1. CEDAR HILL COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR COLLEGE GUIDE BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL PRESENTED BY DR. LAWANDA N. EVANS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

2. COLLEGIATE COUNSELOR - DR. EVANS *MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY* BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (B.S.) HISTORY *TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY* MASTER OF EDUCATION (M.ED.) COUNSELOR EDUCATION *ARGOSY UNIVERSITY* DOCTOR OF EDUCATION (ED.D.) COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY

3. CONTACT INFORMATION DR. EVANS COLLEGIATE COUNSELOR LAWANDA.EVANS@CHISD.NET 469-272-2021

4. HOURS AND LOCATION COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, FRIDAYS 7:30 A.M. – 4:15 P.M. CEDAR VALLEY COLLEGE TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS – 7:45 A.M. – 4:15 P.M.

5. KEYS TO A SUCCESSFUL SENIOR YEAR

6. THREE KEYS TO A SUCCESSFUL SENIOR YEAR BE ORGANIZED BE RESPONSIBLE BE PUNCTUAL

7. HOW TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS GET THINGS DONE EARLY MEET ALL DEADLINES KEEP A CALENDAR CHECK ECONNECT OFTEN VISIT WITH DR. EVANS, YOUR PROFESSORS, ETC

8. HOW TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS KEEP A FILE MAKE AND KEEP COPIES OF EVERYTHING MEET WITH COLLEGE REPS WHEN THEY COME TO VISIT KEEP GOOD GRADES UNDERSTAND AND KNOW YOUR TRANSCRIPT KEEP YOUR ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER, AND EMAIL ADDRESS UPDATED PRACTICE WRITING YOUR COLLEGE ESSAY ASK QUESTIONS (NO QUESTION IS A DUMB QUESTION)

9. SENIORSSSSSSS!!!! YOUR CALENDAR CHECKLIST

10. SENIORS: PATHWAY TO COLLEGE MEET WITH COLLEGE REPS WHEN THEY COME TO THE SCHOOL CHOOSE YOUR TOP 5 SCHOOLS VISIT THE SCHOOLS OF YOUR CHOICE WORK ON YOUR ADMISSION/SCHOLARSHIP ESSAY TAKE THE ACT/SAT COMPLETE THE APPLY TEXAS OR COMMON APP PROFILE AND/OR APPLICATION SUBMIT YOUR COLLEGE APPLICATION BY NOV. 1 COMPLETE THE NCAA PROFILE, IF APPLICABLE

11. SENIORS: YOUR PATHWAY TO COLLEGE STEP 1: RESEARCH COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES STEP 2: START WORKING ON COLLEGE/SCHOLARSHIP ESSAYS STEP 3: CHOOSE THE TOP FIVE SCHOOLS OF CHOICE STEP 4: PREPARE AND PLAN TO TAKE THE ACT/SAT STEP 5: CREATE AN ACT OR SAT PROFILE

12. SENIORS: YOUR PATHWAY TO COLLEGE STEP 6: REGISTER AND TAKE THE ACT OR SAT STEP 7: CREATE AN APPLY TEXAS PROFILE AT WWW.APPLYTEXAS.ORG; IF OUT OF STATE COMPLETE ON THE SCHOOL’S WEBSITE OR COMMON APPLICATIONWWW.APPLYTEXAS.ORG STEP 8: COMPLETE AND SUBMIT THE APPLY TEXAS COLLEGE APPLICATION ONLINE STEP 9: RESEARCH AND APPLY FOR AVAILABLE SCHOLARSHIPS ON THE SCHOOL’S WEBSITE

13. SENIORS: YOUR PATHWAY TO COLLEGE STEP 10: RESEARCH AND APPLY FOR LOCAL SCHOLARSHIPS STEP 11: WAIT ON ACCEPTANCE LETTERS STEP 12: COMPLETE AND APPLY FOR FINANCIAL AID BETWEEN JANUARY – FEBRUARY STEP 13: WAIT ON ACCEPTANCE LETTERS

14. SENIORS: YOUR REMINDERS START WORKING ON YOUR COLLEGE/SCHOLARSHIP ESSAYS CREATE AN ACT OR SAT PROFILE REGISTER FOR AND TAKE THE ACT OR SAT CREATE AN APPLY TEXAS PROFILE AT WWW.APPLYTEXAS.ORGWWW.APPLYTEXAS.ORG COMPLETE YOUR APPLY TEXAS APPLICATION ONLINE SUBMIT YOUR APPLY TEXAS APPLICATION ONLINE RESEARCH AND APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS ONLINE AND LOCALLY

15. SENIORS – VERY IMPORTANT REGISTER FOR THE ACT/SAT, COMPLETE SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION AND FINANCIAL AID APPLICATION, ETC. (VERY IMPORTANT) LET DR. EVANS KNOW WHICH COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY YOU HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED INTO. BRING ME A COPY OF YOUR ACCEPTANCE LETTER, SEND ME AN EMAIL, OR VERBALLY LET ME KNOW.

16. SEPTEMBER VISIT WITH DR. EVANS REGISTER FOR THE ACT/SAT ATTEND COLLEGE NIGHT AT CHHS CHOOSE YOUR 5 COLLEGES YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND APPLY TO THE COLLEGES OF YOUR CHOICE BY NOVEMBER 1. COME TO ALL COLLEGE REPRESENTATIVES SESSIONS SEARCH FOR SCHOLARSHIPS ONLINE REGISTER FOR THE ACT/SAT

17. OCTOBER/NOVEMBER VISIT THE COLLEGE OF YOUR CHOICE SEARCH FOR SCHOLARSHIPS ONLINE ASK FOR LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATIONS, IF REQUIRED COME TO ALL COLLEGE REPRESENTATIVE SESSIONS COMPLETE COLLEGE APPLICATIONS SUBMIT/MAIL ALL COLLEGE APPLICATIONS BY THANKSGIVING, ALONG WITH A COPY OF YOUR TRANSCRIPT CHECK ALL DEADLINES REVIEW THE SCHOLARSHIP BOOK FOR INFORMATION

18. DECEMBER/JANUARY START REVIEWING AND BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THE FAFSA BRING YOUR COLLEGE ACCEPTANCE LETTERS AND SCHOLARSHIP LETTERS TO DR. EVANS APPLY FOR A FAFSA PIN FOR YOU AND ONE FOR YOUR PARENT START WORKING ON FAFSA APPLICATION RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS ONLINE

19. FEBRUARY COMPLETE FAFSA APPLICATION CONTINUE TO APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS WATCH FOR IMPORTANT DEADLINES BRING YOUR COLLEGE ACCEPTANCE LETTERS AND SCHOLARSHIP LETTERS TO DR. EVANS

20. MARCH – MAY CONTINUE TO APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS WATCH FOR IMPORTANT DEADLINES COMPLETE AND SUBMIT FAFSA WATCH FOR ACCEPTANCE LETTERS AND FINANCIAL AID AWARD LETTERS ATTEND FINANCIAL AID NIGHT BRING YOUR COLLEGE ACCEPTANCE LETTERS AND SCHOLARSHIP LETTERS TO DR. EVANS BE SURE TO LET ME KNOW YOUR COLLEGE CHOICE

21. COLLEGE TESTING ACT & SAT

22. FEE WAIVERS SAT – 4 FEE WAIVERS (2 FOR THE SAT AND 2 FOR THE SAT SUBJECT TEST) ACT – 2 FEE WAIVERS IF YOU RECEIVE A FEE WAIVER FOR THE SAT OR ACT YOU WILL QUALIFY FOR A COLLEGE APPLICATION FEE WAIVER. WAIVERS HAVE TO BE USED DURING YOUR JUNIOR OR SENIOR YEAR/OR ONE DURING YOUR JUNIOR YEAR AND THE OTHER DURING YOUR SENIOR YEAR. (PLEASE SEE ME FOR MORE CLARIFICATION) IF YOU RECEIVE A FEE WAIVER FOR THE SAT OR ACT YOU WILL QUALIFY FOR A FEE WAIVER FOR THE NCAA APPLICATION.

23. COLLEGE TESTING ACT WWW.ACTSTUDENT.ORG FEE WAIVER AVAILABLE FOR QUALIFIED STUDENTS NEEDED FOR 4 YEAR UNIVERSITIES SAT WWW.COLLEGEBOARD.COM FEE WAIVER AVAILABLE FOR QUALIFIED STUDENTS NEEDED FOR 4 YEAR UNIVERSITIES

24. ACT COLLEGE ADMISSION TEST BASED ON INFORMATION YOU ARE LEARNING IN HIGH SCHOOL TEST QUESTIONS IN FOUR CONTENT AREAS: ENGLISH, MATHEMATICS, READING, AND SCIENCE ACCEPTED BY ALL FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WRITING TEST IS OPTIONAL – NOT ALL COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES REQUIRE A WRITING TEST

25. ACT DATES Test DateRegistration DeadlineLate Registration September 21August 23August 24 - Sept 6 October 26September 27Sept. 28 – Oct 11 December 14November 8Nov. 9 - 22 February 8January 10Jan. 11 - 24 April 12March 7March 8 - 21 June 14May 9May 10 - 23 Register at: www.actstudent.org /

26. SAT COLLEGE ADMISSION TEST BASED ON INFORMATION YOU ARE LEARNING IN HIGH SCHOOL MEASURES READING, WRITING, AND MATH SKILLS SAT SUBJECT TEST – MATH, SCIENCE, HISTORY, LITERATURE, AND LANGUAGES

27. SAT DATES SAT DateSubject TestsRegister ByLate Registration October 5YesSeptember 6September 20 November 2YesOctober 3October 18 December 7YesNovember 8November 22 January 25YesDecember 27January 10 March 8NoneFebruary 7February 21 May 3YesApril 4April 18 June 7YesMay 9May 23 Register at: Collegeboard.org

28. SCHOLARSHIPS

29. WWW.SCHOLARSHIPS.COM WWW.COLLEGEXPRESS.COM WWW.COLLEGEANSWER.COM WWW.COLLEGEGUIDANCECONSULTANTS.COM VISIT THE COLLEGE AND CAREER CENTER FOR MORE INFORMATION ON SCHOLARSHIPS

30. COLLEGE RESEARCH

31. WEBSITES FOR APPLYING TO COLLEGE APPLY TEXAS APPLICATION ONLINE WWW.APPLYTEXAS.ORG COMMON APPLICATION ONLINE WWW.COMMOMAPP.ORG UNIVERSAL COLLEGE APPLICATION ONLINE WWW.UNIVERSALCOLLEGEAPP.COM

32. COLLEGE RESEARCH & IMPORTANT WEBSITES WWW.COLLEGEBOARD.ORG WWW.ACTSTUDENT.ORG WWW.GENTX.ORG WWW.UTEXAS.EDU/WORLD/UNIV/ALPHA WWW.CAREERSANDCOLLEGES.COM HTTP://WWW.FAFSA.ED.GOV/ HTTP://WWW.PIN.ED.GOV HTTP://FEDERALSTUDENTAID.ED.GOV/ HTTP://WWW.COLLEGEFORALLTEXANS.COM/

33. REMINDERS AGAIN COMPLETE YOUR COLLEGE APPLICATION BY NOVEMBER 1. TAKE THE ACT/SAT APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS COMPLETE YOUR FAFSA BY FEBRUARY RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS VISIT WITH COLLEGE REPRESENTATIVES WHEN THEY ARE ON CAMPUS BRING YOUR ACCEPTANCE LETTER TO DR. EVANS

34. QUESTIONS