not logged in in the past 2 years, you will have to recreate an account. Here you will search for colleges, apply to GA schools, learn about how to pay for college, and send transcript requests.

What will I need to complete my college applications? Unofficial high school transcript SAT and/or ACT scores (have them sent directly to the college from either College Board or from ACT) Colleges possibly could also want the following: Essay (generally 500 words or less) on an influential experience or autobiographic topic—look at the application requirements!!! Recommendation letters Teachers , High school counselor, Community leaders, Business and/or professional people List of work experiences List of references who can comment on your skills List of volunteer and/or community activities List of positions held in high school that show leadership Copies of documents to verify your accomplishments An audition tape or sample if applying for art, design, or music Tip – Use your recommendation letters to round out your admission application; rather than just a source for reporting redundant information.  If at all possible, have each recommendation letter include information about you as a person that will not be found anywhere else in your application packet.

SAT/ACT/College Application Fee Waivers Are You Eligible? SAT and ACT fee waivers are available to low-income 11th and 12th grade students. SAT Subject Test fee waivers are available for students in grades nine through 12. You’re eligible for fee waivers if you say “yes” to any of these items: Your annual family income falls within the Income Eligibility Guidelines set by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service. You’re enrolled in a federal, state, or local program that aids students from low-income families (e.g., Federal TRIO programs such as Upward Bound). Your family receives public assistance. You live in federally subsidized public housing or a foster home, or are homeless. You are a ward of the state or an orphan. You must bring in documentation to our office in order to receive a fee waiver. You can get two ACT waivers and two SAT fee waivers before you graduate. If you are applying to college, some schools will waive the application fee. You must check with their office first to make sure that this is an option. The SAT fee waiver also includes 4 application fee waivers. They are built into your sat. org account and they are available after you take the test. You will have to print off a form and mail it to the school. We also have the NACAC application fee waiver in our office. Please allow two days upon request to receive this form. You also must send this form to the admissions office.

College Visitation Days Visit the colleges you plan on applying to so you can see what you think of the campus before you apply. Most colleges do have video tours on their web pages. Call the admission office to schedule a tour during the week if you can’t make the open house. If you make a college visit during the week come by the counseling office to pick up a college visitation form to be signed by your teachers, counselor, and Mrs. Collingsworth. Take this form with you to your visit and have the admissions office sign it and it will count as an excused absence. You are allowed up to 3 college visitation days during your senior year if you follow this procedure.

HOPE Requirements For the Class of 2018 to be eligible for HOPE ---YOU must…. Earn a 3.0 GPA in your core academic classes English Math Science Social Studies Foreign Language AND Earn at least 4 credits in certain course credits (Rigorous academic classes). *Zell Miller Scholarship: 3.7 academic GPA and a 1200 SAT or 26 Composite ACT (in one test administration)

HOPE Rigorous Academic List Any AP courses (Literature, Language, Calculus, Statistics, US History, World History, Government, Biology, Physics) Algebra II Pre-Calculus Advanced Math Decision Making Human Anatomy/Physiology Chemistry Physics Forensic Science French II, III, IV Spanish II, III, IV

Recommendations for… Scholarships Jobs College Applications Internships Any other reason Fill out a Brag Sheet that we have in the counseling office. Give the person you are asking a recommendation from at least a two week turn around time. Don’t wait until the last minute to fill out the applications for anything—you will always find you need something else.

When you … Join the military… Get accepted to a college… Bring a printout of your college acceptance to the counseling office and we will post your name outside our office. Bring us a copy of the paperwork and we will post your name outside our office.

Senior Individual meetings Come by the counseling office to sign up for an individual meeting with your counselor. Every senior will meet with their counselor by the end of the semester. We will review your transcript with you, discuss graduation requirements, and talk about how to help you achieve your long term goals.

Senior Year Vocabulary GPA FAFSA SAT ACT Accuplacer Test High School Diploma Dual Enrollment/ MOWR College Admission Undergraduate vs Graduate Application Early Action Decision vs. Regular Decision Bachelor’s Degree Associate’s Degree Degree program Diploma program Technical Certificate of Credit

Important Dates Augusta University Private Visit – September 13 at 9am – sign up on counseling website Johnson & Wales Private Visit – September 14 at 10:30am – sign up on counseling website CSRA College Night – September 14, 2016 at 5pm – James Brown Arena East Georgia State College– September 15- lunch visit SAT – October 7 (registration deadline has passed, late registration available) Senior Breakfast—October 11 Report Cards—October 19 Jostens Senior Presentation – October 27 at 745am ACT—October 28 (register by Sept 22) Jostens Ordering Day – November 4 at lunches FAFSA Completion Night – October 12– 6-730pm, sign up on counseling website ASVAB—October 26, 7:30 am in cafeteria, sign up on counseling website Senior Tailgate – October 28, 2016 SAT– November 4 (register by Oct 5) Apply to College Days – November 9 & 16

Other important Senior things…. Apply to College Days– November 9th and 16th – get assistance from us with filling out your college applications. Scholarships will be announced via REMIND and posted on the counseling website here. REMIND account- text @hc2e76 to 81010 The FAFSA opens October 1st this year. Attend the FAFSA completion event on October 12th at 6pm.

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