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College & Career Center: Helping Students Plan for the Future

The College & Career Center at SFHS provides resources and guidance for students to explore colleges, careers, and service pathways. From college visits to financial aid information, the CCC is here to support students in their post-high school plans.

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College & Career Center: Helping Students Plan for the Future

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  1. College Night September 4, 2019

  2. Assistant Principal Carrie MacAllaster cmacallaster@forsyth.k12.ga.us (770) 781-2264, ext. 100612

  3. 11th Grade Administrator Scott Morlanne pmorlanne@forsyth.k12.ga.us (770) 781-2264, ext. 100228

  4. 12th Grade Administrator Rebecca Hewitt rhewitt@forsyth.k12.ga.us (770) 781-2264, ext. 100109

  5. Who is my counselor? Edward Fernandez, Head Counselor Dual Enrollment & Vi-Z ext. 100628 efernandez@forsyth.k12.ga.us Courtney Johnson, Counselor last names A - D ext. 100630 cjohnson44@forsyth.k12.ga.us Aaron Pileggi, Counselor last names E - K ext. 100450 apileggi@forsyth.k12.ga.us Michele Vargas, Counselor last names L - Pi ext. 100626 mvargas@forsyth.k12.ga.us Shari Frankel, Counselor last names Pj - Vh ext. 100444 sfrankel@forsyth.k12.ga.us

  6. Student Support Jonathan Schreier, Intervention Specialist IST, SST, 504, Hospital Homebound ext. 100225 jschreier@forsyth.k12.ga.us Jill McKee, Graduation Coach ext. 100113 jmckee@forsyth.k12.ga.us Philip Schmidt, Student Advocacy Specialist Ext. 101132 pschmidt@forsyth.k12.ga.us Helen Bennett, Registrar ext. 100624 hbennett@forsyth.k12.ga.us Shirley McKinzie, Counseling Secretary ext. 100621 shmckinzie@forsyth.k12.ga.us Naran Butler-Houck, Social Worker ext. 100448 nbutlerhouck@forsyth.k12.ga.us

  7. Junior Announcements Sept. 9- PROBE Fair • Turn in permission form to Mrs. McKinzie • $5 through My Payments Plus Junior Status Meetings • November-December (letters will be mailed home in October) Oct. 15- Financial Aid Night • 6:00 PM in War Eagle Dining Hall Dec. 5- Dual Enrollment Night • 6:00 PM in War Eagle Dining Hall

  8. Senior Announcements Oct. 15- Financial Aid Night • 6:00 PM in War Eagle Dining Hall Senior College List Survey • SFHS website - Student Services - Counseling - Seniors - • https://forms.gle/uhqEcLVJbt9JTGgPA Senior Dues • Early Bird Pricing Deadline is Sept. 30 • SFHS website - Extracurricular - Class Pages - Senior News • https://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/Page/22543 Nov. 4- Deadline for Senior Ad (Tribute) in Yearbook Upcoming: Diploma Name Verification

  9. Balfour Information

  10. The College & Career Center Located in room 653 next to the War Eagle Dining Hall, The CCC is a place for students to receive help exploring colleges, careers, and service pathways so that they all head towards graduation with a plan post-high school. This space will be open to students during FLEX and IF periods. Why visit The CCC? • College, Career, & Military Visits • Career Exploration • College Application Guidance • Career Application Assistance • Financial Aid/Scholarship Information • Resume Checks • Job Postings

  11. NCAA • If planning on playing a Div I or Div II sport, you must register on the NCAA clearinghouse. (https://web3.ncaa.org/ecwr3/) • To send your transcript, go on My Payments Plus and put NCAA as your place to send it to. • You must also send SAT or ACT scores. When ordering your scores from each testing website, use “9999” as the score recipient code. • If you have any questions throughout the process please see or email Mr. Pileggi (apileggi@forsyth.k12.ga.us)

  12. College Application Process: Student Responsibility The student is responsible for. . . 1.    Verifying that complete college application is sent online. Visit the college/university’s admissions page for their application and process. Please allow at least 6 weeks for colleges to process & update websites. • Having SAT and/or ACT scores sent directly to college and/or NCAA from appropriate testing service. Colleges will not accept scores from high schools, and scores are not on transcripts.

  13. College Application Process: Student Responsibility The student is responsible for. . . • Requesting a counselor/teacher recommendation(s) at least 3 weeks prior to deadline, ONLY if required by a college. Senior Profile must be submitted to the counselor or teacher for a recommendation! SENIOR PROFILE ***If the college does not require a recommendation letter or school evaluation form, then please do not request them.***

  14. College Application Process: Student Responsibility The student is responsible for. . . 4. Requesting Transcripts online...go to MyPaymentsPlus to pay for transcript. The fee for each transcript is $4.00. The FINAL transcript (which you must request through the Senior Exit Survey at the end of the year) is free. CLICK HERE FOR TRANSCRIPT REQUEST LINK

  15. Unofficial Transcripts Some schools (recently the University of Southern Carolina and Florida State University) ask students to self-report their high school academic record. You can save and upload a pdf copy of your unofficial transcript on Parent Portal.

  16. Note: PLEASE ALLOW AT LEAST 3 WEEKS to process transcripts, recommendations, and/or evaluations The Counseling Office is closed during Fall, Thanksgiving, & Winter Break

  17. SAT Dates

  18. ACT Dates

  19. Early Action VS. Early Decision Early Action * If accepted, student is not obligated to attend * Application deadline usually in mid October *Over 55% of Early Action applicants are designated as academically superior and will be offered admission. These students are truly academically superior. *GA TECH: (Oct. 15) notified Mid-December *UGA: (Oct. 15) notified December 15 NOTE: Early Action vs. Regular Decision Early Decision *Student usually applies between October and mid-January *If accepted, student IS obligated to attend *If accepted, student must withdraw all other applications *Many colleges require mid-year report *Colleges can rescind an acceptance (acceptance is conditional) *Emory *Duke *Vanderbilt

  20. First-Year Student Profile What is it? • Each college will provide you with their middle 50% admissions statistics- GPA, Test Scores, # of AP/IB/Dual Enrollment courses, Etc.

  21. UGA Freshman Profile • GPA (Mid 50% Core): 3.95-4.20 • AP/IB/DE Courses (Mid 50%): 6-11 • SAT (Mid 50%CR+M)1300-1460 • ACT (Mid 50%): 30-34

  22. Ga Tech Freshman Profile • GPA: A (4.0) • SAT: 1400-1530 • ACT: 31-34 • Minimum AP Calculus AB

  23. Ga State Freshman Profile • Core GPA: 3.3 - 3.8 • SAT (CR & M): 1070 - 1260 • ACT: 21 - 28

  24. Match-Reach-Safety Schools • Match Schools: Grades, course rigor, GPA, SAT/ACT scores, etc. are all on par with those undergrads typically admitted. • Reach (Dream) Schools: Unlike a match, reach schools are colleges where your academic qualifications are below the average accepted student. • Safety Schools: As you’ve probably deduced by now, a safety school is one in which your academic credentials exceed those of the average accepted student.

  25. It’s Okay to Transfer • If you apply to a reach school, and are denied, you can always apply to transfer. • Your college diploma will reflect the LAST school that you attend.

  26. College Visits • 4 per year (Junior/Senior year) excused absence (not combined) • Form can be found on our website or in The CCC. • Things to consider: size, location, programs, honors college, financial aid, student life

  27. HOPE/Zell Miller • Detailed HOPE Report & Brochure: www.gafutures.org • Rigor requirement: 4 courses CLICK HERE FOR LIST OF RIGOR COURSES • HOPE Scholarship: Minimum 3.0 HOPE GPA & 4 rigor requirements • Zell Miller Scholarship: Minimum 3.7 Zell Miller GPA; Minimum combined score of 1200 on the math and reading portions of the SAT or a minimum composite score of 26 on the ACT (single national administration of either test) and meet 4 rigor requirements • How is it computed? Core classes only including foreign language, .5 quality point for AP/IB/DE courses, never goes above a 4.0 • How do I apply?https://fafsa.ed.gov/

  28. What colleges are looking for... • GPA (core vs. cumulative)‏ • Curriculum rigor • Extracurricular activities • Depth versus breadth • Test scores • Application “read” • Questions and essays • Complete, specific, and grammatical

  29. College Entrance Requirements University System of Georgia (USG) • 4 units English • 4 units of mathematics (Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, and a 4th unit) • 4 units of science (Biology, Physics/Physical Science, and 2 additional units) • 3 units of social science courses (World History, US History, American Government, and Economics) • 2 units of the same world language • In addition, different types of institutions (research universities, regional universities, state universities) require additional, more rigorous academic units and/or a fine art course.

  30. Stay Connected COUNSELING WEBPAGE New webpage coming January 2020! JOIN TWITTER: @SOFOcounseling JOIN REMIND - Seniors, text @sofo202 to 81010 Juniors, text @sofo21 to 81010

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