senior parent night falls church high school 2013-2014
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Senior Parent Night Falls Church High School 2013-2014. Senior Parent Night Agenda. Renee’ Foster, College & Career Center Specialist, -Career Center Resources -Family Connection -SAT vs. ACT College Representatives will discuss College Admissions: - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Senior Parent NightFalls Church High School
2013-2014
Senior Parent Night Agenda• Renee’ Foster, College & Career Center Specialist,
-Career Center Resources-Family Connection-SAT vs. ACT
• College Representatives will discuss College Admissions: -Jeanine Lalonde, University of Virginia; -Lauren Snyder, Marymount University; -Amanda Darr, Northern Virginia Community College Pathways Counselor
• Camilo Cardona & Patti Welch, Senior Lead Counselors-In House Application Procedures
Career Center Resources for Post-Secondary Options
College Apprenticeship
Military Gap Year Program
• View and exchange information about your plans with school counseling staff through this extensive resource!
• About Me-Develop plans-Record activities -Identify skills & interests (Interest Surveys)
• About College-Search for colleges-College Visit Schedule-See College acceptances (Scattergrams)
• From Your School-Messages from Mrs. Foster & School Counselors
All colleges will accept either or both exams.
SAT ACT Length 3 hours, 45 minutes 3 hours, 25 minutes (includes optional 30-
minute Writing Test) Sections 10 Sections: 3 Critical Reading, 3 Math, 3
Writing (including Essay), 1 Experimental (not scored)
4 Sections (plus optional Writing Test): English, Math, Reading, Science, Writing
Subjects Critical Reading Math Writing
English Math Reading Science
Writing (optional) Reading Reading passages with questions pertaining to
comprehension and sentence completion 4 passages, 10 questions per passage
Science N/A Science (analysis, knowledge, problem solving)
Math Arithmetic, geometry, algebra, and algebra II Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and trigonometry
Essay Required Optional (final section) Score Composition 1/3 Math
1/3 Reading 1/3 Writing
¼ English ¼ Math ¼ Reading ¼ Science
Scoring Aggregate score 600 – 2400 based on total of 3 scores 200- 800 (Reading, Math, Writing)Score of 0-12 for Essay
Composite score 1-36 based on average of 4 sections (English Math, Reading Science) Score 0-12 for Optional Essay.
Penalties Penalties (typically ¼ point deducted) for wrong answers
No penalties for incorrect answers
Sending Scores to Colleges
Student decides which scores are sent Student decides which scores are sent
Additional Information www.collegeboard.org www.actstudent.org
College Admissions Guest
• Jeanine Lalonde, Senior Assistant Dean of Admissions
College Admissions Guest
• Lauren Snyder, Assistant Director of Admissions
Pathways Program-NVCC
• Amanda Darr , NVCC Pathways to the Baccalaureate Counselor
Parents…….
FCHS School counselors and the College & Career
Center Specialist are always available to
answer your questions and provide
support! This is a team effort!
Important advice we share with your kids…
• Choose what’s important to you, not your friends.
• Try to visit campus while
schools are in session.
• Attend College Info Sessions held @ FCHS
• While it’s great to go where all your friends are going this is your education and your future depends on your choices.
Additional Advice…….• Secure teacher, coach,
and employer letters of recommendation early
• Keep your grades up!!• If you have recently
become a US Citizen, please update your status with the Social Security Administration
The In-House Application Process
•Transcript Request Form
•Recommendations•Secondary School Report
Transcript Request Form
Then$5 each
First 3 Are Free
RecommendationsDid you know?
1. Some colleges only want a letter of recommendation from a counselor
2. Some ask for a teacher and a counselor recommendation.
3. And there are even a few that don’t ask for one at all!
Things to Confirm4. Do I need a recommendation?
(research the college admission page)5. Who will I ask to write my letters of
recommendation?
Please give Teachers/Counselors 2-3 weeks to complete recommendations!!
Secondary School Report• NACAC Secondary School report is accepted by all universities/colleges in the U.S.
• Common App Report will be used for all Common App Schools
RE: Social Networking Sites
THINK!! Before Posting!!
Stay Up To Date…..
www.facebook.com/fchsjaguars
@FCHSCareerCtr
Calendar Events• Wednesday, 9/25 7 PM @ Falls Church HS: Senior Parent Night Representatives from several colleges and FCHS counseling department give an overview and insight on the college application and aid process.
• Saturday, 9/28 1-5 PM @ James Lee Community Center: Fall Festival Our AVID counselor (Joanne PerduOuimet) will have a booth where she will have flyers and answer any questions
• Tuesday, 10/1 6:30-8:30 PM @ Falls Church HS: College Applications and Aid w/ Andrea Ashton. Ms. Ashton is a professional college planner that will offer information and insight into paying for college
• Wednesday, 12/18 7 – 8 PM @ Falls Church HS: Financial Aid Workshop w/ Renee Foster & Department of Education Rep. Our very own College and Career Counselor Renee Foster and a representative from the US Department of Education will walk you through the Aid process and have a Q & A afterwards.
Before you know it….
Which path will your student choose?
Questions??