1. What every Senior at SHS should be doing right now!

2.  1 – Pass all required classes  2 – Pass GHSGT – Writing  3 – Community Service (20 hours)  4 - Attendance

4.  Where will you be?  What will you be doing?  How will you get there ?  Do you have a Plan B? Plan C? Plan D?

5. Study Guide

6. Final Exam

7. Everyone needs training beyond high school. What will yours be? -High school diploma is starting point/admission ticket -College degree -Technical college degree / certificate -Apprenticeship program -Military training -On-the-job training -Self-education

8.  Is it for everyone?  Why do you want to go?  What will you study?  How will you pay for it?

9.  Be where you are supposed to be  When you are supposed to be there  Do what you are supposed to do  Use electives to explore opportunities and possible majors

10.  Apply  On-line (preferred) or paper  College will need three things for acceptance:  1-Application  2-SAT/ACT scores  3-Transcript

11.  1 – Your transcript is your high school career on paper  2 – How to read it? Found on SHS website  3 – How important is it?  4 – How to use it?  --how to send it  --who has access?

12.  Both are college admissions tests put out by two different companies. Colleges take either.  ACT  Measures what you have learned  Does not penalize you for guessing  SAT  Measures how well you use what you have learned  Deducts ¼ point from each incorrect answer  (changing next Spring)

13.  Must fill out FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)  Complete as soon as possible after 1 January  The main application for all state, federal, and college-based financial aid  No college will award you financial aid unless you have been accepted

14.  Scholarships are based on  1 – Grades  2 – Test scores  3 – Participation  4 – Activities  5- Other (place where you live, skills, talents)  6 – Each scholarship given be a different group who sets criteria  7 – Local scholarships are often easier to get

15.  1 – Local scholarships are listed on  -SHS website  -SCCPSS website  2 – Scholarship search engines are on:  -www.gacollege411.org  -www.fastweb.com  -www.scholarships.com  (links are on the SHS website)

16.  Must have a final 3.0 GPA in core academic subjects  -English  -Math  -Science  -Social Studies  -Foreign Language  HOPE status may be checked in GaCollege411 account.

17.  2015 grads – 2 courses from list  2016 grads – 3 courses from list  2017 grads – 4 courses from list  EX: AP, Dual enrollment, Math III, Math IV, Chemistry, Accelerated Math, Anatomy, Physics, Spanish III, etc.

18.  Must meet criteria from NCAA or NAIA  and register with their Clearinghouses.  Must still apply for all financial aid  Must maintain eligibility in college the same  as in high school  “Broken leg” test

19.  100 high school athletes – 2 will play college sports at some level  1000 college athletes – 2 will play professional sports  Average NFL career – 3.3 years  Average NBA career – 4.8 years  Statistics will fade away – education will not.

20.  1 – GaCollege411  2 – SHS website  3 – SCCPSS website

21.  What is your goals as a parent?  What is our goal as a high school?

22.  Contact:  David L. Bryant, Counselor  Phone: 912-395-5053  FAX: 912-201-5893  e-mail: david.bryant@sccpss.com