CLASS of 2021

#GoToCollegeCAVS#LTCounsSrs

Who is My Counselor?

Susan Endendyk A-Ch Grades 10-12Bel Portillo Ci-Ga Grades 10-12Lisa Colley Ge-Ko Grades 10-12Katy Staggs Kr-Ok Grades 10-12Tara Edmondson Ol-Sl Grades 10-12Liz Clark Sm-Z Grades 10-12Jill Mancino A-Li 9th GradeCynthia Smith Lo-Z 9th Grade

What is My Graduation Plan?

Foundations High School Plan

With Distinguished Level of Achievement

and an Endorsement

Assured Admission with

qualifying test scores

Graduation Requirements

Class of 2021Four credits of English…

Four years of Math…

Four years of Science…..

Four years of Social Studies….

Two years of LOTE

One year of any Fine Art

One year of PE/Athletics

Distinguished Level of

Achievement

A student may earn a Distinguished Level of Achievement by successfully completing the curriculum requirements for the

Foundation High School Program and the curriculum requirements for at least one endorsement required buy the Texas Education Code (TEC), 28.025(b-15), including four credits in

science (LT includes Physics) and four credits in mathematics to include Algebra II.

DLA is a requirement for Assured Admission

EndorsementsMultidisciplinary

Arts and Humanities

Business and Industry

Public Service

STEM

Performance

AcknowledgementDual Credit Performance Acknowledgement: 12 hours of college academic courses with a grade of 3.0 or higher.

College Board Advanced Placement Test: As score of 3 or higher on an AP exam.

PSAT, SAT, or ACT Acknowledgement.

Nationally recognized business or industry certification.

Lake Travis ScholarEnglish 1 – 4

Algebra, Geometry, Algebra II, a fourth advanced math

Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and a fourth advanced science

World Geography, World History, US History,

US Government, and Economics

Three years of the same LOTE

90.0 + cumulative GPA (weighted)

Three AP scores of 3+ and a fourth measure

100 service hours submitted to CAVS in Service

Does not show on transcript!! Add to Resume.

Three Main “Jobs” for

Junior Year• Grades! Grades! Grades! Grades!

Grades!

Final GPA by end of Junior Year!

• Test Scores…Hit the test score mark by June.

• List of Universities and Colleges

…spend time exploring and sampling.

Sophomores and Juniors will take the PSAT/NMSQT on

October 16th during school hours.

For Juniors it is a chance, depending on Selection

Index Score, to earn National Merit Scholarship

money.

Please encourage your Junior to utilize the study

guide that was provided to them.

Scores typically are available through the student’s

College Board portal in December.

PSAT

MAKE A LIST OF SCHOOLS

4 - 6 Schools

• Learning environment is more important than a University’s rank.

• North or South – the weather does matter!

• Big City or Rural environment – do you need a mall to be happy? A place to fish or hike?

• Public or Private – a big difference in cost.

• Big School or Small School – what college lifestyle do you want?

VISIT COLLEGES

• Seniors and Juniors are allowed two days of excused absence to visit universities.

• Fill out and turn in the LTHS College Visit form found on the Attendance link on the main web page. Turn in the form to Attendance before your trip.

• Bring a letter from the universities that you visit. They will provide you with the letter. Turn the letter in to Mrs. Chalmers in Attendance to excuse your absence.

Universities and Colleges Visiting LTHSSave the trip...visit with College Reps here at LT...

In the next 10 days...TCU, Baylor, Schreiner, Austin College, NYU, Belmont, Duke, Vanderbilt, Columbia, UC San Diego, Dartmouth, Butler, Embry Riddle, High Point.

Students have an opportunity to visit with College Reps who will read their applications first. Get to know them.

Students sign up on the College Visit Calendar. Student will receive a pass that allows them to leave class for the visit.

https://www.ltisdschools.org/Page/1396#calendar1844

Reach Schools and Assured AdmissionDreams and Wishes are wonderful… so is a sure thing.

Assured Admission is a sweet spot where grades and test scores meet the admission requirements of a University.

Include one or two schools on your list of 4 - 6 where you know you will be admitted and where you will be happy.

Schools that you can afford without incurring large student loan debt.

https://www.ltisdschools.org/cms/lib/TX01800016/Centricity/Domain/406/Assured Admissions 2019-

2020.pdf

College Applications

• Apply Texashttps://www.applytexas.org

• Common Application

https://www.commonapp.org/

• The Coalition Applicationhttp://www.coalitionforcollegeaccess.org/

GRADES and RANKING • You will submit a Sixth Semester Transcript with each

application. Ready August 1, 2020.

• A Sixth Semester Transcript will contain your grades through the end of your junior year.

• LTHS is a non-ranking school except for Top 10% as required by State Law. All ranked transcripts are sent electronically via TREX.

• DON’T RELEASE RANK. There is no advantage.

• Schools with deadlines in the fall or January 1 will likely not see your senior grades for admission.

GPA – Weighted and

Unweighted

• Two GPA’s are listed on your transcript:Left side: an average of your weighted grades (100) Right side: unweighted GPA (4.0).

• Each course listed will have a fall and spring semester grade plus an average for the year. Semester grades are used to calculate GPA.

• Honors points or bump points are not visible on the transcript. Codes indicate the weight of the course.

Ordering Transcripts

• Order Official Transcripts from the Registrar in the Main Counseling Office. Allow one week to process.

• Watch due dates. We complete requests in order.

• All transcripts sent in-state to Texas public schools will be sent through the state data system called TREX. We can track.

• Out-of-state public schools may be mailed or sent electronically. Always choose electronic.

• Private and out of state schools may be uploaded into Common Application, Sendedu, and Coalition Application.

SAT/ACT TEST SCORES

• What are acceptable test scores?

• Texas Success Initiative is a good minimum standard.

ACT Composite 23, English 19, Math 19

SAT Reading 480, Math 530 No total….

• There is an extra fee, but send scores when you are ready.

• Take the writing once. Competitive schools may require.

• Use the Assured Admission chart to see if your score is high enough.

• There is a difference between an Admission test score and a Scholarship test score.

Where did our 2019 Seniors Go?In State:

Austin Community College - 175 Texas Christian University - 14

Texas State University - 120 St. Edwards University -

12

Texas A&M University - 110 Stephen F. Austin University - 12

University of Texas at Austin - 107 Texas A&M Galveston - 12

Texas Tech University - 64 Texas A&M Corpus Christi - 11

University of Texas SA - 46 University of Texas at Tyler - 9

University of Texas at Dallas - 31 Southwestern University - 7

Baylor University - 28

Blinn College - 21

University of North Texas - 18

University of Texas at Arlington - 18

Out of State SchoolsUniversity of Arkansas - 40 Louisiana State University - 9University of Oklahoma - 20 Arizona State University - 8Colorado State University - 16 Belmont University - 8University of Alabama - 12 Brigham Young University - 8University of Colorado - 11 Oklahoma State University - 8University of Mississippi - 10 University of Kansas - 8

Nationally Ranked SchoolsBrown University Carnegie Mellon Clemson UniversityCollege of the Holy Cross Colorado College Colorado School of MinesEmory University Indiana UniversityNew York UniversityNorthwestern University Penn State Univ. Purdue UniversityRice University Stanford Univ. Ohio State UniversityUS Air Force Academy Univ of Chicago Univ of CaliforniaUS Naval Academy Univ of Florida Univ of MichiganUS Military Academy Univ of Washington Vassar College

Financial Aid, Scholarships, FAFSA1. Filing FAFSA is No Longer Optional

School Finance Bill (HB3) Included in HB3 is a requirement for all high school students to complete the FAFSA or TAFSA to graduate, starting with the class of 2021. Students and families may opt-out by requesting waivers. Texas is the second state to make FAFSA completion mandatory. The first state, Louisiana, saw a dramatic increase in FAFSA completions and now has the highest completion rate in the country (according to NCAN, June 2019).

2. Why FAFSA? Universities want to use Federal money first, then endowment monies.

FAFSAFree Application for Federal Student Aid

Opens

October 1https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/fafsa/filling-

out/fsaid?utm_content=sf108449636&utm_medium=spredfast&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=Federal&sf108449636=1

Create a Pin

Both Parent(s) and Student complete an application

Prior/Prior year Federal Tax Return

Complete a new application each year

Foundational for all University Scholarships

November 6 - Financial Aid Information Meeting

6:30 Annex Auditorium

College For All Texans

http://www.collegeforalltexans.com/

http://www.mapsofworld.com/usa/states/oklahoma/

educational-institutions.html

High Test Scores can also qualify you for MORE MONEY

from your university.

Keep testing.

3 hours and $90 is a cheap price to pay for a scholarship.

LTHS Counseling Link to Scholarships

(Federal, State and Local)

https://www.ltisdschools.org/Page/3334

Examples of Local Scholarships: (Beginning in January)

● Lake Travis Education Foundation

● The Rotary Club of Lakeway

● Friends of the Lakeway Community Library

LTHS Counseling Bulletin:

https://www.ltisdschools.org/domain/406

Thanks for Coming

Questions??