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Hey seniors: “What comes next?”

Hey seniors: “What comes next?”. Checklist for graduation:. Make sure you have: Taken all the required courses. Earned 75 service learning hours. Passed at least 25 credits (4 of which need to be during senior year). Passed or used combined score for all H.S.A.s. Thinking about college? .

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Hey seniors: “What comes next?”

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  1. Hey seniors: “What comes next?”

  2. Checklist for graduation: Make sure you have: • Taken all the required courses. • Earned 75 service learning hours. • Passed at least 25 credits (4 of which need to be during senior year). • Passed or used combined score for all H.S.A.s.

  3. Thinking about college? • First step: GET ORGANIZED! • Continuing Education Fair: October 8, 6-8 at the Carroll County Ag Center • Decide on which schools you will apply to. • Think about location, size of school, public vs. private, majors, activities • Choose a range of schools to apply to based on their average GPA and SAT scores of applicants. • Research schools on: • Collegeboard.org • Bridges.org: User Name: 10000674, Password: lhslions • Do Campus Visits or attend information sessions at LHS during PAWS

  4. College applications • Go to the school’s website to complete the online application. • Many schools use the Common Application. Go to commonapp.org to see if your schools subscribe to the CommonApp. • Additional pieces of the college application • SAT/ACT • College Essay • Letters of Recommendation- • must ask teacher personally and complete student information sheet. • LHS Transcript (green form) • Secondary School Report • put your counselor’s email into your online application. You MUST fill out a green transcript request form for your counselor to complete the online secondary school report

  5. Your courses and grades are available on HAC. You may use this to enter your grades into your online applications. You always need to fill out a transcript request form for each of your schools because colleges require an official transcript sent directly from LHS. Your SAT and ACT scores can be printed on your transcript. For SAT scores to be official, you also need to send them directly from Collegeboard. If you are asking for your ACT scores, then please circle ACT and provide a test date to help locate the score report.

  6. Scholarships Community Scholarships- advertised through Alert Now messages. “Paying for College” resource has many scholarship websites and the FAFSA website. Remember all scholarship searches should be free!

  7. Thinking about 2 year colleges? • Community Colleges • You need to request your transcript from LHS on the green transcript request form. • You must take the SATs and/or the Accuplacer test to determine your entry level of classes. • Come to the counseling office for step-by-step directions • Open house at Carroll: October 4th, 6-8 pm • Hill Scholars Open House: November 8, 6-7:30 • Trade Schools- come to our CAPP day presentations to learn about trade schools and potential careers

  8. Thinking about the military? • Military Branches include the Air Force, Army, Marines, Navy, and Coast Guard • If you are interested in joining the military, sign up to take the ASVAB. • for practice information: http://official-asvab.com/ • Talk to a recruiter during lunch.

  9. Thinking about work? • Carroll Community offered many training programs in different career areas. • Earning licenses or certifications can significantly raise your salary! • Average earnings per year with a high school diploma: $28,000 • Average earnings per year with advanced training: 45,000-103,000 source: www.payscale.com

  10. Lots of Resources! • Check out the LHS website (www.carrollk12.org/lhs) • -> School Counseling • You will find resources for: • Academics • College Planning • AP testing • Scholarships and Financial Aid • Service Learning • SAT information and tips for studying • Work Permit information

  11. Senior meetings • All senior meetings are prescheduled with your counselor in the fall. We will review graduation requirements and discuss post secondary plans. • Please come with questions! • If your college has early deadlines, please come to the counseling office to check your appointment time and if necessary, request an earlier appointment. • If you cannot leave class to attend your meeting, please make sure you come to the counseling office to reschedule. We are here to help!

  12. E-Mail Addresses • Last year we collected your e-mail addresses so that you can be updated about scholarships, college visits, test dates, etc. A test e-mail was sent by Mrs. Quinn on Wednesday, 9/5. If you did not receive the e-mail and would like to receive e-mails with this information, please give your counselor your e-mail address or stop by the School Counseling Office to update it.

  13. CAPP Day Information- Wednesday, October 17th Plan A: • Guest Speakers grouped by career cluster • Continuing Education Fair Focus: Community College, Trade and Technical Schools • Career Planning with your Personality in Mind. Plan B: • Guest Speakers grouped by career cluster • Career Planning with your Personality in Mind • Decision Making? How to Select and Pay for a Four Year College or University Please check the category below that best fits your current career direction. • Science / Math / Technology • Health Care / Medicine • Arts / Entertainment • Public and Social Service • Business • Unsure

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