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welcome Class of 2014 parents

welcome Class of 2014 parents. OHS Counselors. Scott Bakkum A- Fo Angela Fisher Fr-Le Susan Verhagen Li-Ro Jesse Leonhardt Ru -Z. OHS Graduation Requirements. 4 credits of English 3 credits of Science 3 credits of Social Studies 3 credits of Math 1.5 credits of P.E.

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welcome Class of 2014 parents

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  1. welcome Class of 2014 parents

  2. OHS Counselors • Scott Bakkum A-Fo • Angela Fisher Fr-Le • Susan Verhagen Li-Ro • Jesse LeonhardtRu-Z

  3. OHS Graduation Requirements • 4 credits of English • 3 credits of Science • 3 credits of Social Studies • 3credits of Math • 1.5 credits of P.E. • .5 credit of Health • .5 credit of Fine Art • .5 credit of Voc Ed. • Plus Electives Total = 26 credits

  4. Senior Workshops • Career Research • College Research • College Applications • Paying for College • Time Management

  5. Where to begin? • www.oasd.k12.wi.us • www.naviance.com • www.apply.wisconsin.edu • www.wisconsinsprivatecolleges.org • www.witechcolleges.org • www.todaysmilitary.com

  6. Resources • Career Exploration Nights-WCTC • College Fairs • Campus Visits • Senior Workshops • OHS Webpage • Career Center/Student Services Office • College Representatives

  7. Higher Education • What do I need… to get where I want to go? • Tech schools/Specialty Colleges (i.e. culinary,etc.) • 2 year colleges • 4 year colleges • Admissions • Open >>>> Highly Competitve • Holistic admissions • Rigor of curriculum, GPA/Rank, Test Scores, Recommendations, Honors/Activities, Essay/Statement

  8. College Application Process The Procedure… Apply online • Naviance-Search/Profile • Letters of Recommendation • Essay/Personal Statement • Transcripts-Parchment • Set up online account • Test Scores-ACT/SAT-request from Testing agency

  9. ACCEPTED!!!! Now what??? • Senior year COUNTS!!! • Raise the bar • Time to find some MONEY

  10. Scholarships & Financial Aid • Scholarship Searches • Fastweb.com & other sites • Colleges/Universities • Employers • OHS Scholarship page • Check out blog • Naviance • Follow us on Twitter!!! • @OCONSCHOLARSHIP • FAFSA • www.fafsa.ed.gov • Financial Aid Night Monday, December 2nd

  11. Other Important Websites • SAT • http://www.collegeboard.com/ • ACT • http://www.actstudent.org/ • NCAA Eligibility • http://www.ncaa.org/ • Know How to go • http://www.knowhow2gowisconsin.org/ • UW- Help line • http://uwhelp.wisconsin.edu/

  12. QUESTIONS????

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