Cox Mill High School

College Night

September 12, 2019

Mock Diploma

Handed out in homeroom

Full LEGAL name

Birth Certificate or Court Order (if

changes)

Deadline – Please return asap

Senior Profile

Survey

Legal name

Working professional e-mail that

(checked regularly)

Career Goal

Colleges

Why?

Scholarships, Opportunities, Reminders, Senior Conferences

Graduation Requirements

Have you completed your graduation requirements?

English I, II, III, & IV

Math I, II, III & Advanced Math

Earth/Environmental, Biology, & A Physical Science

World History, Civics, American History I & II

Health/PE

Career Cluster (four courses)

World Language I & II (college bound only)

27 credits

Do you have the classes you need for college admission

Ex. World Language, Lab Science, Fine Arts etc.

College Entrance Exams

Four Year College?

ACT www.actstudent.org

October 26, 2019 (Register by September 20, 2019)

SAT www.collegeboard.org

October 5, 2019 (Register by September 6 , 2019)

Two Year College?

Accuplacer www.rccc.edu/testing

Military Bound?

ASVAB www.military.com/join-armed-forces/asvab

College Application

Materials

Do you have a completed resume?

Do you have your Junior Jumpstart Toolkit?

Who will complete your recommendations?

How do you get your transcript?

How do I send my test scores?

Can I get a fee waiver?

What application websites should I be using?

www.cfnc.org for school in North Carolina

www.commonapp.org for schools in all 50 states

www.coalitionforcollegeaccess.org for some schools

College Applications

If you are applying to a four-year school you should have a list of 5-8 colleges

Your list should include 2 safety school, 4 match schools and 2 reach schools

Use a planner to keep track of early deadlines & prioritize to-do list

Submit early for your best chance of admission

Transcripts

College Applications, Scholarships, etc..

Varies – CFNC.org, CommonApp.org, Coalition, SendEDU, Hardcopy to mail

Please do not use Naviance to send transcripts at this time

At least two weeks prior to your deadline

YOU! (Directly through CFNC)

Registrar (Out of state schools, Scholarships, Other)

Counselor (Common App, Coalition, SendEDU)

Transcripts

In-state college Out-of-state college

Scholarships Final

Transcript

NC Residency

Determination Service

All students attending higher education

institutions in North Carolina must complete

the RDS to determine eligibility for in state

tuition.

FAQ for RDS is on the CFNC website

Scholarship Applications

CMHS Scholarship Application is on the S3 webpage – it is an online application

Morehead-Cain*, Park*, Levine and Belk all have early deadlines (start now* as self-

nominee)

Utilize the CMHS website for scholarship opportunities

Think about what organizations you and your family have a direct connection to

There are lots of online databases to access

Do NOT pay any money to get a scholarship

Financial Aid

FAFSA Free Application for Federal

Student Aid opens online October 1

CCS Financial Aid Night will be at

Concord Middle School on October 2

at 6:30 pm

Fee Waivers

SAT/ACT

Eligible for free or reduced lunch

See Mrs. Rowlands in the S3 office

College Applications

Eligible for free or reduced lunch

Automatically provided by College Board to SAT Fee Waiver

Recipients

Communication is

Key

CMHS S3 is on Facebook, Twitter and

Remind

The Senior Strike Website is the official

source for senior event information

Please make sure that you are regularly

checking dates on The Senior Strike and

S3 Calendar

Key Dates

September 4 – Mock Diploma Due

September 4 – Senior Survey Due

September 12 – College & Scholarship Night at CMHS at 6:30pm

September 13 – CMHS Scholarship Application Due to be a school nominee

Mid-September through November - Senior Conferences

October 1 – FAFSA application goes live

October 2 – CCS Financial Aid Night at Concord Middle School at 6:30pm

October 9 – CCS College Fair at Cabarrus Arena and Events Center at 6:00pm

October 15 – First deadlines for many schools

October 17 – UNCC ”Chargers on Campus” Field Trip (by sign-up only)

November 1 – schedule change window opens for spring semester