ETS High School Senior Workshop the Road to Graduation

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ETS High School Senior Workshopthe Road to
Graduation
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then,
is not an act, but a habit. Aristotle

• Educational Talent Search
• Ms. A. Lewis

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Agenda

• Introduction/Workshop Objectives
• Applying to College
• Registering for the SAT and ACT
• Finding Money for College

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Objectives

• At the end of todays workshop, you will
• get information about and begin completing
• the following
• Applying to College
• Registering for the SAT and ACT
• Finding Money for College

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Objective 1
Applying to College

• Meet with your guidance counselor now to
• check your graduation status and Core 40
• completion. Ask your guidance counselor
• for about community volunteering activities.
• Visit at least two college campuses now, if
• you have not.
• Research schools on-line to see if they offer
• the program of study that you want to pursue.

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Objective 2Registering for the SAT and/or ACT
Visit your guidance counselors office to get
registration materials for the SAT and/or
ACT. Complete the registration packet and mail
it. (You will have to select a test date.) Use
the sample test booklets to prepare for the test.
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Objective 3Finding Money for College
Register with FASTWEB to get information about
scholarships. Visit your guidance counselors
office to get information about
scholarships. Complete the FAFSA (Free
Application for Student Aid) after January 1,
2008. File your taxes early so that you will be
able to complete this document. Attend an
Educational Talent Search Financial Aid Workshop
or a Financial Aid Night event at your school to
get information. Attend College Goal Sunday to
receive assistance with completing your FAFSA.

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Twelfth Grade Year/Senior Year

• Start the school year by getting organized and by
  practicing effective study habits.
• Sign up for extracurricular activities.
• Use your planner.

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Important Sites

• www.learnmoreindiana.org
• www.collegeboard.com
• www.fastweb.com
• www.gongawarecenter.com
• http//www.Key.com/Take5
• www.bpscholarships.org
• www.horatioalger.org/scholarships
• www.axa-achievement.com

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Continuing to Use the ETS Services

• www.calumet.purdue.edu/talent
• Using Skills Tutor
• Tutoring and Studying

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List at least three ETS Services that you plan
to use this year.

• Core 40 Monitoring
• Tutoring (Tuesday and Thursday 300 p.m. 700
  p.m.)
• My Skills Tutor on line tutoring Request a
  username password
• Homework Hotline 1-877-ASK-ROSE
• College and University Tours (21ST Century
  Scholars 219-391-8486)
• Cultural Enrichment Field Trips
• Summer Programs Workshop
• Graduation Information

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Questions or Comments

Your Future
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Evaluations
Educational Talent Search at Purdue University
Calumet Director..........................
....Melvyn Harding
Secretary........
Dorothy Shaifer Middle School Counselor
Tutor/Recruiter Coordinator Renea
Maxfield High School Counselor.
Mary Haynie High School Counselor
. Aquinas Lewis Purdue University Calumet
Educational Talent Search 2200 169th Street
Hammond, Indiana 46323-2094 [phone]
office
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