welcome! junior parent college and post secondary planning information session beverly high school...
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Welcome!
Junior Parent College and Post
Secondary PlanningInformation Session
Beverly High School Guidance Department
Welcome and Introductions College Search/College Visit Process Junior Year Timeline Naviance Admissions Tests, SATs and ACTs Senior Year Timeline Financial Aid Questions?
Agenda
Beverly High School Guidance Department
COUNSELORS:» JULIE ANGELO
» MICHELLE BURKE» DANIELLE DICARLO» TINA GRASSO» MELINDA LOOSIAN
SUPPORT STAFF:» EILEEN PERRY, SECRETARY
& SCHOLARSHIPS» LORI SPURVEY, REGISTRAR &
TRANSCRIPTS
Life After Beverly High School
92% of 2014 graduates pursued post-secondary education
62%
31%
3% 1% 3%0%
4-year college
2-year college
other schooling
work
armed services
unknown
How do I choose a school? Narrowing down choices:
– Location, size, environment, internship options, study abroad options, majors, selectivity, cost, etc.
Making A List of Schools…Reach = dream school/but may be a stretch
Target/Realistic = good chance of getting accepted
Safety = will definitely be accepted (MAKE SURE SAFETY SCHOOLS ARE SCHOOLS WHICH YOUR CHILD REALLY WOULD CONSIDER ATTENDING)
Visit Colleges, Meet with Reps, Take Virtual Tours
College Visits/Fairs
**Students allowed 1 day junior year for college visits and 2 in senior year.
**Check for Open House/Tour Dates through Admissions Office on college websites.
**Pick up college visit forms in Guidance.
**College Mini-Fairs @ BHS in October.
**Boston National College Fair in the Spring. Check www.neacac.org for details.
To-Do-List for Spring of Junior Year
**Work hard in school and try to finish strong
**Meet with guidance counselor to check graduation requirements, course selections, and college/career planning
**Register for SATs/ACTs and consider taking SATs Subject Tests
**Develop preliminary list of colleges
**Attend Spring Open House Events (look at college sites for these)
**Plan college visits in conjunction with any summer travels
**Choose carefully your senior courses at BHS. (Consider graduation requirements & college acceptance requirements)
**Brainstorm & write rough draft of college essay (found on applications)
**Complete Data Sheet info in Naviance
**Ask teachers for letters of recommendation
Career Day for Juniors February 13
~Speakers from a variety of careers speak to students in small groups. Like careers are placed together, for two 45 minute presentations.
~Topics discussed include daily job tasks, education required, related fields, etc.
~Juniors select their top four choices from a list, and then are assigned to two separate presentations.
~Speakers still needed! Volunteer tonight!
College Panel for JuniorsApril 8 Assembly
Last Year's Colleges That Attended:
>Northeastern U.
>Worcester State U.
>North Shore C.C.
>Johnson & Wales
Topics:
>Admissions Criteria, what they are looking for in prospective students
>Details about school, programs, majors
Naviance Using Family Connection
http://connection.naviance.com/beverly
Online Resource for College/Career Planning &
Advising
How do students and parents register?
Guidance Staff creates accounts with students when they are Freshmen
Parents accounts can be created through Student Account – Look under About Me Tab – my profile!
On subsequent visits, sign in using the Returning User box, through Family Connection
Guidance reviews Naviance procedures in Junior Sessions and Individual Appointments
What can Naviance do?
Compares colleges in a chart version and in a scattergram plot, using BHS Graduate Data
Links students directly to college websites
College Searches Maintains an organized portfolio
of colleges students are applying to/interested in
Career Exploration with Personality Inventory/Career Interest Profiler/Learning Style Inventory
Course Selection Process Starts Here
How is it accessed?
Family Connection web-based, and a direct link is provided on the BHS website. Click on NAVIANCE to get there! The direct website is:http://connection.naviance.com/beverly
Student accounts are created ahead of time with Guidance Staff
Guest accounts are available if student forgets username or password
Students can see Guidance Staff to reset usernames and passwords, if necessary
Parent accounts can be created through student accounts.
Upcoming SAT/ACT Test Dates
SATs March 14
February 12th registration deadline
May 2April 6th registration deadline
June 6May 8th registration deadline
www.collegeboard.com
ACTs
April 12March 7th registration deadline
June 14May 9h registration deadline
www.act.org
Visit schools all summer and in early fall Take SAT or ACT in Oct or Nov Complete applications
Early Decision/Early Action (usually by Oct 15, Nov 1, or Nov 15)
Applying by Thanksgiving (for Regular Decision) Submit Financial Aid Forms
FAFSA filed after Jan 1 February 15 is priority filing date CSS Profile deadlines are earlier, usually in fall Look for local scholarship applications on
Naviance
DEADLINES, DEADLINES, DEADLINES!.
Senior Timeline
Financial AidFederal aid (FAFSA / CSS Profile)
– FAFSA: www.fafsa.ed.gov can be mailed after Jan 1st– CSS Profile: find on www.collegeboard.org or college’s own
form – Loans, Grants, Work Study
Scholarships BHS has a running list of private scholarships. Check
Naviance/Daily Announcements/Website regularly. Research many national scholarships through
www.fastweb.com School-based merit scholarships available
Thank you for coming!!
Beverly High School
Guidance Department
www.bhsonline.org
978.921.6132