GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT Principal: Seth Young Counselors: Barbara Brown (Grade 10) Tom Kupec (Last names, A-J) Billie Fry (Last names, K-Z) Lyn Ridlehoover– Guidance Secretary

FIRST THINGS FIRST PSAT Scores were returned to students (SAT Prep Courses) Scheduling: 1. Advisory #2 on 1/29 2. Advisory #3 on 2/28 3. CAPS on 3/21 from 3:30 to 6:30 or 3/22 from 8:00-12:00 (Invitations to be mailed) 4. April 5th: Deadline to make schedule changes for 2019-2020 year 5. CTC a two-year commitment Job Shadow on 2/20 (All day)

A GLIMPSE TO THE FUTURE: THE SENIOR YEAR August-November, 2020 Students apply to colleges (General Recommendation: 3-6 colleges) October 1, 2020 Student and parent/guardian (or as close as possible) complete the FAFSA May 1, 2021 Student pays deposit at college of choice

BACK TO 10TH GRADE: TIME TO STRATEGIZE What are you seeing academically? What are your observations? Giftings and talents What interests have been expressed? What training is needed?

COLLEGE-ALL SHAPES AND SIZES Technical Colleges (or community colleges or two-year colleges in other states): 16 in the state of SC. Locally: Tri-County Technical College and Greenville Tech Quick Jobs Programs and Certificate programs (Certificate programs short in duration) Applied Associate Degrees (Two-year degrees leading to employment) University Transfer (Two-Year degrees designed to transfer to four-year colleges). Bridge Programs (one year invitation only, residential programs)

FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES Private: In state or out of state-Tuition costs are the same (Anderson U, Duke University, Boston College) Public: In state less expensive ( Examples: Clemson, USC, Coastal Carolina) Out of state add additional fee (Examples: Penn. St. U., the U. of Alabama) Necessary for advanced degree programs (Master’s and Doctorate programs) and many professional programs.

BRACE YOURSELF PARENTS! College can be expensive: Tri-County TC: $5,400 (tuition and fees) Clemson University: $27,500 (tuition, fees, room and board) Princeton U.: $66,700 (tuition, fees, room and board)

State Government: Palmetto Fellows, Life, Hope. Sources of Financial Aid College: Merit scholarships are typically based on a combination of SAT/ACT scores and rank in class. Each college has different criteria.   State Government: Palmetto Fellows, Life, Hope.  Federal Government: Based on income and assets of the student and custodial parent(s). Complete FAFSA after Oct. 1st of the senior year. Private Scholarships: Fast Web is considered the best of many scholarship search engines. Go to www.fastweb.com. Military: Military service with financial benefits for education.   

What could it actually cost to attend these three colleges? TAKE HEART PARENTS What could it actually cost to attend these three colleges? Tri-County TC: $0 (Why? Life Scholarship) Clemson University: $3,400 (Why? Palmetto Fellows SAT score) Princeton U.: $0 (Why? Income <65K)

WHAT SHOULD WE DO? Visit two college websites a. Learn about the college in general b. Investigate degree requirements c. Investigate merit scholarships 2) Visit two colleges a. Two will help you compare and contrast b. Colleges have visitations programs (Open houses, daily tours, etc). Check with Admissions

WHAT SHOULD WE DO (continued)? 3) Become familiar with testing: a. PSAT Practice for the SAT b. SAT Admissions for four-year colleges/scholarships c. ACT Admissions for four-year colleges/scholarships d. Accuplacer Placement in courses at two-year colleges e. ASVAB Military jobs/career testing f. Ready to Work Job Placement/Career Readiness

WREN HS: https://www.anderson1.k12.sc.us/Domain/1101 RECOMMENDED WEBSITES   WREN HS: https://www.anderson1.k12.sc.us/Domain/1101 TESTING: www.sat.org –Student and parent sections. Information on the SAT, AP and CLEP. Register online for the SAT. www.act.org –ACT information and registration. www.accuplacer.org –Information about the placement testing for technical colleges.

COLLEGES: www.collegeboard.org –College search and links to all colleges. www.eligibilitycenter.org- Register with the NCAA (to play Division 1 or Division 2 sports) www.commonapp.org - 696 colleges use the common application. www.mycoalition.org – 95 colleges use the coalition application. www.parchment.com- Students request transcripts to be sent at this site, information about college admissions.   CAREER: www.scois.net –Career testing and information. Students have lifetime membership with the SC Career and Planning System. www.careercruising.com – Career testing and information. www.bls.gov/ooh - US Dept of Labor website. Detailed info on various careers.