1. Welcome to Helping Your Child Make The Most of High School
Sponsored by the Wando High School
Counseling Department

2. Assistant Principal Dan Cieslikowski Director of the 9th Grade Academy

3. 6:30-6:40 Opening Session – PAC
Logistics:
6:30-6:40 Opening Session – PAC
6:45-7:05 Session 1
7:10-7:30 Session 2
7:35-7:55 Session 3

4. Making the Most of High School
Wando High School School Counseling Department
October 10, 2017
Power Point will be available on the School Counseling tab of the Wando High website.

5. Post Secondary Options & Countdown to College

6. Post Secondary Options
Work Force
Military:
Representatives from all four major branches on campus
ASVAB given once a year in November
Technical Colleges
Trident Tech Youth Apprentice Programs (being in 11th grade)
Diploma programs (usually one year)
Certificate programs (usually two years)
AA degree (usually two years)
University Transfer programs (2 plus2)
2 year colleges (i.e. Spartanburg Methodist, USC Union & USC Salkehatchie)
Four Year Colleges and Universities

7. Countdown to College What colleges look for:
1. Types of courses taken (CP, Honors, AP, DC)
2. Grades in courses
3. SAT and ACT performance
4. Who is your student?

8. Transcript & Grade Point Average

9. Grades: SC UGP GPA 4.0 GPA Straight GPA, not weighted A= 4.0 B= 3.0
Uniformed Grading Policy: all public HS in SC
Grade is weighted based on Honor, Dual Credit (Trident Tech) or Advanced Placement course work
Grade given extra .5 honor, 1.0 for AP
4.0 GPA
Straight GPA, not weighted
A= 4.0
B= 3.0
C=2.0
D=1.0
F=0.0
Grade CP
Honors
AP/DC
100 (A)
5.000
5.500
6.000
99 (A)
4.900
5.400
5.900
92 (A)
4.200
4.700
5.200
89 (B)
3.900
4.400
74 (C)
2.400
2.900
3.400
GPA Conversion POS pg 79
GPA Computation pg 8-9

10. College Credit in High School
Advanced Placement (AP)
Considered to be the most rigorous courses taken in High School
Wando currently offers more than 20 AP Courses
National Exams in May : Scores Determine College Credit
Trident Technical College: Dual Credit
High School and College Credit
i.e. Trident Tech. English 101= High School English 4
College Credits may be transferrable but check with individual colleges
ACT/SAT/Accuplacer scores needed to qualify

11. SAT & ACT : College Admissions Test
PSAT 10th & 11th grade
Evidenced Based Reading (EBR) & Math (M)
Writing optional, but colleges want at least one test (SAT or ACT)with writing
Score range 200-8o0 each section
Average score 1100
(total of EBR & M sections)
ACT
English, Math, Reading, Science Reasoning
Writing optional but colleges want at least one test (SAT or ACT)with writing
Score range from 1-36 each section
Composite score average (average of all four sections)
Four year colleges will accept either SAT or ACT.
Recommended students take both.

12. SC College Admissions Data Average Weighted GPA and Test Scores
University of South Carolina Avg. Score:
GPA: SAT: ACT: 27.3
Clemson University:
GPA: 4.6 SAT: ACT: 27-31
College of Charleston Mid 50% Scores:
GPA: SAT: ACT: 22-27
The Citadel:
GPA: SAT: 1074
Charleston Southern University:
GPA: SAT: ACT: 23
Source: individual colleges and Naviance

13. Standout Factors for Competitive Colleges and Scholarships
Be “well rounded” or “lop-sided”
Think how you can contribute to a club or group you belong to
See a problem, fix it or initiate change
Have value behind what you do
Differentiate yourself from other students
Do something typically done by adults
Complete a noteworthy task

14. Types of Scholarships Institutional Scholarships- State Scholarships-
given by colleges to students who enroll that are from resources within the college’s scholarship pool of money
State Scholarships-
given by the state from the S.C. Education Lottery money
Needs-Based Scholarship-
given by Federal, State or local resources based on financial need as determined by the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) info or other financial criteria
Sponsored Scholarships-
given by organizations or local entities for a variety of criteria

15. State Sponsored Scholarships
for in-state public or private college/universities
Palmetto Fellows
(four year college only)- 1st year-$6700 (can be renewed each year)
Must have all 3 of the following:
1200 SAT or 27 ACT,
3.5 cumulative weight SC UGP GPA
Top 6% of class at end of 10th, 11th or 12th grade OR
1400 SAT or 32 ACT AND
4.0 Cumulative SC UGP GPA

16. State Sponsored Scholarships
Life Scholarship
4 yr college: up to $5000 for first year
Must meet 2 or 3 criteria
3.0 SC UGP GPA Cumulative
Top 30% at end of senior year
1100 SAT or 24 ACT OR
2 year college: up to $5000
3.0 SC UPG cumulative GPA at end of senior year
No SAT/ACT or rank requirement
Life Scholarship is renewable each year based on student’s college GPA and credits earned

17. State Sponsored Scholarships
Hope Scholarship (four year college for one year-$2800)
3.0 cumulative SC UGP GPA
(not SAT or ACT requirement)
Eligible for Life Scholarship beginning Sophomore year based on student’s college GPA and credits earned
For more information on State Scholarships
visit: and Wando’s Program of Studies, pg 87

18. Other Scholarship Resources
There are innumerable scholarship search resources online. The best search services are free, so there is no need to spend any money to use these services. All you have to spend is your time.
Scholarship Search Engines
Fastweb.com This is the most popular scholarship engine online.
Zinch.com Personally connects directly with 6000 colleges, $2 billion in college scholarships, study abroad programs, graduate schools
Naviance.com
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