Senior Parent Meeting

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Senior Parent Meeting

• Deadlines, Deadlines, Deadlines

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Guidance Website

• www.indianlake.k12.oh.us/hs/
• Guidance/default.htm
• Links
• Careers Parent Resources
• College Search Post Secondary
• Course Description Selective Service
• Financial Aid Senior Calendar
• Guidance Staff Testing
• Ohio Hi-Point JVS Timelines
• Ohio/U.S. Colleges University News

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Senior Interviews

• Interviews began Thursday, Sept. 10th
• Items Discussed
• Credit Check
• H.S. Graduation Requirements
• Core Courses
• Military Interest
• Honors Diploma
• Award of Merit
• Life after high school

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Holiday Due Dates

• New Years
• Start working on FAFSA
• Fill out taxes early
• Valentine Day
• FAFSA should be completed and mailed or
  submitted on-line
• St. Patricks Day
• Look for the SAR (student aid report) from FAFSA
• Tax Day
• Should let colleges know youre going to attend
• You Made It!!

• Labor Day
• College Visits, Scholarship Search, ACT/SAT
• Pin for FAFSA
• Halloween
• College applications completed
• Thanksgiving
• Last resort for applications, do more
  scholarships!
• Christmas
• Only Scholarships, catch your breath!

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College Visitations

• Items you should consider scheduling
• Tour of the campus
• Print a copy of Questions to ask during your
  visit from the Guidance Website
• Meeting with the Admissions Counselor
• Meeting with a financial aid counselor
• Ask about application fee waivers
• Look for Open Houses on Saturdays

• When scheduling online
• Access college website
• print confirmation page,
• bring the page to the Guidance Office,
• complete required paperwork

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Students are only allowed three visits during
school (and none during May)!

• Try to schedule visits on Friday, October 16th
  -no school at ILHS!

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College Applications
Stay on top of your deadlines!

• Applying On-line
• Make a copy of the application you submit
• Notify the Guidance Office that you need a
  transcript sent
• Provide the Guidance Office with the complete
  name and mailing address of the school
• Know your deadlines!

• Paper Applications
• Create a working copy
• Transfer information to original copy
• If you need a part of the application filled out,
  please speak to Mrs. Bodin, Mr. Niekamp, or Mrs.
  Keykens directly
• Know your deadlines!

If you need a letter of recommendation, do not
wait until the last minute to notify a counselor!
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The application is your students first (and
possibly only) impression-make it count!

• Read every application thoroughly-they are all
  different!

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Financial Aid
Stay on top of your deadlines!

• 1 Local Scholarships
• Immediately!
• 2 College Scholarships
• As fill out applications
• 3 FAFSA
• January
• Link on the ILHS webpage
• www.fafsa.com
• www.fastweb.com

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Scholarships
Help your student stay on top of their deadlines!

• Read all college applications closely-some
  college scholarships are included in the
  applications and some are a separate process
• Check ILHS webpage daily
• Ask student to listen to announcements
• Make sure your student meets all application
  criteria

College and scholarship applications are your
students first (and possibly his/her only)
impression-make it count!
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A Final Note

• When students have been accepted to a college,
  they need to bring their notification letter to
  Mrs. Keykens
• When students have been awarded a scholarship,
  they need to bring their letter to Mrs. Keykens
  as well
• Dont procrastinate! Your student is not only
  competing with his/her classmates they are
  competing with every senior in the entire state
  and in many cases, the nation.