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GRADUATION & POST-SECONDARY PLANNINGSEQUOIA HIGH SCHOOLCLASS OF 2021
Preparing For Your Future
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GUIDANCE COUNSELING DEPARTMENTCounselors:
*Ms. Castaneda
*Ms. Pérez
*Mr. Rebello
*Ms. Vlahakos
*Ms. Wilde
*Ms. Flores
*Ms. Carpio Garcia- Intern & Substitute
Registrar & Guidance Information Specialists:
Mayra Melchor Sanchez, Giulia Solari, & Jerri Port
College & Career Center:
Ms. Ignaitis- Advisor & Rees Kamp- Assistant
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TWO OBJECTIVES● Preparing for college and career:
■ Review Graduation & A-G Requirements ■ Additional College Eligibility Requirements■ Transcript & GPA Review■ Additional Post-Secondary Options■ Student Interest Survey
● Career Interest Profiler■ College & Career exploration using your
career interest profiler results from Naviance
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WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION?
Consider:
How will it help you personally?
How will it help your family?
How will it help your community?
➢ Think, Pair, Share
■ Turn to your partner and share your reasons
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Education Pays 2013 For detailed data, see: trends.collegeboard.org.
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Real life skills that employers are looking for in recent college graduates:
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GRADUATION & A-G REQUIREMENTSSubject Sequoia Graduation UC & CSU College
Required A-G List*UC & CSU
College Recommended
Social Studies3 ½ Years(35 credits) 2 Years 2 Years
English4
(40 credits) 4 4
Math2
(Alg. & Geom.)(20 credits)
3Alg 1, Geom, Alg II 4
Science2
1 Lab Science(20 credits)
22 Lab: Biological & Physical
Science3
World Language 0 2 3 to 4
Visual/Performing Art1
(10 credits) 1 1
Career Technical Ed.1
(10 credits) 0
Physical Education2
(20 credits) 0
Life Skills1/4 Year(2.5 credits) 0
Elective 62.5 Credits 1
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Additional Eligibility Requirements● Testing: SAT and/or ACT
■ PSAT (opportunities for Mock ACT)● College Board: Khan Academy SAT test prep● National Merit Scholarship Program:
Approximately top 0.5% PSAT scores ■ Smarter Balanced Testing (CAASPP)
● College Course Placement
● A-G Requirements: Minimum courses required for eligibility to UC/CSU and most 4 year universities
● GPA: Maintain C-’s or higher! 3.0 or higher GPA, gives you more options!
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TRANSCRIPTUnderstanding your transcript is part of
preparing.
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TRANSCRIPT1) Go to Quicklinks on sequoiahs.org2) Click on Infinite Campus (IC)3) Log-in
username - student ID
password - first initial, last initial, 6 digit birthday
4) Click on REPORTS5) Click on Unofficial Transcript
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TRANSCRIPT SAMPLE
GPA’saim for 3.0 or better for each one
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Cumulative Weighted: Includes all courses.
● Honors (AS/AP/IB) courses calculated w/ 5.0 scale.
● Regular courses calculated w/ 4.0 scale.
Cumulative Unweighted: Includes all courses.
● All courses calculated using 4.0 scale
CA Cal Grant GPA: 10th & 11th grade
● Unweighted ● Excludes PE, remedial, & support courses● Students must apply for FAFSA or Dream Act
Weighted 10-12 A-G GPA: Includes only 10th-12th grade courses with a -P or -HP next to the title. Used for UC/CSU applications.
UNDERSTANDING YOUR GPAs
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Credit RecoveryCyber High forms are provided to students by their counselor
○ D grade in a required A-G course must be repeated for 4 year college eligibility
○ F grade in required High School course must be repeated for graduation and/or A-G eligibility
○ Pick-up a cyber high application today from your counselor
What other options are there for credit recovery?
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Extra-Curricular Activities & Involvement
● Remember that test scores, GPA, and grades are not everything that colleges & scholarship organizations are considering when reviewing your applications.
● What other things can you be doing to stand out in the college admissions process?
● Keep track of all your activities, involvement, work experience, etc. on your Naviance résumé.
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MORE POST-SECONDARY OPTIONS● CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES
○ EARN ASSOCIATE DEGREE AND/OR CERTIFICATE ○ PROMISE SCHOLARS/PROMISE SCHOLARSHIP○ TRANSFER AGREEMENTS TO 4 YEAR COLLEGES
● TRADE SCHOOLS, VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS, OR APPRENTICESHIPS
● JOBTRAIN
● AMERICORPS, YEAR UP, CITY YEAR
● MILITARY
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Student Interest Survey
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College/Career Exploration Worksheet
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Go to the Sequoia HS website: sequoiahs.org
sequoiahs.org
Click on quick Lin
Naviance Login: Student ID & Initials + 6 digit Birthdate
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This what your home screen looks like when you log-on
Click on “My Assessments”, then CAREER INTEREST PROFILER
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If you completed the Career Interest Profiler, your results look like this:
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What careers are best matches for you?
Click on a career for a job description, related occupations, and related majors.
Click on a Career [careers are organized by level of preparation]
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Explore Related Majors
Click on these tabs to learn more about the career you chose to explore
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Exploring colleges using Naviance “SuperMatch”Step 1: Click on Colleges tab
Step 2: Click on Find Your Fit
Step 3: Click on SuperMatch
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Think about what you are looking for in colleges. For example, majors, location, student life, diversity, etc.
To find college matches, click on Select Criteria to Start
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More Resources for Researching Colleges & Careers
● O*Net● College Board: Big Future● California Career Zone● collegedata.com● University & College websites● Naviance: College Search & SuperMatch
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Before you leave, please turn in your College/Career Exploration
Worksheet.
Thank you!