11th grade Fall College Info SessionOCTOBER 8, 2015RACHAEL FAITHCOLLEGE ACCESS COUNSELORBELLAIRE HIGH SCHOOL

College Statistics for Bellaire High School

College Data for Class of 2015As reported by students in June 2015 (734 seniors in data) 67% attending 4-year colleges (492) 25% attending 2-year colleges (187) 2% entering the military (14) 2% entering the work force (9) 2% gap year (16) 2% uncertain of plans after high school (15) Accepted into military academies (1)

Focus

Testing

Researching colleges

Grades

NavianceRegister by entering your email address Demonstration

Entering email addressCareers tab- interest profilerColleges- visits, colleges I am thinking

about, scholarships

Testing for college entrance SAT and ACT- 2 different tests - Recommend taking both

tests Needed for college entrance You can take either test Can take more than once, colleges won’t see this

Free/ reduced lunch- waivers for 2 free SAT and 2 free ACT Mrs. Child’s in counseling office- does not cover late registration

SAT Test PSAT October 14th juniors automatically

registered SAT- free district April 12th study for this SAT is changing March 2016 Please take this above SAT seriously www.collegeboard.org

ACT Test This test is not changing You are not penalized for guessing, there is Science

and History on this test, questions are more direct HISD does not pay for a free ACT test day www.actstudent.org

I highly recommend you take a practice ACT to determine if you score better on this test than the SAT

Which test to take?

Your class (2016) only can select out of 3 tests1. Current (old) SAT2. New SAT (starting in March 2016)3. Current ACT* Recommend taking all 3 and focusing on your

strongest test and retaking

Test Prep for FREE Oct 10th this Saturday at Bellaire www.bellaire.org to register Khan Academy- on the HUB; this is a FREE online took that you can do at

your own pace

PSAT & SAT 8th period tutoring at Bellaire (FREE)Verbal is offered Monday & Wednesday in Mr. Wolf’s room 353Math is offered Tuesday & Thursday in Mrs. Chopra’s room

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Paid test prep/ tutors

Visit the college center for names of companies and tutors that are recommended by BHS students.

Researching colleges1.Visit campuses2.Online tools- Naviance, Big

Future, College Scorecard3.Do not pay to research4.Excused- see Assistant Principal

prior to planning your visit or tour

Building your college list

Speak with parents/ guardian about your college goals Determining in state, out of state or BOTH colleges costs Doing research on programs List about 10 colleges (minimum) on your “Colleges I’m Thinking

About List” Complete the 5 career interest inventory tests on Naviance under the

“About Me” tab Visit local colleges for a reference point

Grades GPA and Rank Rank- end of junior year Junior year is last year on transcript before you

apply (6 semester total) Top 10% rule- automatic admissions into Texas

public universities UT Austin- top 8% rule Take challenging classes- colleges will see this

Leadership Roles and MORE!

Over 111 clubs in Bellaire- assume a leadership role! Work on your resume- start writing everything down Make good impressions on teachers, they will be writing

your rec letters in a few months Volunteer Job shadow Be careful of your social media

Next meeting in the Spring semester

April 2016 Focus on SAT/ ACT testing, grades and

researching colleges Continue to search for volunteer opportunities Get to know your counselor Request an unofficial transcript online and get to know

your transcript and look for an errors Come in the college center at lunch or after school for

additional help