Dec 25, 2015
*Review high school transcript
*Select appropriate and challenging classes for Senior year
*Prepare and register for the ACT
*Begin identifying interests
*Gather information
*Visit colleges
*Begin looking at applications
SEPS SESM
English 4 Credits 4 Credits
Math 3 Credits 3 Credits
Science 3.5 Credits 3 Credits
Social 4 Credits 3.5 Credits
Fine Arts 1 Credit 1 Credit
Health/PE 1 Credit 2 Credits
Religion 4 Credits
Total Credits 28 Credits 24 Credits
English 4 Credits
Math 3 Credits
Science 3 Credits
Social 3.5 Credits
Art 1 Credit
Foreign Language 2 Credits
*Ensure you have met all requirements for graduation
*Visit Colleges
*Retake ACT if necessary, no later than September
*Ask for letters of recommendation, if necessary
*Complete college applications by Halloween!
*Sleepy Eye Public School
*http://www.sleepyeyeschools.com/education/staff/staff.php?sectionid=280&
*St. Mary’s High School
*http://www.sesmschool.com/counselor.html
*Registration Guide
*EXPLORE/PLAN Test Results
•Results estimate ACT score and can be useful for admissions planning
*Campus Visits
*Family and Friends
http://mncis.intocareers.org
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Occupations and EmploymentEducation and Training
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Resume writer
*Public (ex. South Central, Ridgewater, Hennepin Tech)
*Private (ex. Rasmussen, Dunwoody)
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Admission Requirement = High School Graduation
Small campus, affordable, transfer possibilities to universities, associate degree possibility, extra-
curricular activities. Courses and programs that teach specific knowledge
and skills leading to particular jobs.
*Minnesota State Universities*Bemidji State
*Mankato
*Metropolitan State
*Moorhead
*St. Cloud
*Southwest
*Winona
*University of MN System*Twin Cities
*Duluth
*Morris
*Crookston
*Rochester
*Minnesota Students pay MN in-state costs when attending public schools in these states
*Must apply for reciprocity
*Wisconsin
*North Dakota
*South Dakota
*Manitoba
*A review of a combination of factors:
*Grade Point Average
*Courses Taken – Rigor of program and completion of specific course requirements (including grade 12)
*Test Scores
*Other…Activities, Personal Statement, Essay, Recommendations, Etc.
Colleges Biological
Sciences
Design Education and Human Developme
nt
Food, Agricultur
al and Natural
Resource Sciences
Liberal Arts
Management
Science and
Engineering
Average High
School Rank
Percentile
94.1% 85.7%
82.9% 82.5% 84.9%
90.3% 92.8%
Average ACT
Composite Score
30.4 27.3 24.4 26.1 27.3 29.5 30.6
Test Date Regular Registration Deadline
February 11, 2012 January 13, 2012
April 14, 2012 March 9, 2012
June 9, 2012 May 4, 2012
September 8, 2012
October 27, 2012
December 8, 2012
*FAFSA
*Available online at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/
*Financial Aid Night
*January/February 2013
*Scholarships