Senior Advisement

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Senior Advisement

• Pathways to Adulthood
• Presented by SHS Counseling Department

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Senior Advisement Agenda

• Senior Advisement Sheet
• Senior Newsletter
• Career Cruising
• SAT/ACT
• Georgia Student Finance Commission (GSFC)
• Sample Letters
• Scholarships

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Senior Advisement Sheets

• Review credit information
• Check social security number address telephone
  number DOB for accuracy
• Review diploma seal
• Make an appointment to see your counselor with
  individual questions

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Senior Newsletter

• SHS Counseling Office publishes a Senior
  Newsletter monthly. It is distributed to Seniors
  through their English classes. The newsletter
  provides information on scholarships, SAT/ACT
  test dates, college visits, and tips for a
  successful transition after high school.

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SAT and ACT Assessment Dates

• SAT
• 2007-2008
• Test Date Registration Date
• 10/6 9/10
• 11/3 10/2
• 12/1 10/30
• 1/26 12/26
• 3/1 1/29
• 5/3 4/1
• 6/7 5/6

• ACT
• 2007-2008
• Test Date Registration Date
• 9/15 8/10
• 10/27 9/21
• 12/8 11/2
• 2/9 1/4
• 4/12 3/7
• 6/14 5/9

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College Here We ComeWhy go to college?

• Think about your future (expected earnings
  over a lifetime)
• Non-high school graduate 1 million
• High School graduate 1.2 million
• Some college 1.5 million
• Associates degree 1.6 million
• Bachelors degree 2.1 million
• Masters degree 2.5 million
• Professional degree 4.4 million
• Doctoral degree 3.4 million

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What does it take to get to college?

• You need a plan
• Preparing academically
• Thinking about careers
• Finding people who can help you
• Learning about colleges

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Career Searching on the Worldwide Web

• Internet Search Engines
• Alta vista www.altavista.com
• Excite www.excite.com
• Google www.google.com
• GOTO www.goto.com
• Looksmart www.looksmart.com
• Lycos www.lycos.com
• MSN www.msn.com
• Yahoo www.yahoo.com

• Career Search Engines
• Mapping your future www.mapping-your-future.org
• Military career guide online www.militarycareers.
  com
• Monster http//www.monster.com
• My Future www.myfuture.com
• Ready minds www.petersons.com/readyminds
• Bureau of Labor Statistics http//stats.bls.gov/
• Career Mosaic http//carerrmosaic.com
• Healthcare careers http//aamc.org/students/consi
  dering/decision
• Career Cruising www.careercruising.com
• Username shs Password tigers

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Who can help you get to college?

• First, your number one fan must be you!
• See if there are mentor programs in your school,
  church, or community.

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How will I choose a college and how will I
succeed once Im there?

• Think carefully about what you want and need to
  succeed.
• Start list of college possibilities.
• Research the schools on your list. Check their
  websites.

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Where will the money come from?

• Look into work study programs.
• Employers, private charities, high schools,
  ethnic organizations, clubs, trade associations,
  religious organizations, businesses, civic
  groups, private foundations.
• Apply for local and national scholarships and
  grants.
• Check with colleges youre considering to see
  what other forms are required.
• Get a copy of the Free application for Federal
  Student Aid (FAFSA), available online.

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Scholarship Searches

• www.fastweb.com
• www.henry.k12.ga.us/sh
• www.collegefunds.net
• www.brokescholar.net
• www.myscholarshipguide.com
• www.collegexpress.com
• www.collegeboard.com
• www.sourceforstudents.com
• www.meritmoney.com
• www.fafsa.ed.gov
• www.collegeview.com
• www.findcollegeaid.com
• www.srnexpress.com
• www.gacollege411.org

• www.salliemae.com
• www.princetonreview.com
• www.studentaid.com
• www.collegeispossible.org
• www.collegenet.com
• www.finaid.org
• www.usnews.com
• www.petersons.com
• www.wiredscholar.com
• www.colleges.com
• www.scholarships.com
• www.scholarshipexperts.net

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How to avoid scholarship scams?

• Beware of scholarship scammers
• Free seminars It may be legitimate or it may be
  a hidden sales pitch
• You cant find this information anywhere else
  Yes, you can! They dont know about anything that
  you cant learn on your own.
• Youre a finalist (a contest you never entered)
  The caller offers to hold your award funds in
  return for your credit card or bank account
  number
• First come, first served This may apply to some
  legitimate forms of financial aid, but not to
  scholarships. However, legitimate scholarships do
  impose deadlines
• Millions of dollars go unclaimed False! Every
  legitimate scholarship sponsor predetermines
  award amounts and works very hard to select the
  most qualified recipient
• Its guaranteed Whats usually guaranteed is
  search results not scholarship money.
• Well do the work for you, for a fee The fee
  may be nominal and the offer may come from
  someone sounding official so make sure you do our
  research before paying anyone to do a search for
  you.

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GA College 411

• HOPE Helping Outstanding Pupils Educationally
  is Georgia's unique scholarship and grant program
  that rewards students with financial assistance
  in degree, diploma, and certificate programs at
  eligible Georgia public and private colleges and
  universities, and public technical colleges. HOPE
  is funded entirely by the Georgia Lottery for
  Education, which also funds Georgia's statewide
  pre-kindergarten program. Since the HOPE Program
  began in 1993, over 3.5 billion in HOPE funds
  have been awarded to more than 1 million students
  attending Georgia's colleges, universities, and
  technical colleges. You can benefit from HOPE in
  several ways. For more information visit
  www.gacollege411.com.

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Taking Senioritis Seriously

• Senioritis is a term used to describe the
  slacking off of some high school seniors during
  their spring semester or upon being accepted into
  college. Plummeting grades, dropping or blowing
  off classes, general of ambition, and far off
  gazes are just a few symptoms of senioritis. Easy
  to catch and difficult to get rid of, senioritis
  can be more dangerous than senior realize to
  their plans for the future. Senioritis has many
  side effects. As many as half of all college
  students do not have adequate academic
  preparation and are required to take remedial
  courses. Also, more than one quarter of the
  freshmen at four-year colleges and nearly half of
  those at two-year colleges dont even make it to
  their sophomore year. In an effort to prevent
  senioritis, many college acceptance letters now
  include warnings to students saying that their
  admission is contingent on continued successful
  performance. This means that colleges have the
  right to deny students admission should their
  senior year grades drop. Finally, just because
  you need to stay focused doesn't mean that you
  cannot have fun. You determine a successful
  senior year. Celebrate your last year of school
  by maintaining a challenging course load,
  attending football games, going to prom, and
  participating in graduation festivities, but do
  so responsibly.

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Graduation

• The End