1. Senior Parent Night!
CLASS OF 2017

2. MEETING OBJECTIVES Remind 101: Please take Senior Info Survey!!!
To PHONE #:
Text: @classof17
Please take Senior Info Survey!!!
Applications
Scholarships, Grants and Loans

3. Getting in… What are colleges looking for?
a) GPA
b) ACT/SAT scores
c) Rigorous Coursework
d) Extra-Curricular Involvement/Well-Roundedness
Which College is Right for Me?
** USE “MICHIGAN COLLEGE GUIDE” (hand out) or to determine college requirements for admission.

4. SAT TEST DATES

6. MACRAO.ORG Great Resource! Enter www.macrao.org
Click on Michigan College Home Pages
Screen is split into three columns
Left= MI Public 4 year Colleges/Univ
Center= MI Private 4 year Colleges/Univ
Right= MI Community 2 year Colleges
Starting an Application

7. Application Time Line Try to apply at your College Visit!
Early Admission is from September – November 1st
Check DEADLINES of Colleges of Interest
Best to start submitting Applications in September
MCC vs. University
Open/Rolling Enrollment v. Deadline for Apps
4 Year Colleges usually want a commitment by approximately May 1st of Senior Year
Community Colleges use Open Enrollment – Start Application Process in May of Sr. Year

8. Application Process
ON-LINE v. PAPER: On- line is faster although many parents prefer to keep hard copies of the application – On-line seems preferred by Colleges
INCLUDE THE COUNSELING OFFICE IN EACH STEP OF YOUR APPLICATION PROCESS AND INFORM US OF WHEN YOU HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED!!

9. Application Process On-Line: Create an Account
1) Begin Application – student’s personal information is entered by student/family. There is usually an Application Fee of appx. $35 -$50. Waiver letter for Free/Reduced Lunch.
2) Come to Counseling Office to request academic records be sent to your college choices. If you desire, you can mail the Application Fee with trans.
3) DOCUFIDE/PARCHMENT – You may choose to create an account with Docufide; you can order your transcripts on-line indicating where to send them. This generates an Transcript Request to Ms. Bates.
4) DON’T FORGET! You will need to let Ms. Bates know if your updated transcript needs to be sent more than once.

10. Application Process PAPER:
Mail in your Application
Request Transcript be sent by Counseling Office
Don’t forget to include check for Application Fee
Make Copies of everything and record the date you send it

11. Accounts to Create
: if you are a perspective college athlete, you’ll need to create an account
if you are interested in ordering records through Docufide/Parchment. MORE: many links included on Weebly Counseling Department’s site regarding COLLEGES, CAREERS, FINANCIAL AID & SCHOLARSHIPS
free scholarship search
username = lshs-power school username password = power school password

12. Senior Year Events Apply to several schools you’d like to attend!
Sign up to Retake ACT/SAT (if unhappy w/score)
Keep grades UP throughout the year-they check!
Avoid SENIORITIS at all costs!
Use LSHS Counseling Department Weebly Website

13. Career Cruising www.careercruising.com
Log in: LSPS-power school user name
Password: power school password

14. Financial Aid, Scholarships and FAFSA
a) Grants
b) Loans
Scholarships
a) Community/Private
b) College/University Offered
FINANCIAL AID
- FAFSA IS BASED ON 2015 TAX INFORMATION
- FAFSA APPLICATION SHOULD BE CREATED 1/17 – 3/17 -
Ms. Elizabeth Preston –
Henry Ford Community College Financial Aid Specialist