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Navigating Senior Year: Graduation Tips & Tricks

Get ready for graduation stress-free with college application advice, scholarship info, and helpful resources to ace your senior year. Stay updated with college tours and financial aid tips. School counselors are here to support you!

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Navigating Senior Year: Graduation Tips & Tricks

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  1. Class of 2019 Destination Graduation

  2. Senior Year It’s Stressful!It’s Confusing!It’s Overwhelming! It’s Expensive! Can you believe it’s here?We promise it’s fun! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhAPVwIrkys

  3. Roswell Students by the numbers Did you know this about the Class of 2018? • 23% of the senior class was accepted to Georgia State • 80 students took 10 or more AP and/or Dual Enrollment classes over their high school career • Most popular out of state school- University of Alabama • 259 students (out of 471) graduated eligible for the HOPE scholarship • 36% of the senior class had an overall A average in December of 12th grade • $13,436,285 scholarship dollars were earned

  4. Guest Presenters • Jed Applerouth Everything College Admissions • Atua Emu Georgia Student Finance Commission

  5. Ready To Start Applying? The Big 3 1.Application 2.Transcript 3.Test Scores – SAT and/or ACT

  6. After the Big 3, the next few… • College Essays • What can you bring to campus? • Letters of Recommendation • Senior Profile Sheet and/or Resume • Demonstrated Interest • Campus and College Visits http://goo.gl/4sjpaS • Extracurricular Activities

  7. How to check your HOPE GPA • Go to www.gafutures.org • Create an account (or log into your existing account) • Be sure to include your Social Security number in your profile • Go to My Gafutures tab • Select My HOPE GPA • HOPE and Zell Miller GPA includes grades from 9th- 12th grade • Middle School grades do not count in HOPE/Zell Miller Scholarship • HOPE/Zell Miller Scholarship use your unweighted grades (7 points removed) • Apply for HOPE/Zell Miller Scholarship by completing the FAFSA at www.fafsa.ed.gov

  8. Meet with college representatives from across the country! Atlanta North Fair Milton High School (for students from all schools) Monday, September 17th, 6pm-8pm Text “PROBEINFO” to 33233 for the latest updates on the tour. Go to www.gaprobe.org to register for a personalized bar code

  9. College Applications and Financial Aid Tips and Tricks • No Class Rank • Over 38% of our students had an A average over the past 3 years • No 4.0 GPA for Fulton County • Don’t convert your GPA, your GPA is called the Numeric Average and it is weighted • Be sure to read college admissions blogs and twitter- great info! • Look at UGA, GA Tech, USC • Get to know your admissions representative! • No formula guarantees admissions anywhere! • Complete the FAFSA after October 1 • www.fafsa.ed.gov • Financial Aid packages can be very competitive from private college and universities- don’t be afraid to look! • Completing the FAFSA also completes the HOPE Application • Roswell maintains a scholarship bulletin online-check here often for national, college specific, and local scholarships (Tommy Burnett Memorial, Roswell Rotary, Senior Class, and more)

  10. School Counselors are here to help! www.roswellstudentservices.weebly.com

  11. QUESTIONS?

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