junior parents meeting
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JUNIOR PARENTS MEETING. January 13, 2010 7 PM Highlands’ PAC. AP INFO AP GRANT MAJOR OF INTENSIVE STUDY START SENIOR JOURNEY. “It’s the freshman, sophomore, and junior year that get kids into college. It is the senior year that keeps them there” Admission’s office look at: - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
JUNIOR PARENTS MEETING
January 13, 20107 PM
Highlands’ PAC
• AP INFO• AP GRANT• MAJOR OF
INTENSIVE STUDY
• START SENIOR JOURNEY
• “It’s the freshman, sophomore, and junior year that get kids into college. It is the senior year that keeps them there”
Admission’s office look at:
Rigor Activities
GPA Awards/Honors
Test Scores
HAVING OPTIONS!!
WORK
MILITARY
SERVICE ACADMIES
COLLEGE
• Education = Opportunity
• Many employers may pay for course work
• Co-op/Vocational School
• As an enlisted person?– Contact recruiter– Take the ASVAB
• As an officer?– Available at most
colleges– $$$ for junior/ senior
years– scholarships– -www.sss.gov
• Contact the academy admissions• Contact your congressman/senator• Begin in the spring of junior year• Realize that the academies have a
strong engineering core.
• 2 YEAR/TECHNICAL– Transfer or Terminal?– Reciprocity between NoKY, UC, CSTCC
• 4 YEAR– Internship/Co-op opportunities
• Pre-College Curricula--page 28
• Information– collegeboard.com– act.org– Guidance Office
• What does the college require?
ACT or SAT
With or without writing
SAT—subject tests?
ACT-Juniors March 15
• BENCHMARKS » USED FOR COLLEGE ADMISSION
– ENGLISH 18– MATH 22– READING 21– SCIENCE 24
THE ACT TEST PREP INTRODUCTION
8 HOURS
PREP/STRATEGIES
THE ACT BOOT CAMP
31 HOURS
4 PRACTICE TESTS
DIAGNOSTICS/STRATEGIES
• finaid.org/ fastweb.com
• Financial Aid Mtg.-Jan 2012
•COST OF ATTENDANCE•LESS
•EXPECTED FAMILY CONTRIBUTION (Constant)
•EQUALS•NEED (Varies)
•FAFSAdo after Jan. 1
•PROFILE–available 9/15
• KEES Scholarship (kheaa.com)• NCAA Clearinghouse(ncaa.org)
– www.collegestudentathletes.com
• Time line• Brag sheet/resume• “SR”. Mtg.- June 9, 7pm-PAC
• February 8th--return schedule requests
• Review records/ requests-meet with Mrs. Meyer
• “Plan a Visit”-This summer
• Resume/ILP
www.fortthomas.kyschools.us
Contact Info:
859 815-2604