College Planning Sophomore Year: Making High School Count
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College Planning Sophomore Year: Making High School Count
RemindO Are you receiving text message reminders from the
counselors?
O Parents and students can sign-up!
1. Create a new text message
2. Type 81010 in the To box
3. Type @wths20 in the Message box
4. Reply with your first and last name.
@wths20
Check your school email weekly! 1. Visit
www.d121.org
2. Click on envelope
icon
WTHS Graduation Requirements
OEnglish: 4 years
OSocial Studies: 3 years
OMath: 3 years
OScience: 2 years
OLife Fitness: 4 years
OPractical and/or Fine Arts: 1 year
College Entrance RequirementsO English: 4 years
O Social Studies: 3-4 years
O Math: 3-4 years
O Science: 3-4 years
O Foreign Language: 2-4 years (depends on college)
O Fine Arts: 1 year (depends on college)
Recommendations for Course Planning
O Enroll in challenging classes appropriate for you
O Incorporate elective classes in anticipated college major
O Full course load through graduation
What’s your major?????
O It’s OK to be “exploring”
O Do a self-reflection of your interests/strengths
O Research careers
O Complete/compare career assessments in Naviance & Career Cruising
O Talk to friends and relatives about their careers
O Research expected career growth in certain fields for job success
O Utilize the Occupational Outlook Handbook (Google: OOH)
O Job shadow/attend guest speaker presentations at each campus
O Attend workshops/seminars during your lunch/study hall period each semester!
The College Process
Factors to Consider When Looking at Colleges
O Academic rigor
O Size
O Location
O Governance (public vs. private)
O Fields of Study
O Personal Factors
O Cost
How many colleges to consider?
• 1-2 “Reach” Schools
• 2-3 “Realistic” Schools
• 1-2 “Safety” School
*Between 4-7 ideally
But most importantly…
Be realistic with your choices!
Determine the Best Fit
Academics
Social/Community
Financial Aid
What does a college look for?
O Transcript
O Test scores
O Writing samples
O Letters of recommendation
O Extra curricular activities
Tests
O Consider taking the PSAT again in October, 2018 at WTHS
O Difference between ACT/SAT
O Take one test at least twice (in Junior year)
O Most schools take a “holistic” approach to evaluating applications
O Check out Khan Academy (FREE SAT prep through the College Board)
What can I do now?
• Importance of course selection
o Challenge yourself appropriately to your skill level
o Remember that every grade counts!
• Start preparing for standardized tests
• Get involved
• Meet with your high school counselor regularly
• Start researching and visiting colleges and narrowing down your choices
O30 minute Summer Post-Secondary Planning Meetings in May, June and August!
Typically on Tuesdays and
Thursdays, students may use
the CCC during their lunch-
study hall period (3A, 4B, 5A, or
6B) to access Naviance and
other college and career
resources.
The lab is across from the
library at O’Plaine (lab 258).
Check your Remind texts
regularly!
College and Career Center
A college and career planning resource for students and parents.
Visit www.d121.org Click on the icon under the images.
Enter our school zip code as 60031 Click on Warren Township High School…NOT O’PLAINE!
Log In: [email protected]
Password: Student ID Number
O SuperMatch College Search
O Using search criteria, find schools that match your wants and needs.
O Scattergrams (Colleges)O Compare your GPA and test
scores to past WTHS students who have applied.
O Colleges I’m Thinking AboutO Begin to build your tentative
college list.
O Career Search (Careers)
O Complete an interest inventory to gather a list of careers matched with your interests and personality or search for specific careers.
O Resume builder (About Me)
O Let Naviance help you build a professional resume to use for your college or job applications and letters of recommendation.
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