Welcome Senior Parents! “The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence.” ~ Denis Waitley Heather Schramek Luke Wilhelm Tim Smith Stephanie Swonger A-E F-L M-P Q-Z James Gondak AVID & PVA

School Counselors are here to help! Junior Year December: classroom lesson February: course selection junior graduation conference Spring: senior courses AACC info sessions SAT testing Senior Year Summer Senior Kickoff: small groups (300 attended) September-December: individual senior conferences Bruin Block College Application Sessions January/February: scholarship sessions May: Senior Awards Graduation Survey

Broadneck College Fair Wednesday, October 23rd 6:30-8:30pm Main Gym & Auxiliary Gym Approximately 200 Colleges/Universities represented Military, AACC, Technical Schools Financial Aid Presentation “Affording the cost of college”

Career Fairs Spring 2020 Career Fair field trip for interested seniors Spring 2020 BHS Summer Job Fair during Bruin Block

Post-Secondary Planning AACC or other Community College 2 year degree or transfer Career Technical School Military ASVAB Fall 2019 4 Year College/University

Expressing Your Interest Attend BHS college admissions rep visits & college fair Sign up for visits on Naviance Speak to the admissions reps! College Visits Call ahead Ask to visit a class, see a department rep. Take the college tour Speak to other students

Colleges I’m Applying To Consider approximately 4-6 schools on your list Reach vs. Good Fit GPA/Test Score Broadneck scattergrams

Coastal Carolina

Virginia Tech

The Complete Application Student’s Online Application (some use Common Application or Coalition) Broadneck sends via Naviance: Transcript Teacher Recommendation Counselor Recommendation/Form School Profile Students take and send test scores Must be requested from College Board or ACT Test dates available Sept-Dec. Hand out 4 year checklist

Admission Types Early Action Regular Decision Rolling Admission Apply early and receive a decision well in advance of regular response date. Submit application by specified date and receive decision in clearly stated period of time Review applications as they are submitted. Non-Binding

Scholarships Check with each institution (Merit based) Apply Early! Early bird gets the $$ Naviance Scholarship Search Most local scholarships come through the BHS, so check Naviance Counselors will have optional scholarship information sessions this Spring for interested seniors FAFSA opens October 1st Must be completed each year of college *Reminder to attend Financial Aid Presentation at the College Fair

Scholarship resources Check out the BHS Website with links and resources

STAY ORGANIZED and MEET DEADLINES Next Steps for Seniors Check your emails! (update your Naviance profile) Update your resume Sign up for ASVAB/College Visits Take SAT/ACT/Accuplacer 4 Year College: Finalize your College Application List Finish your “senior survey” (for Counselor Letters of Rec) Work on college essays Talk to teachers about letters of recommendation Request Transcripts/Counselor letters (if needed) Send SAT/ACT scores STAY ORGANIZED and MEET DEADLINES

Your role in the process Help your student understand the process Be realistic not judgmental Be open to dialogue Be aware of deadlines Be in the “back seat” not the driver Things have changed in the last 20 years! Celebrate success!

We look forward to a great year with your seniors! Thank you! We look forward to a great year with your seniors! ~BHS Counselors