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