2. Important People Principal – Jennifer Baadsgaard Assistant Principals Counselors Andy Smith (A – Fa) Phyllis Bauer (A – Fa) Mark McClure (Fe - Le) Rebecca Duncan (Fe – Le) Tracy White (Li – Ri) Glenna Pollock (Li – Ri) Amanda Burruel (Ro – Z) Jennifer Cox (Ro – Z) Academic Dean – Chad VanWinkle Registrar – Donna Rollins (transcripts)

3. What Are Colleges Looking for? High School GPA/Class Rank SAT/ACT scores Insights from written essays Community Service involvement Well Rounded Student

4. What Colleges Find Important FactorImportance Grades in college prep courses75% Strength of curriculum62% Admission test scores54% Grades in all courses52% Essay or writing sample27%

5. Tips for Junior Year Get involved! Seek leadership roles in extracurricular activities Take the PSAT, NMSQT qualifying year Use My College Quickstart to plan, study, and explore Attend College Fair Senior Year Take SAT and/or ACT second semester Visit Colleges and/or research colleges online Narrow College list Seek more summer opportunities (volunteer, job shadow, etc.)

6. More tips for Junior Year Make good grades Keep track of your credits and graduation requirements Take interest surveys to find career matches Pick appropriate classes for Senior Year Pass all sections of EOC Make a resume

7. Taking a “College Day” Schedule appointment with college Obtain college visit form from counseling office Return signed college visit form to attendance office State allows 2 college visits per school year

8. Scholarships Apply every year Sign up at FastWeb.com, findtuition.com, scholarships.com, scholarshipexperts.com, and others Check out the counseling corner on CHS website for more links to scholarship opportunities Legitimate organizations don't promise or guarantee anything

9. ACT vs. SAT ACT $36.50 ($52.50 with optional writing section) 3 hours, 25 minutes, timed Reading, Math, Science, English, optional Writing All multiple choice Fee waivers available for Free/Reduced lunch, 2 Jr yr, 2 Sr yr Average score is 21.1 SAT $51, writing not optional 3 hours, 45 minutes, timed Reading, Math, Writing Multiple choice and a few open-ended (Math) Fee waivers available for Free/Reduced lunch, 2 total Average score around 500 per section

10. FAFSA Free Application for Federal Student Aid Based on family income in the year prior to college entrance Tax information is required Complete FAFSA in January of Senior Year www.fafsa.ed.gov

11. Types of Financial Aid Federal loans: offered based on FAFSA – repayment begins after college Grants: offered based on FAFSA and financial need Scholarships: awarded according to need and/or achievement

12. DATES TO REMEMBER Course Fair, February 3 rd, 6:00-8:00 ACT offered at CHS on April 12 th, registration due by March 7 th SAT prep course - TBA

13. Resources Counselor’s Corner on the CHS website www.collegeguidanceconsultants.com (user name: cleburne, password: cleburne) www.comparecollegetx.com www.appytexas.org www.commonapp.org www.collegeforalltexans.com www.fastweb.com www.collegeboard.com www.actstudent.org www.mappingyourfuture.org College websites How to contact us: 817-202-1200