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COLLEGE PLANNING
AND SCHOLARSHIP
PREPARATION
Information for 10th and 11th grade students
Meet the Staff
Stacey Kinzer (presenting)
-RHS Community-Based Scholarship Coordinator
Jena Anderson (presenting)
-RHS Counselor (A-D)
Cindy Caudle (presenting)
-RHS Counselor(E-K)
Kathleen Riggs
-RHS Counselor(L-Ri)
Janna Gartman
-RHS Counselor (Ro-Z)
Carlton Efurd
-RHS Freshman Counselor
Objectives:
Where and when to start?
How to prepare?
How to decide?
Scholarships
Financial Aid
Savings
College Planning – Where to Begin
Graduate with SMART Core curriculum
SMART Core required for eligibility for Arkansas
Academic Challenge – Lottery funded scholarship
program (for class of 2015)
SMART Core requirements – p. 9 of the 2015-2016
RHS course catalog
College Planning-When To Begin
9th Grade:
-G.P.A.
-Rigor Of Courses
-High School Involvement
-Extra Curricular Activities
-Community Service
-Leadership Activities
-Keep a log of Activities (Graduate Portfolio)
College Planning (Cont.)
10th Grade:
-Begin looking at colleges (visit college websites)
-Continue involvement in extracurriculars, community
service, and assume leadership roles
-Take PSAT/NMSQT (National Merit Scholarship
Qualifying Test) for practice (October)
-Start planning to take ACT/SAT
College Planning (Cont.)
11th Grade:
-Narrow college choices (Attend college fair)
-Plan campus visits (great summer/spring break activity)
-Take PSAT/NMSQT to qualify for National Merit program (October)
-Take ACT/SAT
-Keep GPA up (6th semester transcripts are what will be used for college admission applications)
-Continue resume building
College Planning (Cont.)
12th Grade:
-Apply to final list of colleges
-Attend college fair
-Take college visits (1 absence from school automatically granted, 2nd granted with permission from vice principal)
-Plan to be done taking ACT/SAT by December of senior year
-Finish strong academically
-Apply for AR scholarships (www.ADHE.edu) after Jan. 1st
-Decide college attendance by May 1st
Resource Tools for Narrowing
College Choices
www.tasseltime.com
(username: rogersschools)
(password: careers)
www.collegeboard.org
(Select College Planning tab)
College Entrance Exams
(Required For College Admission)
ACT
www.actstudent.org
SAT
www.sat.collegeboard.org
Compass
(May be used for admission to NWACC)
www.nwacc.edu
(Military consideration – take the ASVAB at your high school) RHS test date: October 29th
ACT Info
Test Date: Register By:
December 12th November 6th
February 6th January 8th
April 9th March 4th
June 11th May 6th
www.actstudent.org
SAT Info
Test Date: Register By:
December 5th (BHS, FHS) November 5th
January 23rd (FHS, RHS) December 28th
March 5th (FHS) February 5th
May 7th (BHS, FHS) April 8th
June 4th (BHS, FHS) May 5th
www.collegeboard.org
A little about the SAT
The test is changing. The new SAT will be available March 2016. From Collegeboard:
The essay is new and it is optional
No penalty for guessing
No vocabulary that you’ll never use again
Facts about the SAT
4 parts: Reading, Writing and Language, Math, and the optional SAT Essay
400–1600 score scale
3 hours and 50 minutes with the SAT Essay — or 3 hours without it
4 answer choices
4 college application fee waivers for every student who uses an SAT fee waiver
ACT Prep
ZAPS
-Register at www.zaps.com
-At RHS, April 2, 9am-3pm
$89.99
Bryan Hembree (University of Arkansas)
-UA Global Campus, Rogers
(Nov. 9,10, 16, 17 6-9pm)
-$180
Free ACT Reviews
RHS Lecture Hall
Reading/English sessions
Science/Math sessions
6:00 to 9:00 pm
Check scholarship or counseling website for dates
Funding for College
Merit Based
Financial Need
Athletic/Military
Grants (State/Federal/University)
Loans (Federal/Private)
Work Study
What Do Donors Look For?
• Participation in community events
• Volunteerism
• Jobs held outside of school day
• Certain volunteer activities
• Extra Curriculars
• Leadership
• Honors/Awards
• GPA
• ACT/SAT
• Rigor of Courses
Academics School
Involvement
Community Involvement
Work Experience
Scholarships
Sources – College, State, National, Community,
Athletic, Military
How to find scholarships:
-10th/11th grade – Free search engines and Scholarship
List through RHS
-12th grade – Colleges, RHS Scholarship List, State of AR,
Free search engines
Free Scholarship Search Engines
www.FASTWEB.com
www.FundMyFuture.com
Users create a profile, then the search engine finds
scholarships which match the user’s credentials.
RHS Scholarship List
List is posted by the scholarship office and updated weekly.
Contains National, State, Community and some College scholarships
Hundred’s of scholarships advertised over the course of the year
Some scholarships for 9-12 grades, but most scholarships are for current seniors.
Access the list via the Scholarship tab on the RHS homepage.
RHS Scholarship Page
Athletic Scholarships
Register with NCAA Clearinghouse
- www.eligilibilitycenter.org
Check with high school athletic coach or Coach
Efurd if you have questions
Financial Aid
Based on household financial situation
Current year tax returns
Prior to Senior year
www.FAFSA4caster.ed.gov
Gives you a prediction of what Federal aid might look like.
Senior Year – After January 1st
Complete financial aid form at www.FAFSA.ed.gov
Grant eligibility will be determined (Federal, State,
University)
Work Study offered
Loans
Scholarship Scams
DO NOT pay money to receive money! $$$$
Caution regarding “free” financial aid workshops
If it is too good to be true… it probably is!
Winning/receiving scholarships for which you did
not apply. ???
$12,000,000
The amount of scholarships the class of 2015 was offered in scholarships (to include college,
national, state, community, military and athletic scholarships)
(excluding grant aid)
Mrs. Kinzer’s Remind 101
Class of 2017
Text @d244d9 to 81010
Class of 2018
Text @cf8ec2 to 81010
Community Service Remind 101
Text @rhsserves to 81010
Connect with the Counselors
Follow @counselingRHS on Twitter
Like our page on Facebook:
facebook.com/rogershscounseling
Or Search “Rogers High School Counseling” on
Counseling Website:
http://rhs.rogersschools.net/services/counseling
Questions and Answers
