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Junior Class
Quick
Links
Student
Guide for Career Development
- take
the PSAT if you are planning on going to the college. In the spring
you will need to take your SAT or ACT. Check the college entrance
requirements.
- Continue
planning your courses on your goal
- meet
with your counselor or the career counselor to start exploring
post secondary options.
- This
is a good time to start visiting schools you may be interested
in attending beyond high school.
- Review
the credit status with your counselor.
- Continue
working on your portfolio. This will be an important tool beyond
high school.
- Visit
the Career Center and explore your career goals.
- Take
the ASVAB test if you are unsure of your aptitudes.
New
Junior Scholarship
Discover Scholarship
Awards: Up
to 10 scholarships of $30,000 each
Criteria: Scholarships
may be used for any type of post-high school education or training,
certification, licensing, two- or
four-year and technical education or
a two-
or four-year college degree.
Website:
to apply on line: www.scholarshipadministrators.net
Deadline: January
31,2008
Application/Admissions
Tips
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What
do Colleges Look At?
Colleges
will look at many factors in determining whether or not to accept
you. The ones listed below are the most important. Each school
will weigh the factors differently, so it's important to check
each school to see which factors they weigh more heavily.
- Rigor
of High School Course Load
- Perhaps
the most important
- B is
rated more highly than A
- Grades
and GPA
- Class
Rank
- SAT/ACT
Scores
- Can clear
up the picture of the student
- Determine
the balance of knowledge and skills
- comparison
with others
- Extra-Curricular
Activities
- Love
a variety of skills, interests and backgrounds
- Want
to see one or two activities and leadership skills
- Letters
of Recommendation
- Perception
of others
- Must
choose Carefully
- Etiquetteof
asking for a letter
- Essays
- Can weigh
very heavily in decision
- Does
two things: Assesses writing ability, and helps colleges get
to know
PSAT/PLAN
Information
PSAT
(Practice
SAT)
www.collegeboard.com
PLAN
(Practice ACT)
www.actstudent.org
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December 7, 2007 8:33 AM
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