1. Preparing For The Future
Class of 2020 Parent Night
Preparing For The Future

2. What Do you Remember from 9th-grade Parent Night? Kahoot.It
First, Let’s Review!
What Do you Remember from 9th-grade Parent Night?
Kahoot.It

4. Topics Graduation Requirements Transcripts and Grades HOPE Scholarship
Course Selection – Planning Ahead
Post-Secondary Planning – Ms. Brandie Smith – Marietta HS College Advisor

5. Graduation requirements -23 CREDITS
4 Credits of English/Lit
4 Credits of Math
4 Credits of Science
3 Credits of Social Studies
1 Credit of Health/P. Fitness
3 Credits of World Language/Career Tech/Fine Arts
4 Credits of General Electives
11 credits required to be promoted to 11th-grade

6. Reading Your Child’s Transcript
Numeric Average on 100 Point Scale = Fulton County GPA
Failed Course = Permanent Impact on Transcript
Each Course Successfully Passed= .5 credit

7. What if my Student fails a class?
Summer School – can sign up now
- at Alpharetta HS or GA Virtual/Fulton Virtual
- free if failed class – cost, if taking class for first time
GA Credit Recovery – online at school
- is a class at school- takes place of elective
Fulton and Georgia Virtual School courses are NCAA approved
GA Credit Recovery – not NCAA approved

8. Hope/zell miller scholarship
HOPE- must graduate with 3.0 in academic classes only
- middle school grades not counted
- subtract 7 points we add to Honors/AP/DE
- add .5 on 4 scale for AP/DE
- academic electives count
4 courses possessing “academic rigor” are required (Chemistry, Spanish 3)
Zell Miller- must graduate with 3.7 in academic classes only
SAT: 1200 combined score (reading and math)
ACT: 26 composite score
Must maintain 3.3 once in college

9. Course selection Junior year is critical year – AP classes and GPA
On-level vs Honors vs AP – is it better to get an A in on-level vs a C in AP?
- volume of work in AP/Honors courses
- extracurricular activities (balance)
Dual Enrollment – junior and senior year -
Online courses – must decide in spring for next year

10. College Planning
Atlanta NACAC National College Fair- March 25 (12:30-4:00pm)
GA Intl Convention Center –
Probe College Fair – March 27 (6pm-8pm)
Cambridge High School – all grade levels welcome

11. A Few last items
NCAA – register with NCAA Eligibility Center in 10th-grade
Career Exploration- Collegeboard and Road Trip Nation
- classroom guidance with counselors on March 21-22
- make connection between careers/high school courses/college
PSAT – importance of junior year – National Merit
Roswell Student Services website:

12. How Do Colleges Choose Who Will Be Accepted?
Holistic Admission Process:
Primary Factors
Academic Rigor
Grade Trends/Academic Performance
Testing (ACT,SAT, AP Exams, IB Exams, SAT Subject Tests)
Additional Factors
Extracurricular Activities (College Resume)
Essay(s)
Letters of Recommendation
Demonstrated Interested
Optional Factors:
Interviews
Arts Portfolio and/or Audition
Athletic Recruitment (Only NCAA Division I and II, NAIA, NJCAA offer athletic scholarships)

13. Early Preparation VS

14. How Do I Learn More About What Colleges Have to Offer?
Visit individual college websites
Meet with College Reps when they visit RHS
Visit college campuses:
-Register online for tours
-Talk with an admission officer
-Sit in on a class
-Eat in the dining hall
-Pick up a student newspaper
-Talk to current students
Spring Break is a great time to visit college campuses! If you visit colleges in the summer, keep in mind you won’t get the most accurate view of student life.
Attend Open House programs at colleges/universities
Attend college fairs in the Atlanta area (Atlanta NACAC College Fair and the Quest East Cobb Fair are coming up in March)
Talk with your counselor

15. Factors to Consider When Choosing a College/University
Size and Diversity of Student Body
Location (Urban, Rural, or College Town)
Potential College Major
Graduation and Retention Rates
Career Placement
Overall Academic Experience (Academic Pressure Cooker or Well-Balanced Students)
Campus Life (Athletics, Greek Life, Study Abroad, Undergraduate Research Opportunities, etc.)
Distance from home (Travel Expenses, Frequency of coming home for breaks)
FINANCIAL FIT
Public vs. Private
In-State vs. Out of State
Need-Based Aid vs. Merit-Based Aid
THINK ABOUT WHERE YOUR STUDENT WILL BE THE MOST HAPPY AND SUCCESSFUL!

16. Questions?

17. RHS Counselors- here to help