Destination Graduation Class of 2019 Destination Graduation

Senior Year Countdown August to May On Track to Graduate? Grades still count Online courses Credit Recovery Courses Personal Fitness waiver EOC Milestones are 20% of semester 2 grade Senioritis is real! Post-Secondary Plans? College Military Gap Year Workforce What is the plan for May 24th and beyond? Who remembers when their senior was starting kindergarten? Sometimes prob feels like a life time ago, other times feels like yesterday, right? May 20 will be here before we know it, time will run out on them if they don’t plan ahead

Roswell Students by the numbers Did you know this about the Class of 2018? 23% of the senior class was accepted to Georgia State 80 students took 10 or more AP and/or Dual Enrollment classes over their high school career Most popular out of state school- University of Alabama 259 students (out of 471) graduated eligible for the HOPE scholarship 36% of the senior class had an overall A average in December of 12th grade $13,436,285 scholarship dollars were earned Why is this information important to you? Look left, look right, discuss this with someone and then let’s chat!

It’s Time To Get Organized! There are deadlines, and then there are DEADLINES! Be Aware of Priority Deadlines College Name Application Deadline Priority Deadline Auburn University January 15 November 15 – scholarship deadline Georgia Institute of Technology January 1 – Regular Decision October 15 – Early Action - Scholarships Kennesaw State University March 1 – regular Decision November 1 – Early Action University of South Carolina December 1 November 15 University Of Georgia October 15 – Early Action November 1 – Scholarships

Ready To Start Applying? The Big 3 1.Application 2.Transcript 3.Test Scores – SAT and/or ACT

After the Big 3, the next few… College Essays What do you bring to campus? Letters of Recommendation Senior Information Sheet and/or Resume Demonstrated Interest Campus and College Visits Extracurricular Activities

How to check your HOPE GPA Go to www.gafutures.org Create an account (or log into your existing account) Be sure to include your Social Security number in your profile Go to My Gafutures tab Select My HOPE GPA HOPE and Zell Miller GPA includes grades from 9th- 12th grade Middle School grades do not count in HOPE/Zell Miller Scholarship HOPE/Zell Miller Scholarship use your unweighted grades (7 points removed) Apply for HOPE/Zell Miller Scholarship by completing the FAFSA at www.fafsa.ed.gov

College Visit Sign Up Step 1. Scan the QR code to the online calendar or, follow this link http://goo.gl/4sjpaS Step 2. Click on the college(s) you would like to attend Step 3. Click on the “Register” link and complete all required information Step 4. Check your email for your pass Questions? Stop by Student Services

Milton High School (for students from all schools) Meet with college representatives from across the country! Atlanta North Fair Milton High School (for students from all schools) Monday, September 17th, 6pm-8pm Text “PROBEINFO” to 33233 for the latest updates on the tour. Go to www.gaprobe.org to register for a personalized bar code

College Admissions Tips and Tricks No Class Rank Over 38% of our students had an A average past 3 years No 4.0 GPA Don’t convert your GPA, Fulton County reports a Numeric Average (that is our GPA and it is weighted) The lowest grade possible is a 0, the highest grade possible is 100 Check out forums on collegeconfidential.com and read admissions blogs on twitter (UGA, GA Tech, Univ of South Carolina are great!) Don’t be afraid to consider private colleges and universities Financial Aid packages can be very competitive Don’t believe everything you hear related to college admissions. There is no formula or magic number that guarantees admissions for anyone Get to know your admissions representative!

School Counselors are here to help. http://roswellstudentservices