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Senior Family MeetingsClass of 2014
Fall 2013
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River Bluff High School
• Approximately 1470-1500 students• Flexible Modular (Flex Mod) Schedule• Independent Learning Time (ILT)• Collaborative Commons• Expeditionary Learning School• State of the art facility • Preparation for future
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CLASS of 2014Trailblazers
First Class to Graduate at RBHS142 Seniors
82 males and 60 females
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Career SpecialistMrs. Shenita Chapman
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Folder Contents
• Student Transcripts – two copies, one to be signed and returned tonight
• Sending Transcripts – Parchment (yellow)• School Counselor Assignments (green)• A T &T – College Application Process (orange)• SC Graduation Requirements, SC Lottery
Scholarships (pink)
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Folder Contents Continued
• SAT/ACT Test Dates, Top 10 College Application Mistakes (lavender)
• Helpful Websites (pink)• Recommendation Information (white)• Major application form (blue)
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Transcript Explanation
• Not yet OFFICIAL • GPA • Class rank – coming soon• Graduation requirements – bulleted notation• Four college requirements – CR• Honor graduates – 4.0 GPA
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Graduating from RBHS with a Major
•Must have completed 4 courses in a career concentration•Majors are listed in course catalog•Not required for graduation•Must complete application by May 1 (included in packet)•Recognized at graduation•Will review Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) at individualized senior conference
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After High School – What Next?Make a Plan Now
•Enter the Workforce•Go to College•Enter the Military
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Work or Military
• Discuss career plans with counselor, parents, others
• Job shadow, pursue Internships, Co-ops• Consult with career specialist• Volunteer or work in a job that interests you• Military – make contact with recruiters• Take Armed Services Vocational Aptitude
Battery – ASVAB
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Choosing a College3,969 college options
• Liberal arts• Private or public• For profit colleges• Four year and two year colleges• Vocational-technical and career colleges• Colleges with special focus• Arts colleges• Single sex colleges• Religiously affiliated colleges
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Planning for College
• Register for SAT/ACT – fall administration – not required for 2 year college admission, except health related programs
• Verify that you are on track for graduation, 4 year college requirements
• Keep working hard• Visit with admissions counselors who visit RBHS• Visit/research colleges – 2 excused visits with written
verification from college• Apply for admission at colleges you’ve chosen
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Two Year College
• College transfer programs• Career related programs, certifications• Take entrance exam – Midlands Technical
College requires ASSET or COMPASS• Health career fields – take ACT or SAT
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Four Year College
• Additional course requirements for admission• ACT or SAT required, send scores directly to
college • RBHS school code - 411292• Admission requirements – GPA, class rank, test
scores, difficulty of high school curriculum, essay, interview, special talents/abilities
• Early decision, early action
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SATCollege Board
• www.collegeboard.org – register on-line• Critical reading, writing and math may equal 2400• Score reports should be sent to colleges – 4 are free• Lottery scholarships – add reading and math for
score, highest score 1600 • Wonderful resources on website – test prep, college
and career planning, scholarship search• Fee waivers available
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ACT
• www.actstudent.org• One composite score:1-36• Writing section is optional, many schools
require – take it at least once• Helpful resources on website – test prep,
college and career planning • Fee waivers available
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College Application Process
• Apply soon and apply on-line• Don’t let cost keep you from applying (fee
waivers)• Number of applications – safety school • Deadlines are important! Each college sets
their own deadlines• Personal deadline – Halloween
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AT&T Application Process
• Application – on line through college website• Transcript – send your transcript to college –
Parchment.com• Send test scores to college• Keep organized about application process • Keep in communication with college
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Recommendations,Essays, and Interviews
• Not always required by colleges• Ask references two weeks in advance• Use recommendation form in packet• If essay is required, take it seriously, must be
your work• Practice for interviews
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College Athletics - NCAA
• If you are planning to participate in college athletics, you MUST regiater with the NCAA Clearinghouse.
• www.eligibiltycenter.org• Register now. Submit current transcript
through Parchment.com• End of year, must send final transcript
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Financial Aid Process
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Financial Aid• Complete Free Application for Federal
Financial Aid (FAFSA)• January 1 – earliest to submit• Pell Grant• Campus based programs – grants, work study• Federal loan programs• PLUS loans for parents• Financial Aid night program in December
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Financial Aid
• Prepare to complete taxes early• You will need PIN # to complete FAFSA• May apply for PIN # now – www.pin.ed.gov
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SC Lottery Scholarships
• Palmetto Fellows- Score 1200 (Reading and Math) on SAT, 27 on ACT,
3.5 minimum GPA, top 6% of sophomore, junior, or senior year
OR- 4.0 GPA- Score 1400 on SAT or 32 on ACT- $6,700 per year, may later be enhanced for
certain majors
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SC Lottery Scholarships
• LIFE Scholarship (2 types)- Four-year college- two out of three qualifiers
1. 3.02. top 30% of graduating class3. 1100 on SAT or 24 on ACT
$5,000 per year
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SC Lottery Scholarships
• LIFE Scholarship – Two- year colleges– Technical Colleges in SC, Spartanburg Methodist
College– 3.0 GPA – end of senior year– Covers most of tuition costs
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SC Lottery Scholarships
• HOPE Scholarship– Only available at four year colleges– 3.0 GPA end of senior year$2,800 for the first academic year
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SC Lottery Scholarships
• Lottery Tuition Assistance Program– Only available at two-year schools– Must complete Free Application for Student Aid
(FAFSA)
Warning – SC Lottery Scholarships may not be available if student has alcohol, drug charges
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Scholarships
Searching for scholarships requires time and energy but should NOT cost you
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Other Scholarships
• Scholarships that RBHS knows about will be publicized on website, in counseling office
• Community Scholarships – church, work, clubs• Institutional scholarships – contact financial
aid office, ask if college has separate scholarship application
• Popular websites - www.fastweb.comwww.scholarships.com; www.finacialaid.org
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Scholarships
• Report all scholarships to Counseling and Advisement Office – We want to recognize you
• Beware scholarship scams• Money guaranteed• Request credit card information• Unsolicited, pressure tactics
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Parent Talk
• Separate your own aspirations from those of your son/daughter
• Applying to college is a journey to independence
• Create opportunities for them to make decisions
• Let your son/daughter make his/her own decision
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Parent Talk Continued
Advise them, support them, let them make mistakes, let them go
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Finishing Up
• Student and parent sign one copy of transcript, return to counselor
• Questions – see counselor • See counselor to schedule individualized
parent/student/counselor meeting• Counselors will meet with all students
individually to follow-up and update IGP
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Thank you for being here!