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Get to know the administrators at our school, including the Assistant Principal of Instruction, Mr. Balga, Assistant Principal, Ms. Graves, Principal, Dr. Poole, and Assistant Principal, Mr. Smith. Stay updated on senior conferences, college options, scholarships, and important deadlines.
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Know Our Administrators! Assistant Principal of Instruction Mr. Balga Assistant Principal Ms. Graves Principal Dr. Poole Assistant Principal Mr. Smith
Senior Conferences • Your counselor will call you up in September to talk to you about your “after high school plans” • Don’t miss your senior conference – your plans for after high school are very important and we are here to help! Last Name A-E Ms. Eveland Last Name F-Li Ms. Dusch Last Name Lo-R Ms. Habjanic Last Name S-Z Ms. Navel 504/Grad Coach Ms. Rengert Social Worker Ms. Vinson
Your options Typically, 90% of you will be attending a 2 or 4 year college • Going straight to a career • Going into the military • Going to a two year Community College • Going to a four year College or University
Senior Athletes • If you plan on trying to play a sport in college, you need to: • be signed up with NCAA (www.ncaaclearinghouse.com) • be aware of your GPA for college admissions as well as NCAA requirements per division • have at least 3 credits this semester (office/library assistant does not earn a credit)
Senior Notes • Be sure to read Senior Notes each month. They will be emailed to you, put on the webpage, and a hard copy will be available in the guidance office. (September Senior Notes will be available on the webpage soon.) • These notes will include important information for that month and scholarships with upcoming deadlines.
Be sure to let your parents know that September 11this the Open House “Meet the Teacher” at 6 pm and immediately following that will be a Senior Parent Night at around 7 pm. • We will give your parents information on the college application process, financial aid, etc. • County wide College Fair will be October 9thfrom 6-8 pm at the Cabarrus Arena-Gold Hall.
Resources • You have received a folder that will help you stay organized during the college application process: • Senior Timeline • Guidelines for Writing the College Admissions Essay • Frequently Asked Questions from HRHS Seniors • What’s a FSA ID? • How Colleges Use Social Media • Request for Letters of Rec • Transcript Request Form • Campus Visit Score Card
Timeline/FAQ • Please look over the Timeline and FAQs– they will make your life easier • Deadlines are extremely important—this timeline can help you get organized • Hopefully you have looked up when your applications are due to the colleges you are applying to (we would suggest that you apply before November 1st). • Also, be sure to look at when scholarship applications are due – you not only have to get IN to college, you have to be able to PAY for it
Letters of recommendation • Some schools will require letters of recommendation • Use this “request for letter of rec” form to help the person know all about you – the more information you give us, the better (fill it out once and make copies of it – you may need it again for scholarships, programs, etc) • Give the teacher or counselor 2 weeks to write the letter—we may have to deny writing it if you wait to the last minute • Don’t just put a teacher’s email address. When you ask for a letter of rec, be polite, be prepared with where it is being sent, etc……Remember, they are doing you a favor! • Ask someone you know is going to write you a good letter – not necessarily a teacher you had back in 9th grade, unless you have had them since then • You should receive the letter back in a sealed envelope or an email from the college stating your letter of rec was received electronically
Campus Visit Score Card • Hopefully, you have already visited colleges you are interested in, but you can get up to 2 absences marked as “excused” during your senior year by using this campus visit score card and getting something from the college on their letter head (showing that you visited) • However, to exempt a teacher made final exam, you have to have 3 or less absences (excused or unexcused) and at least a B in the class and have no suspensions • If you can’t visit a college you are considering applying to, please research them online!
Admissions Essays • Some colleges require college admissions essays. • These can be very important as a way for the college to get to know YOU. • Please have an adult you trust proofread the essays.
NC Residency • In the past, each individual college or university was charged with deciding if a student is a resident of North Carolina. • Now, there will be a single state entity in charge of this. • You will answer questions online and receive confirmation of residency verification. • Once the process is completed you will be sent a residency certification number (RCN) through text and email. • You can then provide this number to colleges as part of the application process. • This process can be completed before, during or after submitting the college application. • You can get support in this process through the CFNC call center. • It will be available on CFNC and at www.ncresidency.org .
SAT/ACT Scores • Colleges will need your SAT or ACT scores – you decide which one or both you want to send • If you aren’t happy with your ACT or SAT score, usually the last one to take for early college admissions is the October test dates • You can not just mail in your copy of the test scores • You must send your SAT/ACT scores to the college/university (we cannot send them for you!). You will do that by visiting their websites: • www.collegeboard.org (for SAT Scores) • www.actstudent.org (for ACT Scores) • If you didn’t originally request they be sent to a college when you took the exam, there will be a fee but this is the only way colleges will accept them
Paper Transcripts • A “transcript request form” is included in your folder (you will fill out one per college, scholarship, organization, etc.). • If you are not 18, a parent/guardian signature is required • All transcript requests go through Ms. Ryan—please give her 2 days to get your transcript ready • Please don’t email your counselor to send your transcript to you or a college. We are not allowed to send transcripts through email • The first 3 official transcripts you request as a senior are FREE and after that $5 each • Don’t forget to stop by the guidance office 2 days after putting in the request to pick it up (it will be in a sealed envelope) and you put a stamp on it and mail it in
Electronic Transcripts • You can send a transcript electronically through CFNC.org – (only to colleges in North Carolina) these are free since you put your ID number in • You may also ask us to send a transcript electronically through SENDedu or CommonApp • Since we do this, it is charged as one of your 3 free, otherwise $5 • We have to fix all errors before sending out any transcripts –they should be available AFTER the first 10 days of school– we will ANNOUNCE when senior transcripts are ready (please don’t ask for one YET)
Electronic Transcripts • Common app and SEND Edu both ask for your counselor’s email address (we will complete these once transcripts are finalized) • You don’t need to ask us to do it since you will see when it has been completed in your account and/or we will send an email that it has been completed. • Catherine.Eveland@Cabarrus.k12.nc.us • Danah.Dusch@Cabarrus.k12.nc.us • Kathy.Habjanic@Cabarrus.k12.nc.us • Elizabeth.navel@Cabarrus.k12.nc.us
Financial Aid • Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) has to be filled out for you to be considered for financial aid. • You can start filling it out in October this year • You will need your parent/guardian to fill out parts of it • There will be a county wide Financial Aid night on October 2nd at Concord Middle School (time to be determined)-be sure to tell your parents! • Be sure to look at Scholarship and Financial Aid websites for the schools you are applying to – the best scholarship money is from the schools themselves
Fee waivers • Students who are on Free and Reduced Lunch can get fee waivers: • SAT tests • ACT tests • College Application Fees • Be sure to speak to your counselor if you need any of these.
Online College Applications www.CFNC.org • Be sure to look at the “supplemental forms” listed for each college www.commonapp.org • Appalachian State University • Barton College • Catawba College • Davidson College • Duke University • East Carolina University • Gardner-Webb University • Guilford College • High Point University • Johnson & Wales University—Charlotte • Meredith College • North Carolina A&T State University • North Carolina State University • Queens University of Charlotte • Salem College • St. Andrews University • University of North Carolina Asheville • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) • University of North Carolina at Charlotte • University of North Carolina Greensboro • University of North Carolina Wilmington • Wake Forest University • Warren Wilson College Also, many out of state colleges use commonapp
Most Common Mistakes on College Applications • Misspellings/grammatical errors could be one reason your application may be denied – proofread EVERYTHING you send to a college • Email address- use an appropriate name for your email address (example: bob.smith@gmail.com) – this is their first impression of you • Be aware of what you post on facebook, twitter, etc.– colleges are looking at this! • “Once a student 'friends' the school, privacy settings are moot and schools can view anything, everything, the student has ever put on their Facebook page, including personal posts and the list of other universities they have friended," Koenig said from The Chicago Tribune.
College Applications • While you are getting everything together, start the online application • You are filling out the application and writing essays while you are also: • Sending in ACT or SAT scores • Sending in transcripts • Requesting letters of rec (if applicable) • Your application is not complete until you send all your “supporting documents”
Declaring a major • Consider declaring “undecided” as your major • There are limited spaces in certain majors and that may result in denial of admission to the university of your choice • Talk to the admissions counselors at the colleges you are interested in about “undecided” versus declaring a major
Questions? • Be sure to ask your counselor during your senior conference any questions you may have about your after high school plans. • Please bear with us as we call you up for your senior conference -- we are each seeing over 100 seniors and will see you as soon as we can. • There is no need to request a conference, we will be sure to see ALL seniors.
