1. Class of 2016 Senior Planning
Time to think about what comes next….

2. EHS Graduation Requirements
Check your status on Aeries.net
Don’t forget:
Community Service hours
ROP credits are variable
Senior grades DO count!!!

3. College Requirements CSU UC Private Schools Minimum GPA=2.0 SAT or ACT
Personal Statement
Private Schools
Requirements vary by school
Most want letters of recommendation

4. SAT/ACT SAT: www.collegeboard.org ACT: www.ACT.org
Most schools have testing deadlines
Send scores immediately

5. Applications CSU: www.csumentor.edu
Application opens October 1st
Filing period: 10/01 – 11/30
UC:
Application opened August 1st
Filing period: 11/1 – 11/30
Private Schools: various websites or or
university websites
Filing period: varies by school

6. Letters of recommendation
Required by most private schools and some out of state schools
EHS website has detailed instructions
Counseling
Senior Handouts
Private College Application packet
Minimum two weeks notice (Thanksgiving or Winter Break DO NOT count)

7. Transcripts Official transcripts: www.parchment.com
EHS website
Bulletin Board
Secure Transcripts-Parchment
$5 per transcript
Unofficial transcripts:
Print from Aeries.net

8. How am I going to pay for all this?!
Government money:
FAFSA and Cal Grant
Filing period: 1/1 – 3/1
Scholarships:
Merit, Need, and Talent based
Usually within application
Private Organizations
Criteria vary
EHS Scholarship News Flash
Register to receive scholarship s on the homepage of the Esperanza website

9. What’s next…? Handouts Senior Appointments
Timeline/College app. resources
SAT/ACT testing schedule
Graduation/college req. chart
Senior Appointments
Transcript review/college planning
Start in October
Each student called in
One on one or small group

10. sign up to receive EHS Counseling information via
REMIND 101
sign up to receive EHS Counseling information via
text message using
REMIND 101
to: 81010

11. Good Luck
Thanks for listening!