Class of 2016 Senior Planning Time to think about what comes next….

EHS Graduation Requirements Check your status on Aeries.net Don’t forget: Community Service hours ROP credits are variable Senior grades DO count!!!

College Requirements CSU UC Private Schools Minimum GPA=2.0 SAT or ACT Personal Statement Private Schools Requirements vary by school Most want letters of recommendation

SAT/ACT SAT: www.collegeboard.org ACT: www.ACT.org Most schools have testing deadlines Send scores immediately

Applications CSU: www.csumentor.edu Application opens October 1st Filing period: 10/01 – 11/30 UC: www.universityofcalifornia.edu/apply Application opened August 1st Filing period: 11/1 – 11/30 Private Schools: various websites www.commonapp.org or www.sendedu.org or university websites Filing period: varies by school

Letters of recommendation Required by most private schools and some out of state schools EHS website has detailed instructions Counseling Senior Handouts Private College Application packet Minimum two weeks notice (Thanksgiving or Winter Break DO NOT count)

Transcripts Official transcripts: www.parchment.com EHS website Bulletin Board Secure Transcripts-Parchment $5 per transcript Unofficial transcripts: Print from Aeries.net

How am I going to pay for all this?! Government money: FAFSA and Cal Grant Filing period: 1/1 – 3/1 Scholarships: Merit, Need, and Talent based Usually within application Private Organizations Criteria vary EHS Scholarship News Flash Register to receive scholarship emails on the homepage of the Esperanza website

What’s next…? Handouts Senior Appointments Timeline/College app. resources SAT/ACT testing schedule Graduation/college req. chart Senior Appointments Transcript review/college planning Start in October Each student called in One on one or small group

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Good Luck Thanks for listening!