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Agenda Be “In the Know” SC Diploma Requirements Transcript/GPA/Class Rank What You Can Do Now to Prepare for College and Scholarship Applications Courses for 2019-2020
Counseling & Advisement Department Jennifer Adams, Director, (A-F) ghadams@lexington1.net 803-821-1913 Gretchen Crosswell, School Counselor, (G-M) gcrosswell@lexington1.net 803-821-1911 Lisa Allison, School Counselor, (N-Z) lallison@lexington1.net 803-821-1912 Candice Parsley, Career Specialists cparsley@lexington1.net 803-821-1977 Julie Rojek, District Career SPecialist, GHS Dual Enrollment jrojek@lexignton1.net 803-821-1921 Alysan Berry, Counseling Secretary-Transcript Requests aberry@lexington1.net 803-821-1910
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SC Diploma Requirements 24 Credits Required • 4 English • 4 Math • 3 Science: Biology required • 3 Social Studies: Government/Economics & U.S. History required • 1 PE or ROTC • 1 Computer Science Course • 1 Occupational Elective OR World Language • 7 Electives
Your Transcript Your “Official Record” Shows all grades earned for high school credit Shows the rigor of the courses you’ve taken GPA/Class Rank College Admissions- Submit Early Senior Year
How to Get a Copy of Your Transcript www.parchment.com • Get a copy of your transcript emailed • See your chances of getting into college • See profile of learners who previously applied to colleges you are interested in
How Do I Calculate My GPA???
College Prep Honors Final AP/IB/ Weighting Weighting Course Credit Grade Dual GPA Points GPA Points Any Elective 1 92 4.2 CP 4.2 CP 4.2 PE 1 83 3.3 CP 3.3 CP 3.3 Fine Arts 1 84 3.4 H 3.9 H 3.9 Science 1 87 3.7 4.2 4.2 Math 1 80 3.0 3.5 3.5 English 1 88 3.8 4.3 4.3 World Language 1 96 4.6 5.1 5.1 History 1 88 3.8 3.8 4.8 Total Total Total Total Total Attempted 32.3 33.3 698 29.8 Credits Divided by 8 Divided by 8 8 Divide by 8 Divide by 8 Average GPA GPA GPA 87 3.725 4.038 4.163
The FINAL GRADE of every high school credit bearing course is used to calculate GPA. Students in grades nine through twelve may RETAKE A COURSE at the same level of difficulty if they have earned a D or an F in that course. Only one course attempt and the highest grade earned for the course will be calculated in the GPA. A student in grades 9 - 12 must retake a course by the end of the next school year or before the next sequential course (whichever comes first). The student may not retake the course if the course being replaced has been used as a prerequisite for enrollment in a subsequent course; i.e., a student may not retake Algebra 1 after having earned credit for a higher level mathematics course (Geometry, Algebra 2). ●
● GPA changes when FINAL GRADES are posted ● The GPA students see in Power School is for the CURRENT SEMESTER ONLY - it is not cumulative ● Class rank ONLY CHANGES in JUNE and SEPTEMBER ● June GPA and Class Rank is used for state scholarships ● September GPA and Class Rank are used for college applications
What You Can Do NOW to Prepare For College and Scholarship Applications
What You Can Do Now • Challenge yourself with the classes you choose • Make the Best Grades You Can • Take ALL Testing Opportunities Seriously • Make Yourself Eligible for Fee Waivers o Free/Reduced Lunch Status o Low Income/First Generation Students- self identify to your school counselor
Testing Calendar Pre-ACT (all second year students) September, 2018 PSAT Date – (optional for 10th/11th graders) October, 2018 ACT school day (Wednesday) February 20, 2019 (optional for third year students) SAT school day (Wednesday) March 27, 2019 (optional for third year students) Advanced Placement (AP) Exam Dates May 6 2019 through May 17, 2019
What Else... • Clean up Your Social Media • Develop a specific email account • Community Service • Clubs/Sports/School Activities • Summer Experiences • Work Experience • Start a Student Resume • Start a Raise.Me Account • See your school’s Career Specialist
Career Specialists Candice Parsley cparsley@lexington1.net ● Career Exploration ● Career Interest Inventories ● Job Shadowing (once a semester all grades) ● Industry Field Trips ● Co-Ops (11th grade only) ● Job Application Assistance ● ASVAB
COLLEGE ATHLETES WWW.NCAA.ORG CODE 9999 TO HAVE SCORES SENT CODE 9999 ON SAT/ACT REGISTRATION ****The NCAA does not accept Credit Recovery courses for purposes of awarding athletic scholarships.****
Four Year College Additional Four-Year College course requirements
SPECIFIC South Carolina Commission on Higher Education Requirements for SC Four Year Public Colleges and Universities ….in addition to the SC Diploma Requirements 4 Math Credits- Must Include: • Algebra 1 • Foundations in Algebra and Intermediate Algebra may count together as a substitute for Algebra I • Algebra 2 • Geometry • Higher-Level math
• 3 Lab Sciences • 2 World Language (same language)—3 for Clemson, Wofford, and College of Charleston • 1 Fine Art • 2 Academic Electives • 1 is your Computer Science Graduation Requirement • Any additional class from English, math, social studies, lab science, fine arts, or world language
Additional Notes from the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education Each institution may make exceptions in admitting students who do not meet all of the prerequisites, limited to those individual cases in which the failure to meet one or more prerequisites is due to circumstances beyond the reasonable control of the student. The College Preparatory Course Prerequisite Requirements are minimal requirements for four-year public college admission . Therefore, students should check early with colleges of their choice to plan to meet additional high school prerequisites that might be required for admission and to prepare for college entrance examinations. Students should prepare themselves for college-level work by enrolling in challenging high school courses , such as honors, Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), and dual enrollment courses.
Four Year College • College Entrance Exam ACT or SAT
www.actstudent.org www.sat.collegeboard.org • Score reports can be sent to 4 colleges without charge- take advantage of this • Great Web Sites!
How to Find the Right College • College Matching Websites • Do Not Let Cost Detour You (yet) • Virtual tours via the internet • College Visits o Juniors get one excused day for an official college visit
Ed-Op GHS College Day October 30th 9am-9:45am District Consolidated Fair October 30th 6:30- 8:30 p.m. River Bluff High School
How Do I Pay for College?
Financial Aid vs. Scholarships Financial Aid- Awarded on need Standard Application Pell Grant Campus-based Programs Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Federal Work Study Program Perkins Loan Program Stafford Loan PLUS Loans (Parents) Scholarships- Awarded on Merit Different Applications Academic Athletic Talent Other areas
South Carolina State Scholarships Palmetto LIFE LIFE Hope Lottery Tuition Fellows (4-yr college) (2-yr Assistance college) Where Public and private Public and private Public and Public and Public and private 4-year institutions 4-year institutions private 2-year private 4-year 2-year institutions Available institutions institutions Maximum of $6700 Maximum of $5000 Cost of tuition Maximum of Portion of tuition in the first year in the first year $2800 (depends on Value available funding) 1200 SAT Two of these three: 3.0 final GPA 3.0 final GPA Be a SC resident, (Reasoning + Math -3.0 final GPA be enrolled in at Require- only) or 27 ACT -1100 least six credit ments plus 3.5 GPA SAT(Reasoning + hours toward a plus top 6% class Math only) or 24 program, make rank in 10 th , 11 th , or ACT satisfactory 12 th grade -Final rank in top progress toward 30% program OR requirements, and file a FAFSA 1400 SAT or 32 ACT plus 4.0 GPA
“How to Plan and Pay for College 101” NOVEMBER 5th 6:30-8:00pm - Ways to reduce college costs when you don’t qualify for need-based financial aid - How starting the planning process EARLY can save you Thousands of $$$$$! - How a private college may cost less than a public —Don’t look at Sticker Price !!! - How to effectively appeal college award letters—you may not have to accept the initial offer! - How to properly conduct FREE SCHOLARSHIP searches—which websites to use! - How to increase the chances that your student will graduate from college in 4 years, instead of 5 or 6 - WHERE TO GO FOR HELP! And much more……... The workshop is free, but we ask that you register so we are sure to have the appropriate number of handouts prepared. Reserve Your Seat(s) Today at: www.cfcsc.com OR call 798-0390 The College Funding Center of SC Your Workshop Presenters Will Be: Rob Mendenall, Certified College Planning Specialist
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