1. College Information Night for Freshmen & Sophomores
For Students & Parents!
January 25, 2017
Las Lomas High School
Presented by
Counseling Department and College/Career Center

2. Welcome Students & Parents! Presentation Overview
Student Responsibility/Parent Responsibility
Understanding yourself
Post-High School Options
Resources

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What do you want to know?
White boards: write down what parents/students want to know about - no answering questions

4. Where to Start? Student Responsibility Students! Get to know yourself!
How can I help my child?
Student Responsibility
What classes do I take?
Students! Get to know yourself!

5. What’s the magic recipe to get into a “good” college?
Search Yourself
Be Yourself
Prepare Yourself
Challenge Yourself
Show Resilience
Of the top 20 Fortune 500 Companies – where did they go?
What is the most common college among Bay Area CEOs? (University of Missouri)

6. Student’s Responsibility
Think about classes you like
Explore extracurricular activities
Maintain a healthy BALANCE (there are 24 hours in a day)
Continue to appropriately challenge your educational interests and be successful in them
This is about learning, not just about the grades.
There is a fit for everyone
Extracurriculars are not boxes to be checked, but a means to explore interests/passions
What do you want to major in?

7. Parent’s Responsibility
Help your student with a sense of confidence and excitement about the journey
Listen
Provide support
Remember college is a means to an end and not an end itself
Make a plan for college finances
Accept kids for who & where they are
How many of you know where your dentist, doctor, attorney or student’s teacher went to school?
Talk to you kids about your journey – many of you likely didn’t have a counselor.
What about finances?
Think about who is going to fill out the forms – you can stand over your kids at the computer, but don’t do the typing for her!

8. Post High School Options
Specialty School (career focused)
Community College
4-year College/University
Work force
Military
Gap year
Lots of options for students.
Each year we have more students opting for a Gap Year.

9. Specialty Schools Schools in dedicated fields Admission policies vary
Health Care
Culinary Arts
Automotive Technology
Arts
Admission policies vary
Accreditation
Many of our students choose to enter into a specialty school.

10. Video
What to look for in a college…

11. Timeline February – Pick classes for next year
October – PSAT (optional)
Spring Junior year
Junior appointment with counselor; colleges recommended
Complete self-assessments on Naviance
Standardized tests: SAT and/or ACT
Practice ACT
Spring/Summer – College visits
Fall Senior year – apply to colleges

12. Choosing Classes What to consider?
Are AP classes required to get into colleges?
Does one need to take language every year?
Are more science classes better?
GPA requirements?

13. UC/CSU Required “A-G” Courses
a) History/Social Science – 2 years required
b) English – 4 years required
c) Mathematics – 3 years required, 4 years recommended
d) Laboratory Science – 2 years required, 3 years recommended
e) Language Other Than English – 2 years required, 3 years recommended
f) Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) – 1 year required
g) College Preparatory Electives – 1 year required
*View LLHS “A-G” approved course list:

14. What about extracurricular activities?
Community service
Volunteer
Work
Summer programs
Sports
Clubs

15. Video Quality vs Quantity
Jeff Brenzel, former Dean of Undergraduate Admissions, Yale University

16. What is Naviance?
A web-based program offering a database of post-high school programs, summer programs, self-exploration
A communication tool
Self-assessments
Summer programs
Research college options
Order transcripts
Alerts for up-and-coming workshops, presentations, and important information
Scholarship Information
Kara’s show.

17. Stay Informed Read the PTSA eBoletin Subscribe to the Daily Bulletin
Class specific pages
Subscribe to the Daily Bulletin
Naviance
School Loop
LAST SLIDE

18. LIFE AFTER LAS LOMAS Where do Las Lomas students go after graduation?

19. Counseling Department Counselors and Staff
Las Lomas High School (925)
Beth Chastain (Registrar) Ext. 2119
Ellen Smith (College/Career Advisor) Ext. 2117
Allison Ridenhour (Testing Coordinator) Ext. 2116
Counselors:
Amelia Whalen (A-D) Ext. 2126
Hanalee Washburn (E-K) Ext. 2124
Kara Bloodgood (L-Pa) Ext. 2127
Marilyn Lewis-Hampton (Pe-Ree + ELL students) Ext. 2123
Valerie Wright-Smith (Ren-Z) Ext. 2125