junior parent meeting may 10, 2013
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Brazoswood Junior Parent Meeting
Graduation—June 7, 2014
On your mark, get set and……………………… GO!!!!
Finish Line………..June 7, 2014What all needs to done?Students’ taking initiativeStudents’ responsibilityFERPA-18 and high school
graduate
Senior Conferences
Why WhatWhoHow
Senior Conferences Cont.
Transcripts
Registrars Office-9th Grade Center Student Orders 24 hours in advance Most are sent electronically We do not mail-students’
responsibility PARENT MAY NOT ORDER AFTER
GRADUATION
SAT vs. ACT
SAT Critical Reading, Math
and Writing Math: Geom & Alg 2 Read: critical reading,
comprehension Writing: grammar,
usage & essay Scores 200-800 per test
section
ACT English, Math, Reading,
Science Reasoning, & Writing (Optional)
Math: trigonometry Read: prose, across the
curriculum Writing-essay (Optional)
Science: charts, graphs & data interp
English: grammar Scores 1-36 per test
section
SAT/ACT Brazoswood School Code 442-612 Which is better to take? Depends
on your need! Talk to your colleges of choice.
SAT/ACT Dates
SAT Test Date/Deadline Oct. 5/Sept. 6 Nov. 2/Oct. 3 Dec. 7/ Nov. 8 Jan. 25/Dec. 27 Mar. 8/Feb. 7 May 3/Apr. 4 June 7/May 9
SAT/ACT Dates
ACT Test Date/Deadline Sept. 21/Aug. 23 Oct. 26/Sept. 27 Dec. 14/Nov. 8 Feb. 8/Jan. 10 Apr. 12/Mar. 7 June 14/May 9
SAT/ACT Test Prep
College Board and ACT both BC-BEST BANG FOR YOUR BUCK!!!! Princeton Review Test Master Sylvan Revolution Prep
Texas Success Initiative-Exempt from THEA
TAKS-2200 on Math & ELA w/ 3
SAT 1070 combined Critical Read & Math Math and/or CR must be at least 500
ACT Composite 23 English and/or math 19
Summer classes at BC & Dual Credit classes Fall 2013
Last week of school scheduling conflicts Look at the name of the assigned professor Contact the professor directly – go to myBC to get contact
information In the case of an unassigned professor, see Susan Phillips For more information see Susan Phillips Semester exams will not be administered early
Registration for the fall semester – underway now!!!
Reminder – Students must pass the spring and summer terms to be eligible to take classes in the fall.
What is next-after high school? Military 4 year university 2 year community
basics transfer-4 year university Associate degree Technical degree
Proprietary Schools-be careful Job www.careercruising.com
Career Cruising
What career is right for you? What are you going to do after high school? How much education will you need? How much money will you make? What college should you go to? How much will it cost to go to college? Where will you find this information?
www.careercruising.comUsername: Brazoswood
Password: Clute
NPC-Net Price CalculatorLegal requirement
Help families see the real cost of college
Federal Law allows apple-to-apple comparison of costs
Cost include Room and board Books and supplies Travel Personal Expenses
Net Price=Cost of Education-Gift AidFor Texas Schools, go to
www.collegefortexans.com
College Applications Common Application-all public & many private
schools in Texas Some colleges will allow applicants to begin
submitting applications August 1 Transcripts, however, will not be available until
mid-September. Do NOT wait until deadline www.applytexas.org Common Application for many private schools-
see individual school websites Essays-Admissions & Scholarships
Essays-Admissions &
Scholarships
What to write about? Personal Anecdote Topics from www.applytexas.org True situations-how it impacted
student Work on essays now!!!!!!!! Use humor—but not overkill!
Where to find the real price?
Net Price Calculator or NPC Each school website Comparison of schools in Texas
WWW.collegefortexans.com
So where do you go?
2 year college-associates or getting the basic
4 year college-native vs. transfer
Transfer Student
Benefits Cost Native Student vs. Transfer Student Success academically
Sam Houston Texas A&M University of Houston
David S. Burris, Ph.D., CCP, CSP Sam Houston State University Articulation Coordinator
Transfer StudentsTransfer Students
from
Sam Houston State Sam Houston State UniversityUniversity
"Approximately 70% of all students graduating every year from Sam Houston State University have transfer credit. We prefer to recruit college transfer students with more than 40 hours. They are nearly twice as likely to complete a degree as our native students. As a group, their average GPA at graduation will be within 1/10th of a point of the average GPA of native students in all disciplines. College transfers are high quality, highly desirable students."
"Approximately 70% of all students graduating every year from Sam Houston State University have transfer credit. We prefer to recruit college transfer students with more than 40 hours. They are nearly twice as likely to complete a degree as our native students. As a group, their average GPA at graduation will be within 1/10th of a point of the average GPA of native students in all disciplines. College transfers are high quality, highly desirable students."
Jeff Fuller, Executive Associate Director of Admissions, has this to say about transfer students…
““UH Transfer students graduate at a higher rate UH Transfer students graduate at a higher rate in four years than our native students graduate in four years than our native students graduate in six years, and we only expect more transfer in six years, and we only expect more transfer students in the future.”students in the future.”
Transfer students were slightly more successful than the general student population in two areas: the retention rate for transfer students 1 year following initial enrollment and the graduation rate for transfer students. These percentages reflect well upon the transfer student, as well as the university, and make transfer students a valued asset at Texas A & M.
Mr. Spies, himself a graduate of the Texas community college system, shared his thoughts on Brazosport College transfer students.
Transfer students were slightly more successful than the general student population in two areas: the retention rate for transfer students 1 year following initial enrollment and the graduation rate for transfer students. These percentages reflect well upon the transfer student, as well as the university, and make transfer students a valued asset at Texas A & M.
Financial Aid www.fafsa.ed.gov
Do you have enough $$$$? NO!!!!!!!! FAFSA-Free Application for Federal
Student Aid Do NOT apply until Jan 1, 2014 PIN # for you & your student www.fafsa.ed.gov FAFSA4caster-how much will you need EFC-Expected Family Contribution-
measure of family’s financial strength and is calculated for a formula established by law.
Financial Aid-Does it Ever End!
Other sources of $-Scholarships Local Book-Dec 6, 2013 due in Feb 14, 2014 Guidance Office Announcements/BW
Website Check college websites Compendium of Texas Colleges
www.everychanceeverytexan.org/about/scholars
NEVER EVER PAY FOR SCHOLARSHIP SERVICES!!
Scholarship
www.finaid.org www.zinch.com www.fastweb.com www.schoolsoup.com www.scholarship.com www.collegeboard.org www.collegenet.com www.scholarshipmonkey.com
Other Important Info Letters of Recommendation
Careful who you ask 2 weeks notice
Class Info-Registrar/Counselor 536 current class size Re-rank-3 more times
February End of 5th six weeks-WALKING GPA End of year
Other Information
Senior Stuff…get your checkbook ready
Question and Answers Once a Buccaneer always a
Buccaneer