1. GET SET FOR
Life After JM
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2. John Marshall Counseling & Student Support Website
Counselor s/phone numbers
College Testing (ACT, SAT I/II)
College Application Procedures
Requesting a Transcript
Important Dates
Updated Forms and/or Procedures
Scholarships
STRIVE
PSEO
School Profile
Mental Wellness Links

4. Options after
high school
Work
Military
Technical programs
College

5. ACT Test Dates $62.50 (Writing) $46.00 (No Writing)
Registration Deadline
Late Registration Deadline
(Late Fee Required)
September 9, 2017
August 4, 2017
August 18, 2017
October 28, 2017
September 22, 2017
October 6, 2017
December 9, 2017
November 3, 2017
November 17, 2017
February 10, 2018
January 12, 2018
January 19, 2018
April 14, 2018
March 9, 2018
March 23, 2018
June 9, 2018
May 4, 2018
May 18, 2018

6. Registration Deadline Late Registration Deadline
SAT I/II Test Dates $60.00 (SAT I - Writing), $46.00 (SAT I – No Writing) $26.00 (SAT II)
Test Date
Registration Deadline
Late Registration Deadline
(Late Fee Required)
October 7, 2017
September 8, 2017
September 27, 2017
November 4, 2017
October 5, 2017
October 25, 2017
December 2, 2017
November 2, 2017
November 21, 2017
March 10, 2018
February 9, 2018
February 28, 2018
May 5, 2018
April 6, 2018
April 25, 2018
June 2, 2018
May 4, 2018
May 23, 2018

7. Fee Waivers Complete a fee waiver request form
Located in the Counseling Office
Request will be confirmed with Student Nutrition Services
See your counselor for the voucher
ACT’s – 2 per student
SAT’s – 4 per student
Transcripts – 4 per student
College applications – Limited –
See your counselor

8. Take responsibility for your future

9. MINNESOTA NATIONAL COLLEGE FAIR Minneapolis Convention Center Minneapolis, MN
Wednesday, September 27, :00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Thursday, September 28, 2017
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Due to budget cuts, JM is not sponsoring trip
You must register online prior to attending
Get absence pre–excused
More information on JM Counseling website

10. Plan your visit Prepare a college comparison checklist
Weigh advantages and disadvantages
Contact the office of admission
Schedule appointments for your campus visits

11. Checklist for a campus visit
Checklist for a campus visit
Meet with an admission counselor
Verify admission requirements
Determine actual college costs
Ask about financial aid opportunities
Take a campus tour
Investigate your academic program(s)
Attend a class
Talk with students and faculty

12. Apply for admission and meet all deadlines
Narrow your choices
Review college admission test requirements (including the optional Writing Test)
Know application fees and deadlines
Submit application materials (paper/electronic)
Application for admission
High school transcript
Recommendations
Admission test results
Know scholarship requirements

13. COMMON APPLICATION Check with college to see if Common Application
is appropriate – Appropriate for private schools
that require an essay, recommendations, and
mid-year reports
Saves money and time for student– one
application and one transcript for multiple
schools
Set up appointment with counselor for interview

14. What you need to know about the U of M and the Common App?
The University of Minnesota does not require an essay or letters of recommendation

17. Letters of Recommendation
Plan Ahead – Determine if college/scholarship requires one
Consider asking people who know you in various capacities
Provide writer
3 week window for writer to write letter
If counselor is writing a recommendation, make appointment for interview 3 weeks prior to deadline
Provide extra-curricular activities checklist (resume) to the writer
Provide writer pertinent information about college/scholarship
Be respectful of writer’s timeline
Follow-up with a thank you to individual who wrote recommendation(s)

18. 45 minute interview with Counselor
Common Application
Requires
45 minute interview with Counselor

19. COLLEGE CAREER RESOURCE CENTER
Bethany Wood – College Career Specialist
All college application supplements and scholarship applications need to be turned into Bethany Wood – she will route to the appropriate counselor
Arranges college rep visits
Scholarship information and applications
Appointments for Jamie Johnson, RCTC Transition Counselor

20. School Reports AND Scholarship Applications
Give to secretary in COUNSELING OFFICE
with a pre-addressed envelope and correct postage
Make an appointment to see your counselor if you need
your counselor to write a recommendation
Counselor will complete school portion
Allow three weeks turnaround time

21. Jamie Johnson RCTC Transition Counselor
Answer questions and support students planning to attend RCTC and other post secondary schools
Encourage and support students in the application and financial aid process
Help with the FAFSA form
Tell your parents/guardians:
October 4, 2017 – SSC (all day)
- Help completing the FAFSA
See Bethany, in the CCRC, for what you should bring.

22. RCTC Placement Test Accuplacer February 27, 2018 – at JM
For seniors going to RCTC Fall of 2018

23. RCTC Placement Test ACT vs. Accuplacer
An ACT score of 21 or higher, in Reading, will place you in college level Reading/English
An ACT score of 21 or higher, in Math, will place you in college level Math

24. College success factors
Test scores and high school grades are important. However, they measure ONLY PART of your POTENTIAL.

25. Additional success factors
Study habits
Motivation
Course selection
Placement
Interests
Commitment
Keep in mind Making sound decisions will lead to satisfying and successful experiences.

26. PLAN AHEAD
All paper work and requests made to any teacher, counseling secretary, or counselor, allow 3 weeks
turn around time to process

27. Senior Meetings
All seniors will meet with their counselor before the end of 1st quarter.
Meeting schedule will be posted outside the Counseling Office
Students will receive additional information, complete a credit check, view 2nd semester requests, etc.

28. WAYS TO EARN COLLEGE CREDIT WHILE IN HIGH SCHOOL
A.P. EXAMS
May 7 – 18, 2018
Register in March
Cost varies with number of tests taken
Fee waivers available for eligible students

29. QUIZ
Where do you find college applications and how do you submit your application?

30. ONLINE

31. How do you get your
transcripts sent to a college?

32. Online only via Parchment
Link found on JM Counseling
page
Cost is approximately $5.00 per transcript
Fee waivers available

33. Where do you go to turn in an application, or form, that needs to be signed by a counselor?

34. College Career Resource Center
Bethany Wood

35. If you are asking a counselor, or a teacher, to write a statement or write a recommendation, what do you need to do?

36. Make a 45 Minute appointment with
your Counselor
Provide a completed extra-curricular
activities sheet or resume for the person
you are asking
Allow 3 weeks turn around time
Plan Ahead – for best results

37. How can I find out when my Senior Meeting with my counselor will be held?

38. Will be posted outside the Counseling Office
Report promptly
Very Important Meeting to make sure you have
the correct classes to graduate, to provide
information on College Admissions, Financial Aid,
Scholarships, and answer individual questions

39. How do you get a free
unofficial transcript?

41. JUNE 9, 2018 at 7:00 p.m.