Sanderson High School
College Admissions
Panel and Senior
Information
Welcome Admissions Officers
• North Carolina State University- Ms. Elizabeth
Hunter, Assistant Director
• Wake Technical Community College- Mr. Brian
Johnson, Coordinator of Recruitment and
outreach
• Meredith College- Ms. Amanda Fore, Senior
Admissions Counselor
Sanderson Counselors
Divided by last name:
A-D Ms. Conley jconley@wcpss.net
E-K Ms. Avery mavery@wcpss.net
L-Q Mr. Donatini ddonatini@wcpss.net
R-Z Ms. Young bcyoung@wcpss.net
Dean of Students Ms. Carpino lcarpino@wcpss.net
SAP Ms. Vellucci nvellucci@wcpss.net
Career Counselor Ms. Claiborne
tclaiborne@wcpss.net
Senior Orientations
• All seniors will be called down the week of
September 22nd to meet with counselors in
groups to hear important information. We will
cover how to order transcripts, college
applications, scholarship information, career
information and much more. Your student will
receive a handbook to take home with this
information. Student Services will also make it
available on the website.
www. CFNC. org
• The College Foundation of North Carolina
• AMAZING free resource for parents and
students!
• Financial Aid Information
• College Search Tools
• Career Planning
• How you will send transcripts for NC Schools
Scholarship Resources
• Ms. Ellen Wardlaw, Financial Aid Counselor
ewardlaw@wcpss.net, (919)881-4817
• Great Websites:
• www.fastweb.com
• www.scholarshipplus.com/wake
• www.cfnc.org
Please see your handout for a more
comprehensive list
North Carolina University System
Minimum Admissions Requirements
• You must have 2 foreign language classes of
consecutive levels
• Minimum GPA to apply for class of 2013 and
beyond: 2.5
• A math higher than Algebra 2
• Please check into the admissions profile for the
schools you are interested in for average GPA and
test scores of those admitted
• Minimum SAT: 800
• Minimum ACT: 17
Letters of Recommendation
• Some (not all) colleges require one or more
letters of recommendation.
• Please give your recommender at least two
weeks notice.
• If your counselor needs to write a letter for
you make an appointment via email or
appointment slip at least two weeks ahead of
your due date.
• Personal Information Sheet (see handout)
Sending Transcripts
• Common Application- once you link your
counselor via their correct email address no
further action is necessary for transcripts
• NC Schools- send through www.cfnc.org
• Out of State Schools and Scholarshipswww.wcpss.net/transcripts
• Ms. Batista is our Registrar and can help with
transcript questions
• First 3 transcripts are free. $5 for each
additional/$3 processing fee for each order
Wake County College Fair
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Sunday, September 21, 2014
2-4:30
NCSU, McKimmon Center
Over 100 colleges will attend to discuss
college admission with juniors and seniors
• Financial Aid Sessions at 2:45 and 3:45
• Preparing for College Sessions 2:30 and 3:30
• Admission and parking are free!
Thank You!
• We will now move on to
hearing from our
admissions experts!
• Congratulations class of 2015!