Oak Ridge High SchoolClass of 2020

Fall Junior Class PresentationCollege and Career Center9/25/2018

ADVANCED PLACEMENT TESTS

What’s New:• Instructional Resources

Formative questions and feedback• Personalized Registration Labels

Consistent information (email address, score report)

Important: One account all 4 years; Student must be able to access!

ADVANCED PLACEMENT TESTS

Ordering Deadlines10/1 to 11/5: Regular test ordering11/6 to 11/12: $10 late fee assessed11/13/2018: Regular Exam Ordering ends

ADVANCED PLACEMENT TESTS

Ordering Deadlines11/12/18 - 2/22/19: $40 LATE FEE

Payable to College Board2/22/19: Last day to order second semester

AP Exam

ADVANCED PLACEMENT TESTS

Costs:AP Exams: $96/examLate Fees:$10/exam – 11/6 to 11/12

$40/exam – 11/13 to 2/22

ADVANCED PLACEMENT TESTS

Free and Reduced Lunch$55 per examMust qualify

ADVANCED PLACEMENT TESTS

Exam Cancellation:Prior to 2/22/19 = $40.00 RefundAfter 2/22/19 = No Refund

ADVANCED PLACEMENT TESTS

Average Cost of English 1301 & 1302

AP Exam Earning a 4 or 5 = $96 (Cost of Exam)@ LoneStar College = $448 plus additional fees@ Texas Tech = $1,458 plus additional fees@ Texas A&M = $2,286 plus additional fees@ U of Houston=$2,300 plus additional fees@ UT Austin=$2,523 plus additional fees

EARLY COMMITMENT = BETTER SCORES

To Do List:• Student “enrolled” in each AP course

by October 1• Purchase exam(s) through school

webstore – School Cash Online before November 5

College & Career Center• Staff: Ms. Gibson & Mrs. Houston• Location: B202• Hours: 7 AM-3 PM (I am usually in the office by 6:45 AM.)

Junior Year Timeline for College & Career• All Year

• Take rigorous classes and do your best!• Research colleges. You get 2 College Visit days this year.• Attempt to narrow your list of schools to about 5 by the end of this school year.• Work on your resume in Naviance.• Attend College and Career Center events. Email must be correct in Naviance. Choose

courses for your senior year wisely. Continue to take strong, rigorous courses.

• Spring• Take your SAT and/or ACT (more information on following slides).• Consider completing a summer enrichment program (found in Naviance or college

websites)• Register with NCAA Eligibility Center if you plan on pursuing sports in college. Talk to

Mrs. Prejean or Coach Goodwin for more information.

SAT and ACT

• The SAT and ACT are college admissions tests. If you plan on attending a four-year university, you need to take one of these tests. We recommend taking each one to see which test is a better fit.

• If your student is in the Free and Reduced Lunch program then they will come to me for a voucher.

• Register to take one or both of these tests in the Spring.• Check what each university requires for admissions on the university’s

admissions website.

How do I prepare for the SAT/ACT??

• Link your Collegeboard account to Khan Academy!

SAT/ACT Prep (cont’d)

• TESTING & EDUCATION REFERENCE CENTER-TERC. It’s on the ORHS library website!

TERC (cont’d)

password is lonestar

District College Readiness Test Prep/Bootcamps

What’s New in Naviance StudentO a k R i d g e H i g h S c h o o l

Ready to be Used on Any Device!

How do you access Naviance Student?

https://student.naviance.com/orhs

Log in with your ORHS ID#/Lunch # for both username and password

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Content cards provide the framework for a mobile-friendly

design.

With no tabs in sight, Naviance Student is modernized with menu

navigation, making all of the features easy to find.

Use Quick Search to quickly locate colleges and careers of

interest without navigating to the related menus.

Content Cards Menu Navigation Quick Search

How do I navigate Naviance Student?

Naviance Adding Email

ADDING EMAIL (CONT’D)

GPA and Class Rank

CollegesPage

1. Find Your Fit: Use tools like SuperMatch and Scattergrams to identify your best-fit college.2. Research Colleges: Dig deeper into colleges of interest using tools like Acceptance History.3. Apply to Colleges: Manage college applications and corresponding documentation.4. Scholarships & Money: Search for and keep track of scholarships.5. College Visits: Check out and sign up for colleges visiting the school.

COLLEGES I AM THINKING ABOUT

Scholarships

Scholarships (cont’d)

New and Improved SuperMatch

Tooltips guide you through searching over 20 new filters to find your best-fit

institution.

See WHY a College got a Certain Fit Score.

Pin and Favorite Colleges of Interest

Compare your Pinned Colleges

College ProfilesGet a lot of great information, including info about student life, admissions, and

costs!

Check out Scattergrams for this

college using the Admissions tab

Enhanced Career Pages

Enhanced career pages provide access to information on knowledge and skills, tasks

and activities, and wages related to a specific career.

New Resume Builder and Exporting Tools

Step 1: Add or Update Sections (Pink Plus to Add)

Step 2: Use the Download PDF or Download DOCX to edit or share the resume

Parents, What do you Need to Know?

Log in using the same site URL as your student, simply use your own username/password combo.

When you log in, you will be able to view your students’ Naviance Student environment. Not all components will be active or visible.

If you have more than one student in a school, use the Switch Child drop-down to easily change the student you are viewing.

You can add comments to tasks and journals that are visible to you.

View results for assessments like StrengthFinder, Do What You Are, and others.

College Visit Days

• Attendance Information for College Visits• You get 2 CV days for 11th grade. • This is a great way for you to visit an actual college campus.• When visiting a college campus, make sure you make an appointment

with the admissions department.

College Rep Visits to ORHS

• Throughout the school year, we will have representatives from colleges here at ORHS to meet with you and answer questions you might have about that school.

• Colleges will visit ORHS during Eagles Nest and/or lunches.

• Students MUST sign up to attend a college visit. The next slide will give you instructions on how to do this.

College Rep Visits (cont’d)

Q&A time!!!