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River Valley High School Class of 2020

Counselors O Ms. Tayloe O Ms. Kaur O Mrs. Crisosto-Wheeler O Mr. Campfield O Ms. Brown O Mrs. Arroyo

2020 Is Right Around the Corner  What are the upcoming senior events?  Do you know if you are meeting graduation requirements?  What is your plan following graduation?  Are you preparing for your plan?  Do you know how to get financial assistance?

Start Planning Your Future  Trade School: Make Contact Check on pre-requisites  Military: Take the ASVAB (Oct 15th) Make contact w/ recruiter  Community Complete application process College: in the Spring  College/ Meet A-G, complete SAT/ACT University: Complete application in the Fall

Transcript Review  Look within the body of your transcript for credits needed in each subject area  When applying for colleges you need to know your academic 10 th -12 th GPA and class rank  CAUTION!  Do not rely on the credit summary box. Computer calculations can be misleading.

Graduation Requirements List of grad requirements

*Circle classes you’ve completed and highlight classes still needed to meet A-G.

Applying for College  CSU/UC or Private College:  Complete A-G Requirements (C or higher)  Take SAT and/or ACT  Apply: CSU (Oct 1 – Nov 30) & UC (Nov 1- Nov 30) – can start working on apps now! Program designed for low  EOP/EOP & S (Educational Opportunity Program) income/first generation college students. Provides  NCAA: (search NCAA Eligibility Center) supports including academic advising, summer program, tutoring, etc.  CSU: www.calstate.edu/apply  UC: www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/  Private: (commonapp, sendedu, etc.)

College Admissions Testing  If you plan on applying to a 4 year university, you must take the SAT/ACT by December of your senior year  Register on web site at least one month prior to test  Check web sites for prep materials  collegeboard.org  actstudent.org  march2success.com

SAT Dates DATE REGISTRATION DEADLINE NOV . 2, 2019 OCT. 3, 2019 DEC. 7, 2019 NOV . 8, 2019

ACT DATES DATE REGISTRATION DEADLINE OCT. 26, 2019 SEPT. 20, 2019 DEC. 14, 2019 NOV . 8, 2019

Senior Brag Sheets  Letter of Recommendation:  Needed for scholarships, some UCs and Private colleges  Give a copy of your completed brag sheet to individuals you request a letter from  Allow sufficient time (2-3 weeks)  Some scholarships are selected from brag sheets – turn brag sheet into your counselor!!

Financial Assistance  Scholarships: Research scholarships  Check in Career Center with Mrs. Landon. She will email the scholarship info to you  Check college web sites – under financial aid section  Financial Aid  Complete FAFSA online: Oct 1 – Mar 2  Senior Night/Financial Aid: Sept 25  Cash for College Night: Nov 13

Senior Timeline  Key Dates  Sept 19: Yuba College Info Day (8:30-11 am)  Sept 25: Senior Night/Financial Aid @ RVHS (6:00 pm)  Oct 3: College Night @ YCHS (6:00 pm)  Oct 10 & 11: Midterms  Oct 15: ASVAB  Oct 25: College & Career Day at RVHS  Nov 13: Cash for College @ RVHS (6:00 pm)  Dec 19 & 20: Finals

Checklist

Official Transcripts  When applying to a 4 year college, you may be asked to send an official transcript  Go to student store - $1 = up to 7 copies  Take receipt to Kim Altorfer – RV Records  Kim will provide sealed transcript for you to mail

RV Counseling Webpage O http://rvhs.ycusd.org/Departments/Co unseling/index.html Great resources and info!

Attention Seniors!  To participate in the graduation ceremony:  You must earn a minimum of 15 credits in the fourth quarter.  No more than one F in the fourth quarter.

Confused? Questions? O Please make an appointment to meet with your counselor!!

Have a great senior year! Class of 2020!