Classroom Presentation for the Class of 2012

To review post secondary procedures Answer Questions Get you Moving!!!!

Graduation Requirements – 23.5

English 4.0 Electives 4.0 Math 3.0 FCS .25 Science 3.0 Total 23.5 Social Studies 4.0 Humanities 2.0 NMTCC students will have Health .5 a different credit distribution Phys. Ed 2.0 Math/Sci/Tech 1.0

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Grades PSSA Scores Class Rank Cumulative GPA Official vs. Unofficial

SAT/ACT Scores

Score Choice – new this year with the SAT No College Entrance results will be sent by

MHS. All students must request official reports from the testing centers.

Difference between a score choice school and a regular school.

To Do or Not to Do. Don’t wait to apply!

College Entrance Testing

SAT Deadline Late Registration– 10/1/11 9/9/11 9/21/11– 11/5/11 10/7/11 10/21/11– 12/3/11 11/8/11 11/20/11– 1/28/12 12/30/11 1/13/12

ACT – 9/10/11 8/12/11 8/13-8/26/11– 10/22/11 9/16/11 9/17-9/30/11– 12/10/11 11/4/11 11/5 – 11/18/11

College Visits

Very important to visit a college and participate in the tour and information sessions.

Campus visits, colleges sponsoring larger forums at local hotel conference centers.

Representatives will come to MHS. Students will register through Naviance accounts. College Fair Dates

– Wednesday October 12 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. @Montgomery County Community College

– Sunday, November 6 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. @ Pennyslvania Convention Center

Admissions

Early Action Early Decision- Binding Rolling Admissions Restrictive Early Admissions Selectivity – research is important

Application Process

Online is preferred by most colleges. Common application & supplemental forms Our Deadline -12 day advance request Completion of all necessary forms PSU Chart & Deadline Hand in all materials together to Miss Fisher, not

your counselor Naviance Review w/in two weeks.

Application Time Line

12 day turn around for transcripts to be processed.

Be Aware of deadlines. “A Crisis on your part may not constitute one

on our side”.

Essays

Required vs. Recommended. Senior Year English Assignment. Some may be good for multiple colleges,

others may have to be tailor made for individual schools.

Resumes

Important to highlight student activities beyond what the application requests.

Templates are on www.careercruising.com & www.educationplanner.com, as well as other websites.

Can be uploaded with online application or can be sent with the high school transcript.

Counselors can help you with this process. Please give your counselor a copy for their records.

Recommendations

Teacher Counselor Outside person (employer, clergy, etc.) Forms specific to colleges Give a 2 week advance request for teachers Follow up with person to make sure it was

sent

Career Resource Center

Open to all students! Located next to the counseling office. Set up with career and college resources. Computers available for career interest inventories,

college search programs, and completion of college applications.

Passes needed to access this room. College Representative Visits will be held here.

Naviance

Introduced to current seniors last spring. Ability to look into career and college interests. Can compare individual information to past.

Methacton graduates. Must sign up for college representatives online. Parents and students should share their account

information. More information regarding Naviance to follow.

www.Careercruising.com

Username: methactonhs Password: warriors Revisit your areas of interest. Access to college & career info, resume

writing, trade/technical schools, and an interest inventory.

Has a scholarship database.

Scholarships

Naviance – we will post information we receive into the Naviance system.

www.fastweb.com – free www.careercruising.com Check local organizations and parents

employer.

Financial Aid Night

January 10, 2012 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Bonnie Behm, Director of Financial Aid from

Villanova University will present Information about the FAFSA and different

types of aid and loans will be discussed MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW!!!

Website References

www.collegeboard.org www.careercruising.com http://connection.naviance.com/methacton www.fastweb.com www.ncaaclearinghouse.com www.educationplanner.com www.princetonreview.com www.kaptest.com/college http://www.utexas.edu/world/univ/state/#PA (lists all

colleges/universities by state)

Counselors Role

Meeting with students and parents as needed

Valuable resource for resume writing, interest inventories, career planning, military contacts, as well as the college application process

ASCA Standards – Academic, Personal/Social, and Career

Frequently Asked Questions

What questions do you have?