Senior Parent Senior Parent OrientationOrientation

Class of 2015Class of 2015

October 2, 2014October 2, 2014

Presented by the OAHS Guidance Presented by the OAHS Guidance DepartmentDepartment

Meet the Guidance Meet the Guidance DepartmentDepartment

Mr. Daniel Fitzgerald, Guidance Counselor Mr. Daniel Fitzgerald, Guidance Counselor

(A - Doherty)(A - Doherty)

Ms. Katherine Abruzzese, Guidance CounselorMs. Katherine Abruzzese, Guidance Counselor

(Donovan - Kramer)(Donovan - Kramer)

Mrs. Colleen Lutkevich, Guidance Counselor Mrs. Colleen Lutkevich, Guidance Counselor

(Kudcey – Purnell)(Kudcey – Purnell)

Mrs. Susan Mancuso, Director of GuidanceMrs. Susan Mancuso, Director of Guidance

(Q-Z)(Q-Z)

Mrs. Kathy Duggan, Guidance SecretaryMrs. Kathy Duggan, Guidance Secretary

Today’s AgendaToday’s Agenda

Making a PlanMaking a Plan

Sat & ACTSat & ACT

College Application Process & DeadlinesCollege Application Process & Deadlines

Financial AidFinancial Aid

NavianceNaviance

Tips for Dealing with Senior StressTips for Dealing with Senior Stress

What’s Your Child’s Plan?

4 year college4 year college2 year college2 year collegeOther post-secondary trainingOther post-secondary trainingMilitaryMilitaryWorkforceWorkforceThere is something for everyone!There is something for everyone!Every student needs a PLAN for life after high Every student needs a PLAN for life after high

school!school!

SATSAT

SAT Reasoning TestSAT Reasoning Test

3 Sections3 Sections

WritingWriting

Critical ReadingCritical Reading

MathMath

Deadline to register for Deadline to register for November 9November 9thth SAT is SAT is October 9October 9thth

Deadline to register for Deadline to register for December 6December 6thth SAT is SAT is November 6November 6thth

Late registration now for Late registration now for Oct 11Oct 11thth test test

SAT Subject TestsSAT Subject Tests

One hour in lengthOne hour in length

Required by the most Required by the most competitive collegescompetitive colleges

Typically schools want Typically schools want twotwo

$52.50 SAT test fee$52.50 SAT test fee

$26.00 Basic subject test fee$26.00 Basic subject test fee

$28.00 Late fee$28.00 Late fee

$11.25 additional score reports $11.25 additional score reports (beyond the four free)(beyond the four free)

www.collegeboard.orgwww.collegeboard.org

ACTACT

The ACT assesses The ACT assesses students ability to students ability to complete college-level complete college-level workwork

The multiple-choice tests The multiple-choice tests cover four skill areas: cover four skill areas: English, mathematics, English, mathematics, reading, and sciencereading, and science

$38.00 ACT no writing$38.00 ACT no writing $54.50 ACT Plus Writing $54.50 ACT Plus Writing $24.00 Late fee$24.00 Late fee $12.00 additional score reports$12.00 additional score reports

The Writing Test is The Writing Test is optional optional

The deadline for late The deadline for late registration for the registration for the October 25October 25thth ACT is ACT is October 3rdOctober 3rd

The registration deadline The registration deadline for the December 13for the December 13thth test is November 7test is November 7thth. . www.actstudent.orgwww.actstudent.org

MA State University MA State University Admissions Admissions StandardsStandardsCourse Minimum Requirements

English 4 Courses

Math 3 Courses (Algebra I & II, Geometry or Trigonometry, or comparable coursework)

Sciences 3 Courses (including 2 courses with labs)

Social Sciences

2 Courses, including one in US History

Foreign Language

2 Courses (in a single language)

Electives 2 Courses (from the above subjects or from the Arts & Humanities or Computer Sciences)

MA State University MA State University Admissions Admissions StandardsStandards

Weighted HighSchool GPA

UMASS ApplicantCombined SAT IMath and Verbalmust equal or exceed

State College ApplicantCombined SAT IMath and Verbal must equal or exceed

2.51-2.99 950 920

2.41-2.50 990 960

2.31-2.40 1030 1000

2.21-2.30 1070 1040

2.11-2.20 1110 1080

2.00-2.10 1150 1120

The College ProcessThe College Process

Teacher Letters of RecommendationTeacher Letters of Recommendation

Ask at least one teacher (two at the most.) Please Ask at least one teacher (two at the most.) Please ask them in person and send them an email request ask them in person and send them an email request through your Naviance account. Please provide them through your Naviance account. Please provide them with envelopes for any schools that still require snail with envelopes for any schools that still require snail mail. mail.

Student Questionnaire Student Questionnaire

Can be found on Naviance under the ‘About Me’ tab. Can be found on Naviance under the ‘About Me’ tab. Your counselor and teachers will use this when Your counselor and teachers will use this when writing your letter of recommendation. writing your letter of recommendation.

College ListCollege List

Please list all of the schools you are applying to in Please list all of the schools you are applying to in your Naviance account under the ‘Colleges’ tab. Be your Naviance account under the ‘Colleges’ tab. Be sure to have this information in TWO WEEKS before sure to have this information in TWO WEEKS before your first deadline. your first deadline.

Responsibilities – Responsibilities – Who Sends What?Who Sends What?

Counselor: Transcripts, school Counselor: Transcripts, school profile forms, letter of profile forms, letter of recommendation, secondary school recommendation, secondary school report formreport form

Teacher: Letter of recommendationTeacher: Letter of recommendationStudent: Application and fee, essay, Student: Application and fee, essay,

resume (where applicable), test resume (where applicable), test scoresscores

Reminder on DeadlinesReminder on Deadlines

Early DecisionEarly Decision Early ActionEarly Action Regular Regular

DecisionDecision Rolling Rolling

AdmissionsAdmissions

What about Finances?What about Finances?

Talk to your Talk to your seniors seniors

Learn about Learn about scholarshipsscholarships

Information on Information on local local scholarships will scholarships will be available in be available in FebruaryFebruary

Financial Aid 101Financial Aid 101All colleges require the FAFSA to determine All colleges require the FAFSA to determine eligibility for federal and state aid. This form eligibility for federal and state aid. This form can be filed (can be filed (www.fafsa.ed.govwww.fafsa.ed.gov) after ) after January 1, 2015.January 1, 2015.

In addition to the FAFSA, many private In addition to the FAFSA, many private colleges require the PROFILE form to colleges require the PROFILE form to determine eligibility for institutional aid. The determine eligibility for institutional aid. The PROFILE can be filed after October 1. There is PROFILE can be filed after October 1. There is a $5.00 registration fee plus a charge of $18 a $5.00 registration fee plus a charge of $18 for each college or university to which the for each college or university to which the form is sent. (form is sent. (www.collegeboard.comwww.collegeboard.com))

Financial Aid 101Financial Aid 101

MEFA MEFA College FinanceCollege Finance

SeminarSeminar

Tuesday, December Tuesday, December 22ndnd

Stonehill CollegeStonehill CollegeMartin InstituteMartin Institute

6:30pm6:30pm

Common ApplicationCommon Applicationwww.commonapp.orgwww.commonapp.org

NavianceNaviancehttp://connection.naviance.com/oliverameshttp://connection.naviance.com/oliverames

Tips For Dealing With Senior Tips For Dealing With Senior StressStress

Know your teenKnow your teen

Listen to your teenListen to your teen

Know where to get Know where to get help if you need ithelp if you need it

Stress isn’t always Stress isn’t always bad…it can be a great bad…it can be a great motivatormotivator

Don’t Worry, You Can Do It!Don’t Worry, You Can Do It!

Senior year can be Senior year can be stressful, but we are stressful, but we are here to helphere to help

Work with your Work with your guidance counselorguidance counselor

Keep on trackKeep on track

Nine months from now Nine months from now will be graduation!will be graduation!