cedar hill collegiate high school juniors: preparing for your future presented by dr. lawanda n....

CEDAR HILL COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS: PREPARING FOR YOUR FUTURE PRESENTED BY DR. LAWANDA N. EVANS

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

COLLEGIATE COUNSELOR - DR. EVANS

*MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY*

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (B.S.)

HISTORY

*TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY*

MASTER OF EDUCATION (M.ED.)

COUNSELOR EDUCATION

*ARGOSY UNIVERSITY*

DOCTOR OF EDUCATION (ED.D.)

COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY

CONTACT INFORMATION

DR. EVANS

COLLEGIATE COUNSELOR

LAWANDA.EVANS@CHISD.NET

469-272-2021

HOURS AND LOCATION

COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL

MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, FRIDAYS

7:30 A.M. – 4:15 P.M.

CEDAR VALLEY COLLEGE

TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS – 7:45 A.M. – 4:15 P.M.

THINKING ABOUT

COLLEGEQUESTIONS TO CONSIDER

ASK YOURSELF THESE QUESTIONS

•WHAT DO I WANT TO ACHIEVE IN THE FUTURE?

•WHAT KIND OF CAREER AM I INTERESTED IN?

•WHAT ARE MY STRENGTHS AND INTERESTS?

•HOW CAN I FIND WHICH CAREERS ARE BEST FOR ME?

• IF I GO TO COLLEGE, WHERE WILL I GO?

•SHOULD I STAY CLOSE TO HOME OR SHOULD I GO FAR AWAY?

ASK YOURSELF THESE QUESTIONS

• WHAT ARE THE PROS AND CONS OF STAYING CLOSE TO HOME AND GOING FAR AWAY?

• SHOULD I GO TO A UNIVERSITY, COMMUNITY COLLEGE, TECHNICAL SCHOOL, OR MILITARY?

• WHAT WILL IT COST?

• HOW CAN I AFFORD COLLEGE?

• WILL I HAVE TO WORK AND GO TO SCHOOL?

• IS THERE FINANCIAL AID AVAILABLE IF I DON’T GET A SCHOLARSHIP?

YOUR PATHWAY TO COLLEGE

PLANNING AND PREPARING

PLANNING AND PREPARING FOR COLLEGE – THIS IS YOUR

TIME TO……….

• CREATE A COLLEGE AND CAREER FILE/NOTEBOOK

• RESEARCH COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

• TAKE THE SAT AND/OR ACT IN THE SPRING

• CHOOSE YOUR TOP 10 COLLEGES

PLANNING AND PREPARING FOR COLLEGE

• START WORKING ON COLLEGE ESSAYS

• START WORKING ON SCHOLARSHIP ESSAYS

• DEVELOP A RESUME

• VISIT COLLEGE CAMPUSES

PLANNING AND PREPARING FOR COLLEGE

• MEET WITH COLLEGE REPRESENTATIVES

• GO TO WWW.BIGFUTURE.ORG/COLLEGE-SEARCH TO BUILD A COLLEGE LIST

• VISIT WWW.MYMAJORS.COM TO RESEARCH COLLEGES, MAJORS AND CAREERS.

JUNIORSSSSSSS!!!!

YOUR CALENDAR CHECKLIST

JUNIORS – VERY IMPORTANT

• MEET WITH DR. EVANS FOR GUIDANCE

• REGISTER FOR THE ACT/SAT 2ND SEMESTER

SEPTEMBER

• COLLEGE WEEK SEPTEMBER 16TH – 20TH

• ATTEND COLLEGE NIGHT AT CHHS

• CHOOSE YOUR 5 COLLEGES YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND

• RESEARCH COLLEGES AND CAREERS ONLINE

• COME TO ALL COLLEGE REP SESSIONS

• EXPLORE SCHOLARSHIPS AND ACT/SAT WEBSITES

• VISIT WWW.TESTPREPREVIEW.COM

OCTOBER, NOVEMBER & DECEMBER

• CHECK YOUR TRANSCRIPT FOR ACCURACY

• KEEP GOOD GRADES

• RESEARCH COLLEGES AND CAREERS ONLINE

• VISIT A COLLEGE

• COME TO ALL COLLEGE REP SESSIONS

• CREATE A PROFILE ON WWW.COLLEGEBOARD.COM AND WWW.ACTSTUDENT.ORG

• PREPARE TO TAKE THE ACT/SAT

• TAKE THE ACT/SAT 2ND SEMESTER

JANUARY & FEBRUARY

• RESEARCH COLLEGES AND CAREERS ONLINE

• COME TO ALL COLLEGE REP SESSIONS

• RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS

• CREATE A PROFILE ON WWW.COLLEGEBOARD.COM AND WWW.ACT.ORG

• REGISTER FOR THE ACT/SAT

• TAKE THE SAT/ACT 2ND SEMESTER – CHECK DATES

MARCH, APRIL & MAY

• VISIT THE GPHS COLLEGE/CAREER CENTER

• RESEARCH COLLEGES AND CAREERS ONLINE

• COME TO ALL COLLEGE REP SESSIONS

• CREATE A PROFILE ON WWW.COLLEGEBOARD.COM AND WWW.ACT.ORG

• REGISTER FOR THE ACT/SAT

• TAKE THE SAT/ACT

• CHECK DATES FOR COLLEGE PREVIEW DAYS

• VISIT A COLLEGE

COLLEGE TESTING

ACT & SAT

COLLEGE TESTING• ACT

• WWW.ACT.ORG

• FEE WAIVER AVAILABLE FOR QUALIFIED STUDENTS

• NEEDED FOR 4 YEAR UNIVERSITIES

SAT

• WWW.COLLEGEBOARD.COM

• FEE WAIVER AVAILABLE FOR QUALIFIED STUDENTS

• NEEDED FOR 4 YEAR UNIVERSITIES

WAIVERS HAVE TO BE USED DURING YOUR JUNIOR OR SENIOR YEAR/OR ONE DURING YOUR JUNIOR YEAR AND THE OTHER DURING YOUR SENIOR YEAR. (PLEASE SEE ME FOR MORE CLARIFICATION)

ACT

• COLLEGE ADMISSION TEST

• BASED ON INFORMATION YOU ARE LEARNING IN HIGH SCHOOL

• TEST QUESTIONS IN FOUR CONTENT AREAS: ENGLISH, MATHEMATICS, READING, AND SCIENCE

• ACCEPTED BY ALL FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

• WRITING TEST IS OPTIONAL – NOT ALL COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES REQUIRE A WRITING TEST

ACT DATESTest Date Registration

DeadlineLate Registration

September 21 August 23 August 24 - Sept 6

October 26 September 27 Sept. 28 – Oct 11

December 14 November 8 Nov. 9 - 22

February 8 January 10 Jan. 11 - 24

April 12 March 7 March 8 - 21

June 14 May 9 May 10 - 23

Register at: www.actstudent.org/

SAT

• COLLEGE ADMISSION TEST

• BASED ON INFORMATION YOU ARE LEARNING IN HIGH SCHOOL

• MEASURES READING, WRITING, AND MATH SKILLS

• SAT SUBJECT TEST – MATH, SCIENCE, HISTORY, LITERATURE, AND LANGUAGES

SAT DATES SAT Date Subject

TestsRegister By Late

Registration

October 5 Yes September 6 September 20

November 2 Yes October 3 October 18

December 7 Yes November 8 November 22

January 25 Yes December 27 January 10

March 8 None February 7 February 21

May 3 Yes April 4 April 18

June 7 Yes May 9 May 23

Register at: Collegeboard.org

SCHOLARSHIPS

SCHOLARSHIPS

• WWW.SCHOLARSHIP.COM

• WWW.COLLEGEXPRESS.COM

• WWW.COLLEGEANSWER.COM

• WWW.COLLEGEGUIDANCECONSULTANTS.COM

• CONTINUE TO RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS

COLLEGE RESEARCH

COLLEGE RESEARCH & IMPORTANT WEBSITES• WWW.COLLEGEBOARD.ORG

• WWW.ACTSTUDENT.ORG

• WWW.APPLYTEXAS.ORG

• WWW.GENTX.ORG

• WWW.UTEXAS.EDU/WORLD/UNIV/ALPHA

• WWW.CAREERSANDCOLLEGES.COM

• HTTP://WWW.FAFSA.ED.GOV/

• HTTP://WWW.PIN.ED.GOV

• HTTP://FEDERALSTUDENTAID.ED.GOV/

• HTTP://WWW.COLLEGEFORALLTEXANS.COM/

REMINDERS

• RESEARCH COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES

• RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS

• CHOOSE YOUR TOP 10 COLLEGES

• PRACTICE WRITING YOUR COLLEGE ESSAY

• VISIT WITH COLLEGE REPRESENTATIVES

• CREATE A SAT PROFILE ON WWW.COLLEGEBOARD.ORG

• CREATE AN ACT PROFILE ON WWW.ACTSTUDENT.ORG

QUESTIONS