*Welcome to the Lewis

Mills

Post Secondary

Planning Presentation!

• Career Readiness class

• Job Shadowing

• Work Experience

• Senior Internship

• Service Learning

* Career Exploration

http://www1.ctdol.state.ct.us/lmi/pubs/ConnectcutCareerPaths2013.pdf

*Military OptionsArmed Services: Army Marines Navy Air Force National Guard Coast Guard

You can:Enlist directly after high schoolReserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) while in college

Attend Service Academies (example: West Point) ***Take ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude) test that is administered at LSM in the spring

*Post Secondary Education Options

*Four Year Colleges/Universities*Two Year Community Colleges*Two year Technical/Trade School *Certificate Programs*Apprenticeships

NAVIANCEYour access to everything!

What’s Been Done• Career Exploration-Career Interest Profiler & Cluster Finder,

choose 1-2 careers to research• Game PlanWhat’s To Come• Resume Writing• Supermatch College Search • Access to SAT/ACT registration• Individual Planning Meetings• Strengths Explorer Assessment

Junior Planning Workshopsand NAVIANCE• Students are directed to complete the task

of creating a personalized RESUME inNaviance. The resume can be continually updatedand printed for use once complete.

• College Search Process in Naviance-The SuperMatch College Search allows students to identify specific criteria that indicates their interest preferences in categories such as Location, Campus Setting, Size of school, Majors, Athletics, My Scores

• SAT/ACT registration dates and information can be found on a students Naviance home page. Links to the 2 registration sites are also available on the home page

• Individual Junior Planning Meetings are scheduled during a student’s study hall during the school day. Invitations to parents are mailed home with the date, Day and Block of the student’s study hall. This time will be spent reviewing transcripts and courses and discussing post secondary plans. Students planning to apply to college will be expected to have several “Colleges that I’m Thinking About” listed in Naviance.

*College Search ProcessThe following information is all part of the SuperMatch College

Search that we take students through on Naviance:

• ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS-Vary from school to school: • SAT I & II/ACT, GPA, letters of recommendation, involvement in sports, extra

curricular activities, taking on leadership roles, internships, part-time jobs, volunteer work

• LOCATION-Urban, Suburban, Rural

• SIZE OF SCHOOL-Visit campuses to get a feel about size of school

• DISTANCE FROM HOME-Consider travel time to/from home, airfare, weekend visits

• PROGRAMS/MAJORS OFFERED-Specific majors may require specific high school courses taken• Undecided? That’s ok-make sure school has a variety of programs and majors to

choose from

*Campus Visits

One of the most important parts to the college

process!

*Observe students on campus

*Visit all the important facilities

*Sit in on classes

*Great time to ask questions and show interest

*An opportunity to get a “feel” for the school

Schedule a tour*Reserve your spot!

Show your interest*Every time you visit, interview, and speak with a

representative, your name is recorded

*The more times you contact a potential school, the more interested you look to admission counselors

Save enough time*Visit 2 colleges a day

*Drive around the town or city as well as the school

What should I see? What should I do?

ClassroomsFacilities and FacultyDorm rooms and residence

hallsOff campus housingDining hallsQuads/hangout spotsChairperson of possible majorSports facilities/coaches

Take a transcriptDrift from the tourTalk to peoplePrepare and ask questionsBring a parent/guardianEat on campusTake notesTake picturesDrive around townInterview

*College Representative Visits

Over 100 college representatives visit LSM each year

*How do we know what reps are visiting?

*Why meet with a rep?

*Representatives that visit are often “first readers.”

*Key contact person.

*PSAT Results

• Results will be distributed in late December.

• Students will be instructed to create a College Board account, or log in to an existing account, to see a full report online.

• Use your Holiday break to take advantage of College Board Resources!

*TESTING*Most colleges will accept either the SAT or ACT.

*Reference information regarding the different between the two tests is available on Naviance.

*Students can log in to their Naviance account for dates of testing, registration deadlines and links to SAT/ACT web sites.

*Who should register? The student!

*When should I take my first test? Spring of junior year (most popular), students who have completed Alg II may want to take it earlier than Spring. SAT II Subject tests must be taken on separate day from SAT I. Not all schools require the SAT II.

*Testing Cont’d

*Where do I register? Through Naviance link or on the specific tests websites

ACT: www.actstudent.org or SAT: www.collegeboard.org

*LSM hosts the SAT for the May and November dates each year (registration still takes place online)

*LSM does not host the ACT

*SAT prep opportunities*Each year LSM offers an 8-week SAT prep class that prepares you to take the May 2nd exam.

*English or Math, each class is $100.00.

*Dates will be announced in late winter.

*Additional opportunities listed in Naviance as we receive them.

*Scholarships

1. Students can register on www.fastweb.com

2. Collegeboard.org3. Local Scholarships available late

fall of senior year4. College/University based

scholarships5. Financial Aid Night-Fall 2015

Letters of Recommendation

1. Ask teacher in person! Someone who knows you well as a student! Give them a teacher request form and your résumé.

2. Request teacher in Naviance. Request no more than 2!

3. You will need to tell your recommenders when your deadline is!

4. Write thank you letters

*What’s to come….*Computer lab Naviance workshops with all juniors to begin the college search process, resume writing.

*Students asked to add colleges they are thinking about on Naviance.

*Course Selection and individual junior planning meetings with parents.

*Ask teachers for letters of recommendations.

Questions?

Thank you for coming!

We’ll see you at our

Junior Planning Meetings!

The LSM School Counseling Department