COLLEGE NIGHT WELCOME PARENTS AND STUDENTS Mr. Jay Miller
668-3113 Mr. Steve Crowley 668-3156 Student Services
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Clinton County College and Career Fair October 8th CCRESA
building 6:30 8:00 Wednesday October 8th in St. Johns at the CCRESA
building from 6:30 8:00 PM
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Application Process Start process mid to late September and try
to have at least one application in by mid-October Apply online:
very few colleges take paper applications Request high school
transcript thru Parchment/Docufide ACT score needs to come directly
from ACT Have letters of recommendation, always provide info sheet
Be prepared to write an essay Have a backup plan do not rely on
first choice!
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On-Site Admissions Western Michigan University: October 10,
2014 Central Michigan University: October 22, 23 or 24 Complete a
paper application and sign up in Student Services
PracticeTesting Full Kaplan Practice ACT with writing November
15 9:00-1:00 pm MSU Kellogg Center When: Saturday, November 15
9:00-1:00 pm Where: MSU Kellogg Center Practice for MME YOU MUST
SIGN UP Why: Practice for MME that will be taken March and research
indicates familiarization with test helps increase scores. YOU MUST
SIGN UP
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Must use to set up, Take assessments for each section to get
tailored study plan! Kaplan.com
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Number 2.com
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Other ACT prep opportunities December 6 th DHS Commons, Class
rooms Saturday, December 6 th, full practice, cost is $35. DHS
Commons, Class rooms 8:00 12:00 PM, ACT on-line prep NOT FREE $27
https://actonlineprep.act.or g https://actonlineprep.act.or g
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ACT National Test Dates: October 25, 2014 December 13, 2014
February 7, 2015 Go to: www.actstudent.org to sign up.
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Requesting Transcript Must go through Parchment/Docufide to
have DHS transcripts go to colleges! Done through the DHS website
under Student Services.
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NCAA and NAIA Register if playing a sport at Division I or II
school (NCAA) and for any sport for NAIA. $70 fee registration fee
for either. http://www.eligibilitycenter.org/
http://www.playnaia.org/index.php NCAA: Need to meet the 16 CORE
credit requirements for Divisions 1 and 2, 2.0 GPA for core credit
classes, GPA/ACT (sliding scale) for NCAA. NAIA: Minimum
eligibility requirements: 3.0 cumulative GPA (end of junior year),
18 ACT or 860 SAT. NCAA and NAIA needs an ACT score report directly
from ACT.
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Scholarships/Financial Aid Academic based will come from
colleges: ACT/GPA vary from school to school fastweb.com
schoolsoup.com finaid.org Local scholarships applications will be
available first part of Jan. 2015 Other scholarship offerings are
on announcements throughout school year!!! fafsa.ed.gov: will
require tax information. Need to file in order to be eligible for
low rate govt. loans and work study. Apply after Jan. 1, 2015 and
prior to March 1, 2015
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Why Students Should Avoid Senioritis During early summer a
committee in our office will review students final transcripts to
ensure students have performed to the academic level expected of
them. Every year, there are students who leave our office no
reasonable choice but to revoke their offers of admission due to
poor performance in their senior year courses. This is a process
which our staff does not enjoy, but is part of the offer of
admission extended to students. Michigan State University
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SCHEDULE CHANGES SENIOR YEAR A student's senior schedule plays
an important role in the evaluation of their application for
admission. If a student is considering dropping or adding a class,
please make sure that they're aware of the effect this may have on
their application. Taking four or five core classes during the
senior year is strongly encouraged in order for applicants to
remain competitive for admission. Dropping core courses is not
encouraged. We will always have the student call the admissions
office before making schedule change.
