Welcome Sophomores Preparing for the college application process What to expect Junior year

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College Lingo! College Terms Glossary Western Undergraduate Exchange Program (WUE) NCAA Study Abroad Undergraduate student Student loans CSS Profile FAFSA Liberal Arts School Coalition application Work Study Community College dorms Regular Decision Early Decision Graduate School Public vs Private University Rolling Admissions Common Application Major Minor Early Action Restrictive Early Action Tuition Room and Board Scholarships Greek Life

Your Counselors! Ms. Gerressen A-CI Mr. Sheets CO-G Ms. Southmayd H-LI Ms. Sherrod LO-RA Ms. Akinduro RE-T Ms. Palermo U-Z & Special Services Ms. Shaba-Counseling Secretary Ms. Matthews- Transcript requests

MORE TESTING??? HOW DO I KNOW WHAT TO TAKE AND WHEN??? AP? PSAT?? SAT??? ACT? PSAT?? SAT??? ACT?

Yes, if you took the PSAT this year you should take it again your junior year! What is the PSAT? What will you be tested on? Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test Important for top 20% students because it can help them: Stand out to colleges as excelling students Qualify to become a National Merit Final 3. Practice for the SAT exam READING 60 MINUTES WRITING/LANGUAGE 35 MINUTES MATH(NO CALCULATOR) 25 MINUTES MATH (CALCULATOR) 45 MINUTES

GO TO: https://www.khanacademy.org/sat YOU CAN LINK YOUR PSAT SCORE WITH KHAN ACADEMY FOR PERSONALIZED TESTING SUPPORT GO TO: https://www.khanacademy.org/sat You can also learn more about the PSAT and take a full length practice test through College Board. https://www.collegeboard.org

How do I register for the PSAT? You will register online through total registration. Information will be available in August. There is a deadline to register so pay attention to the announcements and check the Counseling web page.

New SAT or ACT which on should I take??? ACT OR SAT??

THE SAT.... WHAT TO EXPECT AND HOW TO PREPARE

SAT READING: 65 MINUTES WRITING/LANGUAGE: 35 MINUTES MATH: 80 MINUTES ESSAY: 50 MINUTES (OPTIONAL) PLEASE CHECK WITH THE COLLEGES YOU ARE APPLYING TO, TO SEE IF THEY REQUIRE THE ESSAY FOR ADMISSION. HIGHEST SCORE ON THE SAT?1600 (800 PER SUBJECT) THERE IS NO PENALTY FOR GUESSING, SO ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS! PAY ATTENTION TO TIME.

HOW TO PREPARE… YOU CAN BEGIN THIS SUMMER BY: VISITING: https://www.collegeboard.org https://www.khanacademy.org/sat Take the time this summer to take a full length practice test offered for free on college board

Practice Reading Question You will do questions 1-5 with a partner SAT PRACTICE TEST Go to sample questions and choose the reading question and check out the mobile app.

HOW DO I REGISTER? You should register for the SAT in the spring of your junior year Dates, time and location can be found on: https://www.collegeboard.org There are deadlines to register, so pay close attention to dates

Quick Facts The ACT consists of 4 subject areas with writing being an optional section. The ACT is given multiple times a year. DVUSD offers the ACT in the spring to all juniors; however, the writing portion is not available. You can visit act.org for information on registration.

What to expect….. Test Questions Time English 75 45min Math 60 60 min Reading 40 35 min Science 40 35 min Optional Writing 1 prompt 40 min Highest composite score on ACT is 36 Each subsection is out of 36 some colleges will combine scores from multiple test dates, others will only consider highest score from one sitting

ACT English Sample Question Work on passage one with a partner ACT PRACTICE

WHICH TEST IS RIGHT FOR ME?

PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE! 1. Take 1 full length practice SAT & 1 full length practice ACT during the summer before 11th grade. 2. Take the PSAT in October of your junior year. You will have the results in December/early January to review. 3. If necessary, take another full length practice test of each and a prep course.

Recommended Testing Timeline ALL STUDENTS TAKE PSAT IN THE FALL OF 11TH GRADE! March- Test May- Subject Tests if necessary June-Re-Test August-Test October-(senior year) Re-test (only if necessary) ACT February- Test April-Test June-Re-test July-Test September-(Senior year) Re-test (only if necessary)

Let’s think about your junior year…… What are your commitments outside the school day? Is your course load next year manageable?

What schools will I apply to, there are over 2500? What is the common application? What does Prior Prior Year mean? What is early action? DON'T WORRY WE ARE HERE TO HELP!

Coming up your junior year….. Junior Workshops Creating a college list Financial Aid and Scholarships College Application and letters of recommendations The College Essay College Panel Information on workshops will be in the announcements and on our webpage!

JUNIOR TIMELINE SUMMER FALL SPRING Test Prep How are you spending your summer? Attend Build your college list workshop Attend Fall College fair in Phoenix Continue with Test Prep Athlete? Check out the NCAA Take ACT or SAT Attend College Workshops offered at BCHS Attend a college fair Finalize college list Visit colleges of interest

Scholarships Announcements Counseling Webpage Remind101 Raise.me Scholarship Board College Depot Merit Scholarships

Merit Scholarships $10,000 President’s Scholar 3.8 GPA 30 ACT $8,000 Provost’s Scholar 3.7 GPA 27 ACT $6,000 Dean’s Scholar 3.4 GPA 26 ACT $4,000 University Scholar 3.3 GPA 25 ACT $2,000 Academic Scholar 3.0 GPA 24 ACT $9,750 Chancellor 4.0 GPA (unweighted) $7,750 President 3.9 GPA 31 ACT / 1410 SAT $6,750 Provost 3.7 GPA 27 ACT / 1295 SAT $5,750 Dean 3.5 GPA 24 ACT / 1170 SAT $4,750 Faculty 3.3 GPA 22 ACT / 1130 SAT $3,750 Antelpoe 3.0 GPA 19 ACT / 1000 SAT Wildcat Excellence Awards ACT 30 / 1390 SAT with 3.75 GPA $10,000-$12,000, with 3.25 GPA $8,000, with 3.0 GPA $6,000 ACT 26 / 1240 SAT with 3.75 GPA $8,000-$10,000, with 3.25 GPA $6,000, with 3.0 GPA $3,500 ACT 22 / 1100 SAT with 3.75 GPA $6,000 - $8,000, with 3.25 GPA $4,000, with 3.0 GPA $2,000 Full Tuition for Lumberjack Scholarship all A’s or B’s in core classes with a 3.5 GPA $6,000 President’s 3.5 GPA Test scores vary $3,500 Dean’s 3.25 GPA Test scores vary $2,500 Merit 3.0 GPA Test scores vary

Out of State Scholarships Texas Eligibility criteria: Out-of-State Students Competitive Scholarship Waiver Nonresident of the state of Texas AND Recipient of eligible university or individual college scholarship(s) totaling $1,000 or greater annually (see college and/or department for more details). The waiver allows you to pay tuition at the same rate as a Texas resident — a savings of thousands per semester. Waivers are limited, so we encourage you to apply as early as possible.

Out of State Scholarships WUE – Western Undergraduate Exchange Students who are residents of WICHE states are eligible to request a reduced tuition rate of 150% of resident tuition at participating two- and four-year college programs outside of their home state. Hawaii, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada all have cheaper tuition than Arizona… meaning with WUE you could pay the same or less to go out of state in tuition than in state!

Cost of WUE Schools University of Alaska $9,540 Cal Poly (Pomona) $8,613 Cal State Schools Colorado State $17,964 Univ of Hawaii $10,908 Boise State $7,889 UNLV $10,080 New Mexico State $8,856 New Mexico Univ $8,127 Univ of North Dakota $10,836 Western Oregon U $11,610 Portland State $11,543 Univ of South Dakota $10,815 South Dakota State University of Utah $11,996 Utah State $9,515 Weber State $7,338 Washington State $15,445 West Washington U $10,715 Univ of Wyoming $6,030

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