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Title: Eastlake High School Junior Parent Night


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Eastlake High SchoolJunior Parent Night
  • Preparing parents and students for
  • senior year and post-secondary planning

Kirsten Keller Counselor
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Agenda
  • Junior Parent Night Goals
  • Balancing the Senior Year
  • Senior Handbook Introduction
  • 10 Steps To Good College Planning
  • QA Session

3
Junior Parent Night Goals
  • Identify the challenges seniors face in balancing
    the senior year
  • Understand the post-secondary planning process
  • Simplify college search and application process
  • Assist parents in becoming an informed support
    for your son or daughter in planning for the
    senior year and the year following graduation
  • Provide resources for parent questions

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A Well-balanced Senior year
Student responsibilities are split between
planning their futures and working on high school
demands
  • Help your student plan for next years
    commitments now
  • Understand that social connections are more
    important than ever
  • Anticipate conflicting emotions with upcoming
    change
  • Reassure students that parents, advisors,
    counselors, and teachers are there to help
    provide support

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Senior Handbook
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10 Steps To Good College Planning
The following 10 steps will help your student
  • Begin the college search process with parent
    support
  • Learn how to make the resources in the senior
    handbook work for you
  • Plan for deadlines in the post-secondary planning
    process
  • Survive and thrive throughout the senior year

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1. Match aptitudes and career goals with schools
and programs
  • Visit the EHS Career Center Andrea
    Wehner, EHS Career Specialist
  • Explore college search websites
  • Write a resume
  • Look for schools with a good range of programs in
    an area of interest

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2. Register for a rigorous and balanced senior
course schedule
  • Core academic courses
  • Coursework beyond minimum college entrance
    requirements
  • Advanced classes/course studies
  • Elective classes in areas of interest

9
Washington Four-year College Entrance Requirements
  • English 4 years
  • Mathematics 3 years
  • Social Science 3 years
  • Science 2 years
  • Foreign Language 2 years
  • Fine Arts 1 year (or in any of the above)

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3. Sign up for College Entrance Exams
  • SAT Reasoning Test
  • ACT with optional writing test
  • Both are tests of college readiness
  • Recommended Spring of Junior year
  • Last testing opportunity Fall of Senior year

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College Entrance Exams
  • ACT
  • 25 English
  • 25 Mathematics
  • 25 Reading
  • 25 Science
  • Optional Writing Test
  • Subtests range from 1-36
  • Composite of 4 test scores
  • (1-36)
  • No penalty for guessing
  • SAT
  • 33 Critical Reading
  • 33 Mathematics
  • 33 Writing
  • Subtest range from 300-800
  • Sum of 3 test scores
  • (600-2400)
  • Score adjusted for wrong answers

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Test Score Comparison
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4. Build a list of schools/programs to research
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5. Plan school visits
  • Walk around campus
  • Attend a class
  • Interview admissions officers
  • Spend a night in the dorm
  • Talk with other university students
  • Use campus checklist as a guide

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6. Build a list of schools for application
  • Discuss the college comparison data and get
    feedback from others
  • Students should talk with parents, counselors,
    advisors, teachers, and friends
  • Help your son or daughter examine their goals,
    thoughts and feelings so that they may choose
    schools for application
  • Build a well-considered, reasonable list of
    schools for application

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7. Submit applications
Application elements
  • Demographic Information/Essays
  • Academic record
  • Test scores (SAT or ACT)
  • School/counselor report
  • Teacher recommendation

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Letters of recommendation
To receive letters that add depth and excitement
to an application students should
  • Ask someone who knows them well
  • Choose teachers of classes where they were most
    engaged intellectually, showed creativity, or
    completed a special project or independent work
  • Tell the writer how their experience in the
    classroom or learning style relates to the
    college of application
  • Talk to the writer about their dreams for college
    and a career
  • Remember to write thank you notes to letter
    writers including exciting news of acceptance

18
College admission factors
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College admission decisions
  • Match between college needs and student
    characteristics
  • Colleges provide admissions statistics range of
    GPA and test scores
  • Holistic review process
  • Academic Index less frequently used as a sole
    determinant in admissions decisions

20
Community and Technical Colleges
  • Opportunity for lower tuition costs while
    exploring academic interests
  • Small setting to solidify academic record or
    learn a trade
  • Admissions consist primarily of biographical
    information and proof of high school equivalency

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8. Financial aid and scholarship
  • Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
    and CSS profile
  • Factors that determine a families financial
    strength
  • Schools determine distribution of funds as
    financial aid packages
  • Research independent sources of scholarship
    funding
  • Athletes should register with the NCAA
  • EHS Financial Aid Night in December

22
Financial aid and scholarship references
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9. Plan senior year
Use a calendar to plan for
  • SAT/ACT
  • Fall National College Fair
  • Application deadlines
  • EHS finals, AP tests, senior project
  • Sports, activities, community service, social
    events
  • Graduation preparation

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10. Fall Senior Seminar for students
  • Covers Senior Handbook in detail
  • Review college search process
  • Reminder of Fall National College Fair
  • Answer student questions

25
NACAC tips for parents Dos and donts for
college admissions
  • Do learn about the college admission process
  • Do discuss restrictions up front
  • Dont limit choices based on fees
  • Do remind your child of deadlines
  • Do listen and offer advice when asked
  • Dont make decisions for your son or daughter
  • Do encourage and celebrate

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Books and Resources
  • The College Guide For Parents by C.
    Shield (Published by the College Board)
  • Letting Go A Parents Guide to Understanding
    the College Years by K. Coburn and M. Treeger
  • When Your Kid Goes To College by C. Barkin
  • Almost Grown Launching Your Child From High
    School to College by P. Pasick

References provided by The National Association
for College Admission Counseling
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