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Early College Planning

Early College Planning. RHS College and Career Counseling. School Counseling Office. The mission of the RHS School Counseling Department is to empower students to reach their true academic potential and realize their full personal promise . Social Emotional Academic. Student Anxiety.

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Early College Planning

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  1. Early College Planning RHS College and Career Counseling

  2. School Counseling Office • The mission of the RHS School Counseling Department is to empower students to reach their true academic potential and realize their full personal promise. • Social • Emotional • Academic

  3. Student Anxiety Anxiety is the most common mental-health disorder in the U.S. Affecting nearly 1/3 of adolescents & adults • How does admissions and the college process play into this? • "I think our students are just doing too much. They feel like they have to do too much, and they really don't.” -Stu Schmill, the dean of admissions at MIT • Reducing Stress… • Breathe! • Understand the college admissions process for what it is… a step towards their independence • Watch the Pronouns! • Rembember whose process and application it is • Use your resource • There is no one perfect school

  4. High School Timeline • 9th Grade • Academics: Study hard, challenge yourself • Start exploring • get to know your teachers • Join New Activities/Clubs/Sports • 10th Grade • Academics: Study hard, challenge yourself, get to know your teachers • Join New Activities/Clubs/Sports • Take the PSATs • Career Exploration • Start Window-shopping Colleges • NCAA- for student athletes

  5. High School Timeline (cont.) • 11th Grade • Academics: Study hard, challenge yourself, get to know your teachers • Advance involvement in clubs/activities • Standardized Testing • PSATs in Fall • SATs/ACTs in March • Start formulating college list • NavianceCollege Research • Mini College Fairs, Private College Visits • On Campus College Visits • College meeting with Counselors • Asking 2 teachers for Recommendation letters • NCAA- for student athletes

  6. High School Timeline (cont.) • 12th Grade • Academics: Study hard, challenge yourself, get to know your teachers • Advance involvement in clubs/activities • Standardized Testing • Finalize College List • College Visits • Mini College Fair • Private College Visits • College Applications • Financial Aid Forms • College Interviews • Updating Naviance • Scholarship Applications • Follow up with teachers about recommendation letters • NCAA- for student athletes

  7. Starting High School- 9th grade • Focus on starting high school • Get Involved • Try new things • Challenge yourself academically • Ask for help • Make new friends • Meet your counselor • Talk to your teachers • Find your happy!

  8. Dream Big What are your Dreams? Why College? • What are you working towards… College should be a pathway not the goal • Start setting goals Long and Short Term • Goal setting is a feature in Naviance • “Find two new clubs to be part of Freshman year”“Work towards getting an A in Geometry” “Get to school early everyday” • Decide how college can help you achieve your goals

  9. Self-Discovery • Naviance: A comprehensive website that can be used to help in making decisions about colleges and careers • Http://connection.naviance.com/rhs • Self Discovery • Personality Assessment, Multiple Intelligence, Career Interest Profiler • Career Research • Linked to education needed for career and the schools that offer areas of study

  10. Whose job is it anyway? • The Student’s Job • Career Research • College Research • Talk to your counselor • Set your goals (personal, academic, emotional) • Be happy! • The Parent’s Job • Encourage • Guide • Help Organize • Set financial expectations

  11. Window Shopping • College Research • Find what fits the student • Large/Small • Urban/Suburban/Rural • Liberal Arts/Professional Degree Program • Naviance College Research • Attending mini college fairs • Start touring local campuses

  12. Building A Resume • Get Involved • Activities that you enjoy • Increase your involvement • Take on leadership roles • Naviance Resume Builder • Track your involvement starting freshman year

  13. Standardized Testing • PSAT- October of Sophomore year ACT vs SAT

  14. Failure is OKAY • Failure is inevitable • You learn substantially more from failure than success • Failure makes you stronger • You take more chances when you’re unafraid to fail • Failure allows you to discover new paths • Failure makes success that much sweeter

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