What direction are you headed? Workforce Military Technical
Programs College
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Workforce Department of Workforce Development
http://www.in.gov/dwd/ Transition Resources Corporation
http://www.telamon.org/ Indiana Career Connect
https://www.indianacareerconnect.com/ WorkOne
http://www.in.gov/dwd/WorkOne/
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Workforce Gather information and put together in resume format
Have someone proofread resume When filling out application Return
by deadline Fill application out with pen and best handwriting or
typed When interviewing Be punctual Dress nicely Know something
about the job and have in mind the positives you can offer your
potential employer
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Thinking Military? Almost every month a recruiter from various
branches of the military are in doing a lunchroom setup Visit dates
are put in the announcements If interested, stop by their table and
talk with them Gather information without making a signed
commitment Contact information for the various recruiting branches
in Kokomo: http://www.yellowpages.com/kokomo-in/armed-forces-
recruiting
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College Selection Find a strong correlation between - your
academic record and admission requirements - your intellectual
interests and the degree programs available - your personalityand
the college setting. You accomplish this by doing research and by
asking questions. There are many places waiting for you and will be
a good fit for you. There are over 2,300 colleges and 1,700
community colleges in the United States. So,
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College Selection Things to Consider Majors/Minors Offered
Public vs. Private Population Males/Females/Ratio? Size Small
(15,000) No Preference Location Cost to the family Housing
Athletics Activities and special programs Gut feeling
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College Selection Excellent websites to focus in on and prepare
for college: www.collegeboard.com Click the box for Students
www.learnmoreindiana.org www.TripToCollege.org
www.DriveOfYourLife.org
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Career Exploration ASVAB Career Exploration Tool Most juniors
opted to take this optional test administered by the military
Results were handed back to students about 1 month ago Results
include an individualized access code and password that will help
students explore careers specific to their abilities and
interests
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College Visits Make an appointment with a College Admissions
Counselor Get college visit paper from Guidance Office or Mrs.
Zartman in the attendance office prior to going on college visit
This form is to be filled out by the college representative and
brought back by the student It takes the college visit paper AND a
parent/guardian calling into the attendance office for the absence
to be excused Seniors get one college visit that does not appear on
record Students may take more than one visit, they will just appear
as excused absences
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Technical/Trade School Look into school to see if SAT/ACT is
required Most technical/trade schools will not require it or have
their own placement test that you can take for free Planning to
transfer? Make sure that credits you receive from the
technical/trade school will transfer to another school Take a visit
to the college you intend to transfer to and have a transfer plan
made out by that school
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What are colleges looking at? The rigor of your academic
coursework Including courses you are taking senior year Grades
/Overall GPA Many colleges recalculate the GPA using core academics
only Class Rank Standardized test scores (ACT or SAT) First senior
report card Study all senior grades on final transcript after a
student has been admitted to see if they still should be
admitted-they can rescind your admission offer based on poor
performance The quality of writing in your essay (if one is
required) Recommendations Uniqueness Extracurricular activities,
special interests, aptitudes, recognitions/awards
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Applying to Colleges Make sure you apply early and pay close
attention to deadlines Many colleges have scholarships available to
students just by applying by a date and having a certain GPA IUK
Ivy Tech Transcripts All colleges will need a students transcript
to make an admission decision The transcript form is called varying
names depending on what college a student is applying to Counselor
Recommendation Page/Form Counselor Page/Form Counselor Signature
Form Transcript Release Record Release Even if the student applies
for college online, the counselor form must be printed off and
brought into the guidance office to be mailed in
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Transcript Release Steps to getting transcript sent: 1. Print
Form 2. Fill out student information section in nice handwriting
with pen! 3. Bring form to Guidance Office 4. Mrs. Adams will fill
out the counselor section and send it to admissions office along
with a copy of the students most recent transcript
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College Application Fee Waivers If student qualifies for and
uses a fee waiver for the SAT/ACT, then the student can get up to
four college application fee waivers 21 st Century Scholar
Free/Reduced Lunch Many colleges will ask if you qualify and
automatically waive the fee but it varies between colleges Some
colleges waive their application fee for all students just by
choosing to apply online Make sure you look into each colleges
application fee and decide what is the cheapest way to apply
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CollegeGo Week Late September (Example September 24-28, 2012)
Many colleges waive their application fees Link to colleges that
waived application fees this past year as well as a direct link to
all Indiana Colleges applications with deadlines (Based on
applications for the 2013 college year)
http://www.in.gov/collegegoweek/2471.htm It is not guaranteed that
this will be the same list that waives application fees for next
years CollegeGo Week, however, if you see colleges that have waived
their fee in the past, it is financially worth waiting until late
September to see if they will waive the fee again
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SAT and ACT You must take the SAT or ACT if you are planning to
attend college Register online at: ACT Plus Writing Test:
www.act.orgwww.act.org SAT Reasoning Test:
www.collegeboard.comwww.collegeboard.com Testing facilities
available for a specific test date are online at the above web
sites Students do not have to take both tests; they can elect to,
but it is not required Its proven that taking the test more than
once does lead to improved test scores SAT/ACT scores can be mixed
and matched to pull the best scores between each particular exam
(Example: The best SAT scores can be matched together and the best
ACT scores can be matched together but you cannot put the best ACT
and SAT scores together) Choosing between the two tests SAT:
Student should at least be through Algebra II Test has more math
ACT: Better for students that math is not their best subject It
does have math, just not as much as SAT Breaks scores into social
science areas where the SAT does not
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SAT and ACT Lewis Cass High School Code (also called the CEEB
Code) is 152100 Important that this gets put on when signing up to
take the test, otherwise we will not receive your scores to put on
your high school transcript Students receive four free colleges to
send scores as long as they choose the schools BEFORE the test
date!! Require scores be sent directly from testing agency: Purdue
(1230) NCAA Clearinghouse (9999) NAIA (9876) Indiana
University-Bloomington (1324) If you have already taken the SAT or
ACT and did not send it to one that requires it directly from
testing agency, you must go back into students collegeboard account
and pay to have the test scores sent IMPORTANT FACT: If you are a
21 st Century Scholar or are on free or reduced lunch you qualify
for 2 free ACT and 2 free SAT fee waivers. Band competitions
conflict with many test dates in the fall. All college bound
students are encouraged to test at least once before the start of
their senior year but because of the band conflicts this is
especially true for band students.
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SAT/ACT testing dates left this year SAT ACT Test Date
Registration Deadline Late Fee Required April 13, 2013March 8,
2013**March 9 - 22, 2013 June 8, 2013May 3, 2013May 4 - 17, 2013
Test Date Registration Deadline Late Fee Required May 4, 2013April
5, 2013April 6 - 19, 2013 June 1, 2013May 2, 2013May 3 - 17,
2013
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SAT Dates Next Year Not released at this time Check back
collegeboard.org for 13-14 dates
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ACT Dates Next Year Test Dates September 21, 2013 October 26,
2013 December 14, 2013 February 8, 2014 April 12, 2014 June 14,
2014
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SAT/ACT Practice Information SAT:
http://professionals.collegeboard.com/k- 12/prepare/srp/free
http://professionals.collegeboard.com/k- 12/prepare/srp/free Ivy
Tech SAT Prep Courses PSAT Results Lays out a study plan specific
to student ACT: http://www.actstudent.org/testprep/index.html
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Types of Financial Aid Grants gift aid, generally based on need
Scholarships gift aid, generally based on academic achievement,
volunteer efforts, or special talent Loans must be repaid
Work-study employment, student earns money to help with educational
expenses
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FAFSA Free Application for Federal Student Aid Allows students
to become eligible for financial aid such as grants, loans, and
work-study To receive the most financial aid, FAFSA must be
completed. It is not available until after January 1, 2014 and must
be completed by the deadline in early March (Example: March 10,
2013) We will have a help session in January provided by an Ivy
Tech financial aid representative Based on taxes from previous year
You can put estimates in, but you will have to go back and put in
exact amounts ***Important: Make sure you go to fafsa.gov to fill
out for FAFSA form. You should NOT have to pay to file your
FAFSA.***
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PIN Registration for Electronic Signature of FAFSA Web site:
www.pin.ed.gov Sign FAFSA electronically Can request PIN before
January 1, 2014 May be used by students and parents throughout aid
process, including subsequent school years so it is important to
keep it someplace you can refer back The same parent pin number
will be used for all children
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Scholarship Tips Scholarships sent to the Guidance Office are
compiled and added to the Guidance Web Page under the scholarship
tab Some scholarship applications are available in the fall,
however the majority of local scholarships are released 2 nd
semester Cass County Community Foundation (CCCF) will come in
December to have a mandatory meeting that all seniors must attend
in order to apply for any scholarships listed with the CCCF Pay
close attention to deadlines and always type or neatly handwrite
applications
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Scholarship Tips Hundreds of other scholarship applications
(which do not come directly to Cass) can be secured through various
companies, clubs, organizations, or churches. The internet is often
a good way to find out about such scholarships. You should never
have to pay for scholarship information. Some scholarships are
awarded directly from the college after the student is accepted and
has completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
This occurs in the spring (April / May). Most libraries have a
number of books about financial aid, including scholarship
guides.
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Scholarship Tips Look into large national scholarships such as
Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC), Gates Millennium, Intel
Science, Coca-Cola, and Robert Byrd Organizations of all types and
sizes sponsor scholarships Many large companies offer scholarships
or tuition programs for children of employees Employers like fast
food chains, department stores, and supermarkets often give
scholarships Awards related to student employment can come from
unexpected sources (Example: golf caddies)
Requesting Transcripts and Letters of Recommendation Transcript
needed for scholarships: Come to guidance office with your name and
how many transcripts you need on a piece of paper Leave in the
basket that sits on Mrs. Pears desk shelf It is easier for me to
copy five transcripts for you one time then one transcript for you
five different times, so please try and think ahead when requesting
transcripts Please give me at least two days to get transcripts to
you Letter of Recommendation: Bring paper with your name, clubs,
sports, activities, volunteer efforts, offices held, how many years
participated in each area, etc. Write date in which you need the
letter completed by on the top of the paper as well as how many
copies you need Please give me at least one week to get a letter of
recommendation to you Apply the same courtesy for any
recommendation you ask of someone
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College Sports You must register with the proper organization
depending on what level of college sports you are interested in
playing NCAA (9999) Division I & II
www.ncaaeligibilitycenter.org NAIA (9876) Division III
www.playnaia.org Remember to sign up for the NCAA or NAIA before
sending SAT or ACT scores electronically with 4-digit code Once you
get everything set up on either web site, you will need to check
your students completed high school courses with the approved
course list for Lewis Cass on the web site as well as their GPA.
Once you have your student registered, there should be a transcript
release form Student should bring the form to me at school and I
will get a transcript mailed
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Dual Credit If you child has been in a class in which they have
earned dual credit: They now have a high school transcript and an
Ivy Tech College transcript Once your student has determined the
college of their choice, you will need to contact Ivy Tech and have
their college transcript sent to that college A college cannot
award credit from a LC transcript only
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Short Credits to Graduate Indiana Virtual Academy www.indva.org
Free Summer Online Courses Final is taken at Lewis Cass
approximately 2 weeks before students return from summer vacation
Students may take up to 2 courses Also a good way to raise a
semester grade that may have dropped below a C- for an Academic and
Technical Honors Diploma BYU Independent Study
http://is.byu.edu/site/ Online Courses-One year to complete
Approximately $132 + any required textbooks Final is taken at Lewis
Cass Final exam must be finished and mailed in no later than May 1
so that the school is able to get the course grade result prior to
graduation
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Interested in working ahead? New this year: Government and
Economics will be open for students to take over the summer and
work ahead at no cost Government: Will be offered on-site during
the month of June Economics: Will be offered through the virtual
academy and run the entirety of the summer with a final that must
be taken at Lewis Cass about 2 weeks before school resumes (Check
points) Interested students can sign up this evening or at a later
date in the guidance office Students will still be required to
participate in Tech Prep Day during the school year.
Future Reference Todays PowerPoint presentation and documents
can all be found on the schools web site at www.sesc.k12.in.us
under the Guidance Department 10 th -12 th Grade
tabwww.sesc.k12.in.us Heather Adams Guidance Counselor Grades 10-12
[email protected] 574-626-2511 ext. 5105