Senior Meetings - shakopee.k12.mn.us
Transcript of Senior Meetings - shakopee.k12.mn.us
Senior Meetings
Ms. Erica Lang A-DMr. Mike Jensen E-JiMs. Beth Cordes Jj-MiMs. Nicole Drangstveit Mj-ScMs. Jenny Severson Sd-Z
Learning Targets• Senior Timeline
• Finding your Fit! (Post High Plans)
• College Application Process
• Transcript/Credits
• Family Connection Quick Survey
Senior Timeline!• Senior Timeline
Finding Your Fit!❖ Military / Service Organizations❖ 2-year Community or Technical
College❖ 4-year college❖ Work / Apprenticeships❖ Gap Year
Finding Your Fit!• Family Connection - https://connection.naviance.com/shakopeehs
• SuperMatch
• Roadtrip Nation
• Career Inventories
• College Visits
• College Fair
• FastWeb/College Board
• Bureau of Labor Statistics http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_mn.htm?scrlybrkr=02d02224#
College Application ProcessHow do I apply?• 4 year college bound students - Check your deadlines• 2 year college bound students - rolling admissions, apply
anytime!• Go to your college’s website and complete the online
application. Have your transcript and your schedule accessible.
• Request letters of recommendation (if applicable).• Send your test scores to your college (ACT, SAT, Accuplacer,
ASVAB).• ACT - $12 per school, login and request schools• Accuplacer - take for two year college admission
• Request your transcript through Family Connection*Fee Waivers are available in the Career Center
College Application Process
• Use Family Connection for your college lists.• ‘Colleges I'm thinking about’• ‘Colleges I'm applying to’• Use the graph feature (scattergrams) in Family
Connection to know the likelihood of being accepted.
• Go to school’s site to apply - look for ‘Admissions’, ‘Apply Now’, ‘Freshman Admissions’, ‘Undergraduate Admissions’, etc.
Common Application
• Only way to apply for some schools• Most 4-year schools don’t use the Common App• Make sure you indicate in Family Connection if
you are applying via Common App.• www.commonapp.org• Contact your counselor if you need help
When your application is complete...• Check websites to track your application and
documentation received• Call undergraduate offices if necessary; it’s their
job to help you• Use email when you need to have something
documented
FAFSA https://fafsa.ed.gov/❖ NEW TIMELINE this year!!
-OCTOBER 1st using 2015 tax info-FAFSA operates on first come, first serve
-You may not qualify for anything but loans
❖ Financial Aid Night - October 3rd -5:00 pm and 7:00 pm - High School Commons
SCHOLARSHIPS❖ Use Family Connection to search scholarships❖ FastWeb❖ Dollars For Scholars information - March
Letters of Recommendation
1. Make the first request in person!2. Ask, “Can you write me a glowing letter of
recommendation’?3. Update your Resume’ in FC and/or supply the recommender
with a ‘Brag-Sheet’4. In Family Connection make the electronic request, you can
only request letters of rec from colleges in your ‘Colleges I’m Applying To’ list.
5. You have to click “submitted application”6. Follow-up with a Thank You and/or Thank You Note
TIPS FOR AN EFFECTIVE PERSONAL ESSAY
• Think positively—You can do this!• Discuss something you feel strongly about or an
experience that changed you• Be yourself and use your voice• Don’t repeat something already stated in your
application• Grab the reader’s attention right away• Essay can be like a tie-breaker• See an English teacher for help
RESUMEHighlights your talents, accomplishments, involvement
in activities & clubs and accomplishments!
-Helpful for teachers and counselors for letters of recommendation-Helps prepare for college applications- Template is useful for job applications-You can use when applying for scholarships
FAMILY CONNECTION has a Resume builder
Transcripts/Credits
Where do I find my transcript?
❏ Log-in to your Infinite Campus
❏ Click on Reports on left side list
❏ Click on Portal Transcript
Credit Check - Am I On Track for Graduation?❏ Use your transcript to mark the
credits you have earned so far.
❏ Use your schedule to mark the courses that are in progress.
❏ Are you on track?
❏ Do you need a plan for credit recovery?
After School Credit Recovery (APEX)-Starts Monday, October 3rd
-Get APEX form in Career Center