1. Welcome Sophomores Preparing for the college application process
What to expect Junior year

2. College Lingo Activity
Find your match!

3. College Lingo! College Terms Glossary
Western Undergraduate Exchange Program
(WUE)
NCAA
Study Abroad
Undergraduate student
Student loans
CSS Profile
FAFSA
Liberal Arts School
Coalition application
Work Study
Community College
dorms
Regular Decision
Early Decision
Graduate School
Public vs Private University
Rolling Admissions
Common Application
Major
Minor
Early Action
Restrictive
Early Action
Tuition
Room and Board
Scholarships
Greek Life

4. Your Counselors! Ms. Gerressen A-CI Mr. Sheets CO-G Ms. Southmayd H-LI
Ms. Sherrod LO-RA
Ms. Akinduro RE-T
Ms. Palermo U-Z & Special Services
Ms. Shaba-Counseling Secretary
Ms. Matthews- Transcript requests

5. MORE TESTING??? HOW DO I KNOW WHAT TO TAKE AND WHEN??? AP?
PSAT?? SAT??? ACT?
PSAT?? SAT??? ACT?

6. Yes, if you took the PSAT this year you should take it again your junior year!
What is the PSAT?
What will you be tested on?
Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test
Important for top 20% students because it can help them:
Stand out to colleges as excelling students
Qualify to become a National Merit Final
3. Practice for the SAT exam
READING
60 MINUTES
WRITING/LANGUAGE
35 MINUTES
MATH(NO CALCULATOR)
25 MINUTES
MATH (CALCULATOR)
45 MINUTES

7. GO TO: https://www.khanacademy.org/sat
YOU CAN LINK YOUR PSAT SCORE WITH KHAN ACADEMY FOR PERSONALIZED TESTING SUPPORT
GO TO:
You can also learn more about the PSAT and take a full length practice test through College Board.

8. How do I register for the PSAT?
You will register online through total registration. Information will be available in August.
There is a deadline to register so pay attention to the announcements and check the Counseling web page.

9. New SAT or ACT which on should I take???
ACT OR SAT??

10. THE SAT.... WHAT TO EXPECT AND HOW TO PREPARE

11. SAT READING: 65 MINUTES WRITING/LANGUAGE: 35 MINUTES MATH: 80 MINUTES
ESSAY: 50 MINUTES (OPTIONAL)
PLEASE CHECK WITH THE COLLEGES YOU ARE APPLYING TO, TO SEE IF THEY REQUIRE THE ESSAY FOR ADMISSION.
HIGHEST SCORE ON THE SAT?1600 (800 PER SUBJECT) THERE IS NO PENALTY FOR GUESSING, SO ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS! PAY ATTENTION TO TIME.

12. HOW TO PREPARE… YOU CAN BEGIN THIS SUMMER BY:
VISITING:
Take the time this summer to take a full length
practice test offered for free on college board

13. Practice Reading Question You will do questions 1-5 with a partner
SAT PRACTICE TEST
Go to sample questions and choose the reading question and check out the mobile app.

14. HOW DO I REGISTER?
You should register for the SAT in the spring of your junior year
Dates, time and location can be found on:
There are deadlines to register, so pay close attention to dates

15. Quick Facts
The ACT consists of 4 subject areas with writing being an optional section.
The ACT is given multiple times a year.
DVUSD offers the ACT in the spring to all juniors; however, the writing portion is not available.
You can visit act.org for information on registration.

16. What to expect…..
Test Questions Time
English min
Math min
Reading min
Science min
Optional Writing prompt min
Highest composite score on ACT is 36 Each subsection is out of 36 some colleges will combine scores from multiple test dates, others will only consider highest score from one sitting

17. ACT English Sample Question Work on passage one with a partner
ACT PRACTICE

18. WHICH TEST IS RIGHT FOR ME?

19. PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE!
1. Take 1 full length practice SAT & 1 full length practice ACT during the summer before 11th grade.
2. Take the PSAT in October of your junior year. You will have the results in December/early January to review.
3. If necessary, take another full length practice test of each and a prep course.

20. Recommended Testing Timeline ALL STUDENTS TAKE PSAT IN THE FALL OF 11TH GRADE!
March- Test
May- Subject Tests if necessary
June-Re-Test
August-Test
October-(senior year) Re-test (only if necessary)
ACT February- Test April-Test June-Re-test July-Test September-(Senior year) Re-test (only if necessary)

22. Let’s think about your junior year……
What are your commitments outside the school day?
Is your course load next year manageable?

23. What schools will I apply to, there are over 2500?
What is the common application?
What does Prior Prior Year mean?
What is early action?
DON'T WORRY WE ARE HERE TO HELP!

24. Coming up your junior year…..
Junior Workshops
Creating a college list
Financial Aid and Scholarships
College Application and letters of recommendations
The College Essay
College Panel
Information on workshops will be in the announcements and
on our webpage!

25. JUNIOR TIMELINE SUMMER FALL SPRING Test Prep
How are you spending your summer?
Attend Build your college list workshop
Attend Fall College fair in Phoenix
Continue with Test Prep
Athlete? Check out the NCAA
Take ACT or SAT
Attend College Workshops offered at BCHS
Attend a college fair
Finalize college list
Visit colleges of interest

26. Scholarships Announcements Counseling Webpage Remind101 Raise.me
Scholarship Board
College Depot
Merit Scholarships

27. Merit Scholarships
$10,000 President’s Scholar GPA 30 ACT $8,000 Provost’s Scholar GPA ACT
$6,000 Dean’s Scholar GPA ACT $4,000 University Scholar GPA ACT
$2,000 Academic Scholar GPA ACT
$9,750 Chancellor GPA (unweighted) $7,750 President GPA ACT / 1410 SAT
$6,750 Provost GPA ACT / 1295 SAT $5,750 Dean GPA ACT / 1170 SAT
$4,750 Faculty GPA ACT / 1130 SAT $3,750 Antelpoe GPA ACT / 1000 SAT
Wildcat Excellence Awards
ACT 30 / 1390 SAT with 3.75 GPA $10,000-$12,000, with 3.25 GPA $8,000, with 3.0 GPA $6,000
ACT 26 / 1240 SAT with 3.75 GPA $8,000-$10,000, with 3.25 GPA $6,000, with 3.0 GPA $3,500
ACT 22 / 1100 SAT with 3.75 GPA $6,000 - $8,000, with 3.25 GPA $4,000, with 3.0 GPA $2,000
Full Tuition for Lumberjack Scholarship all A’s or B’s in core classes with a 3.5 GPA
$6,000 President’s GPA Test scores vary
$3,500 Dean’s GPA Test scores vary
$2,500 Merit GPA Test scores vary

28. Out of State Scholarships Texas
Eligibility criteria: Out-of-State Students Competitive Scholarship Waiver
Nonresident of the state of Texas AND
Recipient of eligible university or individual college scholarship(s) totaling $1,000 or greater annually (see college and/or department for more details).
The waiver allows you to pay tuition at the same rate as a Texas resident — a savings of thousands per semester. Waivers are limited, so we encourage you to apply as early as possible.

29. Out of State Scholarships WUE – Western Undergraduate Exchange
Students who are residents of WICHE states are eligible to request a reduced tuition rate of 150% of resident tuition at participating two- and four-year college programs outside of their home state.
Hawaii, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada all have cheaper tuition than Arizona… meaning with WUE you could pay the same or less to go out of state in tuition than in state!

30. Cost of WUE Schools University of Alaska $9,540 Cal Poly (Pomona)
$8,613
Cal State Schools
Colorado State
$17,964
Univ of Hawaii
$10,908
Boise State
$7,889
UNLV
$10,080
New Mexico State
$8,856
New Mexico Univ
$8,127
Univ of North Dakota
$10,836
Western Oregon U
$11,610
Portland State
$11,543
Univ of South Dakota
$10,815
South Dakota State
University of Utah
$11,996
Utah State
$9,515
Weber State
$7,338
Washington State
$15,445
West Washington U
$10,715
Univ of Wyoming
$6,030

31. Start you college planning here
Go to:
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OR……
Start an account on RAISEME
Or SCHOLARSNAPP