EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL at SENIOR INFORMATION EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL at MIDLAND COLLEGE

COUNSELOR INFORMATION Ms. Dennison tammy.dennison@midlandisd.net Main Office 685-4680

TRANSCRIPTS OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS COST $1.00 FILL OUT REQUEST FORM ON TUES/THURS FROM MS. SANCHEZ REVIEW YOUR TRANSCRIPT CAREFULLY. STUDENTS MUST HAVE 26 CREDITS AND THE CORRECT CLASSES TO GRADUATE.

ECHS ACCESS Remind me-to receive messages by text, text @srechs19 to 81010 To stay up to date with your grades – use the student access in Skyward – your support teacher will help with that.

COLLEGE APPS & LINKS What's Your Plan? (MISD website) What is UP NEXT? (APP to text) Big Future (Collegeboard Website)

Midland College Survey WHAT IS NEXT FOR YOU? Midland College Survey Tell students to go to www.midland.edu Then key in dual credit in the search box

ATTENDANCE STATE LAW REQUIRES YOUR ATTENDANCE If you have an attendance situation see assistant principal – Ms. Jack

High School GPA College GPA

THINGS SENIORS NEED TO DO APPLY TO (AT LEAST) 2-3 COLLEGES TAKE THE SAT AND/or ACT SAT: WWW.COLLEGEBOARD.COM ACT: WWW.ACTSTUDENT.ORG

APPLYING TO COLLEGE COMMONAPP.ORG - APPLY TO PRIVATE /PUBLIC COLLEGES THROUGHOUT THE U.S. APPLYTEXAS.ORG APPLY TO YOUR TEXAS PUBLIC COLLEGES WITH ONE APPLICATION. CREATE AN AMAZING APPLICATION AND THEN COPY/PASTE IT FOR ALL OF THE COLLEGES. ** REMEMBER TO CHECK THE COLLEGES OF YOUR CHOICE TO SEE IF THEY HAVE THE PROGRAMS YOU DESIRE TO STUDY.**

SAT & ACT IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT STUDENTS TAKE EITHER EXAM. IF YOU TAKE EITHER TEST OR MORE THAN ONE TIME COLLEGES WILL ACCEPT THE HIGHEST SCORE REGISTER ONLINE FOR THE EXAMS @ collegeboard.com and actstudent.org Registration deadlines are approximately one month before test – Fall testing dates fill up FAST!

Test Dates and Deadlines (SAT) COLLEGEBOARD.COM Deadline to Register October 6, 2018 SAT & Subject Test September 26, 2018 November 3, 2018 October 24, 2018 December 1, 2018 November 20, 2018 March 9, 2019 February 27, 2019 May 4, 2019 April 24, 2019 June 1, 2019 May 22, 2019 *

Test Dates and Deadlines (ACT) ACTSTUDENT.ORG Registration Deadline September 8, 2018 August 12, 2018 October 27, 2018 September 28, 2018 December 8, 2018 November 2, 2018 February 9, 2019 January 11, 2019 April 13, 2019 March 8, 2019 June 8, 2019 May 3, 2019 July 13, 2019 June 14, 2019 *

PAYING FOR COLLEGE LOOK FOR SCHOLARSHIPS FEDERAL STUDENT AID (FAFSA) SCHOLARSHIPS ARE UPDATED ON SCHOOL WEBSITE AS THEY ARE RECEIVED – WILL ALSO BE SENT OUT TO ALL SENIORS ELECTRONICALLY _ ADDITIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS CAN BE FOUND IN THE MISD WEBSITE SCHOLARSHIP BOOKLET CHECK THE COLLEGES FINANCIAL AID WEBSITE Freshman Scholarship Example SET UP AN ACCOUNT WITH www.fastweb.com to find scholarships FEDERAL STUDENT AID (FAFSA) Opens October 1ST – Deadline – January 15th FAFSA Workshops Available for Students & Parents Tues & Sat – see next slide BEWARE OF COMPANIES WHO CHARGE TO FIND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR YOU

TWO GREAT PROGRAMS TEXAS SCHOLARS MIDLAND LEGACY SCHOLARSHIP

MIDLAND LEGACY SCHOLARSHIP For ECHS seniors who are continuing at MC for specific majors like nursing, etc must have a 2.75 GPA on January 2019 transcript For ECHS seniors who are moving on to a 4 year college – must have a 3.0 GPA on January 2019 transcript Requires a completed FAFSA Requires a completed on-line application & essay

MIDLAND LEGACY SCHOLARSHIP – Cont. Requires your attendance at “Legacy 101 meeting on the one following dates: November 2, 2018 - 3 pm December 11, 2018 - 5:30 pm January 4, 2019 - 3 pm February 15, 2019 – 3 pm Carrasco Rm on MC main campus Due date for Legacy Scholarship is May 31, 2019

TEXAS SCHOLARS THIS IS A RECOGNITION PROGRAM…..THERE IS NO SCHOLARSHIP INVOLVED. MUST HAVE A 1.75 GPA ON A 5 pt SCALE MUST HAVE 20 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE. HOURS ARE DUE TO THE COUNSELOR CLERK, MS. SANCHEZ AT THE END OF THE 4TH 6 WKS (February 15th). BANQUET HELD IN APRIL 16TH FOR SENIORS WHO HAVE MET ALL REQUIREMENTS AND WILL RECEIVE CORD FOR GRADUATION.

GRADUATION FOR THE CLASS OF 2019 IMPORTANT EVENTS COLLEGE FORUM OCTOBER 4, 2018 7 PM – 8:30 MC PE Building GRADUATION FOR THE CLASS OF 2019 MAY 25, 2019