monday, december 8 th 2014 5:30pm-6:30pm junior parent night
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MONDAY, DECEMBER 8 T H 20145:30PM-6:30PM
Junior Parent Night
Agenda
WelcomeJunior Year Process Getting ready for applications and financial
aidWeek-long college tourJunior/Senior PromQuestions
IMPORTANCE OF JUNIOR YEAR
Welcome!
Junior year process
Visiting colleges GPA-based (1-2 trips) Week-long college tour
Parent-Student-Counselor meeting After the 1st semester
Narrowing down college list About 12 schools At least 4 in NJ Safety, match, and reach schools
Writing college essays Common app essay topic
Junior year process
Final PSAT (Scores coming this week!) Help to predict how students do on SAT Qualify for scholarships Colleges are notified of college-bound students
Taking SAT 1-2 times (January and May) Cost and Waivers (Can get up to 2 waivers, $52 after that) Studying – Method Test Prep and possible books Sending Scores during senior year ($12/college)
Taking ACT’s (June) Waivers (can get up to 1 waiver, $55 after that) Sending Scores during senior year ($12/college)
PARCC (March) Replacing the HSPA
Possible SAT Study Materials – Can purchase on amazon, Barnes & Noble, Etc.
PARCC
In order to graduate, students will need to pass 1 part of the English and 1 part of the math PARCC or one of the
supplementary tests
Getting ready for applications and financial aid
Application costs Common app waivers (can we waived for all of the schools
applied to on the common application) Collegeboard college application fee waivers (receive 4 if you are
eligible for SAT waivers) Sending SAT/ACT Scores (needed in order to mark apps
complete) Application fees – Can be anywhere from $35 - $75 per app
Saving tax forms EOF will need last 3 years of tax data!
Grants vs. loans vs. scholarshipsColleges and financial aidResidency
Must have a social security number to be eligible for financial aid
Week-Long College Tour
What? 5 day junior college tour 40 junior students Visit anywhere between 8-10 colleges
Where? Currently researching schools in PA and Ohio
When? March 16th – March 20th
Why? Understand the differences between schools Begin making decisions on best-match schools
How? Travel by coach bus Cost is approximately $200, split into payments (beginning in Jan) Must be earned through behavior
Junior/Senior Prom
Thursday, June 4th from 7pm-10pmPark 33 in Freehold, NJ
http://park33.com/Possibility of bus transportation
Survey will be sent homeTickets will be approximately $80 each
Class does have the ability to fundraise to cut the cost of their tickets
Can do class fundraisers or individual fundraisers Mr. Dral is 11th grade level chair
