• Two Parts:• 1. Senior year – finishing High school• 2. Preparing for College

Shawnee Mission SouthGraduation Year: 2015GPA: 3.49325  Rank: 126/353 as of 06/03/14Date: 8/27/2014    Time: 10:14:15 AM

Transfer creditsCompacting a classSummer SchoolOn-line credits – health, Am. Gov. any otherAny Incomplete grades left over?Computer Competency exam

You need 16 credits to be a senior right now;You need 18.50 credits to be re-classified to a

senior at semester

• If you don’t have the computer competency yet, and it is not in your schedule for this semester or next, meet with your counselor immediately.

• This competency is required for graduation.

• You need to be in Five classes of credit weight• Lab Assistant, Repeat Credits, Study Halls do NOT

count as credit classes for eligibility purposes.• 5 the semester before you participate• 5 in the semester that you are participating

• Don’t Fail• Example: What if I fail English 12 first semester? • Summer School• Night School• On-line school – approved by counselor – Satellite

High does NOT count as credit

• http://www.smsd.org/schools/smsouth/ • Daily Announcements on the main South page

• Under Construction – some links on the South Counseling page are being corrected and edited.

SENIOR FALL VISIT - 2014 DON’T STRESS ABOUT LIFE AFTER HIGH SCHOOLSee your Alpha counselor for guidance RESOURCES AT SMS TO HELP WITH DECISION MAKING: LINKED TO SMS WEBPAGE – Under Student Information:

2 Buttons: Scholarship Opportunities and Counseling

Under Counseling find buttons on Left Hand side for: ACT/SAT, Career Info., College Fairs, College Info,

College Visits (main South webpage under “student Information”), these will contain a list of local college info sessions; Admissions Reps coming to SMS; Scholarships; Links to websites on all things college, ACT/SAT test dates; Link to FAFSA  

The Best way to research a college is online and with a visit.

COLLEGE ROOM –

College files, books, DVDs, My Majors book 

COLLEGE DECISION NOTEBOOK – Where have SMS seniors been admitted?—GPA/test scores

This will be updated by late September with the 2013 class info. 

SCHOLARSHIPS – on either the district webpage or the above South pageSouth Page –>Student Information-> Scholarship Opportunities

1. PARTS OF COLLEGE APPLICATION: • Student information – Student completes (online if possible) • Secondary School Report – Registrar, Mrs. Ramirez, completes Objective info: GPA, rank, test scores If Counselor Recommendation is required, see your counselor If Teacher recs are required, see individual teachers (Give 2 weeks’ notice please) • Official Transcript - You must request one for each application Mrs. Ramirez, will send when you provide stamped,

addressed envelope

• (Essay/Interview – small number of selective schools) OBSERVE APPLICATION/ SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINES!

• Financial Aid – Based on Financial Need Complete the FAFSA January 1 or soon after – visit http://www.fafsa.ed.gov

You and your Parent get PIN # NOW at www.pin.ed.govFinancial Aid at www.finaid.org

• Scholarship Help from Our District Webpages also - Career pathways http://careerpathways.smsd.org/Pages/Scholarship.aspx Or FastWeb www.fastweb.com

 • Attend the Shawnee Mission College Clinic at East, October 15, 2014

starting at 6:30 p.m. • Financial Aid Night – Shawnee Mission Northwest at 7:00 p.m. on

November 12, 2014 (Auditorium at NW)

• www.youtube.com/FederalStudentAid