1. Counseling Services Department
Junior Parent Night
Sherwood High School
Counseling Services Department
Mrs. Kelly Singleton
Mr. William Sartori
January 18, 2018

3. What is happening now…
Online course registration for the school year
AP exam registration

4. Pathway to your senior year
MC College Classes
College and Career
Readiness and Dev.
Internship
AP Electives

5. Tonight we will…… Talk about next steps: College search process
Hand out information about the SAT/ACT, and other college entrance exams.
Introduce you to our online college and career readiness resource.(Naviance)
Share information about upcoming college fairs and important dates.

6. The Process Junior Year Senior Year Start early Get organized
Take SAT/ACT/Accuplacer
Identify and visit schools of interest
Senior Year
Apply to schools
Request official transcripts/ rec. letters
Send test scores
Apply for financial aid (including FAFSA) beginning Oct. 1st

7. College entrance factors
When colleges are evaluating a student’s application, they take many factors into consideration. However, they weigh some factors more heavily than others.

8. These 4 components have consistently been the top admission decision factors:
Grades in College Prep/Core Courses
Strength of Curriculum
Grades in all courses
Test Scores (SAT/ACT)

9. Next, colleges focus on the following components, which are considered moderately important and looked at very similarly:
Student Essay
Counselor Recommendation
Teacher Recommendation
Demonstrated interest in the college (ie: college visits, visits with admissions representatives in your area)
Extracurricular Activities
These components of the application are factored in, but only by the subset of colleges that require them:
Subject Test Scores
Portfolio
Interview

10. Starting my list
Major
Does this school have it?
Location
Close to home?
In-state?
Once a semester.
Cost
Do I have a range that is affordable to me?
Admission Criteria
GPA
Foreign Lang?
SAT/ACT
Admission Rate
How competitive is the school?
Safety/reach ream
Size
Big/small classes?
Social impact?
What’s your comfort level?
To start, make a list of what is important to you and your family...

11. College Entrance EXAMS
SAT*
SAT II (SUBJECTS TESTS)
ACT*
*MCPS will be paying for all juniors to take the SAT or ACT this spring.

12. College Entrance EXAMS
AP Exams
(Possible college credit)
ACCUPLACER (Montgomery College)
ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery)

13. Request official transcripts and counselor/teacher letters of recommendation
Search for colleges and scholarships; register for career center visits
Complete student and parent brag sheets
Keep track of the college application process from any computer with internet connection
NAVIANCE PROGRAM

15. Junior Parent Night with College Admissions Counselors- Thursday, April 5, 2018 at 7:00
Sherwood High School College Fair –
Monday April 9, 2018
6:30pm-8:30pm
County College Fair –
Wednesday April 11, 2018
(Permission form required)
AP Exams – May 7-18 , 2018
(Registration is open online)
Senior Meetings- Summer 2017
Senior Parent Night - Early September 2017
Financial Aid Night – TBD
Important
Dates

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