Welcome Seniors of 2013! Career Center Merit/ABOR Guidance Department Graduation AZ Scholars SAT v. ACT ASU v. U of A v. NAU MCCD NCAA Final Transcripts.

Welcome Seniors of 2013!

Career Center Merit/ABOR Guidance

Department Graduation AZ Scholars SAT v. ACT ASU v. U of A v. NAU MCCD NCAA Final Transcripts

Career Center Scholarships FAFSA AZCIS- Kuder

Career/College Search

Monthly Career Center Bulletin

Scholarships

Non-Merit-Based (you apply for)Merit- Based on GPA, ranking and test scores- apply at all 3 in-state univ (automatically included in your application).www.fastweb.com or www.zinch.com -- know your SSN- these are search engines for various scholarships you may apply for and check Basha Bears website under Career Center for additional scholarship search engines and listings.

AZ High School Relations Council

College Fair September 5, 2012 Chandler Center for the Arts- Chandler Blvd and

AZ Ave 6:00 PM-8:00 PM ASU, U of A, NAU, Embry Riddle, Central AZ,

Chandler Gilbert, Eastern AZ, Fort Lewis, Gateway, Mesa, Rio, Scottsdale, Univ of New Mexico, and Southwestern Christian College.

Greater Phoenix National College Fair Sunday October 14, 2012 11:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M. Phoenix Convention Center West Building, Halls 1 and 2 http://www.nacac.com\video\NCF_Video.wmv NACAC 2012 College Fair- friend this on

Facebook for more information! Meet one-on-one with college reps!

Flinn Foundation www.flinnscholars.org US citizen, and AZ resident 2 years prior Graduate from NCA accredited high school before July

2013 1300 cumulative reading and math of SAT or 29 on ACT 3.5 unweighted GPA Top 5% in class Extracurricular involvement and leadership Tentative deadline October 21 along with official

transcript Questions: [email protected]

16 Core Courses4 credits of English.4 credits of math or through 4th year- one

above Algebra II level.3 credits of lab science (Ag Science 1 and

2 together equates to 1 lab science credit and 1 elective credit. Hon Science Research is not a lab science).

2 credits of social studies.1 credit of fine art- art, music, drama or

dance.2 credits of the same foreign language-

or through level 2 of any foreign language.

AIMS High Tuition WaiverValid for 25% tuition at ASU, NAU or

U of A for the freshman year. Student must apply at either ASU,

NAU or U of A and be accepted in order to receive tuition waiver.

Tuition waiver renewable upon university requirements.

If considering retaking a course for grade improvement see your counselor.

AIMS High Tuition Waiver GPA and Grade RequirementUn-weighted GPA of 3.5 for core classes.Only A’s and B’s, no C’s in the core

courses.A “C” in a weighted course does not

convert to a “B”.ACT 28 or higher or SAT read/math 1300You may retake courses for grade

improvement. You don’t have to repeat an AP or honors, you can take grade level to make the requirement but that is not grade replacement.

Subject to change

AIMS Scores for WaiverMust exceed on Writing, Reading and

Math in order to be eligible for the AIMS High Tuition Waiver.

May exceed on any two AIMS tests and meet on the third plus score at least a 3 on any 2 AP exams in order to be eligible for the AIMS High Tuition Waiver.

You may not re-test to exceed your senior year.

AZ Dept of Ed

www.ade.state.az.us/asd/tuitionwaiver/parents-students.asp

*The university may choose not to award a scholarship to any student who receives other scholarship assistance intended to cover the cost of tuition.

Good to KnowIf you are planning on going out of

state please apply to either ASU, NAU or U of A as a back up.

Going on a mission? Work with the Career Center for a deferment.

Apply for housing in September of senior year!

Fill out transcript request at BHS not online- that is only for archived students!

FAFSA www.fafsa.ed.gov FAFSA on the Web applications must be

submitted by midnight Central Daylight time, June 30, 2013.

Apply for your pin now and parents also need to apply for a pin!!

Financial Aid Night- 6 PM Jan 16 BHS Auditorium. Financial Aid- Based on need determined by

FAFSA Grant- Based on need determined by FAFSA Begin FAFSA process Jan. 1, 2013 Some colleges may seek the CSS Profile also.

Check with individual college for application. College Goal Sunday- 2nd Sunday in Feb- let

financial advisor pre-fill out worksheet

AZCIS

http://azcis.intocareers.org

username: bashahs password: 4azcis02 Free, easy, user friendly! Research tuition, admission

requirements, careers and more!

Mrs. Spilsbury

A-Cap Special Ed

M-Z Dept Chair

Mrs. Cunningham

Car-Ga AVID

Mr. Snyder

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Mr. Barber

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Ms. Scaringelli

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Ms. Thompson

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Graduation Honors NHS- 3.8 weighted GPA, attend

meetings Honors- Member of NHS High Honors- 3.5 weighted GPA at end

of 7th semester, 6.0 credits of honors classes- one during the senior year

Distinguished Scholar-3.8 weighted GPA at end of 7th semester, NHS member, 6.0 credits of honors classes- one during the senior year and 24 total credits

AZ Academic Scholar

18 Core Courses 4 Eng; 4 math, 3 science (physics

preferred); 3 social studies; 2 foreign language- must be earned during high school years; 2 years CTE or fine arts

“C” or better in each core course Seal on diploma www.azacademicscholars.org

ACT v. SAT

www.act.org Scores from 1-36 22 needed for in-state

universities 3 hour exam

measures English (grammar and punctuation), Reading, Math-trig, Science Reasoning

Achievement No penalty for wrong

answers

www.collegeboard.com

3.5 hour exam measures verbal,writing skills (vocab) and math reasoning- no trig

Aptitude ¼ pt. penalty for

wrong answers

BHS code 030037

ASU v. U of A v. NAUFeb. 1 priority deadline

Feb. 14 priority deadline

March 1 priority deadline

SAT 1040 read, mathACT 22

SAT 1040 read, mathACT 22

3.0 un-weighted core GPA or top 25% ranking

Rank top 25%16 core competencies/AZ Resident

3.0 un-weighted core GPA or top 25% ranking

Maricopa Community Colleges Begin the process in January! Top 15% may apply for the Presidential

Scholarship. Certain ASSET or Accuplacer score may also qualify for this. Visit the Career Center for application.

Matriculation Agreement between MCCD and ABOR.

College Fair at Perry High Sept. 5 6:00 PM! The Greater Phoenix National College Fair

on Sunday October 2nd at the Phoenix Civic Plaza.

Central AZ College top 30% in 7th semester tuition waiver

NCAA and NAIA www.web1.ncaa.org/eligibilitycenter/common for

NCAA and www. playnaia.org for NAIA Register on-line end of junior year for both. Send official transcripts end of junior year to

NCAA. After senior year send official transcripts to

NCAA and NAIA. Explain all official visits. More questions see Mr. Barber in Guidance. Have SAT/ACT scores sent directly to NCAA and

NAIA. NCAA code 9999 and NAIA code 9876 If considering retaking a course for grade

improvement see your counselor.

WUE v. WICHE WUE Western

Undergraduate Exchange

150% of resident tuition for undergraduate programs at participating western colleges and universities

WICHE Graduate Program 150% of resident

tuition for graduate programs at participating western colleges and universities

Barretts and U of A Honors College ASU: Admission to the Honors/Competitive Admission Colleges (Journalism, Engineering,

Business, Barrett, etc.) requires a separate application but no additional fee. Students are encouraged to apply before the first deadline.

U of A: Last year's Honors College student "at a glance" was:

 3.85 unweighted GPA; 1330 SAT math and reading; 30 ACT; 9-12 honors classes taken in high school

Apply early because the only way to be accepted is to have a net ID and password

ECAP Grad requirement 2013 You are required to fill out the ECAP 4 yr plan in

order to be eligible for graduation Log in to www.cusd.kuder.com Your username is 1st initials of your first and last

name and your BHS ID#. For example: Janeen Scaringelli would be: JS01222 01222 Kuder code N3496429RXG

Kuder instruction sheet

ECAP RESUME

Click on the Plan for Work tab Create resume Please take about 5 minutes to create a

quick resume Print out and attach to ECAP sheet Note Resume builder for a more detailed

resume on your own