1. Stratford High School Class of 2017
Peer Group Meeting

2. Stratford High School Class of 2017
Dr. Laura Villaflor, 11th Grade Principal Greg Fore, 11th Grade Counselor

3. What should Juniors be doing now to prepare for college?
Understand college admissions vocabulary
Understand how financial aid works and the facts about college costs
Register for the SAT and ACT
March 2 the SAT will be offered at SHS for all Juniors
Review PSAT Score Report (on-line) for access code contact counselor

4. What should Juniors be doing now to prepare for college?
Research careers and degree programs
Make a list of colleges that might be a good fit for you
Consider academic fit and academic environment
Consider finances
Degree Programs
Undergraduate research opportunities
Internship Opportunities

5. What should Juniors be doing now to prepare for college?
Help your counselor get to know you!
Remember that I will be writing your counselor recommendation letters next year
Review graduation plan and senior year courses- remember colleges do consider courses taken senior year
Make sure you are meeting any special requirements for degree programs

6. What should Juniors be doing now to prepare for college?
What are you doing outside of school?
Extracurricular Activities and Volunteer Work can demonstrate to an admission committee more about you than grades and test scores
Internships and Job Shadowing
Summer Programs
CREATE A RESUME

7. What should Juniors be doing now to prepare for college?
Spend time in Naviance
Attend College Fairs
Attend College Information Sessions
Visit College Campuses if possible (see Naviance for those colleges coming to our campus and how to visit with them)
DEMONSTRATE INTEREST

8. Parents need to register
Students log in here

11. Stratford High School Class of 2017
Casey Burleigh Nancy Espino Nadine Smith Sasha Argudin

12. Notes about Class Rank
Quartile ranks/updated GPA’s will be included in the 4th six weeks report card mail out (NHS invitations are based on these GPA’s)
First exact rank will be sent out at the end of June per district policy
Students cannot request transcripts prior to August 1 per District policy
Website for Class rank policy parents/committees-taskforces/class-rank
Top 10% must show class rank per SBOE policy
Automatic admission based on June rank
Re-ranking by the end of October – move-ins/withdrawals
Final Ranking in January for Graduation purposes

13. College Application Process
Application windows traditionally open August 1st
Colleges prefer applications in ELECTRONIC form
Apply EARLY
For most current info, see college websites (most accurate)
Observe scholarship deadlines when applying
Be aware of impacted majors…Automatic Admit means into college, not necessarily major.

14. Navigating Naviance Be aware:
Of colleges visiting our campus and how to sign up to see them
Scholarships that may be available to juniors
Test scores have been posted (AP scores coming soon)
By June:
Have colleges listed under Colleges I’m thinking about
Research colleges to see their criteria for admissions and class rank
Keep searching…