Transcript It’s your junior year!!

It’s your junior year!!
Oh the places you will go…..
Where should you start?
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Naviance is a great first step!
Log onto
www.succeed.naviance.com/oleyvhs
Go to the right side and click on register as
a new student
Use the code on your handout to sign in
Fill out the demographic information
including a home e-mail address
What can I do with this
tool?
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Home page
Links to important website
Announcements – College rep visits –
Important dates
Career Tab
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Personality Type
Career Interest
Profiler
Information about
jobs, wages, etc.
About Me
Resume:
Use this tool to keep
an account of your
activities, awards,
classes taken, etc.
College Tab
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Supermatch
College Search
College Profiles
COLLEGE SEARCH
Programs/Majors
Location (urban/suburban/rural/distance)
Cost / Financial Aid
Size
Campus Life
Housing Options
Athletics
Special Programs
Competitiveness – Be realistic
COMPARE ME
What are the post
secondary possibilities?
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Job
Apprenticeship
Military
2 year College
Career or Technical School
4 year College (Liberal Arts or Career
Specific)
What is your plan?
Next step: College
Entrance Exams
Who needs them?
 SAT or ACT?
What is the difference?
When should I take them?
Accomodations?
Fair Test Schools?
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ACT - www.actstudent.org
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Curriculum Based (Achievement test) – What did you learn in high school
There is no penalty for wrong answers on this test so don’t be afraid to take a
guess.
Four-section exam - 2 hours 55 minutes
– Math: skills students have typically acquired in courses taken up to the
beginning of grade 12
– Science: interpretation, analysis, evaluation, reasoning, and problem-solving
skills required in the natural sciences
– Reading: Measures reading comprehension
– Essay:
English:
Measures
standard
written English
rhetorical
Measures
writing
skills emphasized
in highand
school
English skills
classes and in entrylevel college composition courses. Optional but you should take it.
SAT – www.collegeboard.com
– Reasoning test (Aptitude) How smart are you really?
– Take only educated guesses as each wrong answer is – ¼ pt.
– Ten-section exam -3 Hours and 45 minutes
 3 Critical Reading: short and long reading passages, sentence
completion
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3 Math: number and operations, algebra and functions, geometry and
measurement, data analysis, statistics and probability
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3 Writing: multiple-choice questions on grammar and usage and
student written essay
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1 Experimental
How to improve your
score.
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Take a practice test on collegeboard write down unfamiliar
words and their meanings. Use official tests to practice, buy a
book, or complete the online test prep course.
Experiment with different strategies. Read the questions first
and then reference the different passage. Skim the passage
first, focus on the first and last sentence of each paragraph.
Read! Read! Read!
In the essay consider the opposing point of view. Stating and
recognizing the opposing view demonstrates mature thinking.
REGISTRATION
INFORMATION
 CEEB
CODE– 393100
 Register ASAP to secure a space
 The name you register with must match the
name on your Oley Valley Transcript
 Must upload photo when registering
 Photo ID is required to take entrance exams
 Bring your calculator, pencils and
admissions ticket
If you have an IEP or 504 and have been approved to receive
accommodations, be sure to follow the registration procedures.
What do I still have to
do?
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Attend Financial Aid night on
January 7 at 6 in the Cafeteria
Attend Choosing a Post
Secondary Plan night on
February 4 at 6 in the
Cafeteria
Attend your scheduled junior
meeting (parents are invited)
in Feb./March to complete your
course selection and discuss
your post secondary plan and
learn about the OVHS
application process
Attend the Spring College Fair
at Alvernia
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Begin making a list of
prospective colleges in
Naviance
Look for scholarships and
financial aid information
(Guidance website, fastweb,
finaid.com
VISIT SCHOOLS
Sign up for the SAT and/or
ACT (prepare)
Keep your resume updated
Apply for NCAA status at the
end of your junior year if this
applies to you
Don’t forget the
importance of this year!
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Keep your academics strong!
Continue to challenge yourself!
Begin to think strongly about the direction
you will be heading. This is not an overnite
decision…put a lot of thought into this.
Consult with parents, teachers, siblings,
friends and mentors but know that the final
decision must be yours.