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Georgetown High School Guidance and Counseling

Georgetown High School Guidance and Counseling. Ready, Set, Grow into Adults. Georgetown Guidance Counselors for 2012-2013. Agenda . Post-secondary options Testing and other requirements Application procedures Scholarships and financial aid Individual meetings. WHY BOTHER?.

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Georgetown High School Guidance and Counseling

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  1. Georgetown High School Guidance and Counseling Ready, Set, Grow into Adults

  2. Georgetown Guidance Counselors for 2012-2013

  3. Agenda • Post-secondary options • Testing and other requirements • Application procedures • Scholarships and financial aid • Individual meetings

  4. WHY BOTHER? • CAREER PLANNING IS ONE OF LIFE’S MAJOR DECISIONS • KNOWING HOW TO MAKE DECISION IS IMPORTANT • Clearly state a goal • Make a commitment of time • Generate alternative • Collect information • Estimate consequences • Re-evaluate • Make a tentative decision • Leave some options open

  5. A DECISION THAT IS RIGHT FOR YOU • Planning gets you in the right “ballpark”. • Later decisions get you into the right “seat and section” • Planning gives purpose

  6. Factors to Consider: INTEREST • Measurable--transitory--based on exposure (actual or vicarious). • ABILITIES/APTITUDE • Measurable--can be enhanced with training. • HIGH SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT • Not an absolute, but does show types of courses attempted and pattern of achievement. • MOTIVATION • Intangible--deciding factor.

  7. Pretend you are 25. School is over and you are getting up and going to work. What would be cool to be doing?

  8. Let’s Define Post-Secondary Education • Certificate/License programs • Apprenticeship/ OJT • Military • Technical/Trade Schools • 2 year college • 4 year college or University

  9. How Do I Find Investigatewww.careercruising.com

  10. AFTER GRADUATION-------WHAT????? • THE COLLEGE WHY: • If your career plans call for it. • If you want to enlarge your intellectual growth. • If you want the status that goes with being a college graduate. • College is not for everyone. • Only about 25% of all jobs require a college degree. • College is more demanding than high school. • You are more on your own. • You need good study habits. • Entrance exams are required for most.

  11. How is a student supposed to know what a college requires to gain entrance? Glad you asked! • www.careercruising.com • User Name: Georgetown • Password: Careers • Click on Schools • Click on Search for Schools

  12. College Testing Requirements • Criteria for exempting College Readiness Exams (Asset, Compass, THEA) • ACT • Composite score of 23 with at least a 19 on English and Math • SAT • Critical Reading and Math Combined score of 1070 with a 500 on each section. • TAKS (Current 12th Graders) • ELA – 2200 and a 3 on the writing sample • Math – 2200

  13. Entrance Exams • SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE TEST (SAT I) • Widely used by the more selective schools. • Divided into VERBAL and MATH parts. • Approximately 4 hours. • Annual test dates will normally occur on Saturdays in October, November, December, January, April, May and June. • Register at www.collegeboard.com • AMERICAN COLLEGE TESTING PROGRAM (ACT) • Widely used by junior colleges as well as universities. • Divided into English, math, natural sciences, and reading. • Approximately 4 hours. • Annual test dates will normally occur on Saturdays in October, December, February, March and June. • Note: Test dates do not conflict with SAT. • Register at www.actstudent.com

  14. Other Possible Testing • SAT II ACHIEVEMENT TESTS • College Board • Same test dates as SAT • Used for course placement or credit • APTITUDE TESTS • Used for assessment of vocational or trade/technical skills

  15. APPLICATION • Student must file a formal application. • Be aware of deadlines. • Be aware of application fees. • Have high school transcript sent to the college at the appropriate time. • How do I find out about deadlines and scholarships and other stuff? • www.careercruising.com

  16. APPLY ONLINE • Texas public and selected private four year and two year schools: www.applytexas.org • Private colleges and universities: www.commonapp.org

  17. PARTS OF THE APPLICATION: • Personal Information • Directory information • What you have studied and are currently studying in high school • Resume • Extracurricular • Service • Work • Essay

  18. COLLEGES USE TWO SCORES TO DETERMINE ADMISSION • Academic score: • Rank • GPA • Quality of preparation • Test Scores • Personal Score • Resume • Essay • Letters of recommendation

  19. THE RESUME • Many college use the resume as 60%-70% of a student’s personal score • All activities besides sitting like a lump on the couch watching TV should be on your resume. • This includes such things as being responsible for younger siblings or an older relative, trips in the summer with your family, tutoring, babysitting, or anything else that is productive, educational, and contributes to who you are and your determination. • Especially include activities that further your goals and build leadership and character.

  20. THE ESSAY Once a person determining college admissions, admission to a particular program, scholarship recipients, or hiring for a job has reached the essay, it becomes the most important part of the application! It should be: • 100% technically correct • Interesting • Giving information not somewhere else on your application • Not another list of activities

  21. HOUSING • Advance Application for housing is not the same as application for admission. • File a housing application. • File the required deposit. • Be aware of refund policies. • Understand whether or not on-campus housing is required of freshmen. • Where can I find this stuff: • www.careercruising.com

  22. PAYING! • COLLEGE IS EXPENSIVE • KINDS OF FINANCIAL AID: Scholarships Grants Loans Work Study

  23. FINDING SCHOLARSHIPS #1 SOURCE OF SCHOLARSHIP MONEY IS THE SCHOOL YOU ARE ATTENDING: • Fill out all scholarship supplements on applications for admission • Go to the school website to check for others. #2 check the counselor page on GHS website #3 check with employers, organizations, financing and insurance companies of yourself and your parents (even sometimes grandparents) #4 National Scholarship searches (Fastweb, Zinch, Career Cruising)

  24. Summary • Post-secondary options • Testing and other requirements • Application procedures • Scholarships and financial aid • Individual meetings

  25. REMEMBER… We are confident your parents don’t want to feed you forever. More importantly, WE HOPE YOU DON’T WANT THAT EITHER!

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