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Check Credits
Home Access Center (HAC) you can see your transcript.
Check current schedule
Pass EOC’s
Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, 4th Math (Choice)
Biology, Chemistry, Physics, 4th Science (Choice)
World Geography, World History, US History, Government/Economics
P.E. or Equivalent (1 Credit)
Fine Arts (1 Credit)
Other Language (2 Credits)
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Take care of anything that would prevent you from getting into college.
Denied credits due to attendance
Parents monitor your student’s social media!
Social Media- Colleges and potential employers are using Facebook, Instagram, twitter. and other social media to check on prospects. College admissions officers check them and can use positive or negative posts for acceptance or denials.
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When: Monday, September 14, 2015 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Where: Golden Triangle Mall 2201 Interstate 35E Denton, TX 76205
Students register online at www.texascollegefairs.org
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Places to get information
Visit the College or University in person or go to their website
The TCHS “Flight Zone”- Catalogues
During your Junior Conference you would have received a copy of the “Guide to Life After High School” by e-mail. This is a valuable source for information.
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ASVAB
Sign up for this military interest inventory offered on campus free of charge
October 14, 2015
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2. Get organized!
4. Apply to Colleges
5. Order Transcripts and get them sent to top 3-5 choices
6. Apply for FINANCIAL AID
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Update Personal File/Resumé
Be sure to update your personal file/resumé with any activities, community service and awards you have received.
If you have NOT started a resumé, there’s no time like the present! A resumé will make it easier to fill out applications and will help your teachers, coaches and your counselor write correct recommendation letters for you.
You may list your awards by year or by activity. Many applications want items listed by type (sport, extra-curricular, etc.) and then by year.
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Keep all of your college information together!
A great idea is to get a crate, a folder, a bin, a desk drawer and dedicate it to college stuff! Keep it in the same place in your house so you can find it easily!
Remember to keep all of your emails from the college – they may have important messages or phone numbers you may need.
Be sure to CHECK your email/college portal – this is how they will communicate with you!
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Location
Graduation and retention rates
Financial aid and scholarship opportunities
Overall think about where you will be the most successful in your college life.
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Sit in on a class of interest
Read the student newspaper
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In order to apply, you will need the following items:
Application
Recommendation Letters
Letters of Recommendation (# required)
Verify your schedule, your classes must be listed accurately.
If you change your classes after your application is sent, you MUST contact the college to inform them.
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First, get organized! Gather all documents & information before starting the online application.
College Applications 1) Common Application - Complete this application online at www.commonapp.org
 2) Other Texas schools – If you are applying to a Texas school, then apply through Apply Texas at www.applytexas.org
3) All other schools - they will have their own application that will need to be completed. 
 Both the Common Application and Apply Texas are available beginning August 1.
Keep a chart of all ID #’s & passwords assigned for quick access to Apply TX, Common App, College Board, ACT as well as ID #’s assigned by the college itself.
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What completes the application?
All four-year colleges require: 1) an application, 2) an official transcript  3) SAT or ACT scores sent from the testing agency. Some colleges also require letters of recommendation
Online portion of the application requires:
- choice of major (if required - some schools request a 1st & 2nd choice major)
biographical information
educational background
residency information
extra-curricular activities
scholarship essays and short answer questions (if applying for general university scholarships)
resume (if required)
fee for application to be processed (if required)
What completes the application? (continued)
2. Transcript- request from KISD homepage.
3. SAT/ACT Scores
Colleges require an official score report sent directly from the testing agency.
When you register for either test, enter Timber Creek’s CEEB code 443752.
Scores can be sent to 4 schools at no charge as part of test registration or an applicant can wait on scores and pay a fee to SAT/ACT to send scores.
Plan early for requesting transcripts and test scores to be sent to meet deadlines.
AP scores are not required for application, but must be requested from College Board and reported by them to the attending college to receive college credit. College differ in what AP score they require to earn credit.
Dual Credit coursework: the college you attend will require a transcript from TCC to determine if college credit has been earned. You must order this through TCC once TCC has posted credit on TCC transcript.
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If your school requires a recommendation letter:
Choose someone who knows you well enough to write the letter for you. This may be a teacher, coach, employer or friend of the family.
If your school specifically asks for the school counselor to write the letter, you will need to fill out the recommendation packet which you pick up from the counseling office.
Please allow 2 weeks from the date you turn in the profile for the letter to be completed.
Recommendation letters are mailed directly to the school.
If the letter is not required, it will not be considered for acceptance.
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Counselor Letters of Recommendation
 
If you are applying to a school or for a scholarship that requires a counselor letter of recommendation, counselors must have the “Letter of Recommendation Form” received at least three weeks prior to your first deadline and by November 25 for any applications with a January deadline.
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Apply: Essays
Some schools will require that you write certain essays. For example, Apply Texas has Essay “A,” Essay “B,” and Essay “C.” Some schools will require 2 of the 3 or require A and B, and so on.
If a school “suggests” doing an extra essay DO IT!! Don’t even THINK about NOT doing it.
REVIEW your essays before you send them in.
Admissions personnel want to see individuality and want something that stands out.
If you have overcome adversity or have a special situation, tell them about it!
If you are writing about someone who is your role model talk about how you are like them, not just about the person – they will want to admit that person and not you.
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Apply: Application Fee
Each university will require a one-time application fee ranging from $25 to $75 (many are about $40).
You can pay your application fees online with Apply Texas and the private school Common Application. You may also pay by check through the mail; using the mail system will mean that your application takes longer to process.
Remember postmark dates!!
Regular Decision, Early Action, and Early Decision
Deadlines: Pay close attention to application deadlines!
Rolling Admission or Regular Decision: The vast majority of students who apply to a given institution will do so through Regular Decision. While the application submission deadlines will vary between institutions, Regular Decision deadlines typically fall in early January, and offers of admission are sent out in late March or early April. These students will have until May 1 to either accept or decline their offers.
Early Action: Students will submit their applications before the regular deadline and will be informed of their admissions decision soon after (typically in January or February). Although the students apply and may be accepted, they are not committed to their Early Action school, and have until May 1 to either accept or decline their offers of admission.
Early Decision: Similar to Early Action, students will submit their applications before the Regular Decision deadline and receive their admissions decisions soon after. The most significant difference is that Early Decision is binding, which means that any student who applies and is admitted to a school through Early Decision is expected to enroll. Early Decision applicants typically require some type of signed form that indicates the intention to enroll upon admission.
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PHOTO UPLOAD DEADLINE
September 12, 2015
Writing section is optional
A “Big Picture” Exam
Apply: SAT/ACT Scores
Students must arrange for the scores be sent straight from the testing company. You can request scores be sent from:
If you have not taken either exam, please schedule one AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
You may take them again and some schools “superscore” your best scores together.
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Order Transcripts
Official transcripts must be requested through the Kellerisd website. Even if we get requests from SendEDU, student must still fill out a request through website
Check deadlines! It takes up to 3 days to get a transcript ready. AND, it gets crazy around deadlines!
Don’t forget, NCAA will require an official transcript. Also,they do NOT accept SAT/ACT test scores from anyone else but the testing company.
There is a $7 fee for each transcript
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Don’t catch senioritis – stay healthy and do well.
Check the status of your application on the college website to make sure your application is complete.
Be patient…it may take 2-4 weeks for your application status to be complete.
*Junior year gets you in, senior year keeps you in!*
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Acceptances
As soon as you have made a decision on which school you will attend, send a deposit right away.
Inform the schools whose offers you are declining.
This helps for admission of waitlisted students sooner.
Turn your acceptance letters in to Ms. Wimmer for your Flight Card.
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APPLY FOR FINANCIAL aide
Go to www.fafsa.ed.gov for the application. YOU MUST FILL THIS OUT TO RECEIVE ANY FINANCIAL AID FROM ANY UNIVERSITY.
The application will not be available until Jan. 1, 2015, but you can apply for a PIN number now.
Be sure to have this document sent to the university of your choice.
FINANCIAL AID IS FIRST COME FIRST SERVED, SO TURN IN YOUR APPLICATION AS SOON AS YOU CAN!
There will be a financial aid night in January.
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Scholarships
Username: keller
password: keller
There will be local scholarships available this spring exclusively for our KISD and/or TCHS students. (Smaller pool of people applying = more chances at $$$$)
You can apply at any time – START NOW!
Most of the big scholarships come from the university you attend.
Remember, you can still get scholarships WHILE attending college, so you do NOT have to have all of your money up front.
Most scholarship awards will be sent directly to the college – make sure they know where to send the money!
Write THANK YOU NOTES!
Local Scholarships Binder in the Flight Zone-in the Counseling office
CollegeBoard
https://bigfuture.collegeboard.com
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Use this code to sign up to get scholarship information
Edmodo code: nkru77
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College Application Timeline Review
April – October (Junior Year)– Explore and narrow college choice list. Take SAT/ACT.
Aug.- Nov. 1 – complete online applications and provide required additional documents. (Transcript, test scores, resume, letters of recommendation)
Jan. - March – Complete FAFSA to be eligible for financial aid & university scholarships.
By May 1- select school & schedule freshman orientation.
Now – Graduation – actively search & apply for scholarships
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Questions?