Senior Year and

Beyond: The Steps to Success

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CLASS OF 2013

45 students to Carroll Community College, 13 to Howard CC, and some to 4 other Community Colleges

148 students stayed in Maryland

19 went to Virginia, 13 to Pennsylvania, 9 to North Carolina

Other states: California, Idaho, Utah, Missouri, Wisconsin, Massachusetts, South Carolina, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, New York, New Jersey, and Delaware

CLASS OF 2014

Students are attending 86 different colleges in 25 different states 58% are going to Public Colleges or Universities 37% are going to Private Schools29% are attending large state universities (greater than 15,000 students)68% are attending 4 year colleges compared to 57% from the Class of 201323% are attending 2 year colleges compared to 27% from the Class of 2013

Make sure you have:

1.Taken all the required courses.2.Earned 75 service learning hours. 3.Passed at least 25 credits (4 of which need to be during senior year, including Math in senior year).4.Passed or used combined score for all H.S.A.s.

CHECKLIST FOR GRADUATION:

First step: GET ORGANIZED!Get in 2 College website/ Senior Handbook

Continuing Education Fair: Monday, October 13th, 6-8pm at the Carroll County Ag Center

Research schools on: Collegeboard.org College Navigator See the LHS School Counseling Website for more!

Think about location, size of school, public vs. private, majors, activities

Choose a range of schools to apply to based on their average GPA and SAT scores of applicants.

Do Campus Visits or attend information sessions at LHS during PAWS

Decide on which schools you will apply to.

THINKING ABOUT COLLEGE?

Fall- Organize! Start your list of schools, visit schools

Take the SAT or ACT again, send scores

Update your resume, stay involved

Get letters of recommendation

Write essays Send in applications Keep up your grades!

Winter/ Spring Send remaining applications

Start the FAFSA for Financial Aid

Start the scholarship search

Visit schools (again if necessary)

Keep up your grades!

TIMELINE FOR SENIOR YEAR

Most applications are online.Go to the college/university website to complete the online

application.Many schools use the Common Application. Go to

www.commonapp.org to see if your college uses the Common App.

Additional pieces of the college applicationSAT/ACT (sent directly from the testing company)

College EssayLetters of Recommendation

Must ask teacher/ counselor personally and complete student self-assessment (Should be typed, electronic version available on counseling website).

COLLEGE APPLICATIONS

LHS Transcript Request form (green form)Transcript request forms available on School Counseling

Website or in the office.

Secondary School ReportAdditional school and student information required by

certain colleges Common Application, Sendedu, University of Maryland

College Park can be done online- be sure to enter your counselor or teacher’s email into your online application.

You still MUST fill out a green transcript request form for your counselor to complete the online secondary school report

TRANSCRIPTS

Your courses and grades are available on HAC. You may use this to enter your grades into your online applications. You always need to fill out a transcript request form for each of your schools because colleges require an official transcript sent directly from LHS.

THINKING ABOUT A 2 YEAR COLLEGE?

Community Colleges

You need to request your transcript from LHS on the green transcript request form or printed from the website.

You must take the SATs and/or the Accuplacer test to determine your entry level of classes.

Come to the counseling office for step-by-step directions

Open House at Carroll: Tuesday, September 30th, 6-8 pm

Hill Scholars Open House: Wednesday, November 12th, 6-7:30

Military Branches include the Air Force, Army, Marines, Navy, and Coast Guard

If you are interested in joining the military, sign up to take the ASVAB.

for practice information: www.asvabprogram.com

Talk to a recruiter during lunch.

THINKING ABOUT THE MILITARY?

SCHOLARSHIPS

Community Scholarships- advertised through Alert Now messages and on the website. Information can be found in the Counseling Office.

The “Scholarships and Financial Aid” link on Counseling website has many scholarship search sites and the FAFSA website.

Remember all scholarship searches should be free!

Carroll Community offers many training programs in different career areas.

Earning licenses or certifications can significantly raise your salary!Average earnings per year with a high school diploma: $28,000Average earnings per year with advanced training: 45,000-

103,000source: www.payscale.com

THINKING ABOUT WORK?

Use your PSAT score report code/ My College Quickstart Career Development Resources on the LHS School Counseling

site under College and Career Planning Carroll Community College Career Assessment Tools

Online self-assessment of interests, abilities and values is available at Focus 2 on the CCC website.

Go to www.carrollcc.edu/focus2  Click Focus 2 Click New User Access Code: CareerStart Create an Account Begin your Career Focus Recommended Assessments:

Work Interest Assessment Skills Assessment Values Assessment Academic Strengths Personal Development

CAREER SEARCH RESOURCES

Check out the LHS website (www.carrollk12.org/lhs)

-> School Counseling You will find resources for:

AcademicsCollege PlanningAP testingScholarships and Financial AidService LearningSAT information and tips for studyingWork Permit information

LOTS OF RESOURCES!

Shaevitz, Marjorie Hansen. Admission possible : the "dare to be yourself" guide for getting into the best colleges for you.

Shanley, Mary Kay. Best answers to the 201 most frequently asked questions about getting into college.

Wissner-Gross, Elizabeth. Write your college essay in less than a day.

Colleges for students with learning disabilities or ADD. Ebooks: Available on the front page of Destiny Catalog

under Ebooks/Infobase EbooksFrom home- Username: lhsmc Password:studentPreparing For CollegeChoices for the High School Graduate

RESOURCES FROM THE MEDIA CENTER

All senior meetings are prescheduled with your counselor in the fall. Your counselor will review graduation requirements and discuss post secondary plans. Please come with questions!

If your college has early deadlines, please come to the counseling office to check your appointment time and if necessary, request an earlier appointment.

If you cannot leave class to attend your meeting, please make sure you come to the counseling office to reschedule.

SENIOR MEETINGS

Check your email or with your parent for a copy of this presentation and other updates.

Sign ups for PAWS sessions coming soon. Counselors will be visiting during PAWS to answer questions

or please make an appointment to see your counselor!

OTHER REMINDERS