2. Getting into college will require that you begin your planning as early as possible.

3. Students who enter the 9th grade “Planning” to go to college will have a very different senior prom experience.

4. You have to know where you are going before you can adequately prepare for the race that you will have to run.

5. What are you planning to do after high school?

6. Students will have to pass high school graduation tests in Georgia. will that guarantee that you will graduate from high school? Percentage of Students Passing 2008 Georgia High School Graduation Tests Group English Lang Arts Math Social Studies Science Asian90968791 Black84827276 Hispanic80877277 White94959093

8. Less than 50% Less than 35%

10. Lets do the math: 400 ninth graders 225 (56.3%) are projected to graduate from high school Based on last year’s ACT performance, only 23%, or 52 will actually be prepared to attend a 4-year college or university. Only 25 (49%) of those students will graduate from college in 6 years!

11. 1. List 5 obstacles that you will have to overcome. 2. List 5 academic strengths. 3. List 5 academic weaknesses. 4. List 5 people who support you. 5. List 5 high school goals. 6. List 5 life goals. Self Assessment

12. Begin Your Research College 4/6-year Grad Rate Percent Admitted Percent A-ACost Emory79/8738.68.7$49,204 Georgia Tech34/7767.57.1$13,105 UGA45/7561.85.3$8,091 Georgia Southern 13/4354.222.1$6,039 Georgia College and State 23/4160.46.9$7,927 http://www.collegeresults.orghttp://www.collegeresults.org/ Harvard87/988.97.9$50,250 Yale88/969.98.1$49,000 Amherst88/9618.79.4$51,000

13. What colleges would you like to attend? p. 29 Top 10 Major Universities 1. Princeton (9/40) 2. Harvard 3. Yale 4. Stanford 5. Penn 6. Cal Tech 7. MIT 8. Duke 9. Columbia 10. University of Chicago www.Ivysuccess.com www.collegedata.com Top 10 Liberal Arts Colleges 1.Wiliams (MA) 2.Amherst (MA) 3.Swarthmore (PA) 4.Wellesley (MA) 5.Carleton (MN) 6.Middlebury (VT)(18/48) 7.Pomona (CA) 8.Bowdoin (ME) 9.Davidson (NC) 10.Haverford (PA) Top 5 HBCUs Spelman (GA) Howard (DC) Hampton (VA) Morehouse (GA) Fisk (TN) Top 5 GA Colleges Emory Georgia Tech UGA Agnes Scott Spelman Georgia HBCUs Albany State Clark Atlanta Fort Valley State Interdenominational Seminary Morehouse Morris Brown Paine Savannah State Spelman

14. 1. Write down the highest level of math you want to take in high school. 2. Write down the highest level of science you want to take in high school. 3. Write down if you want most of your classes to be on-level, honors, or AP? 4. Write down the most important extracurricular activities that you want to be involved in throughout high school. 5. Are there any conflicts between #4 and #5? How High Are Your Academic Goals?

15. Develop your 4-year course schedule (example Honors and AP classes increases your GPA and provides more college choices Math, Science, and Language Arts best prepare you for the SAT and ACT Choose clubs and organizations that are consistent with your college aspirations The more competitive the college, the more “FREE” financial aid that is avalable! Self Assessment: 1.What grades have you received for your current year classes? 2.how hard are you willing to work to pursue your dreams? 3.identify the classes that you will need tutoring?

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