Ten Things Seniors Need To Do Senior/Junior Parent University Class of 2013

Ten What is the ACT/SAT SAT/ACT comparison

ACT- What is it? Test DateRegistration Deadlin e (Late Fee Required) June 9, 2012May 4, 2012May 5 – 18, 2012 Fall dates will be posted on the ACT website and on the O’Connor H.S. website as they are published.

What is the SAT Test DatesTestU.S. Registration Deadlines Regular May 5, 2012 June 2, 2012 SAT & Subject Tests April 6, 2012 May 8, 2012 Fall dates will be posted on the SAT website and on the O’Connor H.S. website as they are published.

Nine Applying to college What college should I pick applying questions Application and registration deadlines (students have their personal login)

Eight College visits made easy In-State College Night September (day TBD) 6:30 ASU West Out of State college day September (day Phoenix Civic Plaza

Seven I can’t afford to pay for college 3 types of scholarships – Academic with college Happens when student applies – Colleges data base Most colleges have an application to fill out, go to their website – Private donor search Besides our counseling office and website, many different search engines are available

Six What is the FAFSA? FAFSA=(Free Application for Federal Student Aid) what colleges use to determine financial funding eligibility FAFSA It becomes available Jan. 1 st. Deadline for priority filing is Feb 14 th. O’Connor FAFSA evening-January 9 th 2013

Five Deadlines All colleges have certain deadlines: – Fees Tuition, dorm, food – Paperwork Test scores, transcripts

Four Transcript requests How to request a transcript – Transcript request Yellow card found in front office and counseling office It must be filled out completely and signed End of the year a request must be made for final transcript to be sent

Three What if my child is going to Community college ASU and NAU have cohort programs – MAPPS and Connect2NAU It’s a good place to start if your child doesn’t know what they want to do. Many AA and Certificate programs

Two My child wants to go to work right after graduation Many community colleges have certificate programs State has internship programs –

One If you have questions or need help Please contact your child’s counselor Check the O’Connor Counseling Website at