Jr'Sr' College Information Night

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Jr./Sr. CollegeInformation Night

• Braden River High School
• Tuesday, October 13, 600 p.m.

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Introductions

• Guidance Counselors
• Matt Nesser A-D
• Sonia Oquendo E-K
• Kelly Vazquez L-Q
• Evelyn Williams R-Z
• Advisors
• Christie Gionfriddo Career Advisor
• Kelli Kennedy Academic Advisor

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Graduation Requirements

• Class of 2010
• Satisfactorily complete 24 credits as follows
• English 4 credits
• Mathematics 3 credits (to include Algebra I or
  its equivalent)
• Science 3 credits
• (to include 1 Biology, 1 physical science)
• World History 1 credit
• American History 1 credit
• American Government ½ credit
• Economics ½ credit
• Life Management Skills ½ credit
• Personal Fitness ½ credit
• Physical Education ½ credit
• Practical and/or Performing Art 1 credit
• Electives 8 ½ credits
• Maintain a cumulative GPA (grade point avg.) of a
  2.0.
• Earn a passing score on the Communications and
  Mathematics portion of the FCAT (Florida
  Comprehensive Assessment Test) and Florida Writes

• Class of 2011 and Beyond
• Satisfactorily complete 24 credits as follows
• English 4 credits
• Mathematics 4 credits
• (to include Algebra I or its equivalent)
• Science 3 credits
• (to include 1 Biology, 1 physical science)
• World History 1 credit
• US History 1 credit
• US Government ½ credit
• Economics ½ credit
• HOPE 1 credit
• Fine Arts 1 credit
• Electives 8 credits
• Must include 4 courses in students chosen major
• Maintain a cumulative GPA (grade point avg.) of a
  2.0.
• Earn a passing score on the Communications and
  Mathematics portion of the FCAT (Florida
  Comprehensive Assessment Test). For the latest
  FCAT information log on to www.myfloridaeducatio
  n.com

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Planning Calendar

• September
• Narrow your list of colleges to 5-10. Meet with
  your counselor about them and download the
  applications and financial aid forms. Plan to
  visit as many as possible.
• Create a master list or calendar that includes
• Tests to be taken and the fees and deadlines.
• College application due dates.
• Financial aid application form required and their
  deadlines.
• (Aid applications may be due before college
  applications)
• Other materials (recommendations, transcripts,
  etc).
• You high schools own application processing
  deadlines.
• If you cant afford application or test fees, a
  counselor can help you request a fee waiver.
• If you have not had your test scores sent to the
  college to which you are applying, be sure to
  contact the College Board (SAT) or ACT to have
  your scores sent.

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Planning Calendar

• October
• Try to finalize your college choices.
• Prepare Early Decision, Early Action, or rolling
  admissions applications as soon as possible.
• Ask for counselor or teacher recommendations if
  you need them. Give each teacher or counselor an
  outline of your academic record and your
  extracurricular activities. For each
  recommendation, provide a stamped, addressed
  envelope, and any college forms required.
• If you are submitting essays, write first drafts
  and ask teachers and others to read them. If
  youre applying for Early Decision, finish the
  essay for that application now.
• If you have not had your test scores sent to the
  college to which you are applying, be sure to
  contact College Board (SAT) or ACT to have them
  sent.

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Planning Calendar

• November
• November 1-15 For Early Decision admissions,
  colleges may require test scores and applications
  between these dates.
• Complete at least one college application by
  Thanksgiving.
• The Registrar sends transcripts to colleges.
  Give her the proper forms at least two weeks
  before colleges require them.

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TranscriptRequest Form
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Planning Calendar

• December
• As you finish and send your applications and
  essays, be sure to keep copies.
• If you college wants to see seventh semester
  grades, be sure you give the form to your
  counselor.
• January
• If you apply to colleges online, be sure to have
  your high school send a transcriptit goes to
  colleges separately.
• February
• No senioritis, please! Accepting colleges do
  look at second-semester senior grades. They will
  rescind offers.
• March
• Keep active at school. If you are wait-listed,
  the college will want to know what you have
  accomplished between the time you applied and
  learned of its decision.
• April
• You should receive acceptance letter and the
  financial aid offers by mid-April. If youve not
  done so yet, visit your final college before
  accepting. As soon as you decide, notify your
  counselor of your choice.
• If you have questions about housing offers, talk
  to your counselor or call the college.

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Planning Calendar

• May
• May1 College cannot require a deposit or
  commitment to attend before May 1. By that
  postmarked date, you must inform every college of
  your acceptance or rejections of the offer of
  admission and/or financial aid.
• Send your deposit to one college only.
• Wait-listed by a college? If you will enroll if
  accepted, tell the admissions director your
  intent and ask how to strengthen your
  application. Need financial aid?
• Work with a counselor to resolve any admissions
  or financial aid problems.
• June
• Fill out the final transcript request form with
  the registrar.

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Helpful Websites

• Braden River High Schoolwww.manatee.k12.fl.us/sit
  es/highschool/brhs/index.htm
• Career Information
• Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery . . .
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.asvabprogram.com
• Careers and Colleges . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . .
  www.careersandcolleges.com
• Career Builder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .
  . . www.careerbuilder.com
• Career Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . . www.careers.org
• Career One Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . www.jobbankinfo.org
• Career Voyages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .
  . www.careervoyages.gov
• CHOICES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  www.Florida.echoices.com
• College Degrees Translated into Jobs . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . . . . www.k-state.edu/acic/major
  in/
• Occupational Outlook Handbook . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . .
  www.bls.gov/oco
• Armed Forces
• Air Force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . www.airforce.com
• Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . .. . . . . www.goarmy.com
• Marines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . . www.marines.com
• Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
  . . . . . . . . . . . . www.navy.com
• US Coast Guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  www.gocoastguard.com
• Preparing For College.
• ACT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . www.actstudent.org

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Helpful Websites

• Campus Tours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . www.campustours.com
• College is Possible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  www.collegeispossible.com
• College View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . www.collegeview.com
• Collegiate Choice (Walking Campus Tours) . . . .
  . . . . . . . . . . . . www.collegiatechoice.com
  
• Common Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  www.commonapp.org
• eCampus Tours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  www.ecampustours.com
• Florida Academic Counseling and Tracking for
  Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  www.facts.org
• Get Recruited by Colleges . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  www.get-recruited.com
• Mapping Your Future . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  www.mappingyourfuture.org
• My Majors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . www.mymajors.com
• National Association for College Admissions
  Counseling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . . .
• www.nacacnet.org/Memberportal
• National Association of Independent Colleges
  Universities . . . . . . . . . . . www.naicu.edu
• NCAA Clearinghouse (Student Athletes) . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . . . . www.ncaaclearinghouse.net
• Princeton Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  www.princetonreview.com
• Scholar Stuff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . www.scholarstuff.com
• US News College Rankings . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  www.usnews.com
• Technical Institutes (45 Total)
• Manatee Technical Institute . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . . . www.manateetechnicalinstitute.
  org

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Helpful Websites

• Florida Public Universities (11 Total)
• Florida A M University . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . www.famu.edu
• Florida Atlantic University . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . . www.fau.edu
• Florida Gulf Coast University . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . www.fgcu.edu
• Florida International University . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . www.fiu.edu
• Florida State University . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . www.fsu.edu
• New College of Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . www.ncf.edu
• University of Central Florida . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . www.ucf.edu
• University of Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . www.ufl.edu
• University of North Florida . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . www.unf.edu
• University of South Florida . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . www.usf.edu
• University of West Florida . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . www.uwf.edu
• Financial Aid
• American Indian College Fund . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  www.collegefund.org
• AmeriCorps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . www.americorps.gov
• Asian Pacific Islander American Scholarship
  Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  www.apiasf.org
• FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)
  Form . . . . . . . . . . . . www.fafsa.ed.gov
• Federal Student Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  www.studentaid.ed.gov
• Financial Aid Information . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . www.finaid.org

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Helpful Websites

• US Department of Education . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . www.ed.gov
• Scholarships
• Cappex Scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . www.cappex.com
• College Board Scholarship Search . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  www.collegeboard.com
• College Scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  www.college-scholarships.com
• Fast Web Scholarship Search . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  www.fastweb.com
• Florida Bright Futures Application (after Dec.
  1st of senior year) . . . . . . . . . . .
  www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org/SSFAD/bf/
• Free Scholarship Information . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  www.freschinfo.com
• Merit Aid Scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . www.meritaid.com
• Scholarship Experts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  www.scholarshipexperts.com
• Scholarship Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  www.scholarships.com
• Be sure to check the Scholarships Link on the
  BRHS Website for additional scholarship
  opportunities.

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SAT ACT DATES
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State University System
http//www.flbog.org/about/_doc/cod/asa/2009_SUS_A
dmissions_Tour_Matrix.pdf
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Financial Aid

• If you are in doubt as to whether or not to apply
  for aid, apply!
• Obtain a social security number if you dont have
  one.
• Do not wait for college acceptance letters before
  filing for aid. File in January of Februarythe
  earlier the better. You do not have to have
  completed you tax returns prior to filling out
  the FAFSA or the PROFILE. An estimate of income
  is adequate. You cannot file the FAFSA until
  after January 1, but complete it before February
  1 if at all possible.
• Complete the FAFSA online at www.fafsa.ed.gov
  You will need a PIN, or electronic password
  before completing the formavailable at
  www.pin.ed.gov. Get your PIN well in advance of
  your deadline because it must be assigned and
  e-mailed back to you before you begin. Filing
  online is much faster than by mail and the Web
  site has prompts that help you avoid making
  mistakes.

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FAFSA Work-sheet
1-800-4 FED AID or 1-800-433-3243
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Financial Aid

• If you are applying to colleges that require
  PROFILE, try to file that form in late November
  or early Decemberas soon as you know the
  colleges to which you plan to apply. If you are
  applying under an Early Decision plan, complete
  your PROFILE in October of early November.
• Income tax forms should be filed as soon as
  possible (preferably in January) in order to
  provide accurate data on financial aid forms.
  Come colleges have early February deadlines.
• Inform each college about your interest in
  applying for aid. Make a list of the financial
  aid priority dates and deadlines as the colleges
  to which you are applying. Ask each college if
  it requires supplemental forms, and obtain them
  as needed.

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Financial Aid

• If mailing in the FAFSA, do not enclose any
  supplementary letters or information in the
  envelope with the form. These materials will be
  discarded. If you have information about special
  financial need in your family, write a letter and
  send it directly to the financial aid office of
  each college to which you are applying for aid.
• Apply for federal and state funds by completing
  the appropriate questions of the FAFSA.
• Check for scholarships for which you might be
  eligible
• Each college/postsecondary institution (your best
  source)
• Those posted on the guidance website
• Local and state scholarships
• Begin you Stafford student loan applications by
  checking appropriate boxes on the FAFSA.

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Financial Aid

• Details to Remember
• In all written communications to financial aid
  offices, put your name and social security number
  on every page.
• Keep your financial aid worksheets. Always make
  photocopies for your records.
• If you have questions about an item, do not
  guess, see your counselor or an accountant, or
  speak with the college financial aid officer
  directly.
• Do not leave blank spaces on the forms. Use Zeros
  instead.
• Proofread!!!! And again, make copies of
  everything.

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Financial Aid

• After youve filed the forms.
• If you properly complete the financial aid forms,
  you will receive a Student Aid Report (SAR) in
  approximately two to four weeks. It will give
  you your eligibility index for federal and state
  aid.
• If there are errors or incorrect information on
  the SAR, you can make corrections online (if you
  filed online). Or check with the financial aid
  office of the college you plan to attend it may
  be able to submit all necessary corrections for
  you.
• Financial aid offers are sent by colleges either
  with, or shortly after you receive, a letter of
  acceptance. You will be asked to sign an
  acceptance of the amount received, and the money
  will be sent to the college/postsecondary
  institution.
• Ask your counselor for assistance if you have
  general questions. Specific questions should be
  directed to the college financial aid officers.

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Bright Futures2010 Grads

• Florida Academic Scholar
• 3.5 weighted GPA in 15 core courses (not
  electives)
• 1270 on SAT or 28 on ACT
• 75 hours of Community Service
• 2 years of the same foreign language
• Florida Medallion Scholar
• 3.0 weighted GPA in 15 core courses (not
  electives)
• 970 on SAT or 20 on ACT
• No Community Service requirement
• 2 years of the same foreign language
• Florida Goal Seal Scholar
• 3.0 weighted GPA in 15.5 core credits
• 3.5 unweighted GPA in at least 3 credits in one
  career/technical program
• 440 (Verbal) and 440 (Math) on SAT or 17
  (English), 18 (Reading), and 19 (Math) on ACT

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Community Service Form
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Bright Futures Changes
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NCAA

• Division 1
• 16 Core-Course Rule
• 4 years of English
• 3 year of Math
• (Algebra 1 or higher)
• 2 years of natural/physical science (with lab if
  offered)
• 1 year of additional English, math or natural/
  physical science.
• 2 years of social science
• 4 years of additional courses (from any area
  above, foreign language or non-doctrinal religion
  or philosophy)

• Division 2
• 14 Core-Course Rule
• 3 years of English
• 2 years of Math
• (Algebra 1 or higher)
• 2 years of natural/physical science (with lab if
  offered)
• 2 years of additional English, math or
  natural/physical science.
• 2 years of social science
• 3 years of additional courses (from any area
  above, foreign language or non-doctrinal
  religion/philosophy)

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NCAA

• Test Scores
• Division 1 has a sliding scale for test scores
  and GPA.
• Division 2 has a minimum SAT score of 820 or an
  ACT sum score of 68.
• The SAT score used for NCAA purposes includes
  ONLY the critical reading and math sections. The
  writing section of the SAT is not included.
• The ACT score used for NCAA is a sum of the four
  sections of the ACT English, math, reading and
  science.
• All SAT and ACT scores must be reported directly
  to the NCAA Eligibility Center by the testing
  agency.

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NCAA

• Grade Point Average
• Only core courses are used in the calculation of
  the grade point average.
• Be sure to look at your high schools list of
  NCAA approved core courses on the Eligibility
  Centers Web site to make sure the courses being
  taken have been approved as core courses. The
  site is www.ncaaclearinghouse.net
• Division 1 GPA requirement is base on a sliding
  scale of GPA-SAT or GPA-ACT scores
• Division 2 is a 2.0 GPA

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