John Marshall High School

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John Marshall High School Senior Parent
Night The College Admission Process
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Mrs. Rhonda FryerCollege Career Readiness
Technician

• Career Center in new location
• C107
• 815 430
• Open during both lunches
• Rhonda.fryer_at_nisd.net
• 397-7142

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Why do I need Post Secondary Education?

• Six out of every ten (60) jobs in our economy
  depend on workers with at least a two-year
  college degree.
• At least 95 of the jobs in the marketplace
  require skills obtained outside of the high
  school classroom.
• A shortage of 14 million college-educated workers
  is predicted by 2020.
• The more education, the higher the salary.

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30,960
28,368
20,448
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Where to begin?

• Challenging high school course work
• High school resume
• College and career exploration
• Discover and Bridges internet based tools
  available in the Career Center.
• www.Collegeboard.com- My Road/My College
  Quickstart
• Standardized Tests Either ACT or SAT
• NISD College Night, October 26, 2009 _at_ UTSA
  Recreation Center

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ACT testing dates Students should register for
the ACT plus Writing Test Date

Registration deadline October 24, 2009 Septe
mber 18, 2009 December 12, 2009_at_JMHS November
6, 2009 February 6, 2010 January 5,
2010 April 10, 2010 March 5,
2010 June 12, 2010 May 7, 2010 Register
on-line _at_ www.act.org Test fee is 47.00 SAT
testing dates Test Date
Registration
deadline October 10, 2009 September 9,
2009 November 7, 2009 _at_JMHS October 1,
2009 December 5, 2009 October 31,
2009 January 23, 2010 _at_JMHS December 15,
2009 March 13, 2010 (SAT only) February 4,
2010 May 1, 2010 March 25, 2010 Register
on-line at www.collegeboard.com . Test
fee is 45.00  
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SAT - ACT

• Remember Colleges require that the test scores
  be submitted electronically from the testing
  agency. Each test fee includes 4 score reports.
  
• NISD will NOT release test scores on the high
  school transcript.
• Most universities will accept either test.
• SAT subject tests might be required by some
  institutions.

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Admission Requirements

• Each college or university will have unique
  entrance requirements.
• Standardized test scores combined with the
  students class rank can possibly guarantee
  admission.
• Students that graduate in the top 10 of their
  class are guaranteed admission in most Texas
  Public Universities and Colleges.

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Assured Admission Policies
Texas State University
Texas AM University
Texas AM Corpus Christi
UTSA
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Individual Review

• Holistic review of application
• Essay
• Level of course work
• Extra curricular activities
• Leadership
• Community Service/Employment
• Letters of recommendation
• Provide a resume, senior information page and
  request for letter of recommendation form.

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(No Transcript)
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Letters of Recommendation

• Give author 2 3 weeks notice
• Provide author with recipient info for
  letter-admission, scholarship, etc.
• Author should be someone who can provide insight
  about the student.
• If the school requires the letter to be mailed
  separately, provide the author with an envelope
  complete with address and stamp.
• Follow up with a thank you card.

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Where to begin?

• The College Application
• Apply Texas Application-www.applytexas.org
• 2 year colleges
• 4 year colleges
• Common Application for private institutions
• www.commonapp.org
• College websites Office of Undergraduate
  Admissions

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Available now in the Career Center C107 One
application for all Texas Public Universities and
Colleges. Use paper version as a working
copy. Process Application on-line.
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Deadlines

• Admission Deadlines vary by institution
• No exceptions.
• All data must be completed.
• Application, essay, test scores, transcript, and
  application fee must be received by deadline.
• Could be on-campus deadline and not necessarily
  a postmark deadline.
• Scholarship Deadlines are not same as Admission
  Deadlines.

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The College Application

• Use a paper copy as the working copy or rough
  draft.
• Less than 5 of college applications are
  submitted by mail.
• On-line submission reduces delay in processing
  for missing information.
• NEATNESS and ACCURACY are key components of any
  application.

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Part 1
SSN must be accurate
Do NOT use Nicknames
Include Income Estimate- Financial Aid
Application will be completed in January.
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Students activities may be provided here or on a
separate resume. Ask the Office of
Admission which format they prefer. All
activities beginning with the Freshman year in
high school should be listed. Student should
include all time spent in support of activity
including travel time, warm up time, performance
time. Normal school year is 32 weeks.
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Include individual and team awards and honors.
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Not all universities will require an
essay. However, if there is any additional or
personal information you would like considered,
you may submit this information in an optional
essay. Proof read, Proof read, Proof read! Ask an
English teacher to Proof Read for you. Admissions
reps will look at expression of thought as
heavily as the content or circumstances included
in the essay.
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Request High school Transcript
Students should allow 2-3 business days for
transcripts to be completed. First transcript
is free, then a 2.00 fee applies.
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Final Transcript
Student must request a final transcript in
May. Once graduation is posted, the transcript
will be sent. If student has completed dual
credit coursework, a separate transcript must be
sent to Northwest Vista. The student can then
request a transcript from NVC reflecting their
college hours.
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Complete the processing

• Send the application fee or waiver.
• Submit a professional email address most
  college communication will be done
  electronically.
• Follow up. Know the admission representatives
  email address.
• It is the STUDENTS responsibility to complete
  all steps of the application.

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College Connections Program Partnership between
NISD and Alamo Colleges All admission processing
completed during the school day on our
campus. All seniors will have opportunity to
participate. Opportunity to have college schedule
in place before actual high school graduation!
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QUESTIONS?