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SENIOR PARENT MEETING

SENIOR PARENT MEETING. SEPTEMBER 26, 2012. AGENDA. Applications Transcripts ACT /SAT College Admissions Scholarships Resumes Angie Grimm, College Aid. APPLICATION S. www.applytexas.org Texas public college/university www.commonapp.org Private schools

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SENIOR PARENT MEETING

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  1. SENIOR PARENT MEETING SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

  2. AGENDA • Applications • Transcripts • ACT /SAT • College Admissions • Scholarships • Resumes • Angie Grimm, College Aid

  3. APPLICATION S www.applytexas.org Texas public college/university www.commonapp.org Private schools Visit the “Admissions” site to view the application for out-of-state colleges/universities

  4. TRANSCRIPTS • CLASS RANK DETERMINES FOR MOST UNIVERSITIES WHAT THE ACT/SAT SCORE NEEDS TO BE FOR ASSURED ADMISSIONS • STUDENTS APPLY WITH TRANSCRIPTS FROM THE END OF THEIR JUNIOR YEAR • FORMS ARE IN MY OFFICE AND IN THEIR ENGLISH CLASSROOM • USUALLY TAKES 10-15 DAYS FOR UNIVERSITIES TO PROCESS

  5. ACT • TEST WILL BE GIVEN AT BHS ON OCTOBER 27th , NEXT DATE IS DECEMBER 8TH • PRACTICE BOOKLETS AVAILABLE IN THE COUNSELING CENTER • IPHONE APPS • ACT COLLEGESEARCH

  6. 2012–2013 2013–2014 2014–2015 ACT COLLEGE READINESS TEST www.actstudent.org

  7. SAT www.collegeboard.org OCTOBER 6TH NOVEMBER 3RD DECEMBER 1ST

  8. ACT & SAT COMPARISON SAT ACT HOW QUESTIONS APPEAR: ORDER OF DIFFICULTY NO ORDER HIGHEST LEVEL MATH ALG II, GEOMETRY TRIG CALCULATORS ALLOWED ALLOWED SKILLS HEAVILY TESTED VOCAB/READING GRAMMAR/READING/MATH PENALTY FOR WRONG ANSWERS YES-GUESS WISELY NO-SAFER TO GUESS THAN SKIP STYLE OF TEST TRICKY WITH DISTRACTERS MORE STRAIGHTFORWARD LENGTH OF TIME 3 HRS 45 MINUTES 3 HRS 30 MINUTES SCORING 200-800 PER SECTION MAX 2400 1-36, MAX 36 REGISTER WWW.COLLEGEBOARD.COMWWW.ACTSTUDENT.ORG WAIVERS AVAILABLE AVAILABLE ACCOMMODATIONS CAN REQUEST CAN REQUEST

  9. WTAMU

  10. Texas A & M

  11. Texas Tech University

  12. HOW TO APPLY • CHECK WITH THE INSTITUTION TO DETERMINE WHAT • APPLICATION TO USE • GENERALLY YOU WILL USE: • 4 YEAR PUBLIC TEXAS UNIVERSITIES • WWW.APPLYTEXAS.ORG • PRIVATE SCHOOLS • WWW.COMMONAPP.ORG

  13. SCHOLARSHIPS TEST PREP SEMINARS http://www.testprepseminars.org/resources.htm FASTWEB www.fastweb.com COCA-COLA SCHOLARSHIP https://www.coca-colascholars.org/ DR. PEPPER SCHOLARSHIP http://www.drpepper.com/promotions/football/submit/ Check my website often for updates

  14. RESUMES ALL SENIORS ARE REQUIRED TO TURN IN A RESUME STATING THEIR ACADEMIC, EXTRA-CURRICULAR AND COMMUNITY SERVICE INFORMATION BY OCTOBER 5TH

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