1. The beginning of the end, preparing for senior year.
Junior advisement
The beginning of the end, preparing for senior year.

2. Agenda for today’s lesson
Go over advisement form/graduation requirements
College planning
How to send transcripts, test scores, and apply
Scholarships
GA Futures and HOPE
Answer questions

3. Graduation requirements
4 years of English/Lit (2 must be Ninth Lit and American Lit)
4 years of Math (Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, and 4th math)
4 years of Science (Biology, P-science, Earth or Env or Chem, and 4th Science)
3 years of Social Studies (World History, US History, Gov/Econ)
Health and Personal Fitness
3 Career Tech, Fine Art, or Foreign Language credits. (Foreign Language is not required for graduation, but is necessary to apply to a Georgia, public, 4-year university)
4 other electives (this is any class that is not a graduation requirement, for example: World Geography, AP Psych, Team Sports)

4. Senior year schedule
Classes are selected based on teacher recommendation and grades in prerequisite courses
4th Literature class (Brit lit, Advanced Comp, Hon Adv Comp, AP Lit)
4th Math (Math of Finance, Foundations, College readiness, AMDM, Stats, (honors)Pre-cal, Calc, AP Calc)
4th Science
Government and Economics (AP Gov, AP Micro Econ, and/or AP Macro Econ)
2 electives
You may also do Dual Enrollment(Ms. Cuomo) or Work Based Learning (Ms. McCardle)
Please sign the form and I will collect them (counselors will mail them home)

5. Take a look at your form, are there missing classes
Take a look at your form, are there missing classes? How to recover classes
Summer School (June 11th – 29th registration begins after Spring Break)
APEX (please note that the NCAA does NOT accept APEX classes for core credit)
0 period
Please note that the mini classes currently offered (Algebra 2 and Geometry, are not guaranteed to be offered every year)

6. College Planning… Where do I start? What are my options?
4 year college
2 year college
Technical college
Military
Work/Apprenticeship
BEGIN YOUR RESEARCH NOW

7. What do you need to know? 2 year vs 4 year college Technical School
What test do you need? (ACT, SAT, with or without writing, Accuplacer)
Schedule a campus visit (Most Spring visits are geared toward Juniors)
The BEST source of info is the COLLEGE WEBSITE

8. College Applications Most college applications are online
YOU Send your transcript through parchment.com
If you have not set up an account yet, you got your code. TAKE A PICTURE OF IT NOW.
This paper will tell you how to set up your account, you may view an unofficial and send an official transcript from this site.
If you did not get a code, and think you have not set your account up yet, stop by the counseling office and see Ms. Wemmer
YOU send your official test scores through the testing website (may send 4 for free when you register for the test)
SENIOR PROFILE If you need a letter of recommendation, we need your senior profile.

9. Scholarships You should be researching scholarships now.
You can sign up for free websites (fastweb.com) or download a scholarship app (scholly, fastweb)
Check out our website and other counseling websites
Follow the counseling office on twitter and Facebook (Cherokee High School Counseling)
Check with your Parent’s Employer
Listen to morning announcements.
Never pay for a scholarship

10. FAFSA Free application for federal student aid
Application now opens on Oct 1st
Most colleges need this information
This is the only way to get Federal Grants and Federal Student Loans

11. Questions If you have a question specific to you, see your counselor:
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