11th Grade Parent Meeting

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11th Grade Parent Meeting
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COUNSELING OFFICE

• Counselors
• A Ba Mr. Peelman
• Be E Mr. Higgins
• F Kh Mrs. Djouha
• Ki O Mr. Smith
• P Sa Mrs. Poker
• Sc Z Mrs. Villani

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COUNSELING OFFICE

• Registrar
• - Mrs. Kitty Burkey, 301-253-7041
• Counseling Office Secretary
• - Mrs. Kris Nelson, 301-253-7037
• Career Center
• - Mr. Ed Martin, 301-253-7045

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Counseling Office Agenda

• High School Transcript and Course Selections
• PSAT and SAT
• Career Opportunities, Career/College Searches,
  College Fair, Financial Aid, and NCAA
• The College Application Process

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Transcripts

• Transcripts include the following info
• - Semester courses and semester grades
• - Cumulative GPA and cumulative WGPA
• - Attendance Record
• - Student Service Learning Hours
• - Graduation Summary
• - High School Assessment Results

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DHS COURSE REGISTRATION

• Course level recommendations done by 1st semester
  teachers in January
• Registration materials to students on Monday,
  March 3.
• Students return completed and signed registration
  card Thursday, March 6
• Course offering booklet distributed to all DHS
  students during registration

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Senior Schedule Considerations

• Senior schedule is important in admission
  decisions
• Taking AP and honors level courses
• Seniors must schedule a full schedule
• Abbreviated schedule for 2nd semester
• Internships and OJT
• Taking college courses and Accuplacer
• Mid-year report process

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PSAT Results

• Scores reports mailed early December
• Scores in Critical Reading, Math, and Writing
  Skills
• Analysis given for all answers
• - rates the question (e, m, h)
• - gives the correct answer
• - gives suggestions on improving skills
• - test booklets were returned to students
• WWW.collegeboard.com/psatextra

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SAT

• Math
• - No quantitative comparisons
• - Algebra 2 included
• - Testing time is reduced by 5 minutes
• Critical Reading (replaced Verbal)
• - No more analogies
• - More passage-based reading questions
• - Testing time is reduced by 5 minutes

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SAT

• New Writing Component/Multiple
• Choice Section
• - Multiple choice- improving sentences and
• paragraphs (25 minutes)
• - Student written essay- communicating a
• viewpoint (25 minutes)
• Cost is 43.00. Late Fee is 22.00

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ACT

• ACT changed in Spring, 2005
• - Writing section is optional
• - Increasing number of schools are
• accepting it
• - More achievement-oriented test
• - Testing fee is 30.00 w/Writing is
• 44.50
• Late fee is 19.00

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SAT Testing Dates

• Test Date Registration Deadline
• May 3 April 1
• June 7 May 6
• Early October
• Early November
• Early December
• Late January

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ACT Testing Dates

• Test Date Registration Deadline
• April 12 March 7
• June 14 May 9
• September 13
• October 25
• December 13

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ACCUPLACER TEST

• Montgomery College Placement Test
• - Can replace SAT or ACT
• - Available to 12th grade students in
• October, 2008 (PSAT testing day)
• - Scored in Reading, Math, and English
• - Placement determined by scores

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Career/College

• Career Center
• - Career, College, and Scholarship
• Searches
• - Financial Aid must file the FAFSA
• - asap after January 1
• - file on-line at fafsa.ed.gov
• - Mr. Martin at 301-253-7045

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College/Career

• College Searching
• - Naviance (TCCi) 1/29 2/14
• - College Fair on April 17 (Bus only)
• - NCAA Clearinghouse
• - www.ncaa.org School code 210460

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College Application Process

• Spring/Summer 2008
• - Gather information and organize
• - SAT and ACT
• - College Fair
• - College Recruiters and Open Houses
• - College Visits

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College Application Process

• College Application
• - Requesting, completing, and sending
• applications
• - Student Information Summary
• - Transcript Request
• - Recommendations
• - Essays

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College Application Process

• What to expect? THE FOUR Ds
• - Delay
• - Disorganization
• - Determined to distance themselves
• - Desire for total independence