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Check Credits
Home Access Center (HAC) you can see your transcript.
Check current schedule
Pass EOC’s
Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, 4th Math (Choice)
Biology, Chemistry, Physics, 4th Science (Choice)
World Geography, World History, US History,
Government/Economics
P.E. or Equivalent (1 Credit)
Fine Arts (1 Credit)
Other Language (2 Credits)
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Take care of anything that would prevent you from getting into
college.
Denied credits due to attendance
Parents monitor your student’s social media!
Social Media- Colleges and potential employers are using Facebook,
Instagram, twitter. and other social media to check on prospects.
College admissions officers check them and can use positive or
negative posts for acceptance or denials.
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When: Monday, September 14, 2015 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Where: Golden Triangle Mall 2201 Interstate 35E Denton, TX
76205
Students register online at www.texascollegefairs.org
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Places to get information
Visit the College or University in person or go to their
website
The TCHS “Flight Zone”- Catalogues
During your Junior Conference you would have received a copy of the
“Guide to Life After High School” by e-mail. This is a valuable
source for information.
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ASVAB
Sign up for this military interest inventory offered on campus free
of charge
October 14, 2015
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2. Get organized!
4. Apply to Colleges
5. Order Transcripts and get them sent to top 3-5 choices
6. Apply for FINANCIAL AID
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Update Personal File/Resumé
Be sure to update your personal file/resumé with any activities,
community service and awards you have received.
If you have NOT started a resumé, there’s no time like the present!
A resumé will make it easier to fill out applications and will help
your teachers, coaches and your counselor write correct
recommendation letters for you.
You may list your awards by year or by activity. Many applications
want items listed by type (sport, extra-curricular, etc.) and then
by year.
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Keep all of your college information together!
A great idea is to get a crate, a folder, a bin, a desk drawer and
dedicate it to college stuff! Keep it in the same place in your
house so you can find it easily!
Remember to keep all of your emails from the college – they may
have important messages or phone numbers you may need.
Be sure to CHECK your email/college portal – this is how they will
communicate with you!
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Location
Graduation and retention rates
Financial aid and scholarship opportunities
Overall think about where you will be the most successful in your
college life.
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Sit in on a class of interest
Read the student newspaper
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In order to apply, you will need the following items:
Application
Recommendation Letters
Letters of Recommendation (# required)
Verify your schedule, your classes must be listed accurately.
If you change your classes after your application is sent, you MUST
contact the college to inform them.
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First, get organized! Gather all documents & information before
starting the online application.
College Applications 1) Common Application - Complete this
application online at www.commonapp.org
2) Other Texas schools – If you are applying to a Texas
school, then apply through Apply Texas at www.applytexas.org
3) All other schools - they will have their own application
that will need to be completed.
Both the Common Application and Apply Texas are
available beginning August 1.
Keep a chart of all ID #’s & passwords assigned for quick
access to Apply TX, Common App, College Board, ACT as well as ID
#’s assigned by the college itself.
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What completes the application?
All four-year colleges require: 1) an
application, 2) an official transcript 3) SAT
or ACT scores sent from the testing agency. Some colleges also
require letters of recommendation
Online portion of the application requires:
- choice of major (if required - some schools request a 1st &
2nd choice major)
biographical information
educational background
residency information
extra-curricular activities
scholarship essays and short answer questions (if applying for
general university scholarships)
resume (if required)
fee for application to be processed (if required)
What completes the application? (continued)
2. Transcript- request from KISD homepage.
3. SAT/ACT Scores
Colleges require an official score report sent directly from the
testing agency.
When you register for either test, enter Timber Creek’s CEEB code
443752.
Scores can be sent to 4 schools at no charge as part of test
registration or an applicant can wait on scores and pay a fee to
SAT/ACT to send scores.
Plan early for requesting transcripts and test scores to be sent to
meet deadlines.
AP scores are not required for application, but must be requested
from College Board and reported by them to the attending college to
receive college credit. College differ in what AP score they
require to earn credit.
Dual Credit coursework: the college you attend will require a
transcript from TCC to determine if college credit has been earned.
You must order this through TCC once TCC has posted credit on TCC
transcript.
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If your school requires a recommendation letter:
Choose someone who knows you well enough to write the letter for
you. This may be a teacher, coach, employer or friend of the
family.
If your school specifically asks for the school counselor to write
the letter, you will need to fill out the recommendation packet
which you pick up from the counseling office.
Please allow 2 weeks from the date you turn in the profile for the
letter to be completed.
Recommendation letters are mailed directly to the school.
If the letter is not required, it will not be considered for
acceptance.
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Counselor Letters of Recommendation
If you are applying to a school or for a scholarship that requires
a counselor letter of recommendation, counselors must have the
“Letter of Recommendation Form” received at least three weeks
prior to your first deadline and by November 25 for any
applications with a January deadline.
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Apply: Essays
Some schools will require that you write certain essays. For
example, Apply Texas has Essay “A,” Essay “B,” and Essay “C.” Some
schools will require 2 of the 3 or require A and B, and so
on.
If a school “suggests” doing an extra essay DO IT!! Don’t even
THINK about NOT doing it.
REVIEW your essays before you send them in.
Admissions personnel want to see individuality and want something
that stands out.
If you have overcome adversity or have a special situation, tell
them about it!
If you are writing about someone who is your role model talk about
how you are like them, not just about the person – they will want
to admit that person and not you.
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Apply: Application Fee
Each university will require a one-time application fee ranging
from $25 to $75 (many are about $40).
You can pay your application fees online with Apply Texas and the
private school Common Application. You may also pay by check
through the mail; using the mail system will mean that your
application takes longer to process.
Remember postmark dates!!
Regular Decision, Early Action, and Early Decision
Deadlines: Pay close attention to application deadlines!
Rolling Admission or Regular Decision: The vast majority of
students who apply to a given institution will do so through
Regular Decision. While the application submission deadlines will
vary between institutions, Regular Decision deadlines typically
fall in early January, and offers of admission are sent out in late
March or early April. These students will have until May 1 to
either accept or decline their offers.
Early Action: Students will submit their applications before the
regular deadline and will be informed of their admissions decision
soon after (typically in January or February). Although the
students apply and may be accepted, they are not committed to their
Early Action school, and have until May 1 to either accept or
decline their offers of admission.
Early Decision: Similar to Early Action, students will submit their
applications before the Regular Decision deadline and receive their
admissions decisions soon after. The most significant difference is
that Early Decision is binding, which means that any student who
applies and is admitted to a school through Early Decision is
expected to enroll. Early Decision applicants typically require
some type of signed form that indicates the intention to enroll
upon admission.
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October 3, 2015
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PHOTO UPLOAD DEADLINE
September 12, 2015
Writing section is optional
A “Big Picture” Exam
Apply: SAT/ACT Scores
Students must arrange for the scores be sent straight from the
testing company. You can request scores be sent from:
If you have not taken either exam, please schedule one AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE.
You may take them again and some schools “superscore” your best
scores together.
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Order Transcripts
Official transcripts must be requested through the Kellerisd
website. Even if we get requests from SendEDU, student must still
fill out a request through website
Check deadlines! It takes up to 3 days to get a transcript ready.
AND, it gets crazy around deadlines!
Don’t forget, NCAA will require an official transcript. Also,they
do NOT accept SAT/ACT test scores from anyone else but the testing
company.
There is a $7 fee for each transcript
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Don’t catch senioritis – stay healthy and do well.
Check the status of your application on the college website to make
sure your application is complete.
Be patient…it may take 2-4 weeks for your application status to be
complete.
*Junior year gets you in, senior year keeps you in!*
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Acceptances
As soon as you have made a decision on which school you will
attend, send a deposit right away.
Inform the schools whose offers you are declining.
This helps for admission of waitlisted students sooner.
Turn your acceptance letters in to Ms. Wimmer for your Flight
Card.
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APPLY FOR FINANCIAL aide
Go to www.fafsa.ed.gov for the application. YOU MUST FILL THIS OUT
TO RECEIVE ANY FINANCIAL AID FROM ANY UNIVERSITY.
The application will not be available until Jan. 1, 2015, but you
can apply for a PIN number now.
Be sure to have this document sent to the university of your
choice.
FINANCIAL AID IS FIRST COME FIRST SERVED, SO TURN IN YOUR
APPLICATION AS SOON AS YOU CAN!
There will be a financial aid night in January.
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Scholarships
Username: keller
password: keller
There will be local scholarships available this spring exclusively
for our KISD and/or TCHS students. (Smaller pool of people applying
= more chances at $$$$)
You can apply at any time – START NOW!
Most of the big scholarships come from the university you
attend.
Remember, you can still get scholarships WHILE attending college,
so you do NOT have to have all of your money up front.
Most scholarship awards will be sent directly to the college – make
sure they know where to send the money!
Write THANK YOU NOTES!
Local Scholarships Binder in the Flight Zone-in the Counseling
office
CollegeBoard
https://bigfuture.collegeboard.com
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Use this code to sign up to get scholarship information
Edmodo code: nkru77
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College Application Timeline Review
April – October (Junior Year)– Explore and narrow college choice
list. Take SAT/ACT.
Aug.- Nov. 1 – complete online applications and provide required
additional documents. (Transcript, test scores, resume, letters of
recommendation)
Jan. - March – Complete FAFSA to be eligible for financial aid
& university scholarships.
By May 1- select school & schedule freshman orientation.
Now – Graduation – actively search & apply for
scholarships
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Questions?