Transcript Eleventh Grade Spring Check Up

Tenth and Eleventh
Grade Parent Night
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presentation is available on
www.whs.tusd.org
 Click on “Counselor’s Corner”
 Click on “Parent Nights”
New and Improved Counseling
Services
Torrance Juvenile Diversion Counseling
 College and Career Center
 Brown Bag College Workshops
 PSAT Parent Night
 Naviance
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Naviance
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Means of communicating
with students and families
E-mails regarding events,
deadlines, college visits,
workshops, etc.
Planning for future
beyond high school
Personality and career
interest inventories
Transcript requests
Scholarships
Access to college
information from past
graduates, such as
acceptance and
attendance rates
 “Scattergrams” that
compare your academic
history to that of other
students to determine
likelihood for college
acceptance
 Surveys, Resume, Voting
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Sophomore and Junior Checklist
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Continue to take challenging courses. Review
requirements for graduation, college admission and
collegiate athletics (www.ncaaclearinghouse.net)
Get good grades.
Continue to be involved in activities, volunteer, and
seek out leadership roles.
Continue documenting your activities, honors and
awards on Naviance
Use College and Career Center to investigate postsecondary opportunities
Consider taking enrichment courses at a Community
College in the summer.
Sophomore Calendar
Sophomores
Sign up to hear college representative visits.
 Take the PSAT.
 If you are enrolled in advanced courses,
consider taking a SAT Subject Test in those
subjects.
 Complete the Personality Inventory on
Naviance which generates a list of potential
careers.
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Junior Calendar
Juniors
October – December
Take the PSAT.
 Attend college representative visits.
Sign up on Naviance.
 Start to make a list of colleges you are
interested in learning about.
 Focus on your college search by looking
through any or all of the college
guidebooks and/or search engines.
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October – December (cont.)
Involve yourself in clubs and activities
that interest you and continue to
assume leadership positions.
 Schedule college visits over Winter
Break.
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January – March
Attend College Financial Planning Night at Torrance
High School on January 6th.
 Attend the PSAT Parent Night – January 13th.
 Consider taking the SAT/ACT.
 Take the Mock SAT/ACT at West High.
 Use your research of colleges, standardized test
scores, and your GPA to come up with a tentative list
of schools.
 Attend the TUSD College Fair on February 27th at
South High School from 11 am – 2 pm.
 Research valuable summer opportunities.
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April – June
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Prepare for standardized tests.
Register for and take the May/June SAT
Reasoning Test, SAT Subject Tests, and/or
ACT.
Attend Brown Bag College Workshops.
Begin working on your Senior Brag Sheet.
Begin looking for scholarships. If you are
interested in playing Division I or II sports in
college, register with the NCAA at
www.ncaaclearinghouse.net
Summer 2010
Visit colleges.
 Start working on college essay(s).
 Start to develop your performing or
visual arts portfolio.
 Research additional scholarships.
 Spend time preparing for the SAT/ACT.
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Summer Opportunities
So Cal ROC…5 - 10 elective credits
 TUSD…
no fees (?)
students who have failed a course
students needing to pass CAHSEE
 South Bay Enrichment Academy
students who want to advance
tuition-based
 Online and Community College classes
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Check with your counselor before registering to
ensure you are taking the appropriate course.
Academic Resources for Students
and Parents
Tutorial Center
(Mon – Thurs at Lunch in
Media Center in Library,
after school from 3-4 pm in
Main Library)
 Parent Connect
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(www.parentconnect.tusd.org)
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Teacher Communication
Career Resources
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Naviance
El Camino
College and Career
Center
So Cal ROC
Summer Internships
Volunteer Work
SELECTING A
COLLEGE
Qualities to consider when deciding
which colleges to apply to….
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Size
Academic offerings
Coed or single sex
Religious/ethnic
orientation
Academic
environment
Activities available
More qualities to consider when deciding
which colleges to apply to….
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Big name or best fit
school?
Cost/availability of
financial aid
Admission difficulty
Location
Misc. considerations
(i.e., campus safety,
special facilities,
housing, etc.)
Resources
People sources of information
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Counselors
College representatives
Alumni
Currently enrolled students
Parents
Friends
Educational consultants
Resources
Paper and internet sources
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Objective guidebooks
Subjective guidebooks
Printed materials for colleges
College websites
General internet resources
(www.collegeboard.com)
6. Naviance
Resources
Events
1. College fairs
(TUSD Fair, NACAC Fairs, etc.)
2. College events
(Open houses, receptions)
3. Campus tours
Thank you for coming.
Please proceed to the Gym,
where College Night will
begin momentarily.