1. “Senior” Parent Night!
CLASS OF 2019

2. MEETING OBJECTIVES Introductions The College Application Process
a) Macrao.org
b) On-Line v. Paper
c) Finding requested application information
d) What to do at school
e) Timeline
Senior Year Events: Currier’s REMIND texts and
Scholarships, Grants and Loans

3. Getting in… What are colleges looking for? a) GPA
b) ACT/SAT scores
Average SAT scores in 2018 were near 1000
Average ACT scores in 2018 were near 20
c) Rigorous Coursework
d) Extra-Curricular Involvement/Well-Roundedness
** USE “MICHIGAN COLLEGE GUIDE” (hand out) or to determine college requirements for admission.

4. Career Cruising Pain in the tush?!
NO MORE: Very constructive use of your time!
Username= LSPS-Power School User ID
E.G.: "LSPS-johndoe"
Password= LSPS Power School Password
E.G.: "red27"
Go through the checklist found under “Progress” bar – all the way to the Financial Aid Scholarship Selector

5. COLLEGE FILE TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Start a “College File”
COLLEGE FILE TABLE OF CONTENTS:
List Colleges of Interest – Dream BIG
Current Copy of Unofficial Transcript
Three Letters of Recommendation
Create an On-line Account with each College of Interest: record Usernames/Passwords
Area to Keep Records of Where/When Apply

6. MACRAO.ORG Great Resource! Enter www.macrao.org
Click on Michigan College Home Pages
MI Public 4 year Colleges/Univ
MI Private 4 year Colleges/Univ
MI Community 2 year Colleges
Each offers Quick Links to Apps

7. Application Time Line Try to apply at your College Visit!
Early Admission is from September – November 1st
Check DEADLINES of Colleges of Interest
Best to start submitting Applications in September
Open/Rolling Enrollment v. Deadline for Apps
4 Year Colleges usually want a commitment by approximately May 1st of Senior Year
Community Colleges use Open Enrollment – Start Application Process in May of Sr. Year

8. Application Process
ON-LINE v. PAPER: On- line is faster although many parents prefer to keep hard copies of the application – On-line seems preferred by Colleges
INCLUDE THE COUNSELING OFFICE IN EACH STEP OF YOUR APPLICATION PROCESS

9. Application Process On-Line: Create an Account
1) Begin Application – student’s personal information is entered by student/family. There is usually an Application Fee of appx. $35 -$50.
2) Come to Counseling Office to request academic records be sent to your college choices. If you desire, you can mail the Application Fee with trans.
3) DOCUFIDE/PARCHMENT – You may choose to create an account with Docufide; you can order your transcripts on-line indicating where to send them. This generates an Transcript Request to Ms. Bates.
4) DON’T FORGET! You will need to let Ms. Bates know if your updated transcript needs to be sent more than once.

10. Application Process PAPER:
Mail in your Application
Request Transcript be sent by Counseling Office
Don’t forget to include check for Application Fee
Make Copies of everything and record the date you send it

11. Accounts to Create
: if you need to send scores to additional schools NOT indicated on your child’s original sheet
: send scores to additional schools
: if you are a perspective college athlete, you’ll need to create an account
if you are interested in ordering records through Docufide/Parchment. MORE: many links included on Counseling Department’s site regarding COLLEGES, CAREERS, FINANCIAL AID & SCHOLARSHIPS
free scholarship search

12. Senior Year Events Apply to several schools you’d like to attend!
Sign up to Retake ACT/SAT (if unhappy w/score)
Keep grades UP throughout the year-they check!
Complete Career Cruising – Scholarship Finder BEFORE senior year begins
Attend FINANCIAL AID NIGHT – October, 2018
Avoid SENIORITIS at all costs!
Use LSHS Counseling Department website

13. Financial Aid, Scholarships and FAFSA
a) Grants
b) Loans
Scholarships
a) Community/Private
b) College/University Offered
FINANCIAL AID NIGHT –OCTOBER 2018
- FAFSA IS BASED ON 2017 TAX INFORMATION
- FAFSA APPLICATION SHOULD BE CREATED 10/18 – 6/19
- Can create a PIN number now for your application in You MAY but it is not NECESSARY.
Patrick Klenner – Financial Associate
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