“Senior” Parent Night! CLASS OF 2019

MEETING OBJECTIVES Introductions The College Application Process a) Macrao.org b) On-Line v. Paper c) Finding requested application information d) What to do at school e) Timeline Senior Year Events: Currier’s REMIND texts and http://lakeshorecounseling.weebly.com Scholarships, Grants and Loans

Getting in… What are colleges looking for? a) GPA b) ACT/SAT scores Average SAT scores in 2018 were near 1000 Average ACT scores in 2018 were near 20 c) Rigorous Coursework d) Extra-Curricular Involvement/Well-Roundedness ** USE “MICHIGAN COLLEGE GUIDE” (hand out) or www.michigancollegeguide.com: to determine college requirements for admission.

Career Cruising Pain in the tush?! NO MORE: Very constructive use of your time! www.careercruising.com Username= LSPS-Power School User ID E.G.: "LSPS-johndoe" Password= LSPS Power School Password E.G.: "red27" Go through the checklist found under “Progress” bar – all the way to the Financial Aid Scholarship Selector

COLLEGE FILE TABLE OF CONTENTS: Start a “College File” COLLEGE FILE TABLE OF CONTENTS: List Colleges of Interest – Dream BIG Current Copy of Unofficial Transcript Three Letters of Recommendation Create an On-line Account with each College of Interest: record Usernames/Passwords Area to Keep Records of Where/When Apply

MACRAO.ORG Great Resource! Enter www.macrao.org Click on Michigan College Home Pages MI Public 4 year Colleges/Univ MI Private 4 year Colleges/Univ MI Community 2 year Colleges Each offers Quick Links to Apps

Application Time Line Try to apply at your College Visit! Early Admission is from September – November 1st Check DEADLINES of Colleges of Interest Best to start submitting Applications in September Open/Rolling Enrollment v. Deadline for Apps 4 Year Colleges usually want a commitment by approximately May 1st of Senior Year Community Colleges use Open Enrollment – Start Application Process in May of Sr. Year

Application Process ON-LINE v. PAPER: On- line is faster although many parents prefer to keep hard copies of the application – On-line seems preferred by Colleges INCLUDE THE COUNSELING OFFICE IN EACH STEP OF YOUR APPLICATION PROCESS

Application Process On-Line: Create an Account 1) Begin Application – student’s personal information is entered by student/family. There is usually an Application Fee of appx. $35 -$50. 2) Come to Counseling Office to request academic records be sent to your college choices. If you desire, you can mail the Application Fee with trans. 3) DOCUFIDE/PARCHMENT – You may choose to create an account with Docufide; you can order your transcripts on-line indicating where to send them. This generates an email Transcript Request to Ms. Bates. 4) DON’T FORGET! You will need to let Ms. Bates know if your updated transcript needs to be sent more than once.

Application Process PAPER: Mail in your Application Request Transcript be sent by Counseling Office Don’t forget to include check for Application Fee Make Copies of everything and record the date you send it

Accounts to Create www.actstudent.org : if you need to send scores to additional schools NOT indicated on your child’s original sheet www.collegeboard.org : send scores to additional schools www.ncaaclearinghouse.net : if you are a perspective college athlete, you’ll need to create an account www.lakeshoreschools.org: if you are interested in ordering records through Docufide/Parchment. MORE: many links included on Counseling Department’s site regarding COLLEGES, CAREERS, FINANCIAL AID & SCHOLARSHIPS www.fastweb.com: free scholarship search

Senior Year Events Apply to several schools you’d like to attend! Sign up to Retake ACT/SAT (if unhappy w/score) Keep grades UP throughout the year-they check! Complete Career Cruising – Scholarship Finder BEFORE senior year begins Attend FINANCIAL AID NIGHT – October, 2018 Avoid SENIORITIS at all costs! Use LSHS Counseling Department website

Financial Aid, Scholarships and FAFSA a) Grants b) Loans Scholarships a) Community/Private b) College/University Offered FINANCIAL AID NIGHT –OCTOBER 2018 - FAFSA IS BASED ON 2017 TAX INFORMATION - FAFSA APPLICATION SHOULD BE CREATED 10/18 – 6/19 - www.fafsa.ed.gov: Can create a PIN number now for your application in 2018. You MAY but it is not NECESSARY. Patrick Klenner – Financial Associate - patrick.klenner@thrivent.com ; 586-773-7596