WELCOME SENIOR MEETING  WELCOME SENIOR MEETING Fall 2018-19

MEET YOUR COUNSELOR College & Career Center A – C Beverly Anderson 10th - 12th Counselors A – C Beverly Anderson D – Kh Jennifer LaMattina Ki – Q Kelly Nash R – Z Leslie Lee College & Career Center Help with transcripts, applications, college visits to Bearden, scholarship bulletins

SENDING TRANSCRIPTS - PARCHMENT Bearden Uses Parchment for all Transcript Requests Send your official transcript anywhere in the world with just a few clicks! Student, parents, and alumni can use Parchment, the leader in eTranscript exchange, to send high school transcripts electronically, securely and confidentially, all with real-time tracking. To order your transcript: The first thing you’ll do is create an account, then you’ll place your order, and then you can track your order 24/7. Two (2) for Free $4.00 additional Transcript Student can always order an unofficial transcript from Parchment Website for free and/or view transcript in ASPEN All BHS transcripts show the latest available ACT score (updated once a term)   NEW: now accepting self-reported transcript and ACT data

Fall Senior Timeline Still visiting campuses? Campus visit procedure [soon-to-be-updated] on the College and Career Center Webpage (3 visits for Senior year) College Application Bootcamps Oct. 1 FAFSA application available (must complete to get financial aid – including HOPE & TN Promise www.fafsa.ed.gov Sept 25 – College Fairs –KCS daytime and HVA evening (permission slips available soon) Oct. 2 – ACT Senior Retake Oct. 5th – priority deadline for Nov 1 applications (UTK Scholarships, GA, GA Tech, UNC Chapel Hill, NC State, Nov. 1 TN Promise scholarship deadline                                                               

ACT Retake Opportunity Oct. 2, 2018 (this date ONLY) In school Test All seniors will be registered by BHS Must submit an OPT Out form by Sept. 18 if you choose not to participate

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS REVIEW YOUR TRANSCRIPT [updated >Sept 3rd] (request a free self-view from Parchment) If something is of concern, notify your school counselor NEW REQUIREMENTS (started ‘18) 1. CIVICS TEST- administered through Social Studies 2. ACT- you must take ACT/SAT to graduate!

LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION Counselor recommendations- most are submitted electronically; Common App, Universal, Coalition, College-Specific BHS Brag Sheet - help us help you Revised form coming soon in College & Career Center/online submit or e-mail to your counselor (at least 2 weeks before deadline!) parent section Teacher recommendations carefully select someone who can speak about your strengths as a student Complete a Teacher Self Evaluation form for each teacher you select (not a Brag Sheet)

WHEN COLLEGE APPS ASK FOR GPA & RANK… Select “decile” (not “exact”) KCS reports decile See transcript for decile and gpa Look up your ACT & SAT scores & AP scores

TN Promise STUDENT DEADLINES Oct. 23, 2018 (8:45 am) BHS senior class meeting Nov. 1, 2018 - Deadline to Apply for Tennessee Promise scholarship at www.tnpromise.gov By February 1, 2019, file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on www.fafsa.gov. March 4, 2019 - BHS Mandatory Meeting 5:30 pm By SPRING Apply to community or technical college Complete & submit 8 hours community service by July 1, 2019

Tennessee HOPE Scholarship Award Amounts: 2 yr. college- Up to $1500 per semester 4 yr. College- Up to$1750 per semester *Award amount remains the same in the sophomore year. Award amount increases to $2,250 per sem. in the junior and senior years. Requirements: 3.0 unweighted final GPA or 21 ACT/980 SAT Graduate TN high school Complete FAFSA www.tn.gov/collegepays

Start Early and research application deadlines/requirements! A Few Application Tips Start Early and research application deadlines/requirements! College Scholarships - check each school may require separate application and deadline may be earlier than the ‘admission’ deadline FAFSA - Opens October 1, 2018 for Fall 2019 admission—free application for federal student aid www.fafsa.gov.ed.                                                               

Follow us on twitter @beardenguidance. Email your counselor - · Check your Check your Canvas! We’ll be communicating with you primarily through your Canvas account Follow us on twitter @beardenguidance. Email your counselor - A - C beverly.anderson@knoxschools.org D - Kh jennifer.lamattina@knoxschools.org Ki - Q kelly.nash@knoxschools.org S - Z leslie.lee@knoxschools.org

Important Fall 2018 Dates Sept. 18- ACT Senior Retake Opt Out Form Due Sept 25- Knox County Daytime College Fair on (during the day) - 11th & 12th Only Sept 25 Bearden/Farragut/Hardin Valley College Fair on @ HVA 6:30 P.M. - open to ALL grades! Oct 1 FAFSA Opens for Filing Oct. 2 - ACT Senior Retake (in-school) Oct 5 – Priority deadline for Counselor Ltr of Recs for colleges with Oct 15 or Nov 1 deadline Oct. 23 - TN Promise Senior Meeting 8:45am Nov. 1 TN Promise Deadline

GRADUATION DATES TO REMEMBER Senior Class meeting: October 26th (Balfour) Balfour Orders: November 1st & 29th during lunch ($80) Baccalaureate: April 28th at 3:45PM Rehearsal: May 16th at 8AM at Thompson-Boling Arena Graduation: May 17th at 8PM at Thompson-Boling Arena