The College Process

Guidance Time Line◦ September 29: College Fair @ CLHS◦ October 8: Klein ISD College Fair—Champion Forest

Baptist Church◦ October 14: Senior Day (underclassmen testing—

half day) Job Shadow

College Visit

Work on college applications at CLHS

◦ November 2: Fin. Aid Night for parents◦ January 29: LSC Tomball College Visit Day

Athletes: Are you registered for NCAA Div. 1 or 2?◦ www.ncaaclearinghouse.net

College Visit Days—Seniors get 3 to use this year CLHS is a non-ranking school—we do rank the top 10% GPA – updated in Family Connection GPA Scale—4.0 weighted School Profile must accompany official transcripts Need an Unofficial Transcript? See Mrs. Carpenter, the Registrar What if my student is in the first quartile and could get automatic

acceptance if we ranked him/her? ◦ Student MUST see Ms. Brennan to request a letter to be sent with

official transcript stating that if CLHS did rank, the student would be in the first quartile. This does not apply to A&M or UT. They give our school a ranking based on the School Profile that accompanies transcript.

Write “Thank You” notes to anyone who helped you on your college visit

Write “Thank you” notes to any teacher who assists your student in the college process (ex: letter of recommendation)

SAT—◦Oct. 3◦Nov. 7◦Dec. 5◦Jan. 23

www.collegeboard.com

CLHS School CEEB CODE:

447-040

ACT—◦ Sept. 12◦ Oct. 24◦ Dec. 12◦ Feb. 6

www.actstudent.org

NEW ACT Writing: Consists of one prompt that introduces and gives context to a given issue, and three perspectives on the issue. The writer is asked to “evaluate and analyze” the given perspectives; to “state and develop” his/her own perspective; and to “explain the relationship” between his/her perspective and those given. Students will receive 4 domain scores, each reflecting a key dimension of writing competency. They will also receive a subject-level Writing Score and an English Language Arts Score on the familiar 1-36 scale.

Regular Decision Rolling Admission Open Admission Early Action Early Action I & II Single Choice Early Action Early Decision I & II Provisional Admission Candidate Reply Date Agreement Others?

Free Scholarship Searches◦ www.fastweb.com◦ www.scholarships.com◦ www.scholarshipalert.com ◦ More listed on guidance website

Rewards for non-academic performance◦ Music◦ Athletics◦ Community Service

Rewards for stellar academic performance◦ National Merit◦ National Hispanic◦ Foundations: Terry Gates, Ford, Hamman, Toyota

Does your SAT /ACT exempt you? If you have taken dual credit, you are

exempt. ACT exemption:Math: 19-22Reading: 19English: 19Composite: 23 SAT exemption: Math: 500-549Critical Reading: 500+Writing: 500+Composite M & CR must be 1070

READ IT!