Junior/Senior Parent Meeting For the graduating class of 2011

How to Make the College Choice: Take a visual tour of the campus Make a college visit Talk to alumni Contact the admissions office Attend college preview days

College Night When?When? Thursday December 2, 2009 –6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Where?Where? Region IX Service Center – on Loop 11 Why?Why? Face to face visit with college reps All grades are encouraged to come!

APPLYTexas Workshop  Wednesday, October 20th in Rider Tech Lab  The workshop is taught by MSU Admission Counselors, but is good for any school that will accept APPLYTexas application.  Students must sign-up in College Readiness office by October 15th-space is limited.  Students must complete Profile portion of application prior to workshop.  For those interested in attending MSU, they will possibly waive the $25 application fee

SAT Dates www. Collegeboard.com Cost: $47-non-refundable Rider’s college code:

ACT Test dates ACT with Writing: $48 Rider’s college code:

College Readiness Updates: Send an to Mrs. Johnson at and she will add you to the list to receive update s once a week – mainly for seniors and their parents, but junior parents can participate, too.

Requesting Transcripts We must have on file a parent-signed permission form to release transcripts. Students will be receiving this in their meeting Thursday morning, so be looking for it. Once we have this, students fill out a Transcript request form, stating where or to whom we need to send or release the transcript. Multiple transcripts may be requested.

MSU Majors Fair Tuesday, October 26 Clark Student Center Campus and Housing Tours Information on ALL MSU majors! Sign up in College Readiness office by Tuesday, October 19th – space is limited Seniors Only

Other Resources for College Information College Handbook Compendiums College and Career Center in RHS Library Admissions and Financial Aid Offices at the college of your choice

Top 5 Factors Influencing Admission Decisions Grades in College Prep Courses (73.9%)‏ Standardized Admission Tests (59.3%)‏ Grades in all Courses (53.7%)‏ Class Rank (31.2%)‏ Essay/Writing Sample (23.3%)‏ (% of college admissions officers rating the factor to be of considerable importance in the admission decision process)‏

Important Steps to the College Admissions Process Send College Application & Fee or fee waiver Send Transcript Send SAT/ACT Scores Send Housing Application Send Scholarship Applications Complete FAFSA Application

Filling Out Applications Fill out application carefully and neatly. Beat, don’t meet, the DEADLINE! Always keep a copy of application and letters of recommendation.

Get Ahead before College. Pass your AP Exams Take Dual Credit Classes CLEP out of classes

NCAA To be scouted by a college you must: Register with the NCAA Clearinghouse online Request (from Mrs. V) a transcript be sent Send copy of test scores Pay fee or submit fee waiver See your coach or Mrs. Johnson for more information

Military Information Contact local recruiting office Visit with military recruiter on campus Visit with JROTC commanders

Apprenticeships & Employment Contact people working in desired area of employment Texas Workforce Commission Participate in Groundhog Shadow Day

Four Year Plan Grade Course 1Course 2Course 3Course 4Course 5Course 6Course 7 9 English 1 Reg. Pre-AP Math Alg. 1 or Geometry Reg. Pre-AP Biology Reg. Pre-AP World Geography Reg. Pre-AP 10 English 2 Reg. Pre-AP Math Geom. Or Alg. 2 Reg. Pre-AP Science IPC or Chem. Reg. Pre-AP World History Reg. Pre-AP 11 English 3 Reg. AP Dual Math Alg. 2 or PreCal. Reg. Pre-AP Science Chem. Or Physics Reg. Pre-AP U.S. History Reg. AP Dual 12 English 4 Reg. AP Dual Math Student choice Reg. Pre-AP AP Science Student choice Reg. Pre-AP AP Government/ Economics Reg. AP Dual The following courses are required. However, they may be taken at any time during their high school career: Fine Arts (1.0) Comm. Applications (.5) PE/PE Equivalent (1.0) Foreign Language (2.0 of the same language) Electives (5.5) These, along with the mandatory 4 x 4, complete the requirements for the Recommended Graduation Plan.

Graduation Info Graduate Sales will be giving a presentation to Seniors on Tuesday, November 9 about order Caps, Gowns, Invitations, etc. Please be looking for information that is sent home with your child. Counselors are meeting with Seniors on Thursday morning. Please ask to see information they received.

Diplomas Diploma should have students’ full legal name printed on it. When filling in this information, be sure to print neatly and spell the full legal name correctly.

Counselors Mrs. Spurgers (A-C) Mrs. Risner (D-He) Mrs. Palmore (Hi-Mi) Mrs. Rogers (Mo-Sc) Mrs. Lauck (Se-Z) Mrs. Johnson (College Readiness)