Principal:
M r. B a i l ey
Assistant Principal:
M r. H o r to n
Counselor:
Ms. Muizelaar
WCA COLLEGE NIGHT
WHAT WILL BE COVERED?
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Financial Aid
Scholarships
AP Testing
Master Schedule for Next Year
Summer Planning
FAFSA
( FREE
APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL STUDENT AID)
 Filling out the FAFSA is free
 All students will complete their FAFSA by March 1 st in their
senior year
 This is a way for students to earn FREE MONEY and other
forms of financial aid
 Students fill out the FAFSA every year of college for the
following school year
 We will have 100% of our students complete the FAFSA
 Financial aid application workshops will be provided to all
families
FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS
Types of financial aid:
Grants:
Fi n a ncial a i d, o f te n ba s e d o n fi n a n cial n e e d, t h a t do e s n ot n e e d to be
re pa i d ( un l ess, fo r exa m pl e, yo u w i t h draw fro m s c h ool a n d owe a re fun d) .
Loans:
A l o a n fun de d by t h e fe de ra l g overnme nt to h e l p pay fo r yo ur
e duc a t i o n. A fe de ra l s t ude n t l o a n i s bo rrowe d m o n ey yo u m us t re pay w i t h
i n te rest .
Work-study:
A fe de ra l s t ude n t a i d pro g ra m t h a t prov i des pa r t - t i m e
e m pl oymen t w h i l e yo u a re e n ro lled i n s c h o ol to h e l p pay yo ur e duca ti on
ex pe n s es. Th e ra te o f pay i s n o rm a lly a t a h i g her ra te t h a n e m pl oy ment s t ude n t s
e a rn o f f c a m pus . In a ddi t i on, wo rk i ng o n c a m pus a l l ow s m o re fl ex i bilit y i n t h e i r
wo rk s c h edules.
Watch this video! Types of Financial Aid
SCHOLARSHIPS
 Students are highly encouraged to sign up for the following
websites in 10 th grade
Fastweb.com
Scholarships.com
 These free programs allow students to create their own student
profile which in return, matches scholarships that they can apply
too.
 In the student’s senior year, scholarships will be given out from
local agencies also.
 Continuous counselor support
Twitter: @rimsavid
@college_experts
@scholarshipguru
@scholarshipcntr
AP (ADVANCED PLACEMENT)
 AP exams are given out to students at the same day/time
nationally.
 Students sign up for the AP exams at their school site.
Students are not required to take AP exams, but highly
encouraged.
 AP exams are passed on a 5 point scale, earning a 3 and
higher is considered a passing score at most schools.
 Many colleges will give students college credit for passing an
AP exam making it cost ef fective for students to participate.
 The website for more information regarding AP testing is
https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/home?navid=gh -aps
AP ART HISTORY/AP EURO HISTORY
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Art History: May 7 th (12 pm – 4 pm)
AP Euro: May 8 th (12 pm – 4 pm)
EXAM: Multiple Choice and Essays
STUDYING FOR THE EXAM: Students should spend at least 20 30 minutes per night studying (beyond regular homework)
 Test Prep Books (e.g. Crash Course)
 Review course materials
 ESSAYS!! Go to AP College Board and complete practice essays
 REVIEW Sessions:
 Wed & Thurs (alternating between Art Hist. & Euro)
 Weekend reviews leading up to Exam
AP BIOLOGY
 “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.”
― B enjamin Franklin
 AP Biology focuses on what students need to be able to do
with their knowledge - combines content with inquiry and
reasoning
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Connect knowledge across multiple domains to form explanations
Use models to communicate & solve problems
Use math to analyze data & describe phenomena
Plan & implement data collection
 How do I study for that ???
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Vocabulary!
Statistical analysis - practice
Making connections – practice writing essays
Review session schedule
Study groups
AP BIOLOGY
SA M P LE QUE ST ION
C hy t r i d io myc o s i s i s a p o te n t i a l ly l et h a l f u n g al i n f e c t i o n t h a t a d v e r s e l y a f f e c t s s o m e
f r o g p o p ula t i o n s . T h e i n c i d e n c e a n d s ev e r i t y o f t h e f u n g a l i n f e c t io n c a n v a r y o v e r
t i m e . W h i c h o f t h e f o l l ow in g s t a te m e n t s b e s t d e s c r i b es t h e c h a n g e s i n t h e f r o g
p o p ul a t io n t h a t a r e d e p i c te d i n t h e m o d e l a b o v e ?
( A ) T h e f u n g us t h a t i n f e c te d t h e f r o g p o p ula t i o n w a s i n i t i al l y v i r ul e n t b u t i t
l a te r b e c a m e h a r m l e s s . B a s e d o n t h e t r e n d o v e r t h e p a s t f ew ye a r s o f t h e s t u d y, t h e
f u n g us h a s b e c o m e ex t i n c t .
( B ) I n f e c te d i n d i v i d ual s g r a d ual l y d i e d o u t , a n d g e n et i c al l y r e s i s t a n t
i n d i v i d ua l s b e c a m e m o r e c o m m o n . T h e f r o g p o p ula t i o n r e c ove r e d b e c a u s e o f t h e
i n c r e a s e d f r e q u e nc y o f r e s i s t a n t i n d i v i d ua l s .
( C ) T h e p a t te r n s o f t h e c u r ve s o n t h e g r a p h i n d i c a te a s u d d e n i n c r e a s e i n t h e
s ev e r i t y o f t h e f u n g al i n f e c t i o n . A l a r g e p r o p o r t i o n o f t h e f r o g p o p ul a t i o n d i e d b e c a us e
t h e i n d i v i d ua l s c o ul d n o t ev o l ve f a s t e n o u g h .
( D ) T h e s i z e o f t h e f r o g p o p ula t i o n d e c r e a s e d s h a r p l y u p o n i n i t i a l c o n t a c t
w i t h t h e f u n g us . T h e f u n g us ev e n t u a l l y b e c a m e s y m b i ot i c w i t h i n d i v i d ua l f r o g s , a n d
t h e f r o g p o p ul a t i o n b e g a n to r e c ove r.
ACCUPLACER
Good scores on the Accuplacer can test you straight into college
math and English classes.
For example, if you test into English 061 , you’ll have to take
English 061 , 062, and 098 before you can begin English 101 .
That’s a year and a half. Those grades are not weighted and the
classes are not transferrable.
It is well worth the time spent studying for the Accuplacer.
Keep in mind, however, that testing 3 semesters below college
level is still excellent for a 9 th or 10 th grader!
PREPARING WCA STUDENTS FOR
COLLEGE
AP classes and testing
Dual Enrollment college classes
College visits
PSAT testing and preparation
Naviance (PSAT, SAT, ACT prep along with virtual community
service tracking, and transcript A -G tracking for all high
school students)
 Financial aid workshops for students and parents
 Scholarship help
 Available counselor 
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DUAL ENROLLMENT
 Students taking courses at WCA that are college courses are
considered a dual enrollment course
 Dual enrollment courses earn students 10 credits per course
on a 5.0 (AP) GPA scale
 Each dual enrollment course is only 1 semester
 Each dual enrollment course counts as satisfying 1 full year of
a regular high school course (except for a foreign language
since these courses give students 2 full years for each
semester)
 Every dual enrollment course is considered College Prep (A -G)
unless it is stated otherwise
 Students access assist.org to determine how many
transferable credits they earn.
COLLEGE GPA
 College courses and AP courses give an additional point to the
GPA .
 8 semesters (4 years) of weighted courses are calculated in
the GPA .
 Only academic (a-g) courses count in the calculation.
 Courses taken the summer between 9/10 and 11/12 count.
COLLEGE GPA EXAMPLE
Non-Honors
English
Algebra 2
World History
Chemistry
Spanish 1
PE
B 3
A 4
A 4
B 3
A 4
A n/a
GPA
3.6
Honors
English
Algebra 2
AP Euro
AP Biology
Anatomy
College Class
B
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A
B
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A
3
4
5
4
4
5
GPA
4.16
Plus almost an entire
semester of college credits
completed (assuming
passing scores on exams)
COLLEGE CREDITS
So what if they complete 30 college credits while they’re
here???
In college, 30 credits counts as an entire year. At UCLA , that’s
a potential savings of $34,752 and means more flexibility in
your academic schedule or potentially graduating earlier and
starting your career earlier. By completing dual enrollment and
concurrent enrollment credits you also may gain priority in
selecting classes at most schools.
NEXT YEAR’S WCA SCHEDULE
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CLASS of 2017
Calculus A/B or PreCalculus
Physics
AP Art History (optional)
English 101
History 111
Spanish 101
 Cross Age Tutoring
 Independent Science Project
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CLASS of 2018
Algebra II
English 10
World History
Guidance 100 MSJC
AP Bio or Amgen Biotech
Spanish 101
SUMMER PLANNING
 Tour colleges of interest
 Create a running list of student activities
 Create a college professional email address
(ex. tmuizelaar@gmail.com)
 Take a Coastline or MSJC summer course
 Get involved in your community
RESOURCES
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AP/SAT: Collegeboard.org
ACT: Actstudent.org
CSU Colleges: Csumentor.org
UC Colleges: Admission.universityofcalifornia.edu
Twitter Recommendations: @ rimsavid
@college_experts
@scholarshipguru
@scholarshipcntr
THANK YOU
M S. M UIZ E LAAR’ S E M AIL
TM UIZ E LAAR@H EMETUSD . ORG
Go
Mammoths!