1. CEDAR HILL COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS: PREPARING FOR YOUR FUTURE PRESENTED BY DR. LAWANDA N. EVANS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 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. THINKING ABOUT COLLEGE QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER

6. ASK YOURSELF THESE QUESTIONS WHAT DO I WANT TO ACHIEVE IN THE FUTURE? WHAT KIND OF CAREER AM I INTERESTED IN? WHAT ARE MY STRENGTHS AND INTERESTS? HOW CAN I FIND WHICH CAREERS ARE BEST FOR ME? IF I GO TO COLLEGE, WHERE WILL I GO? SHOULD I STAY CLOSE TO HOME OR SHOULD I GO FAR AWAY?

7. ASK YOURSELF THESE QUESTIONS WHAT ARE THE PROS AND CONS OF STAYING CLOSE TO HOME AND GOING FAR AWAY? SHOULD I GO TO A UNIVERSITY, COMMUNITY COLLEGE, TECHNICAL SCHOOL, OR MILITARY? WHAT WILL IT COST? HOW CAN I AFFORD COLLEGE? WILL I HAVE TO WORK AND GO TO SCHOOL? IS THERE FINANCIAL AID AVAILABLE IF I DON’T GET A SCHOLARSHIP?

8. YOUR PATHWAY TO COLLEGE PLANNING AND PREPARING

9. PLANNING AND PREPARING FOR COLLEGE – THIS IS YOUR TIME TO………. CREATE A COLLEGE AND CAREER FILE/NOTEBOOK RESEARCH COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TAKE THE SAT AND/OR ACT IN THE SPRING CHOOSE YOUR TOP 10 COLLEGES

10. PLANNING AND PREPARING FOR COLLEGE START WORKING ON COLLEGE ESSAYS START WORKING ON SCHOLARSHIP ESSAYS DEVELOP A RESUME VISIT COLLEGE CAMPUSES

11. PLANNING AND PREPARING FOR COLLEGE MEET WITH COLLEGE REPRESENTATIVES GO TO WWW.BIGFUTURE.ORG/COLLEGE-SEARCH TO BUILD A COLLEGE LISTWWW.BIGFUTURE.ORG/COLLEGE-SEARCH VISIT WWW.MYMAJORS.COM TO RESEARCH COLLEGES, MAJORS AND CAREERS.WWW.MYMAJORS.COM

12. JUNIORSSSSSSS!!!! YOUR CALENDAR CHECKLIST

13. JUNIORS – VERY IMPORTANT MEET WITH DR. EVANS FOR GUIDANCE REGISTER FOR THE ACT/SAT 2 ND SEMESTER

14. SEPTEMBER COLLEGE WEEK SEPTEMBER 16 TH – 20 TH ATTEND COLLEGE NIGHT AT CHHS CHOOSE YOUR 5 COLLEGES YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND RESEARCH COLLEGES AND CAREERS ONLINE COME TO ALL COLLEGE REP SESSIONS EXPLORE SCHOLARSHIPS AND ACT/SAT WEBSITES VISIT WWW.TESTPREPREVIEW.COMWWW.TESTPREPREVIEW.COM

15. OCTOBER, NOVEMBER & DECEMBER CHECK YOUR TRANSCRIPT FOR ACCURACY KEEP GOOD GRADES RESEARCH COLLEGES AND CAREERS ONLINE VISIT A COLLEGE COME TO ALL COLLEGE REP SESSIONS CREATE A PROFILE ON WWW.COLLEGEBOARD.COM AND WWW.ACTSTUDENT.ORGWWW.COLLEGEBOARD.COMWWW.ACTSTUDENT.ORG PREPARE TO TAKE THE ACT/SAT TAKE THE ACT/SAT 2 ND SEMESTER

16. JANUARY & FEBRUARY RESEARCH COLLEGES AND CAREERS ONLINE COME TO ALL COLLEGE REP SESSIONS RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS CREATE A PROFILE ON WWW.COLLEGEBOARD.COM AND WWW.ACT.ORGWWW.COLLEGEBOARD.COMWWW.ACT.ORG REGISTER FOR THE ACT/SAT TAKE THE SAT/ACT 2 ND SEMESTER – CHECK DATES

17. MARCH, APRIL & MAY VISIT THE GPHS COLLEGE/CAREER CENTER RESEARCH COLLEGES AND CAREERS ONLINE COME TO ALL COLLEGE REP SESSIONS CREATE A PROFILE ON WWW.COLLEGEBOARD.COM AND WWW.ACT.ORGWWW.COLLEGEBOARD.COMWWW.ACT.ORG REGISTER FOR THE ACT/SAT TAKE THE SAT/ACT CHECK DATES FOR COLLEGE PREVIEW DAYS VISIT A COLLEGE

18. COLLEGE TESTING ACT & SAT

19. COLLEGE TESTING ACT WWW.ACT.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 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)

20. 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

21. 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 /

22. 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

23. 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

24. SCHOLARSHIPS

25. WWW.SCHOLARSHIP.COM WWW.COLLEGEXPRESS.COM WWW.COLLEGEANSWER.COM WWW.COLLEGEGUIDANCECONSULTANTS.COM CONTINUE TO RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS

26. COLLEGE RESEARCH

27. COLLEGE RESEARCH & IMPORTANT WEBSITES WWW.COLLEGEBOARD.ORG WWW.ACTSTUDENT.ORG WWW.APPLYTEXAS.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/

28. REMINDERS RESEARCH COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS CHOOSE YOUR TOP 10 COLLEGES PRACTICE WRITING YOUR COLLEGE ESSAY VISIT WITH COLLEGE REPRESENTATIVES CREATE A SAT PROFILE ON WWW.COLLEGEBOARD.ORGWWW.COLLEGEBOARD.ORG CREATE AN ACT PROFILE ON WWW.ACTSTUDENT.ORGWWW.ACTSTUDENT.ORG

29. QUESTIONS