Senior Night 2018 Lisa Gastaldi – Director of Counseling, Seniors A-K Catherine Salley – School Counselor, Seniors L-Z

Last year’s acceptances by the numbers… Clemson USC 26,244 total applications 80 of our students applied 44 accepted (55%) – 26 attending 4.06 SCUGP GPA 1281 average SAT, 28 average ACT 26,013 total applications 95 of our students applied 68 accepted (72%) – 24 attending 3.68 SCUGP GPA 1225 average SAT, 26 average ACT

Last year’s #’s continued… College of Charleston (around) 12,000 total applications 56 of our students applied 35 accepted (63%) – 8 attending 3.85 SCUGP GPA 1223 average SAT, 26 average ACT

Application Deadlines Early Regular USC – Oct. 15th CofC – ED Nov. 1 / EA Dec. 1 Furman – ED Nov. 1 / EA Nov. 1 Wofford – ED Nov. 1 / EA Nov. 15 Clemson – Dec. 1 (Priority) Decisions must be made by May 1 USC – Dec. 1st CofC – Feb. 15th Furman – Jan. 15th Wofford – Jan. 15th Clemson – N/A (Priority 12/1) Decisions must be made by May 1

SAT / ACT scores Must be sent directly from The College Board or ACT to each of the colleges Can send scores to 4 schools during registration process for free – we recommend this! SAT /ACT score report cost is $13 per school to send after the test date Official Scores cannot come from Bishop England

South Carolina Lottery Scholarships Palmetto Fellows: $6,700 Criteria: must meet all 1400 SAT / 32 ACT 4.0 on SCUGP - OR - 1200 SAT / 27 ACT 3.5 on SCUGP through Junior year Top 6% from SCUGP Dec. 15th deadline to submit paperwork Life Scholarship: $5,000 Criteria: must meet 2 out of 3 1100 SAT / 24 ACT 3.0 on SCUGP Top 30% from SCUGP Hope Scholarship: $2,800 Criteria: for one year only (then gets bumped up to the Life if criteria met) 3.0 on SCUGP alone *Enhancement for Math & Science Majors – Life recipients possible $2500 extra, Palmetto recipients possible $3300 extra. Must complete 14 hours in Math/Science during first year, eligible for next year.

Scholarships We have many scholarships listed on the Counseling webpage! Announcements are made but it is up to the student to seek them out and apply before the deadlines. There are also hundreds of search engines that students can use to find scholarships through. Examples include: www.fastweb.com www.cappex.com www.finaid.org www.scholarships.com www.scholarshippoints.com www.collegescholarships.org

Senioritis/Free Period Privileges Senioritis is a real thing! Please keep encouraging your students to do their best this year. Seniors failing a class: Any senior who fails a class for the first semester will lose his/her free period privileges and be placed in a study hall. These privileges MAY be reinstated at the school counselor’s discretion upon demonstration of significant academic progress (as noted on the third quarter report card). It is the responsibility of the student to request the academic review at the end of the third quarter.

Thank you for coming! Questions? Lisa Gastaldi (Seniors A – K) Catherine Salley (Seniors L – Z) Ext. 123 Lgastaldi@behs.com Ext. 124 csalley@behs.com