* Review high school transcript * Select appropriate and challenging classes for Senior year * Prepare and register for the ACT * Begin identifying interests * Gather information * Visit colleges * Begin looking at applications

SEPSSESM English4 Credits Math3 Credits Science3.5 Credits3 Credits Social4 Credits3.5 Credits Fine Arts1 Credit Health/PE1 Credit2 Credits Religion4 Credits Total Credits28 Credits24 Credits

English4 Credits Math3 Credits Science3 Credits Social3.5 Credits Art1 Credit Foreign Language2 Credits

* Ensure you have met all requirements for graduation * Visit Colleges * Retake ACT if necessary, no later than September * Ask for letters of recommendation, if necessary * Complete college applications by Halloween!

* Requirements * Rigor * Where do credits transfer? * Scholarship * New legislation

* Sleepy Eye Public School * aff.php?sectionid=280& aff.php?sectionid=280& * St. Mary’s High School *

* Registration Guide * EXPLORE/PLAN Test Results Results estimate ACT score and can be useful for admissions planning * Campus Visits * Family and Friends

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* Public (ex. South Central, Ridgewater, Hennepin Tech) * Private (ex. Rasmussen, Dunwoody) Quality and costs vary greatly - Shop Carefully! Admission Requirement = High School Graduation Small campus, affordable, transfer possibilities to universities, associate degree possibility, extra-curricular activities. Courses and programs that teach specific knowledge and skills leading to particular jobs.

* Minnesota State Universities * Bemidji State * Mankato * Metropolitan State * Moorhead * St. Cloud * Southwest * Winona * University of MN System * Twin Cities * Duluth * Morris * Crookston * Rochester

* Augsburg * Bethany * Bethel * Carleton * College of St. Benedict * College of St. Scolastica * Concorida – Moorhead * Concordia University – St. Paul * Gustavus * Hamline * Macalester * Minneapolis College of Art and Design * Saint John’s University * Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota * St. Catherine University * St. Olaf * St. Thomas * 17 Private Colleges in MN include:

Location Academic Programs Size Cost Atmosphere Facilities Admission Requirements

* Minnesota Students pay MN in-state costs when attending public schools in these states * Must apply for reciprocity * Wisconsin * North Dakota * South Dakota * Manitoba

* A review of a combination of factors: * Grade Point Average * Courses Taken – Rigor of program and completion of specific course requirements (including grade 12) * Test Scores * Other…Activities, Personal Statement, Essay, Recommendations, Etc.

CollegesBiological Sciences DesignEducation and Human Development Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences Liberal Arts ManagementScience and Engineering Average High School Rank Percentile 94.1%85.7%82.9%82.5%84.9%90.3%92.8% Average ACT Composite Score

* Prep * Cost * Scores * 5 Sections * English – 45 min * Math – 60 min * Reading – 35 min * Science – 35 min * Writing – 30 min Test DateRegular Registration Deadline February 11, 2012January 13, 2012 April 14, 2012March 9, 2012 June 9, 2012May 4, 2012 September 8, 2012 October 27, 2012 December 8, 2012

* When * Where * Why * Cost * Prep

* FAFSA * Available online at * Financial Aid Night * January/February 2013 * Scholarships