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It is YOUR Senior Year!
Get on the path….
Or else it’ s hard to get anywhere.
Choose a path…
From which you can diverge!
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Today we will cover:
 Timeline for senior year AND college planning
 Act/Sat tests and preparation
 Graduation requirements and credit makeup options
 Tutoring and support
 What is college? And help for choosing colleges
 College rep visits
 College fairs
 Career fair
 Resources to help you
 Scholarships overview
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 Naviance!
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Your Counseling Team:
 Ms. Jackie Mosconi
 Mr. Don Dilla
 Ms. Marie Hassell
 Ms. Nicole Crowell
 Ms. Kim Friesen
 Ms. Anne Erickson & Ms. Breanna Parslow, College and
Career Center
http://south.mpls.k12.mn.us/Counseling.html
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South High Graduation Requirements and
Recommended Course Sequencing
Language Arts
4 years required
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Social Studies
4 years required
OP
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Humanities I
Social Issues in
Literature
American Indian
Explorations
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Humanities II
Explorations
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AP English
College in the Schools Literature or Composition
Literature of the Holocaust
American Literature
Film Studies
Art of Film
Poetry
Black Voices
Humphrey VOICES
Intro to Theater
Creative Writing
Choose from these or other English electives to equal 4 full years.
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LA
Humanities I
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Honors
World
Studies
Math
3 years required
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All Nations
World
Studies
Humanities II –
US History with
US History with AP
AP
AP Geography (1 sem.) and Government/Economics
(1 sem)
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World War II / Decades
Holocaust
College in the Schools Economics
Stock Market
Globalization
Humphrey VOICES
Choose from Social Studies electives to equal 4 full
years.
LA
OP
Science
3 years required
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By recommendation of previous year’s
teacher:
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Algebra I
Geometry
Algebra II
Jr/Sr Review
Pre-Calc
AP Calc I
AP Calc II
LA
OP
World Language
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By recommendation of previous
year’s teacher:
Each of the following is required:
 Environmental Science
 Biology (or AP)
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Fine Arts
1 year required
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Chinese
French
German
Latin
Ojibwe
Spanish
One of the following is required (both
chemistry and physics are recommended for
college-bound students):
 Chemistry (or Honors or AP)
 Physics (or Honors or AP)
 Physical Science
Must complete a minimum of three full
years.
Must complete a minimum of three full
years.
Minimum of 2 years in a single language is
required for Liberal Arts students. Three or
more years is recommended for collegebound students.
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Physical Education
1 year required
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Band (all)
Choir (all)
Ceramics
African American Arts
Native American Arts
Drawing
Painting
Desktop Publishing
Photography
Project Lead the Way
(counts at 50% of credit
value toward FA
requirement)
Choose from the above to
equal 1 full year.
LA
OP
Health
1 year required
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 Fitness for Life I (1 semester)
 Fitness for Life II (1
semester)
Both semester-long classes are
required.
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 Health I (1 semester)
 Health II (1 semester)
Both semester-long classes are required.
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 College is…
 Any kind of training, certificate, or degree-earning program
beyond high school that prepares you to live a happy, fulfilling,
self-sustaining life.
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Senior Year Timeline…
the College Piece
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Standardized tests (ACT/SAT; Accuplacer)? Retake?
Narrow your college choices
Consider their requirements; look at Deadlines and “Fit”
Essays, if required
Letters of Recommendation, if required
College applications
Request transcripts (etc)
Breathe – pass your classes – breathe
Financial Aid and Scholarships
Continue examining your options (if this, then that)
Review SAR; reply
Review acceptances and F.A. awards
Make your decision; send deposit(s)
Breathe – pass your classes – breathe
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Do you know where you are going?
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Do you know where you are going?
 Military
 Service - Americorp-etc.
 Apprenticeship/Work
 Travel
 Trade or technical school
 Two-year
 Four-year
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What if you don’t know what you want
to do?
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Where to turn?
 CCC – Ms. Erickson or Ms. Parslow
 Your counselor
 Naviance : DWYA, interest inventory, Iseek.org,etc.
 Interview adults to know you well
 Ask others about their jobs
 Start somewhere… it always leads forward…
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Admission to a Two-Year or Trade
School
 Accuplacer, in some cases
 High school diploma
 Visit their program; ask good questions: What are your
placement rates? Will my credits transfer if I do? How much
will this cost per credit (and compare)?
 Can sometimes provide good opportunities to earn a good
living in a fairly short time span. Not always transferrable
skills, though.
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What Four-Year Colleges Consider:
Grades in College Prep Courses
Standardized Admission Tests
Grades in all Courses
Class Rank
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 Community/school involvement/leadership/character
 Essays
 Letters of recommendation
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Keep up the MOMENTUM!
 Continue with most rigorous academic program possible - 4
years English, math, science (bio, chem. physics), social studies
and world language. Most selective schools want great grades in
the most rigorous academic program available at the student’s
school
 Your GPA matters ALL THE WAY TO THE END!
 If you change your courses after you apply to a college and you
don’t check it out with a college, they may rescind your offer of
acceptance.
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Campus Visit Questions
 What are the admissions requirements?
 Average class size?
 Retention rate, graduation rate and career placement history of grads?
 Who teaches undergrad classes?
 Strongest departments/programs?
 Financial Aid- Avg. amount students receive, etc?
 Special programs, clubs, recreation facilities and services?
 Types of housing and living situations available?
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College Comparison Grid
Post-Secondary
Training Program or Programs of study
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Location
Size
Cost
Financial Aid
Housing Options
Admissions
requirements
Why I like
this school:
Other:
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Testing
 ACT v SAT
 TOEFL and/or MELAB
 Retaking a test?
 Check out http://www.fairtest.org for schools with optional
testing requirements
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Admissions Terminology
 Early Decision I – Binding. Student agrees to withdraw all other apps. Can
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double chances of acceptance at certain colleges.
Early Action - Early Deadline, Early Notification. Student doesn’t have to
decide until regular admission date.
Early Notification - Colleges who really want a student let them know
early how likely it is that they will be accepted
Regular Admissions - Considers all students who have their app.in by the
deadline
Priority Deadline – consider those applications in advance of regular
admissions
Rolling Admissions - Continuous acceptance of apps. until class fills
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Applications
 6 colleges is plenty. More than that…? We can suggest ways you
could become more focused in your search…
 Apply On-line
 Provide at least two weeks prior to date application is due in the
admissions office (ten working days) for counseling office and
teachers to mail required forms.
 $2.00 per application.
 Common Application commonapp.org-be sure to check for
supplements
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the Application
 Students are responsible for making sure their applications are
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complete. Staff will prepare transcripts ($2 each) and completed
counselor forms for each application. South High staff will also track the
date that each application has been prepared and mailed, whether
electronically or via postal mail.
Let us know that us you have submitted your application electronically or
have mailed it. (Bring $2 for each for processing the official transcript)
The counselor or other staff person will complete the staff portion.
Transcripts and other necessary documents will be prepared.
OUR PORTION of your application will be prepared and mailed (or sent
electronically) with the dated noted on the Naviance/Family Connection
site.
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Letters of Recommendation
 Letters will be written ONLY for those colleges that require them. Please double
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check ALL requirements and due dates.
If you do need a letter, please follow the steps below:
1. Naviance information
Please complete the 2012 Counselor Recommendation Form (under About Me,
Surveys, View all Surveys) on the Naviance site. Additionally, if you have a resume
already done, you can post it to your documents section and your counselor can
review this. To get logged on: http://connection.naviance.com/shsmn
Be sure to keep your email CURRENT in Naviance all year…
2. Schedule an appointment
Please reserve ½ hour with your counselor to review the Naviance information and
have an interview.
3. Plan ahead and, please, be patient!
Please allow 3 weeks for the letter to be completed. The letter will be mailed
(usually electronically) with your application and a copy will be placed in your
Naviance documents file for future use.
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College Athletics
Students considering college athletics at the Division I or II
level can obtain information on NCAA guidelines at
http://www.ncaa.org/.
Division I & II institutions which sponsor specific sports can
be found at http://www.ncaa.org/sponsorships/.
The NCAA Initial-Eligibility Clearinghouse handles all
inquiries regarding an individual's initial eligibility status.
Information and Clearinghouse registration are available at
www.ncaaclearinghouse.net.
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See Mr. Dilla or Mark Sanders, A.D.
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Financial Aid – more in Dec…
 Financial Aid Night – December 13, 2011 at 6:00pm
 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Grants, Work
Study, Loans.
 Available 1/1
 Need W-2’s.
 Apply on-line.
o Submit as early as possible.
 CSS Profile –required by some institutions. Fee required.
Available on-line at collegeboard.com.
 Scholarships -Naviance, family and friends, and databases
(fastweb)
 Estimator - www.mheso.state.mn.us.
 Click on “Student and Parents”
 Go to “Financial Aid Estimator.”
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Websites
 South High School website
 http://south.mpls.k12.mn.us/Counseling.html
 Naviance connection.naviance.com/shsmn
 Petersons.com
 commonapp.org
 collegeboard.com
 Actstudent.org
 Fastweb.com
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Senior Year Timeline…
the Big Picture
 Graduation –May 31, 4:30 p.m. MPLS Convention Center
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(tentative)(only 8 guest passes are available per graduate)
Graduation Video (optional; $20 before graduation, goes up
in cost later)
Parent-Sponsored Senior Overnight Party; day of graduation
($55)
Senior Picnic; following rehearsal day before graduation
($10)
Boat Bash; ($40) May 26, tentative
Graduation Fee ($30) due mid-May
Caps and Gowns ordering end of October ($ )
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Your Questions?
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