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Welcome to 12th Grade Senior Parent Night!

Hosted by the WFHS Counseling Office AGENDA: PTO Senior Sponsor/Balfour WFHS Parent Night Presentation. Welcome to 12th Grade Senior Parent Night!. WELCOME WFHS Parent Teacher Organization. WELCOME Senior Class Sponsor- Ms. Jenny Urash Jon Smith- Balfour Representative

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Welcome to 12th Grade Senior Parent Night!

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  1. Hosted by the WFHS Counseling Office AGENDA: PTO Senior Sponsor/Balfour WFHS Parent Night Presentation Welcome to 12th Grade Senior Parent Night!

  2. WELCOME WFHS Parent Teacher Organization

  3. WELCOME Senior Class Sponsor- Ms. Jenny Urash Jon Smith- Balfour Representative Dues/Important Dates/Upcoming Events Senior Class Information

  4. YEARBOOK INFORMATIONSponsor: Maureen Farry • 9/30 Senior Ad Discounted Deadline • 10/1 Last Day to by Photographed by Cady Studios and appear in the yearbook • 10/10 Yearbook “Back to School Sale” Ends • 11/1 Final Senior Ad Deadline • Order ads & yearbook at westforsythyearbook.com • Photography Questions & Scheduling: 1-800-547-6237 or cadystudios.com

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  6. In Your Packet • Unofficial Transcript • Hope Preliminary Unofficial GPA or note how to update your student’s profile • Senior Calendar of Events • SAT/ACT Testing Calendar • College Application Cheat Sheet **This presentation will be made available on the WFHS Counseling Website.

  7. WFHS Counseling Department Erica Waters Mas-Rop Allison Rinehart Ros-Z Tracey Winkler A-B, ESOL Jennifer Ciaccio C-Gof Allison Leja Gol-Mar Registrar : Claire Upchurch Counseling Secretary: MaryMargret Jordan

  8. Graduation Requirements • 4 English credits (9th Lit and Amer. Lit) • 4 Math credits • 4 Science credits (Biology, Phy. Sci. or Physics) • 3 Social Studies (W. Hist., US Hist., Gov/Econ) • 3 Career/Fine Arts/For. Lang. • Health/Per. Fit • 4 additional electives Total of 23 Credits **Must pass the GHSGT (Writing Test)

  9. CAREER PATHWAY RECOGNITIONS • Career Tech/Fine Art Pathway • Advanced Academic Pathway • Community Service Hours Form

  10. SAT/ACT Calendar • See handout for dates/locations and registration information. • Prep Options • Do you need to take SAT II’s? • Send scores to respective colleges directly. • www.collegeboard.com • www.act.org • High School Code: 110929

  11. SAT vs ACT

  12. Ready? Set? Gooooo!!! • What still needs to be done? • Complete college research & college applications • Understand the difference between being able to get into a college and being able to AFFORD a college. • Understand the difference between high school graduation requirements and college entrance requirements • Understand that there are high school deadlines and college deadlines for admissions, scholarships, NCAA, HOPE, FAFSA • Submit all requests for transcripts, evaluations and letters by the high school deadline • Research scholarships and financial aid

  13. College Research Review • What am I looking for? • Size, location, cost, majors, clubs/groups, etc. • How does the BIG 3 affect my admissions?GPA, SAT/ACT, curriculum strength. • Have I narrowed my list down to 5 – 7 schools? 1-2 Dream/Reach, 2-3 Moderate level, 2-3 Safety/Fall Back.

  14. Review con’t • Plan a visit to tour the campus • Attend College Fairs (PROBE is Tuesday, Sept. 16th @ Lanier Tech Conference Center 9am). • Meet with the college representatives when they come to WFHS • Calculate your academic GPA (most colleges only consider academic courses) where 90+ = 4, 80-89 = 3, 70-79 = 2, and 0-69 = 0. Always contact the college to verify how they actually recalculate your GPA.

  15. Important Resources • GACollege411(www.gacollege411.org) • Bigfuture(https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org) • Career Cruising (www.careercruising.com)

  16. Curriculum Difficulty Chart

  17. GEORGIA and Georgia Tech

  18. Other 4 year Georgia Schools sss Valdosta State Avg GPA 3.15 Avg SAT CR/540 Math/510 Avg ACT 22 Kennesaw State University Min 2.5 gpa on college prep work Avg GPA: 3.22 950 SAT (CR/MA) CR 490/MA 460 20 ACT English 20/Math 19 Georgia State University Avg GPA 3.2-3.7 Avg SAT 1120 Avg ACT 24 University West Georgia Avg GPA 3.11 Avg SAT CR/485 Math/476 Avg ACT 20 Georgia Gwinnett College 2.0 GPA min., SAT: Reading 480, Math 460, ACT: English 21, Math 19, COMPASS 32 English, 62 Reading, 20 Math University of North Georgia (4year program) Avg GPA 3.62 Avg SAT 1120 Avg ACT 24 Columbus State University 2.5 GPA min., SAT: Reading 440, Math 410, ACT: Math 17, English 17 Georgia Southern University Avg GPA 3.24 Min SAT 1010 Min ACT 21

  19. Oxford College Of Emory University, Oxford, GA AVG GPA is 3.69-3.98 SAT 2010-2250 ACT 20-34 Georgia Military College, Milledgeville , GA 2.39 GPA min. SAT 920 ACT 19 Two Year Schools in Georgia University of North Georgia 2-year College – Oconee, Forsyth , Watkinsville campus SAT: Math 310, Reading 330, ACT: Math 14, English 12, FI 1640 or higher Georgia Perimeter College, Alpharetta, GA 2.0 GPA min, accepting SAT/ACT or COMPASS

  20. Gwinnett Technical College, Lawrenceville, GAaccepting COMPASS if you do not meet the min. SAT/ACT Atlanta Technical College, Atlanta, GA SAT: Math 410, Reading 410, ACT 18 Technical Colleges in Georgia ChattahoocheeTechnical College, Marietta, GA ACT: Math, Reading, English 19, SAT: Reading 460, Math 440, or COMPASS Lanier Technical College, Cumming, GA accepting COMPASS if you do not meet the min. SAT/ACT

  21. Georgia Army National Guard SSG WYCHE Chad.j.armstrong8.mil@mail.mil 770-825-2882 NAVY *Check local recruiting office Military Options in Georgia MARINES SGT Anthony Bonin Anthony.Bonin@marines.usmc.mil 678-229-7313 US ARMY *Check local recruiting office ASVAB will be offered @ WFHS on Monday, November 3rd Registration in the WFHS Counseling Office /More information in October

  22. Apprenticeships • US Dept. of Labor – Employment and training administration (www.doleta.gov): Offers guidance on finding registered apprenticeship programs. • Georgia Office of Apprenticeship: James "Jim" NugentState DirectorUSDOL/ETA/OA 61 Forsyth Street SW, Room 6T80Atlanta, GA 30303Tel: (404)302-5897

  23. Early Action/Decision

  24. College Applications 101 • Complete your applications first! • Online (the best way) • Paper (if available) • Common App (www.commonapp.org) – allows you to apply to over 400 colleges with one application. You will need to invite your counselor to complete your evaluation by submitting their email address. Make sure you have their correct email address! • ***Make sure you verify the application deadline for each individual college that you are applying to.

  25. College Applications 102 • Complete a transcript request form for EACH college that you are applying to. Transcript fee is $3 per request. Forms can be found on the Counseling Office or on the WFHS Counseling Website. • **If requesting a transcript for an out of state college you will need to prepare a stamped addressed envelope. (3 stamps required) These envelopes are available in the counseling office. • ** For Common App, you only need to make one transcript request for the schools that you applying to through that site.

  26. College Applications 102 con’t • PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING: • **There is a two week (business day) notification period for transcripts that require counselor recommendations or evaluations to be submitted with your transcript request. • **Example:Any one applying to UGA or Tech early application (deadline Oct. 15th) should have their transcript request in by Oct. 1st at the latest! • **Example:For any January 1st deadlines, request should be into the counseling office by December 4th at the latest!

  27. College Applications 103 Counselor Evaluations and Recommendations: • **These are not required for every school, so check the college’s application requirements to verify if you need these or not. • If needed, turn in to your counselor a completed Senior Information Sheet (please make a copy of this for your records). • **Reminder: request should be made at least two weeks prior to the application deadline.

  28. College Applications 103 con’t Very Important! • **If the recommendation or evaluation request is going to made electronically, it is your responsibility to check with your counselor to make sure that they have received the email notification. Make sure you have their correct email address!

  29. College Applications 104 Teacher recommendations: • **If a teacher recommendation is needed, and giving them a 2 – 3 week notice, you will submit to your recommender stamped and addressed envelopes for each of the schools that you would like a letter sent to. • **Just as with your counselor, if the request is made electronically you will need to verify with your recommender, that they have received the request. Make sure you have their correct email address!

  30. College Applications 105 • Make sure that you have sent your ACT, SAT, or both scores to each of the schools that you are applying to! • SAT – www.collegeboard.com • ACT – www.actstudent.org

  31. Step by step… • For your convenience, a step by step account of the application procedures is posted on the WFHS Counseling Website.

  32. All done? • Check all of your application requirements to make sure that you have submitted all needed documentation! Some colleges or programs may require supplemental information (Common App), portfolios, interviews, etc. • Please see your counselor for any questions! • Continue to work hard in school because college acceptances are not guaranteed and can be rescinded. • Start thinking about which school you will attend if you are accepted. • Find some scholarship money!

  33. Honor Code/Discipline • If a college or scholarship program inquires about honor code violations or discipline, we are obligated to report this information. • Also, inquiries on a student's integrity may also be affected if the student has a documented out of school suspension or honor code violation. • Acceptance to college is provisional and the colleges hold all of the rights. • Colleges reserve the right to rescind admission or put you on immediate probation.

  34. HOPE Program • Be registered for Selective Service (males only) • Meet Georgia residency requirements • HOPE = percentage of total tuition, ZELL = 100% tuition • 3.0 CORE GPA (HOPE), 3.7 CORE GPA (Zell Miller) • CORE GPA includes the following: Eng., Math, Science, Social Studies, For. Lang. • For Zell Miller only: SAT score = 1200 CR + M (in one sitting), ACT score = 26 Composite • AP quality pts. (only .50 given for AP and Dual Enrollment Courses, nothing above a 4.0) • RIGOR Requirement (Class of 2015 / TWO rigor Courses) • Middle school credit is not calculated in the HOPE GPA • All calculations are done by the Georgia Student Finance Commission, and not by WFHS or Forsyth Co. Schools. • HOPE GPA is not rounded up, so 2.99 does not qualify.

  35. HOPE Scholarship • Covers a percentage % of tuition (based on Lottery Funds) • Award Amounts: $$$ varies and depends on the type of institution you are attending. • Students attending Georgia public colleges receive a HOPE Award amount based upon a per hour rate at the institution he or she is attending.

  36. How to keep HOPE/Zell Miller • HOPE: • Students must maintain a 3.0+ GPA in college to receive HOPE Scholarship. • If a student falls below 3.0 they may only regain the HOPE Scholarship one time, if their GPA returns to 3.0+ or higher. • Zell Miller: • Students must maintain a 3.3+ GPA in college to receive Zell Miller Scholarship. • If a student falls below 3.3 they may only regain the Zell Miller Scholarship one time, if their GPA returns to 3.3+ or higher. (As long as student’s GPA does not fall below 3.0, this student is still eligible to receive the HOPE Scholarship)

  37. All HOPE is not lost! • **Did you know that if you graduate from high school with less than a 3.0 GPA, you could still earn HOPE once you get into college? • At 30, 60, or 90 hours, if a once ineligible student earns a 3.0+, they become HOPE eligible. • **This does not apply to Zell Miller. Students have to be eligible for Zell Miller upon graduating from high school, to receive the award at any point in college.

  38. HOPE /Private Institutions • HOPE Scholarship (Enrolled Full-Time) • $3,820 per year award • ZELL MILLER (Enrolled Full-Time) • $4,220 per year award

  39. HOPE Grant • Pays a percentage of tuition at all Georgia Technical Colleges • Graduate from a Hope-eligible high school • NO GPA requirement • Technical College System (based on 12 hours) $1,950 (HOPE) and $2670 (Zell)

  40. How to apply? Apply for the HOPE • Applying for HOPE, Zell Miller, or HOPE Grant – Complete FAFSA starting January, 2015 of senior year: • Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) - www.fafsa.ed.gov View your HOPE average • Go to www.gacollege411.org and login to your account. There is a link titled calculate my HOPE GPA. For Additional Information on HOPE • Contact Georgia Student Finance Commission (GSFC) • 770-724-9000 or www.gsfc.org

  41. Other Scholarship Options? • College based: check college financial aid websites for criteria and categories. • Community based: church, civic groups, local organizations. • Private based: parents place of work, FREE scholarship search through websites. • Visit the WFHS Counseling Website. • www.scholarships.com • www.fastweb.com • www.gacollege411.org • www.gsfc.com

  42. NCAA Initial-Eligibility Clearinghouse If you are planning on participating in intercollegiate athletics at an NCAA Division I or II institution you must register with the NCAA Initial-Eligibility Clearinghouse Access the registration materials by visiting the NCAA website www.eligibilitycenter.org When taking the SAT/ACT, enter 9999 for scores to be sent to NCAA Students and parents are responsible for determining NCAA eligibility to Division I and Division II schools Counselor’s are neither responsible nor allowed to determine eligibility

  43. Upcoming Events Forsyth County College PROBE Fair • Tuesday September 16, 2014 @ Lanier Tech Conference Center • Deadline to Register is is SEPTEMBER 10 (TODAY) • If you go home and your student wants to attend, bring permission form by 8:30 am tomorrow! • Permission Forms available online. All signatures required. Please turn in along with $5.00 fee. 1st Annual Apply to College Night • Wednesday September 24, 2014 @ WFHS Media Center • Please reserve your spot by bringing $5.00 by the counseling office! PSAT DAY • Wednesday, October 15th Option to come to school or to utilize as a college visit day

  44. Upcoming Events WFHS Financial Aid Night Date: Monday, November 17th Time: 6:30 Location: WFHS Auditorium FAFSA Apply for PIN # www.FAFSA.ed.gov Gacollege411.org

  45. Senior Reminders • Scheduled college representative visits on WFHS campus. Listen to the announcements and check the website! • Read your senior newsletter • Check out the senior bulletin board on the main hall way by the food court • Sign in the Blue Book to have your colleges added to the “WFHS Seniors Are Going Places” board.

  46. Follow us on Twitter @WFHS_HS Visit the WFHS Counseling website! Questions

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