COLLEGE NIGHT WELCOME PARENTS AND STUDENTS Mr. Jay Miller Mr. Steve Crowley Student Services

Clinton County College and Career Fair October 8th CCRESA building 6:30 – 8:00 Wednesday October 8th in St. Johns at the CCRESA building from 6:30 – 8:00 PM

Application Process Start process mid to late September and try to have at least one application in by mid-October Apply online: very few colleges take paper applications Request high school transcript thru Parchment/Docufide ACT score needs to come directly from ACT Have letters of recommendation, always provide info sheet Be prepared to write an essay Have a backup plan do not rely on first choice!

On-Site Admissions  Western Michigan University: October 10, 2014  Central Michigan University: October 22, 23 or 24  Complete a paper application and sign up in Student Services

ACT Scores (Admissions) CMU: GVSU: WMU: EMU: FSU: MSU: U of M: Hope: Alma: Adrian: 20-25

PracticeTesting Full Kaplan Practice ACT with writing November 15 9:00-1:00 pm MSU Kellogg Center When: Saturday, November 15 9:00-1:00 pm Where: MSU Kellogg Center Practice for MME YOU MUST SIGN UP Why: Practice for MME that will be taken March and research indicates familiarization with test helps increase scores. YOU MUST SIGN UP

Must use to set up, Take assessments for each section to get tailored study plan! Kaplan.com

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Other ACT prep opportunities December 6 th DHS Commons, Class rooms Saturday, December 6 th, full practice, cost is $35. DHS Commons, Class rooms 8:00 – 12:00 PM, ACT on-line prep NOT FREE $27 g g

ACT National Test Dates: October 25, 2014 December 13, 2014 February 7, 2015 Go to: to sign up.

Requesting Transcript Must go through Parchment/Docufide to have DHS transcripts go to colleges! Done through the DHS website under Student Services.

NCAA and NAIA Register if playing a sport at Division I or II school (NCAA) and for any sport for NAIA. $70 fee registration fee for either. NCAA: Need to meet the 16 CORE credit requirements for Divisions 1 and 2, 2.0 GPA for core credit classes, GPA/ACT (sliding scale) for NCAA. NAIA: Minimum eligibility requirements: 3.0 cumulative GPA (end of junior year), 18 ACT or 860 SAT. NCAA and NAIA needs an ACT score report directly from ACT.

Scholarships/Financial Aid Academic based will come from colleges: ACT/GPA vary from school to school fastweb.com schoolsoup.com finaid.org Local scholarships applications will be available first part of Jan Other scholarship offerings are on announcements throughout school year!!! fafsa.ed.gov: will require tax information. Need to file in order to be eligible for low rate govt. loans and work study. Apply after Jan. 1, 2015 and prior to March 1, 2015

Why Students Should Avoid Senioritis During early summer a committee in our office will review students’ final transcripts to ensure students have performed to the academic level expected of them. Every year, there are students who leave our office no reasonable choice but to revoke their offers of admission due to poor performance in their senior year courses. This is a process which our staff does not enjoy, but is part of the offer of admission extended to students. Michigan State University

SCHEDULE CHANGES SENIOR YEAR A student's senior schedule plays an important role in the evaluation of their application for admission. If a student is considering dropping or adding a class, please make sure that they're aware of the effect this may have on their application. Taking four or five core classes during the senior year is strongly encouraged in order for applicants to remain competitive for admission. Dropping core courses is not encouraged. We will always have the student call the admissions office before making schedule change.