Rising Junior Parent Career

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Rising Junior Parent Career College
NightSearching for Your Next Path

• Sherwood High School Student Services
• Dr. Kathlyn Carroll Administrator
• Ms. Elizabeth Al-Atrash School Counselor
• Ms. Erin McKenna School Counselor

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Agenda

• Preparing for Life after High School
• Post-Secondary Options
• College Look Fors
• College Tips
• SAT/ACT
• Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery
  (ASVAB)
• Family Connections
• Events Calendar
• Questions

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Preparing for Life after High School

• Educational options after high school - should be
  based on career goals, abilities, interests, and
  the amount of schooling desired.

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Post-Secondary Options

• POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION
• 4-year Colleges Universities
• 2 year Colleges Community Colleges
• Technical Professional schools colleges
• MILITARY
• WORKFORCE
• APPRENTICESHIP INTERNSHIPS
• Carefully monitored work experiences with
  intentional learning goals

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What Colleges Look for in Prospective Students

• ACADEMIC RECORD which includes Grades/GPA
• Strength of Schedule
• Admission Test Scores (SAT/ ACT)
• Essay or Writing Sample
• Counselor Recommendation
• Teacher Recommendations
• Extra Curricular Activities which includes
  Community Service

Listed by level of importance, based on 2008
admission data from www.ACT.org
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Preparing for a Career College What can I do
now?

• Keep up Grades so you can have the highest GPA
  possible
• Talk to your Counselor about current educational
  plan and
• post-secondary plans
• Consider impact on classes for next year AP
  courses?
• Adjust schedule from now until June
• Continue Extra-Curricular Activities work
  toward leadership
• positions
• Work on your writing skills work with a teacher
  or another
• adult
• Continue to explore career interests using Family
  Connections
• Become familiar with general college entrance
  requirements

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Preparing for a Career College11th grade
Fall/ Winter

• Register and take the PSAT in October
• Research Potential Colleges/ Career Pathways
• October Counseling Lesson Family Connections
  College Search
• Make a list of colleges that meet your most
  important criteria
• Speak to college representatives who visit the
  Career Center
• Continue Extra-Curricular Activities work
• toward leadership positions
• If you want to participate in Div. 1 or Div. 2
  athletics in college, register with the NCAA
  Clearinghouse

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Preparing for a Career College11th grade
Spring 2011

• Junior Meetings w/Counselor
• Registration for Senior Year
• Review Graduation Credits
• Prepare and Register for College Admission Tests
  (SAT/ ACT)
• Register for AP Exams in May
• Sign up for ASVAB usually March
• ASVAB Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery
• Points out skills and interests and indicates
  what type of jobs would be good for you
• Visit Colleges Take College Tours Attend
  College Fairs
• Begin writing college essays over the summer

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Whats the Difference?

• SAT
• Scholastic Aptitude Test
• www.collegeboard.com
• Designed to measure critical reading, writing,
  and mathematical reasoning skills

• ACT
• American College Test
• www.act.org
• Designed to measure achievement in the areas of
  English, mathematics, reading, and science

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Whats the Difference?

• SAT
• No science section
• Math includes up to Algebra 2
• Vocabulary emphasized
• Non multiple-choice questions asked
• Guessing penalty 
• No English grammar
• Math accounts for 50 of your score 
• Questions go from easy to difficult

• ACT
• Science reasoning section
• Math includes up to trigonometry
• Vocabulary less important
• Entirely multiple-choice
• No guessing penalty
• English grammar tested
• Math accounts for 25 of your score
• Questions are mixed up

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2011-2012 Test Dates

• SAT
• October 1, 2011
• November 5, 2011
• December 3, 2011
• January 28, 2012
• March 10, 2012
• May 5, 2012
• June 2, 2012

• ACT
• September 10, 2011
• October 22, 2011
• December 10, 2011
• February 11, 2012
• April 14, 2012
• June 9, 2012

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Tips for College Visits

• Always call to schedule a visit. Dont just show
  up on campus!
• Schedule college visits during weekdays while
  classes are in session so you can see what the
  campus and classes are like.
• Consider an overnight visit if the college allows
  it.
• Schedule a meeting with an Admissions Officer if
  possible!
• Have a prepared list of questions to ask both the
  admissions officer as well as the tour
  guide/students you meet on campus.
• Eat in the Dining Hall.
• Send a thank you note to the admissions office no
  more than 48 hours after your visit

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Start thinking today

• Important to begin thinking about next steps in
  life
• Think about pathway NOWdont wait until your
  senior year to begin the process.

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Family Connections

• Use the Family Connection program to

Click on link above for Family Connections!

• Keep track of the process Build a resume,
  complete on-line surveys, and manage timelines
  and deadlines for making decisions about colleges
  and careers
• Research colleges Compare GPA, SAT scores, and
  other statistics to actual historical data from
  Sherwood for students who have applied and been
  admitted in the past
• Sign up for college visits Find out which
  colleges are visiting Sherwood and sign up to
  attend those sessions
• Do What You Are Self Discovery Personality Type
  assessment.
• Career Interest Profiler, a tool that can help
  you discover the types of work activities and
  careers that match your interests.

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Family Connections

• For your students
• User name Students e-mail
• Password Student ID
• Today if we have time
• User Name example
• Password sherwood

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Rising Junior Career Lesson Searching for Your
Next Path

• Questions???