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Junior Parent PresentationClass of 2021
Counselors• Lydia Joiner – Lead Counselor
• Jessica Beckham – College and Career Counselor
• Aimee Castillo – A-Bow
• Heather Hadash – Boy-Diaz
• Autumn Knight – Dib-Green
• Tiffany Holmes – Gref-Lam
• Mike McCune – Lan-Moore
• Jason Davis – Mop-Rame
• Amanda Bond – Rami-Sl
• Stacy Brown – Sm-Z
How can I contact my Student’s Counselor
Email is the best form of communication
The Conroe HS webpage -College and Career Center and Conroe Counselor sites are excellent resources
Check Canvas
How can I, as a parent,
stay informed?
Check Parent Access – grades, attendance, discipline
Check Canvas – courses and counselors
Read the CHS newsletter – sent weekly
Focus on
Junior Year
This is a tough year!
Tough classes
More responsibilities
Need to be planning for senior year
All in order to have a successful transition after high school
graduation!!
Junior Conference
GPA/Rank/Quartile
Senior Year courses needed for graduation
Colleges considering applying to – Likely, Target, Reach
When/how to sign up for SAT/ACT
First Generation
Future career plans
Junior Counselor
Conference
Graduation Requirements
Endorsements:
Multidisciplinary
STEM
Public Service
Arts and Humanities
Business and Industry
Additional HB Changes:
Distinguished Level of Achievement
Performance Acknowledgements
HB 5 Graduation Plan
GPA EXEMPTIONS
3RD AND 4TH year of a sequence of a class.
Must have earned B’s in previous courses.
Complete exemption form.
Course is excluded in GPA calculation.
May exempt one course junior year and one senior year OR two in the senior year.
Must be requested prior to the beginning of the school year.
Benefits students with GPAs higher than 4.0
GPA Exempt Eligible Courses Advanced Journalism (Newspaper and Yearbook)
Art III and IV
District-identified CTE Courses
Athletics (not PE)
Band
Cheerleading
Choir
Color Guard
Debate
Dance Team
JROTC
Orchestra
Theater (Technical Theater, Theater Arts, and Theater Production)
Deadline for Fall semester has passed. Watch the
newsletter for Spring
semester request.
The Junior Year
Tests, Tests, and more
Tests
• EOC (US History)• PSAT• ACT, SAT Reasoning
Students should plan to take exams in the spring of their junior year and continue to try to improve scores until December of
senior year.
EOCTests
English 1, English 2, Algebra 1, Biology and US History
All tests must be passed in order to graduate.
Students needing to retake the test will have an opportunity in December and May.
PSAT
Qualifying test for Juniors for the National Merit Scholarship Competition
Will receive an email in December telling you PSAT scores are available and to log onto your College Board account.
Will receive personalized study plan for the redesigned SAT based on your PSAT test through KHAN ACADEMY
Take both if you can!
SAT Reading, Math,
Writing sections
Essay optional but still recommend you take until definitive information from colleges is received.
Fee Waivers Available for free/reduced lunch
ACT Reading, Math,
Writing, Science sections
Essay optional but still recommend you take until definitive information from colleges is received.
Fee Waivers Available for free/reduced lunch
PSAT, SAT and ACT
Prep Classes
CISD Prep Classes• All registration is done at the District level
• Go to www.conroeisd.net
Departments, College Readiness
• Offered on different campuses
• 4 sessions, each 3 hours—afternoon to early evening
• Need to attend all sessions
• Directly prior to administration of the test
College Board account
• Personalized study plan based on results of PSAT through Khan Academy
The Big Questions
How do you select a college?
What should you consider when selecting a college?
Post High
School Options
• Military• Work• 2 Year College• Basics then transfer• Two year
degree/technical certificate
• 4 Year College or University
Military
Military recruiters will visit campus throughout the year.
Students can visit with them during their lunch period.
•Credits to Transfer
•A.A. or A.S. Degree
•A.A.S. Degree
•Workforce CertificateOptions at a
Junior College
Four-Year University
Offers bachelor’s degree programs (4-5 years)
May also offer master’s and/or doctoral degree programs
Options Close to Home University of Houston
University of Houston Downtown
Sam Houston State University
Lone Star College University Center
Texas Southern
Houston Baptist University
University of St. Thomas
Rice
Prairie View A & M
FIT
• More than 2000 schools in the U.S.
• “Big name” schools are not the right fit for everyone.
• Need to “know the school” and “know yourself”
• Small vs. large, Liberal Arts vs. Research, Private vs. Public
• Financial Fit
NavianceOn-Line
Resource for Planning and
Advising
Web-based resource that supports course, career and
college planning• Student account
• Parent account
connection.naviance.com/conroe
Link can be found on the College and Career website
Sign up to meet with
college reps from all over the country!! Quite often this will be the person who reads
your application
FIRST!
Meet the College Reps
Family Connection Career Planning
What should be
my criteria?
• Reach – Above and BeyondColleges where your chances of gaining admission are less than 50/50.
• TargetColleges where the likelihood of your admission is within range.
• Likely-Not a fall back!Colleges where you are confident that you will be
admitted. Be sure that it is a school where your academic and personal needs will be met should you enroll.
Universities/CollegesTypes of Admissions
• Automatic Admits (10%)
• Automatic Academic Admits (Rank+Admission exam)
• Selective Admits/Review Admits
The University of Texas has announced that the Class of 2020 will receive
automatic admission if the student is in the top 6% of their class.
Automatic Academic Admits
Academic AdmitsMeet a preset rank and test score.
Examples: Texas A&M University
Texas State University
See college websites for more information.
University Admission does not guarantee
Major Acceptance
Academic Admissions
Review Admits
Holistic Review
Looking at entire application.
• Rank in class
• Admission tests (SAT/ACT)
• Curriculum
• Resume
• Essay
• Letters of recommendation
• Other factors
Factors in College Admissions
•Curriculum
•Grades
•Test Scores
•Extra Curriculars
•Essays
•Other Factors
“Crafting the Class”
A student may be admissible but not
admitted.
Not necessarily a reflection of the student but rather an indication of what the institution wants.
Financial Aid
• State and Federal Grants and Scholarships
• Private and Corporate Grants and Scholarships
• Institutional Grants and Scholarships
• Loans
• FAFSA 4Caster
• TASFA
Financial Aid
Junior Year vs. Senior Year
Junior Year
Testing
Thinking
Researching Fit
Think outside the box
Keeping Grades Up
Narrowing Down or Beefing Up Lists of Schools
Self Advocacy
Senior Year
Applying to College
Retesting only if necessary
Applying for Scholarships
Keeping Grades Up
Intense Time Management
Self Advocacy
Important Dates!!
October 7th-CISD College Night 6:30-8:30 PM
Lone Star Convention Center
More than 150 Colleges and Universities
October 16th - PSAT
March 25th – Grand Oaks High School HUGE event with college reps from around the
country
Workshop Style Program
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