Eleventh Grade Eleventh Grade Parent NightParent Night

New and Improved New and Improved Counseling ServicesCounseling Services

NavianceNaviance Torrance Juvenile Diversion Torrance Juvenile Diversion

CounselingCounseling Thelma McMillen CounselingThelma McMillen Counseling Career CenterCareer Center Brown Bag College WorkshopsBrown Bag College Workshops PSAT Parent NightPSAT Parent Night SPARCSPARC

Junior CalendarJunior Calendar

Mrs. Garcia & Ms. PurchaseMrs. Garcia & Ms. Purchase

All YearAll Year Continue to take challenging courses. Continue to take challenging courses.

Review requirements for graduation, Review requirements for graduation, college admission and collegiate college admission and collegiate athletics.athletics.

Get good grades.Get good grades. Register for and take standardized tests.Register for and take standardized tests. Continue to be involved in activities, Continue to be involved in activities,

volunteer, and seek out leadership roles.volunteer, and seek out leadership roles. Continue documenting your activities, Continue documenting your activities,

honors and awards.honors and awards.

October – December October – December

Take the PSAT on Sat, Oct 18Take the PSAT on Sat, Oct 18thth.. Attend college representative visits. Attend college representative visits.

Sign up in the Counseling Office.Sign up in the Counseling Office. Start to make a list of colleges you Start to make a list of colleges you

are interested in learning about.are interested in learning about. Focus on your college search by Focus on your college search by

looking through any or all of the looking through any or all of the college guidebooks and/or search college guidebooks and/or search engines.engines.

October – December October – December (cont.)(cont.)

If you are interested in playing Division I or II If you are interested in playing Division I or II sports in college, review the NCAA eligibility sports in college, review the NCAA eligibility requirements at requirements at www.ncaaclearinghouse.netwww.ncaaclearinghouse.net

Involve yourself in clubs and activities that Involve yourself in clubs and activities that interest you and continue to assume interest you and continue to assume leadership positions.leadership positions.

Attend College Financial Planning Night at Attend College Financial Planning Night at Torrance High on December 2Torrance High on December 2ndnd at 6:30 pm. at 6:30 pm.

Schedule college visits over Winter Break.Schedule college visits over Winter Break.

January – MarchJanuary – March

Attend the PSAT Parent Night in January.Attend the PSAT Parent Night in January. Consider taking the SAT/ACT.Consider taking the SAT/ACT. Take the Mock SAT/ACT at West High.Take the Mock SAT/ACT at West High. Use your research of colleges, standardized Use your research of colleges, standardized

test scores, and your GPA to come up with a test scores, and your GPA to come up with a tentative list of schools.tentative list of schools.

Attend the TUSD College Fair on February 21Attend the TUSD College Fair on February 21stst at Torrance High School from 11 am – 2 pm.at Torrance High School from 11 am – 2 pm.

Research valuable summer opportunities.Research valuable summer opportunities.

April – JuneApril – June

Prepare for standardized tests.Prepare for standardized tests. Register for and take the May/June SAT Register for and take the May/June SAT

Reasoning Test, SAT Subject Tests, Reasoning Test, SAT Subject Tests, and/or ACT.and/or ACT.

Attend Brown Bag College Workshops.Attend Brown Bag College Workshops. Begin working on your brag sheet.Begin working on your brag sheet. Begin looking for scholarships.Begin looking for scholarships. If you are taking college tours in the If you are taking college tours in the

Summer, do research.Summer, do research.

Summer 2009Summer 2009

Visit colleges.Visit colleges. Start working on college essay(s).Start working on college essay(s). Start to develop your performing Start to develop your performing

or visual arts portfolio.or visual arts portfolio. Research additional scholarships.Research additional scholarships. Spend time preparing for the Spend time preparing for the

SAT/ACT.SAT/ACT.

Academic, Career and Academic, Career and Financial AidFinancial Aid

ResourcesResources

Mrs. Barricklow

Academic Resources for Academic Resources for Students and ParentsStudents and Parents

Tutorial Center Tutorial Center (Mon – Thurs at Lunch in (Mon – Thurs at Lunch in Media Center in Library, Media Center in Library, after school from 3-4 pm in after school from 3-4 pm in Main Library)Main Library)

Parent Connect Parent Connect (www.parentconnect.tusd.or(www.parentconnect.tusd.org)g)

Teacher CommunicationTeacher Communication Counseling Office Resource Counseling Office Resource

Bulletin (CORB)Bulletin (CORB)

Career ResourcesCareer Resources

El CaminoEl Camino Career CenterCareer Center ASVAB – TBDASVAB – TBD So Cal ROC So Cal ROC Summer Summer

InternshipsInternships Volunteer WorkVolunteer Work

Summer OpportunitiesSummer Opportunities

So Cal ROC…5 - 10 elective creditsSo Cal ROC…5 - 10 elective credits

TUSD…TUSD… no fees no fees

students who have failed a coursestudents who have failed a course

students needing to pass CAHSEEstudents needing to pass CAHSEE Marymount…Marymount…

students who want to advancestudents who want to advance

tuition-basedtuition-based Online ClassesOnline Classes

El Camino College Summer El Camino College Summer SchoolSchool

Check with your Check with your counselor before counselor before registering to registering to ensure you are ensure you are taking the taking the appropriate appropriate course.course.

Free tuition.Free tuition.

What Financial Help is What Financial Help is Available?Available?

GRANTS…GRANTS…don’t don’t need to repay, need to repay, State/Federal State/Federal moneymoney

LOANS…LOANS…repay in repay in futurefuture

SCHOLARSHIPS…SCHOLARSHIPS…gifts with no gifts with no obligations to repayobligations to repay

WORK STUDY… WORK STUDY… work while work while attending schoolattending school

How do I get the money? How do I get the money?

File File Free Application for Federal Free Application for Federal Student AidStudent Aid (FAFSA) between January (FAFSA) between January 1 and March 2 of Senior year.1 and March 2 of Senior year.

File File Cal Grant GPA Verification Form Cal Grant GPA Verification Form by March 2 of Senior year.by March 2 of Senior year.

For Private Colleges, you must also For Private Colleges, you must also submit the submit the CSS Profile CSS Profile beginning beginning October 1 of Senior year.October 1 of Senior year.

National ScholarshipsNational Scholarships

Online (Online (www.fastweb.comwww.fastweb.com, etc.), etc.) Scholarship Binder in Counseling OfficeScholarship Binder in Counseling Office BooksBooks Ask your employerAsk your employer www.whs.tusd.orgwww.whs.tusd.org (Counselor’s Corner)(Counselor’s Corner)

TUSD Local ScholarshipsTUSD Local Scholarships

Range $200-Range $200-$2500$2500

Apply during Apply during NovemberNovember

2 letters of 2 letters of recommendatiorecommendationn

All students are All students are eligible and eligible and should apply.should apply.

SELECTING A SELECTING A COLLEGECOLLEGE

Ms. KobayashiMs. Kobayashi

Qualities to consider when Qualities to consider when deciding which colleges to apply deciding which colleges to apply to….to….

SizeSize Academic offeringsAcademic offerings Coed or single sexCoed or single sex Religious/ethnic Religious/ethnic

orientationorientation Academic Academic

environmentenvironment Activities availableActivities available

More qualities to consider when More qualities to consider when deciding which colleges to apply deciding which colleges to apply to….to….

Big name or best fit Big name or best fit school?school?

Cost/availability of Cost/availability of financial aidfinancial aid

Admission difficultyAdmission difficulty LocationLocation Misc. considerations Misc. considerations

(i.e., campus safety, (i.e., campus safety, special facilities, special facilities, housing, etc.)housing, etc.)

ResourcesResources

People sources of informationPeople sources of information

1. Counselors1. Counselors2. College representatives2. College representatives3. Alumni3. Alumni4. Currently enrolled students4. Currently enrolled students5. Parents5. Parents6. Friends6. Friends7. Educational consultants7. Educational consultants

ResourcesResources

Paper and internet sourcesPaper and internet sources

1. Objective guidebooks1. Objective guidebooks2. Subjective guidebooks2. Subjective guidebooks3. Printed materials for colleges3. Printed materials for colleges4. College websites4. College websites5. General internet resources 5. General internet resources

((www.collegeboard.comwww.collegeboard.com))

ResourcesResources

EventsEvents

1. College fairs1. College fairs

(TUSD Fair, NACAC Fairs, etc.)(TUSD Fair, NACAC Fairs, etc.)

2. College events 2. College events

(Open houses, (Open houses, receptions)receptions)

3. Campus tours3. Campus tours

Thank you for coming. Thank you for coming. Please proceed to the Please proceed to the

Gym, where College Gym, where College Night will begin Night will begin momentarily.momentarily.