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What is Success?

What is Success?. Self Management Skills Self awareness Emotion management Self-confidence Stress management Resilience Skills to forgive and forget Persistence and Perseverance Patience . People Skills Communication skills Presentation skills

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What is Success?

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  1. What is Success?

  2. Self Management Skills Self awareness Emotion management Self-confidence Stress management Resilience Skills to forgive and forget Persistence and Perseverance Patience

  3. People Skills Communication skills Presentation skills Influence / persuasion skills Team work skills Leadership skills Skills in dealing with difficult personalities and difficult situations Ability to think / communicate on your feet (under pressure Interpersonal relationship skills Organizing skills

  4. High School Success • Regular attendance • Take advantage of extra opportunities • Attentive in class • Talk directly to their teachers about grades and work with them during tutorials • Turn in all assignments • Take pride in work

  5. High School Success • Participating in fine arts and athletics • Taking challenging classes • Finding a great group of friends • Working with a clear set of goals for college, career, and beyond • Participating in extracurricular activities

  6. Community Service and Extracurricular Activities Community service and extracurricularactivitiesplay an important rolewithcolleges and scholarshipcommittees. • Becomeinvolved in school and communityactivitiesnow – don’twaituntilyour senior year • Seekactivities and opportunities relative to your future career plans • Visit the Northwest High School Counseling website for volunteer and community service activities • Start an activities record including all school and communityactivities, leadership positions, honors, awards, uniques educationalexperiences, employment, and volunteerwork. • THE BIG EVENT! April 5, 2014 • Be sure to update this record at least once a year.

  7. To Do List for College Admissions 9th Grade • Study: grades are reported on your permanent transcript • Select challenges classes • Explore extracurricularinterests and volunteerwork • Start an activities record listing honors, awards, and activities • Take the PSAT • Start a collegesavingsaccount • Visitcollegewebsites and campuses • Researchcollege information • Visit the NHS Counseling website for helpfulresources

  8. Common Mistakes • My 9th grade yeardoesn’t count; I have plenty of time to makeit up. • I chose this class becausemyfriendistakingit. • I skipped 4th periodbecauseitwon’thurt to miss one day of that class. • I don’tfeellikedoingmyhomework, soI’lljust do well on the test. • I don’t have time to joinschool clubs because I have to spendmy free time studying. • Everyoneelseunderstood the teacher’sexplanation but me; I amtooembarrassed to ask the teacher for more help. • I amafraid to tell the teacher about the problems I amhavingwiththis class. • I want to takeblow off classes duringmy senior year.

  9. Graduation Programs The Recommended Program: • 26 Credits • 4 English • 4 Math • 4 Science • 4 Social Studies • 2 World Languages (samelanguage) • Spanish, French, or German • 1 PhysicalEducation • 1 Fine Art • Art, Choir, Dance, TheatreArts, and more • ½ Credit of Communication Applications (Speech) • 5 ½ Elective

  10. Graduation Programs, cont. • The Distinguished Program: • Designed for studentswhowant to achievebeyond the state recommended graduation requirements • Criteria for the DistinguishedAchievement Program • Meet all requirements of the Recommended Graduation Program • Requires 3 credits of a World Language • Obtain a combination of 4 of the followingadvancedmeasures or throughindependentresearchproject • AP classes with scores of 3 or higher on the AP Exam • National MeritCommendation (PSAT) • College courses must earn a B or higher

  11. Tips for choosing classes • 4 years to take 2-3 years of foreign language • 12 elective spots—Fine Arts, PE, 1 semester of speech • The courses you take now give you more room!! • Being PreAP ready—look at strengths, choose 2(discuss balance with 3-4)

  12. Mapping Out the Next 4 Years • Counselors from your high school will come in the spring • Look at ALL 4 YEARS—make sure you have room • Fun vs. balance vs. rigor

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