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MEET YOUR COUNSELOR
Amanda Martin
Sarah Patton
Kelly Nash
Leslie Lee
Rebecca Sudduth
Karen Smiley
Heather Deyton
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9th Grade
Student Success Counselor
School Counseling Intern
• College & Career Center
• Linda Mongeon
• Help with transcripts, applications, FAFSA, college visits to Bearden,
scholarship bulletins
Today’s Focus
A Big Thank You
Senior Timeline and Information
Handouts
Transcripts
College Checklist
CHECK THE SCHOOL COUNSELING
WEB PAGE OFTEN
http://www.knoxschools.org/domain/1
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SCHOOL COUNSELING CALENDAR
Be sure to check out the BHS School Counseling
Calendar for College Visits:
SCHOOL COUNSELING LUNCH SCHEDULE
Senior Timeline
• Still visiting campuses?
• Campus visit procedure on the College and Career Center
Page(All seniors 10/14 Or the Option to take a Career
Exploration Assessment - ASVAB)
• College App Week September 28th – Oct 2nd (preferred
time to submit Brag Sheet, and goal of applying to one
college by this week.) PARENT INPUT IS WELCOME 
• October test scores can usually meet application deadlines
• We are strongly encouraging students to send scores
DIRECTLY from the Testing Agency
• College Fair – 9/29 daytime and evening at HVA
• TN Promise scholarship deadline – Nov. 2, 2015
• UT deadline – we need transcript & letter of rec requests
before FALL BREAK!
SENDING TRANSCRIPTS - PARCHMENT
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Requests
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Transcripts for Seniors
Seniors will be given 1 unofficial transcript today
Check Name, DOB, Credits, GPA
 If something is of concern, write on your transcript
and return it to your school counselor
Need a counselor letter of rec?
___ Secondary School Report (College has requested this and student has provided completed form & information.)
___ Other: ____________________________________________________________________________________
If the application states that a counselor recommendation is REQUIRED please check here _____
This can take additional time, so please select one:
send transcript now without the letter ____
wait to send transcript with the letter ____
YOU MUST SUPPLY A “BRAG SHEET” TO THE COUNSELOR IF YOU NEED A RECOMMENDATION LETTER!!
I request that the BHS Guidance Office mail to the institution named above my official transcript and/or test scores. I further
request that, if required, the Guidance Office submit a recommendation in support of my application. I understand that this information
is confidential, and I hereby waive any rights I may have to review its’ content.
Fill out
your part
LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION
• Counselor recommendations
• BHS Brag Sheet - help us help you
• form in College & Career Center/online
• submit or e-mail to your counselor
• parent section
• Teacher recommendations
• carefully select someone who can speak about
your strengths as a student.
• Complete a Teacher Self Evaluation form for
each teacher you select
COUNSELOR RECS
Help us help you.
We don’t want to choose
the option “I don’t know
enough about this student
to write a statement.”
Your parents like to talk
about you; let them.
TEACHER RECS
When college apps ask for gpa & rank…
 Select “decile” (not “exact”) KCS reports
decile
 See transcript for decile and gpa
 Look up your ACT & SAT scores & AP scores
TN HOPE Lottery Scholarship
www.CollegeforTN.org
STUDENT DEADLINES
NOV 2, 2015 Deadline to Apply Tennessee Promise
program.
By FEB 15, 2016 File the Free Application for Federal
Student Aid (FAFSA) on www.fafsa.gov.
 Feb. 2, 2016 BHS Mandatory Meeting 5:30 pm
Cafeteria
 By SPRING Apply to community or technical college
STUDENT DEADLINES
 April 5, 2016 BHS Mandatory Meeting 5:30 pm
Cafeteria
 By AUG 1, 2016 Complete FAFSA verification, if
required by your institution.
 By AUG 1, 2016 Complete your first 8 hours of
community service.
College Applications:
Top Mistakes
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Rushing to meet a deadline
Online applications not submitted
Using a non-professional e-mail
Think about what you type on Social Media
“trying to write what you think college admissions
Dishonesty
officers want is the surest way to sound forgettable.”
• Sloppy or lazy preparation
• Letting your parents fill out the application
YOU are the applicant; not your parent.
OVER 500 COLLEGES USE COMMON
APP
COMMON APPLICATION
• One application sent to several schools at
once
– including supplemental information
• Many have their own “Common
Application Supplement”
Other Applications
• College Housing - differs by school
– may be before or after admissions offer
• College Scholarships - check each school
– may require separate application and deadline
may be earlier than the ‘admission’ deadline
• FAFSA - January 2016 for Fall 2016
admission—free application for federal
student aid… www.fafsa.gov.ed.
12TH PLANS
• Knox County College Fair AM 2 Step Process
1. Complete Permission Slip & Medical Release to
School Counseling Office by Sept. 14, 2015
2. Preregister online at www.gotocollegefairs.com
• Large Group Class meetings for all grades are this
week.
• Counselors will meet with all Seniors individually to
discuss these Post-Secondary Plans Fall
Sign up for Remind for important college &
scholarship information.
Text: 424-275-2378
with the message @bhscollege
Follow us on Twitter @BeardenGuidance
IMPORTANT DATES
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COLLEGES THAT CHANGE LIVES Program “How to
Choose a College that is Right for You”–
Sept. 3, 2015 6:00 pm BHS Auditorium
Bertlekamp Starts Week of 9/14/15
(Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays)
9/29/15 BHS-FHS-HVA College Fair
@ HVA School 6:30 pm
9/29/15 Knox County fair in a.m.
(11TH & 12TH Only)
College Workshop Series is planned. Stay tuned
through Remind and Canvas for Announcements
IMPORTANT DATES
• 10/14/15 PSAT (9th-11th only) grade
or ASVAB (10th-12th only)
or College Visit Day (12th Only)
• TN Promise Scholarship deadline – 11/2
• 11/1 & 12/1 UT deadlines – need requests earlier
…during College App Week
• December – FAFSA/Fin. Aid Workshop
• January 2016 - file FASFA as soon as possible
• May 2-13, 2016 AP Exams
• May 19, 2016 Happy Graduation!!!