1. PRESENTED BY: SCHOOL COUNSELORS & EXTENDED LEARNING OPPORTUNITY (ELO)COORDINATOR Welcome to Senior Convocation Class of 2015!

2. Senior Convocation: College Planning Process Mrs. Stanziale- Introduction and Remarks Mrs. Ambroise – Counseling Office Resources Ms. Sobin- SAT Changes and Test Dates Mr. Loomis- Naviance Review and CA Troubleshoot Mrs. Hudock – Counselor Recommendations Ms. Atkins – College Rep Visits and College Fair Mrs. Gallinoto- Common App and Supplements Mrs. Ohanesian- Senior Choice Day, October 15 th

3. MRS. STANZIALE Director of School Counseling

4. School Counseling Office Resources School Counselors Email, Website, Bulletin board Naviance Senior Workshops in room 162 Career Talks

5. SAT Changes 1- Students will be prompted to provide a photograph during SAT registration. This photo will appear on the Admission Ticket. 2- An Admission Ticket will be required for entry to the test center. This is in addition to the existing requirement that students present an acceptable form of photo ID. 3- Students’ gender and date of birth will appear on your test day roster and on the Admission Ticket. This will provide additional data points for matching students’ IDs with their registration information. 4- Changes to test center, test date or test type (SAT to SAT Subject Tests™ or vice-versa) will not be allowed on test day. Students who wish to make registration changes must do so by the published late registration deadline for the desired test date. 5- Standby testing will not be available. If students miss the last registration deadline for a particular test date, they may have the option to request Waitlist Status through their online accounts. Waitlisted students will be on your test-day roster and will have a specially marked Waitlist Ticket. Waitlist students can be admitted if staffing, space and materials allow. All students allowed entry to the test center must present either an Admission Ticket or a Waitlist Ticket. New or changed registrations cannot be accepted at the test center on test day.

6. SAT WEBSITE: WWW.COLLEGEBOARD.ORG ACT WEBSITE: WWW.ACTSTUDENT.ORG STUDENTS MUST REGISTER FOR THEIR TESTS AND SEND THEIR TEST SCORES TO THE COLLEGES THEY ARE APPLYING TO Registering for SATs & ACTs

7. 2014-2015 SAT & ACT TESTING DATES:

8. College Fair 2014 Wednesday, October 22 nd Periods 4 &5 New Gym

9. -MEET IN A SMALL GROUP WITH A COLLEGE REP -SEE YOUR COUNSELOR IF YOU WISH TO ATTEND BUT CANNOT -PASSES ARE REQUIRED UNLESS YOU HAVE A FREE PERIOD -SIGN UP IN NAVIANCE College Rep Visits

10. COLLEGE APPLICATIONS AND ESSAYS CAREER TALKS COLLEGE TRIPS JOB SHADOWS SENIOR CHOICE DAY Wednesday, October 15 2014

11. Senior Choice Day Highlights

12. @ FHS Road Trip! 1. Attend a career talk then…… Get help with college applications and/or essays in the FHS Library 2. Take a bus to visit an area college with FHS students and counselors 3. Visit a college with your parent/guardian 4. Job Shadow What will I do that day?

13. FIRST… TALK TO PARENTS/GUARDIANS/COUNSELOR THEN…… GO TO THE FHS LIBRARY HOMEPAGE TO COMPLETE THE ON-LINE SURVEY SEPTEMBER 5-11 How do I Choose?