WHS%20Guidance%20Senior%20Seminar

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WHS Guidance Senior Seminar -Courtesy of the WHS
Guidance Department
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LIFE AFTER WEYMOUTH HIGH

• What are your plans?
• Four-Year College/University
• Two-Year Community College
• Vocational/Technical School
• Military Options
• Employment/Career Focus
• Gap Year
• I dont have a clue!

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Resources/Handouts

• Resume/Brag Sheet
• Senior Calendar
• Financial Aid Information Guide
• Transcript Release Form (TRF)
• Common Application Tips
  Handout
• MassTransfer Program

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AGENDA

• Note cards (Tentative Plan)
• Graduation Credit Review
• Overall Timeframe for Year
• SAT, ASVAB, other testing
• Transcript Processing
• Senior Resume Brag Sheet
• Naviance Review Updating
• SSR Form Completion

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Credits Required for 2013 Graduation
English (I, II, III, Senior) 4.0 Credits (Senior
Credits) Social Studies 3.0 Credits (US History
2) Math (Geometry, Algebra 2) 3.0 Credits Science
(2 lab sciences) 3.0 Credits Foreign
Language 0.0 Credits (2.0 gt credits for
college) Unified Arts or CTE 1.5 Credits (Art,
Music, Business, etc.) Physical Education 1.0
Credits (.4 for PE-CTE) Health 0.25 Credits
(not required for CTE until 2014) Additional
Credits 6.25 Credits TOTAL 22.0 Credits
(Minimum for Graduation) (Additionally, Capstone
Community Service) Note MCAS Requirements
(ELA, MATH, SCIENCE) See your counselor if
there is any doubt!
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BE AWARE OF DEADLINES!

• Senior year is all about DEADLINES college
  applications, financial aid scholarships,
  changing courses, and completing all your
  requirements for GRADUATION!

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The College Application Process

• Guidance Counselor
• Transcript (GPA Class Rank)
• All test scores reported to WHS
• School Profile
• Counselor Recommendation
• Any teacher letters on hand
• EARLY ADMISSIONS
• Early Action (EA) (Non-Binding)
• Early Decision (ED) (Binding)
• REGULAR ADMISSIONS
• Regular Admissions (Reviewed after deadline
  listed by school)
• Rolling Admissions (Reviewed as Submitted)

• YOU are responsible for
• Application Fee
• Common App. or College Web Site
• If Common App., complete supplements
• Essays/Writing (part of application)
• Send directly to colleges via application
• Teacher Recommendations
• Provide teachers with addressed envelopes and
  proper postage. Teachers should send
  recommendations directly to colleges.
• -- OR give copies of letters to Guidance
• Providing addressed envelopes with proper postage
  to Guidance Counselor (3 to 4 stamps for postage)

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ADMISSIONS CATEGORIES

• EARLY ADMISSIONS
• Early Action (EA) Non-Binding
• Early Decision (ED) Binding
• REGULAR ADMISSIONS
• Regular Admissions Reviewed after deadline
  Rolling Admissions Reviewed as submitted
• Generally speaking, MAY 1st is your decision
  deadline!

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Online Application

• If you are completing your application online,
  you must print out ANY forms your high school
  must complete (Secondary School Report Form/
  Teacher Evaluation Form, etc.).
• You can invite a teacher to
• submit their rec online via
• Common Application
• (communicate with teacher)
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• Thank the teacher ?

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Fall 2012

• Schedule appointment with Guidance Counselor.
• Complete resume/brag sheet and return to Guidance
• Register to take/retake ACT/SAT/Subject Tests.
• Send scores to colleges.
• Send scores to WHS (School Code 220745) .
• Check out military academy and ROTC deadlines.
• Meet with college representatives when they visit
  WHS.
• Attend local college fairs. QHS on 10/18
  (6-8pm)
• Plan college visits and interviews. Seniors are
  allowed three (3) excused absences for college
  visits
• Parents/Students attend Admissions Evening (10/18
  _at_630pm)
• Get involved in extra-curricula's build that
  resume!

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Fall 2012

• Finalize teacher (1-2) and
• guidance counselor recommendations.
• Finalize list of colleges their
  application deadlines (safety, possible
  and reach).
• Continue work on application essays. Ask teachers
  to review drafts.
• Prepare Early Decision (Binding)/Early Action
  (Non-Binding) applications and submit them for
  November deadlines.
• Complete the CSS Profile Form (starting Oct. 1)
  if colleges require it for application or
  financial aid.

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November

• November 1-15th Early
  Decision/Action Deadlines.
• Apply for a PIN. PIN is
  used as electronic signature
  for Free
  Application for Federal
  Student Aid (FAFSA) http//www.pin.ed.gov.
• Complete Transcript Release Form (TRF) and return
  to Guidance Counselor at least two weeks prior to
  date you want application sent.
• Provide manila/standard white envelopes to
  Guidance Counselor with printed addresses of
  colleges and appropriate postage (3-4 stamps).

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December

• Complete applications (regular admissions)
• Review essay drafts with teachers
• Attend financial aid night at WHS
• On Dec. ??? _at_ 630pm we will be hosting a
  financial aid workshop. A representative from
  Mass Educational Financing Authority (MEFA) will
  be on hand to answer all FAFSA related
  questions/concerns.
• Research scholarships.
• www.fastweb.com
• WHS Scholarship Scoop Newsletter
• Check online in guidance offices
• http//www.tericollegeplanning.org/who/copley.html
  
• (Boston Public Library)

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January

• Complete FAFSA and
  submit after January 1st.
• Be aware of regular decision deadlines!
• Communicate admissions decisions/plans with your
  guidance counselor.
• Continue to research scholarships.

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No senioritis Colleges do look
at second semester grades!
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GPAs
4.0 GPA A
3.0 GPA B
2.0 GPA C
1.0 GPA D
0.0 GPA F

• Colleges will re-calculate your GPA.
• They take into account Honors and AP courses and
  attach weight to courses.

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2012-2013 SAT Exam Dates

• October 6th (Reg. Deadline 9/7)
• November 3rd (Reg. Deadline 10/5)
• December 1st (Reg. Deadline 11/6)
• January 26th (Reg. Deadline 12/28)
• March 9th (Reg. Deadline 2/8) (No SAT IIs)
• May 4th (Reg. Deadline 4/5)
• June 1st (Reg. Deadline 5/7)

NOTE Students are responsible for registration.
Regular Registration for SAT I is 50. Students
should register online using their free access
account on www.collegeboard.org
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2012-2013 ACT Exam Dates

• WHS is NOT a testing center for the ACT Exam.
• September 8th (Register by 8/17)
• October 27th (Register by 9/21)
• December 8th (Register by 11/2)
• February 9th (Register by 1/11)
• April 13th (Register by 3/8)
• June 8th (Register by 5/3)

NOTE Students are responsible for registration.
Regular Registration for ACT w/ Writing is
49.50. Students should register online
at www.act.org
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Financial Aid Scholarships

• Attend Financial Aid Scholarships Workshop at
  WHS in December.
• Use Scholarship websites
• www.fastweb.com
• www.wiredscholar.com
• www.collegepeas.com/money
• www.cappex.com/scholarships
• individual college websites

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Final Thoughts

• Work Hard yet take a deep breath and Relax
• Enjoy SR Year
• Find a Balance
• Make Memories

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Questions