10th Grade Parent Night

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10th Grade Parent Night

• Madison High School
• 2/29/13
• Brett Levine, Director of Guidance
• Phyllis Levy, Counselor
• Misty Lynes, Counseling Intern

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Tonights Program

• Objectives
• To keep parents in the loop
• Provide a road map for the next 15 months

• 60-75 minutes
• Talk about college-soft preparation
• Powerpoint on Guidance website

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Agenda

• Guidance Update (BL)
• Scheduling / New Course Update (BL)
• Upcoming Guidance Events (BL)
• Honor Society Criteria (BL)Testing
• Timetable (11th Grade) (PL)
• College Planning Timetable (PL)
• Family Connections (ML)
• Miscellaneous News (BL)

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Most popular schools (class of 2013
applications)

• Rutgers (16)
• Boston U (17)
• Fairfield (18)
• U of Rhode Island (19)
• Loyola Fordham (20)
• University of Delaware (24)
• Northeastern (25)

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Where students matriculated last year class of
2012

• Drew, Lafayette, Ramapo, Fairfield, Suffolk,
  Loyola, U of Maryland, VPI (3)
• Colgate, U Del (4)
• Kean, Rutgers (5)
• CCM (29)

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But there is more

• Selective U Penn, Yale, Cornell
• Liberal Arts Ohio Wesleyan, WashingtonLee,
  Skidmore
• Public (outside NJ) Indiana, Miami of Ohio
• Technical RIT
• Who Would of thought? BYU (Idaho), CIA,
• Sunbirds USC, Eckerd
• City Slickers Temple, Providence
• Dont mind the rain, snow, cold Central
  Washington U
• Colorado Mesa U
• Across the pond U of St. Andrews

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The State of College Admissions

• College accept 64 of applicants
• 38 Yield rate (enrolled/accepted)
• 85 of all applications submitted on line
• Academic performance, in college prep (academic)
  classes is always top factor
• Demonstrated interest is a very important factor.

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Upcoming Events
Date Event Time, Location
Wednesday, March 20 CWC Understanding Family Connections 5pm, Media Center
Wednesday April 24th, Thursday, April 25th NACAC College Fair Meadowlands Expo Center
Sunday, April 28 NACAC College Fair 11-4, Javits Center (NYC)
Wed, May 8 CWC College Application First Timers 5pm Media Center
TBA College Information Night for Students with Disabilities TBA
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Non-College Options

• Handled individually
• Year off resources
• Ranges from military to gap year
• Advise to apply then defer
• (GPA Binder)

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Scheduling Update

• Course recommendation day in Feb.
• March 18th and 19th (10th Grade Group Guidance)
• Recommendations are fluid. Discuss concerns with
  teachers.
• Scheduling Conferences held with each student.
  Prescribed agenda. Should be done by spring
  break. Date of scheduling conference does not
  impact students schedule. (March 25-29)
• Letter in May announcing when schedules will be
  distributed.
• Override Procedures. Should be done w/ caution.
  Details will be posted on website.
• 5 core classes25-26 credits
• Must resolve Schedule changes/concerns before
  school lets out.
• Summer assignments
• See requests on parent portal (not yet, but soon)

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(New) Course Update

• Financial Literacy Requirement
• Science Electives
• Intro to Guitar
• Yearbook, leadership, journalismapply

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National Honor Society Criteria

• Students are invited to apply to the National
  Honor Society following their sophomore year. All
  qualified applicants (minimum GPA) will receive
  and application packet in the mail over the
  summer.

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Testing Timeline Spring 10th Grade- 11th grade

• SAT Subject Exams (May or June- Honors Chemistry)
• PSAT (October 2013)
• Practice SAT (January 2014)
• HSPA Exam (March-Jr. Year)
• SAT Reasoning Test (March, May, June-Jr Year)

• ACT w/ writing (April)
• SAT Subject Exams (May or June-Jr. Year)
• AP Exams (May)

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Junior Year Timetable

• Summer / Fall 2013
• Visit Colleges Get a feel (Summer/Fall)
• Meet with College representatives in Guidance
  (Fall)
• Attend local receptions (Fall)
• Attend Drew College Fair (Summer)
• Attend CCM College Fair (Fall)
• Spring 2014
• Register with NCAA Eligibility Center
• Complete Junior survey/ parent brag sheet
• NACAC College Fair
• Junior Conference
• Visit Colleges
• Junior Parent Night Evening
• Secure teacher recommendations
• Throughout the Year
• Watch out for Guidance Events
• Stay focused on grades

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Family Connections

• Game Plan
• College Visits
• College Search
• Scattergrams
• Overlaps
• Scholarships

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Miscellaneous

• Summer Plans
• Gov School, NJSP, Congressmans advisory
  committee, Boys/Girls State (APPLY)
• Summer assignments
• Getting Engaged
• Eligibility center
• Watch out for scams
• 9th Grade Orientation
• Sign up for Guidance E-mails
• We are here to help

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Public Service Announcement

• All male students, when they reach the age of 18,
  must register for the United States Selective
  Service. Information about this can be obtained
  by speaking to Mr. Levine, visiting a post office
  or by visiting https//www.sss.gov

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• A journey of a thousand miles begins with a
  single step Lao Tzu