1. The College Process

2.  Guidance Time Line ◦ September 29 : College Fair @ CLHS ◦ October 8 : Klein ISD College Fair—Champion Forest Baptist Church ◦ October 14 : Senior Day (underclassmen testing—half day)  Job Shadow  College Visit  Work on college applications at CLHS ◦ November 2: Fin. Aid Night for parents ◦ January 29: LSC Tomball College Visit Day  Athletes: Are you registered for NCAA Div. 1 or 2? ◦ www.ncaaclearinghouse.net www.ncaaclearinghouse.net

3.  College Visit Days— Seniors get 3 to use this year  CLHS is a non-ranking school—we do rank the top 10%  GPA – updated in Family Connection  GPA Scale —4.0 weighted  School Profile must accompany official transcripts  Need an Unofficial Transcript? See Mrs. Carpenter, the Registrar  What if my student is in the first quartile and could get automatic acceptance if we ranked him/her? ◦ Student MUST see Ms. Brennan to request a letter to be sent with official transcript stating that if CLHS did rank, the student would be in the first quartile. This does not apply to A&M or UT. They give our school a ranking based on the School Profile that accompanies transcript.  Write “Thank You” notes to anyone who helped you on your college visit  Write “Thank you” notes to any teacher who assists your student in the college process (ex: letter of recommendation)

4.  SAT— ◦ Oct. 3 ◦ Nov. 7 ◦ Dec. 5 ◦ Jan. 23 www.collegeboard.com CLHS School CEEB CODE: 447-040  ACT— ◦ Sept. 12 ◦ Oct. 24 ◦ Dec. 12 ◦ Feb. 6 www.actstudent.org NEW ACT Writing: Consists of one prompt that introduces and gives context to a given issue, and three perspectives on the issue. The writer is asked to “evaluate and analyze” the given perspectives; to “state and develop” his/her own perspective; and to “explain the relationship” between his/her perspective and those given. Students will receive 4 domain scores, each reflecting a key dimension of writing competency. They will also receive a subject-level Writing Score and an English Language Arts Score on the familiar 1-36 scale. SAT/ACT Test Dates

5.  Regular Decision  Rolling Admission  Open Admission  Early Action  Early Action I & II  Single Choice Early Action  Early Decision I & II  Provisional Admission  Candidate Reply Date Agreement  Others?

6.  Free Scholarship Searches ◦ www.fastweb.com ◦ www.scholarships.com ◦ www.scholarshipalert.com ◦ More listed on guidance website  Rewards for non-academic performance ◦ Music ◦ Athletics ◦ Community Service  Rewards for stellar academic performance ◦ National Merit ◦ National Hispanic ◦ Foundations: Terry Gates, Ford, Hamman, Toyota

7.  Does your SAT /ACT exempt you?  If you have taken dual credit, you are exempt.  ACT exemption:  Math: 19-22  Reading: 19  English: 19  Composite: 23  SAT exemption:  Math: 500-549  Critical Reading: 500+  Writing: 500+  Composite M & CR must be 1070

8.  READ IT!