Career Center at DHSHS….

Where you can find information about scholarships, career ideas, colleges, and other activities (such as guest speakers) to help you prepare for life after high school.

DHSHS Scholarship Application Due in mid-

December of your senior year.

Prepares you to have components you need to submit other scholarship applications.

Scholarship Application components:

Personal information

Personal Statement (essay)

Two letters of recommendation

Identify clearly your college and career goals

Investigate what you want to do:

Visit Career Cruising online at www.careercruising.com

Our user name is dhshs; password is careers

Explore your career interests Research statistics about job

availability, colleges and costs

When do you apply for college?

For most 4-year colleges, apply in the fall of your senior year

For vocational schools, apply anytime senior year

For College of the Desert/C.O.D. community college, apply in the spring

College Placement Exams C.O.D. uses the

“Assessment Test”

Career colleges have their own placement tests

Your scores from the SAT or ACT must be made available to 4-year colleges where you apply for admission

SAT or ACT ??? SAT has three sections—

Reading, Math, and Essay.

ACT has five sections-- English, Math, Reading, Science, and optional Writing test.

Either choice, plan to spend about 5 hours on a Saturday morning to take the tests.

Take the SAT if you plan to attend a 4-year college:

SAT Reasoning Test SAT Subject Tests Register at www.collegeboard.com

When to take SAT Tests

SAT Reasoning - end of your junior year and/or fall of your senior year

SAT Subject – take, if you plan to attend a University of California. You can’t take SAT Subject Tests on the same day that you take the SAT Reasoning.

ACT

ACT

ACT Plus Writing

Take this test at the end of junior year and/or beginning of senior year.

ACT

Register for the ACT at www.actstudent.org

Fee waivers are availablefor ACT and for SAT if you are on Free & Reduced Lunch Program at DHSHS.

Financial Aid & FAFSA

Apply for FAFSA January 1 – March 2 Colleges where you are accepted for

admission will give you a financial aid offer to review