*Review high school transcript

*Select appropriate and challenging classes for Senior year

*Prepare and register for the ACT

*Begin identifying interests

*Gather information

*Visit colleges

*Begin looking at applications

SEPS SESM

English 4 Credits 4 Credits

Math 3 Credits 3 Credits

Science 3.5 Credits 3 Credits

Social 4 Credits 3.5 Credits

Fine Arts 1 Credit 1 Credit

Health/PE 1 Credit 2 Credits

Religion 4 Credits

Total Credits 28 Credits 24 Credits

English 4 Credits

Math 3 Credits

Science 3 Credits

Social 3.5 Credits

Art 1 Credit

Foreign Language 2 Credits

*Ensure you have met all requirements for graduation

*Visit Colleges

*Retake ACT if necessary, no later than September

*Ask for letters of recommendation, if necessary

*Complete college applications by Halloween!

*Requirements

*Rigor

*Where do credits transfer?

*Scholarship

*New legislation

*Sleepy Eye Public School

*http://www.sleepyeyeschools.com/education/staff/staff.php?sectionid=280&

*St. Mary’s High School

*http://www.sesmschool.com/counselor.html

*Registration Guide

*EXPLORE/PLAN Test Results

•Results estimate ACT score and can be useful for admissions planning

*Campus Visits

*Family and Friends

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Admission Requirement = High School Graduation

Small campus, affordable, transfer possibilities to universities, associate degree possibility, extra-

curricular activities. Courses and programs that teach specific knowledge

and skills leading to particular jobs.

*Minnesota State Universities*Bemidji State

*Mankato

*Metropolitan State

*Moorhead

*St. Cloud

*Southwest

*Winona

*University of MN System*Twin Cities

*Duluth

*Morris

*Crookston

*Rochester

* 17 Private Colleges in MN include:

Location

Academic Programs

Size

Cost

Atmosphere

Facilities

Admission Requirements

*Minnesota Students pay MN in-state costs when attending public schools in these states

*Must apply for reciprocity

*Wisconsin

*North Dakota

*South Dakota

*Manitoba

*A review of a combination of factors:

*Grade Point Average

*Courses Taken – Rigor of program and completion of specific course requirements (including grade 12)

*Test Scores

*Other…Activities, Personal Statement, Essay, Recommendations, Etc.

Colleges Biological

Sciences

Design Education and Human Developme

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Food, Agricultur

al and Natural

Resource Sciences

Liberal Arts

Management

Science and

Engineering

Average High

School Rank

Percentile

94.1% 85.7%

82.9% 82.5% 84.9%

90.3% 92.8%

Average ACT

Composite Score

30.4 27.3 24.4 26.1 27.3 29.5 30.6

Test Date Regular Registration Deadline

February 11, 2012 January 13, 2012

April 14, 2012 March 9, 2012

June 9, 2012 May 4, 2012

September 8, 2012

October 27, 2012

December 8, 2012

*When

*Where

*Why

*Cost

*Prep

*FAFSA

*Available online at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/

*Financial Aid Night

*January/February 2013

*Scholarships