Stratford High School Class of 2017 Peer Group Meeting

Stratford High School Class of 2017 Dr. Laura Villaflor, 11th Grade Principal Greg Fore, 11th Grade Counselor

What should Juniors be doing now to prepare for college? Understand college admissions vocabulary Understand how financial aid works and the facts about college costs Register for the SAT and ACT March 2 the SAT will be offered at SHS for all Juniors Review PSAT Score Report (on-line) for access code contact counselor

What should Juniors be doing now to prepare for college? Research careers and degree programs Make a list of colleges that might be a good fit for you Consider academic fit and academic environment Consider finances Degree Programs Undergraduate research opportunities Internship Opportunities

What should Juniors be doing now to prepare for college? Help your counselor get to know you! Remember that I will be writing your counselor recommendation letters next year Review graduation plan and senior year courses- remember colleges do consider courses taken senior year Make sure you are meeting any special requirements for degree programs

What should Juniors be doing now to prepare for college? What are you doing outside of school? Extracurricular Activities and Volunteer Work can demonstrate to an admission committee more about you than grades and test scores Internships and Job Shadowing Summer Programs CREATE A RESUME

What should Juniors be doing now to prepare for college? Spend time in Naviance Attend College Fairs Attend College Information Sessions Visit College Campuses if possible (see Naviance for those colleges coming to our campus and how to visit with them) DEMONSTRATE INTEREST

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Stratford High School Class of 2017 Casey Burleigh Email: casie.burleigh@springbranchisd.com Nancy Espino Email: nancy.espino@springbranchisd.com Nadine Smith Email:  nadine.smith@springbranchisd.com Sasha Argudin Email: sasha.argudin@springbranchisd.com

Notes about Class Rank Quartile ranks/updated GPA’s will be included in the 4th six weeks report card mail out (NHS invitations are based on these GPA’s) First exact rank will be sent out at the end of June per district policy Students cannot request transcripts prior to August 1 per District policy Website for Class rank policy https://cms.springbranchisd.com/district/for- parents/committees-taskforces/class-rank Top 10% must show class rank per SBOE policy Automatic admission based on June rank Re-ranking by the end of October – move-ins/withdrawals Final Ranking in January for Graduation purposes

College Application Process Application windows traditionally open August 1st Colleges prefer applications in ELECTRONIC form Apply EARLY For most current info, see college websites (most accurate) Observe scholarship deadlines when applying Be aware of impacted majors…Automatic Admit means into college, not necessarily major.

Navigating Naviance Be aware: Of colleges visiting our campus and how to sign up to see them Scholarships that may be available to juniors Test scores have been posted (AP scores coming soon) By June: Have colleges listed under Colleges I’m thinking about Research colleges to see their criteria for admissions and class rank Keep searching…