JUNIOR PARENTS MEETING

JUNIOR PARENTS MEETING

January 13, 20107 PM

Highlands’ PAC

• AP INFO• AP GRANT• MAJOR OF

INTENSIVE STUDY

• START SENIOR JOURNEY

• “It’s the freshman, sophomore, and junior year that get kids into college. It is the senior year that keeps them there”

Admission’s office look at:

Rigor Activities

GPA Awards/Honors

Test Scores

HAVING OPTIONS!!

WORK

MILITARY

SERVICE ACADMIES

COLLEGE

• Education = Opportunity

• Many employers may pay for course work

• Co-op/Vocational School

• As an enlisted person?– Contact recruiter– Take the ASVAB

• As an officer?– Available at most

colleges– $$$ for junior/ senior

years– scholarships– -www.sss.gov

• Contact the academy admissions• Contact your congressman/senator• Begin in the spring of junior year• Realize that the academies have a

strong engineering core.

• 2 YEAR/TECHNICAL– Transfer or Terminal?– Reciprocity between NoKY, UC, CSTCC

• 4 YEAR– Internship/Co-op opportunities

• Pre-College Curricula--page 28

• Information– collegeboard.com– act.org– Guidance Office

• What does the college require?

ACT or SAT

With or without writing

SAT—subject tests?

ACT-Juniors March 15

• BENCHMARKS » USED FOR COLLEGE ADMISSION

– ENGLISH 18– MATH 22– READING 21– SCIENCE 24

THE ACT TEST PREP INTRODUCTION

8 HOURS

PREP/STRATEGIES

THE ACT BOOT CAMP

31 HOURS

4 PRACTICE TESTS

DIAGNOSTICS/STRATEGIES

• finaid.org/ fastweb.com

• Financial Aid Mtg.-Jan 2012

•COST OF ATTENDANCE•LESS

•EXPECTED FAMILY CONTRIBUTION (Constant)

•EQUALS•NEED (Varies)

•FAFSAdo after Jan. 1

•PROFILE–available 9/15

• KEES Scholarship (kheaa.com)• NCAA Clearinghouse(ncaa.org)

– www.collegestudentathletes.com

• Time line• Brag sheet/resume• “SR”. Mtg.- June 9, 7pm-PAC

• February 8th--return schedule requests

• Review records/ requests-meet with Mrs. Meyer

• “Plan a Visit”-This summer

• Resume/ILP

www.fortthomas.kyschools.us

Contact Info:

Ann.meyer@fortthomas.kyschools.us

859 815-2604