Juniors
What should they be doing?
Academics
O Be sure to check Q to make sure graduation
requirements are being met, including reviewing next
year’s course requests
O If your student has failed any required course
needed for graduation, they need to sign up for a
Credit Recovery class or summer school
(applications are on the counseling webpage)
O All requirements must be complete prior to June 6th
2015,in order to walk at the graduation ceremonies
Upcoming Test Dates
Free ACT
O Wed. April 23rd
O No Registration
Needed
ACT and SAT tests
available
O www.actstudent.org
O www.collegeboard.org
What’s the difference between the ACT and SAT?
O Structure, question difficulty, science section,
wrong answer penalty.
O Both are used for College Entrance Requirement
O http://www.kaptest.com/College/SAT/About-theSAT/sat-vs-act.html
More Tests
Smarter Balance
AP Exams
O April 14-17
O May 5-16
O 8:00 -10:30 am
O Registration Due
O Modified Schedule
O Details will follow
later
March 14 to Jeanie
Hughes. $89 per
test, or $20 for those
that qualify for
Free/Reduced Lunch
Career & College Planning
O Search for Career Possibilities
O Search for College Majors
O Search for Colleges
O Search for Scholarships
O All this can be done using the Montana
Career Information System Website
(Start a file system with information about
each college including cost, deadlines, etc.)
More Career/College Planning
O Transcripts can be requested through HHS
Registrar (Lori Willumsen)
O This Summer:
O Volunteer
O Work
O Visit Campuses
Montana Career Information
System Website
O www.mtcis.intocareers.org
O Everyone can log-in:
O User name: hellgatehs
O Password: plan7ing
O Utilizing MTCIS and other resources for
interest inventories will assist students in
finding a good college match and save
money
College Applications
O www.commonapp.org
O Website with one application available to be
sent to multiple colleges/universities
O Resumes
O Great tool for college apps, letters of rec, or
scholarship apps
O Letters of Recommendation
O Students should start thinking of teachers,
religious leaders, or mentors that could
possibly write them a LOR.
College Apps Cont.
O Deadlines-Early Decision, Early Action, Regular
Decision deadlines---What do they mean?
O Early Decision - Binding Contract
O Pull out all other college apps
O Only way out is through Financial Aid Package
O Early Action - earlier deadline, still allows you to
apply to more colleges. Fewer students accepted
at that time, can still apply at Regular Deadline.
O Regular Deadline -later deadline, more students
accepted
College Finances
O Scholarships are
O FAFSA-Free
available for
underclassmen
O See website for
scholarships
advertised through
HHS
O APPLY, APPLY, APPLY!
Application for
Federal Student Aid
O Help sessions
available throughout
senior year for
students and
parents
NCAA and NAIA
College Athletics
O Why register?
O Student-Athletes must meet different academic
standards
O Recruitment
O Required to participate (NCAA, and most NAIA schools)
O NCAA – www.eligibilitycenter.org
O NAIA – www.playnaia.org
O When? Now is the best time
Counselor Webpage
O http://mcpsmt.org/Domain/334
O Check the website for
information first
O If you can’t find your answer
there, please contact us…
O Our emails are listed there too!!