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Future planning presentation

Dighton-Rehoboth High School Guidance Department. GUIDANCE COUNSELORS FOR CLASS OF 2017: Mrs. Donahue A-K Mrs. Payne L-Z. Future planning presentation. Junior year Guidance Curriculum. Naviance College Search Colleges I’m Thinking About Resume Standardized Testing

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Future planning presentation

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  1. Dighton-Rehoboth High School Guidance Department GUIDANCE COUNSELORS FOR CLASS OF 2017: Mrs. Donahue A-K Mrs. Payne L-Z Future planning presentation

  2. Junior year Guidance Curriculum Naviance • College Search • Colleges I’m Thinking About • Resume Standardized Testing Academic Planning

  3. College • Community College • Technical schools Options

  4. Student Assess, research, decide Parent Support, plan, provide Counselor Guide, direct, advise Teachers Recommend SELF ASSESSMENT Interests Personality Values Motivation

  5. How are you evaluated? • Transcript Courses taken, rigor, GPA, Percentile • Testing Scores SAT I & II/ACT/AP • Resume Activities/Athletics/Leadership/ Honors/Community Service • Application Essay/ What makes you special? • Recommendation Academic/coach/counselor/employer • Demonstrated Interest Showing your enthusiasm for the school you are applying to

  6. Testing • SAT • ACT • Subject Tests • Scores/Superscoring

  7. College Decision Process *SET UP COLLEGE VISITS* • Size • Location • Majors • Academic Programs: Honors college, Study Abroad, Internships, • Campus Life: Athletics, Activities, Housing • Financial and Scholarship Opportunities • Graduation and Retention Rates • Job Placement Rates

  8. Safety, Match & Reach By the end of Junior year, students should have 5 - 8 schools under consideration. This allows for some flexibility in choice of major, career plans, and potential for financial aid. “SAFETY” schools – academic and/or financial (1-2) “MATCH” schools – “hard data” fits the general admissions criteria of the school. (2-4) “REACH” schools – “hard data” falls slightly short of the school’s average acceptance admissions criteria. (1-2)

  9. Massachusetts Schools Admissions Requirements: Required Courses: Match our graduation requirements Required Grades: The required minimum average grade for the State Colleges and Universities is an 83 (B-). You will receive extra credit for Advanced Placement courses. The GPA calculated by the college will be different than the GPA of your high school. Test Scores: For students with a GPA of 3.0 or above, the college reserves the right to additional criteria, such as a minimum SAT/ACT. For those students with a GPA below 3.0, the following sliding scalemay be applied:

  10. Naviance Naviance Network • How to log into Naviance www.drregional.org • High School Page • Quick Links – bottom right • Student’s Email & Password

  11. After You Sign in Click on the Tabs Important Messages Updates from the Guidance Office 11

  12. About Me – Assessments and surveys

  13. Resume

  14. Career Exploration

  15. Colleges

  16. College Profile Your Stats versus BC

  17. COLLEGE PROFILE ADMISSIONS STATISTICS

  18. COLLEGES I’M THINKING ABOUT Click Here to add colleges to your prospective college list

  19. RECOMMENDATION REQUESTS

  20. What Now? • Search for Colleges via Naviance • Complete Resume for Letters of Rec. • Plan/ask your recommenders in person • Visit colleges over April Vacation, weekends, summer vacation • Sign up for SAT/ACT for June • SAT June 4 (May 5 deadline) • ACT June 11 (May 6 deadline) • Prepare for standardized testing • Create appropriate email address • Make sure social media is private and secure

  21. Final Thoughts... • ldonahue@drregional.org • jpayne@drregional.org • Communication: Email, Blog, Naviance • Field trip to RIC

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