Mrs. Terri Alvarado
TerriAlvarado@dadeschools.net
305-485-2323 ext. 2166

Afleitas-Garcia@dadeschools.net

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Libraries
Convalescent homes
Charities
United Way agencies
City governments
Museums
Parks
A minimum of 25 hours of community service each grade level are required for graduation.
Community Service Project
Download Application!!!

• It is never too early to plan for your future.
• Study hard and get excellent grades. Colleges admit you based on your grades from 9 th , 10 th and 11 th grade.
• Build strong academic, language arts, mathematics and critical thinking skills by taking challenging classes (Honors and Advanced
Placement)
• FOCUS ON YOUR CORE ACADEMIC SUBJECTS
• Strengthen your vocabulary by increasing your reading.
• Become involved in extra curricular activities.
• Get to know your CAP Advisor and School Counselor.
• Browse through college literature or surf the Web.
• Check out what high school courses colleges require.
• Athletes – know NCAA requirements if you want to play sports.
• Keep an academic portfolio and extra curricular record.
• Research career possibilities.
• Begin saving money for college.
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE MAKE AN APPOINTMENT
TO MEET WITH YOUR CAP ADVISOR OR SCHOOL
COUNSELOR.

Top 3 Most Important Factors:
1. Strength of curriculum (Honors, Advanced
Placement)
2. Grade Point Average (GPA) and class %
3. College Entrance Examination Scores (ACT or
SAT)
If the college requires them:
• Essay
• Interview
• Recommendation Letters
• Resume (leadership, community service, extracurricular, talents, etc..)

 Determine the number of schools to which you want to apply
 Be mindful of deadlines
 Treat this as a homework project – care should be given to the appearance of your application
 Complete the on-line application form
 If essay required, give it proper attention
 Decide on no more than 3 – 5 institutions
 Time line for decisions- DEADLINES

Summer
2015
GPA
The Importance of GRADES
Do you have what it takes?
• Institutional Matrix
• SUS Admissions Tour as of September, 2015
FAMU FAU FGCU FIU FLPOLY FSU NCF UCF UF UNF USF UWF
2.50
-
2.99
3.18
-
3.92
3.25
-
3.94
3.34
-
3.94
N/A
3.50
-
4.10
No
Summ er
3.60
-
4.00
4.20
-
4.50
3.50
Avg.
3.35
-
3.84
3.47
Avg.
Fall
2015
GPA
3.0
-
3.49
3.52
-
4.25
3.32
-
4.06
3.40
-
4.00
4.08
3.90
-
4.40
3.78
-
4.39
3.70
-
4.30
4.20
-
4.50
3.90
Avg.
3.81
-
3.84
3.59
Avg.
How can you improve your chances of success?
• State Universities will recalculate your grades based on the following 18 Academic credits:
4 English, 4 Math (Algebra & above), 3 Social Sciences, 3 Natural Sciences, 2 Foreign languages; plus additional courses in the above subject areas
• Focus your study efforts on your core academic classes
• Challenge yourself with Honors and AP classes
• Seek grade forgiveness in those classes that you earn a “D” or “F” in.
• Know your recalculated GPA by going to www.FACTS.org
> “high school students” >
“ Check Bright Futures Scholarship Eligibility ”

This graph demonstrates the close relationship between the numbers of Academic
Core classes to the acceptance rate at the University of Florida.
How to beat the numbers game
• Complete your one unit in PE and one unit in fine arts and that’s it,
• Focus on taking all core academic classes – math, social studies, language arts, foreign language and science.
• Forget about classes like office aid, internship and research. All of our state universities have made it clear that these activities would be best done after school hours – not during.
• Sorry to say, but stay away from non-academic classes. The margins are too narrow for students graduating with 24 credits. Taking 2-3 extra non-academic classes can drop you down to a 20.5% chance of acceptance.
• The concept of easy “A” classes to boost the GPA is long gone.
• Consider FLVS and dual-enrollment with the consent of his counselor.
• Take advantage of every practice testing opportunity for the SAT/ACT.

• Critical Reading
• Math
• Writing
• Scores: 200 –800 each section. Total: 2400
• Scores Adjusted.
• DON’T GUESS!
• Registration available online at www.collegeboard.com
ACT
• English
• Reading
• Math
• Science Reasoning
• Writing (Optional – though you are strongly encouraged to take)
• Scores: 1-36
• NO PENALTY FOR
GUESSING
• Registration available online at www.act.org

COMPARISON OF THE MAJOR FEATURES: OF THE CURRENT SAT AND REDESIGNED SAT-
Category
Total Testing Time
(Subject to research)
Components
Current SAT
3 hours and 45 minutes
Redesigned SAT
3 hours (plus 50 minutes for the Essay [optional]) a) Critical Reading b) Writing c) Mathematics d) Essay a) Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Section
» Reading Test
» Writing and Language Test b) Math Section
» Math Test b) Essay (optional)
Important Features
Essay
»
»
»
Emphasis on general reasoning skills
Emphasis on vocabulary, often in limited contexts
Complex scoring (a point for a correct answer and a deduction for an incorrect answer; blank responses have no impact on scores)
» Continued emphasis on reasoning, alongside a clearer, stronger focus on the knowledge, skills, and understandings most important for college and career readiness and success
» Greater emphasis on the meaning of words in extended contexts and on how word choice shapes meaning, tone, and impact
» Rights-only scoring (a point for a correct answer but no deduction for an incorrect answer; blank responses have no impact on scores)
» Required and given at the beginning of the
SAT
» 25 minutes to write the essay
» Tests writing skill; students take a position on a presented issue
19
» Optional and given at the end of the SAT ; postsecondary institutions determine whether they will require the essay for admission
» 50 minutes to write the essay
» Tests reading, analysis, and writing skills; students produce a written analysis of a provided source text
© 2015 The College Board

2013 – 2014 and after
BF PROGRAM
FLORIDA ACADEMIC
SCHOLARS
Award
Flat Rate
Payout
$103 per credit hr.
30 credit payout:
$3,090.00
120 credits total
FLORIDA MEDALLION
SCHOLARS
$77 per credit hr.
30 credit payout:
$2,310.00
120 credits total
FLORIDA GOLD SEAL
VOC. SCHOLARS
100% of program of study up to 72 credit hours in an AS, AAS,
CCC or PSAV’s:
60 credit hours in ATD’s
Does not apply to AA,
BA or BS degree
GPA
Requirement
3.5 weighted BF GPA
16 core academic classes
3.0 weighted BF GPA
16 core academic classes
3.0 weighted BF GPA
3.5 weighted GPA in 3 vocational credits
SAME program
SAT/ACT
Requirements
1290 SAT
\29 ACT
1170 SAT
26 ACT.
SAT 880
M 440 / CR 440
ACT
E 17 / R 18
M 19
CPT
R 83 / S 83
Algebra 72
Number of years to Receive Initial Funding
Within 2 years of High School Graduation
Community
Service
100 hours of community service
75 hours of community service
30 hours of community service
Number of years of Funding Available
Up to 5 years from High School Graduation

•
• GRANTS – Based on financial need
- Private (CAP Grant)
- Public: Federal (Pell Grant)
- State (Fla. Student Assistance Grant)
• WORK-STUDY – Based on financial need- Employment on campus – usually jobs are not too demanding, with the idea you can study some at work, thus the name,
Work-Study
• STUDENT LOANS – Based on financial need
- Perkins (administered by the college - 5% int.)
- Stafford (subsidized or unsubsidized, capped at
8.25% currently)
• PARENT LOANS– NOT based on financial need
- Not need-based, can borrow up to cost of education, payment begins 60 days after date of loan.

Prepare for these classes by taking them in high school.
Taking Honors and AP classes are the closest thing to preparing for these college level classes.
The "pre-med" classes required by virtually all schools in the US are as follows:
• A year of Freshman Chemistry along with the appropriate laboratory courses
• A year of Organic Chemistry along with laboratory courses
• A year of Biology along with laboratory courses
• A year of Physics along with laboratory courses
• A year of English
• A year of Calculus or other advanced math classes, including Sta tistics

Common pre-law courses
Writing and speaking skills
Communication
English Composition
Rhetoric
Theatre
Problem-solving skills
Accounting
Philosophy
Statistics
Mathematics
Understanding human behavior
Anthropology
History
Psychology
Sociology
Topics related to law
* Political science
* Economics
* Government
* Legal management or paralegal studies
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Pre-law students may be advised or required to take upper-level political science and sociology electives, such as legal systems , criminal law , international law , policy , etc. Specific requirements for these courses vary by institution