Deer Park High School Seniors 2019 - Deer Park ISD

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    Deer Park High School
        Seniors 2019

South
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      Campus Counseling Office
                       Alpha Counselors
           A-Coo             Lisa Cortez
           Cop-Gon           Yuliana Cisneros
           Goo – Lun         Brandy Babcock
           Luo – Or          Vanessa Harry
           Os – Sa           Dora Garcia
           Sb – Z            Celavi Longoria

                       Special Services
 College and Career Readiness        Angela Butler-Carter
 Scholarship Coordinator             Amanda White
 San Jacinto College Counselor       Chandra Dean
 Counselor Assistants                Susan Keller &
                                      Monica Schoultz

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               New Technology Opportunity
     All students will be issued IPADs next school year

     Naviance App

     Expectation: Use Naviance for college process as
      well as receive notices and participate in surveys
      submitted by the Counseling office

     Counselors will meet with Seniors in groups and
      also individually regarding the college
      process. They will need their IPADs during the
      meetings.

z        Naviance Student
 Naviance is an all inclusive website for the college
  admissions process.
    College research including College Super
     Match, Scholarship Search, Transcript Requests,
     Resume Wizard, Career Research information including
     Salary

              www.dpisd.org South Campus

 Click on Naviance Family Connection under site
  shortcuts
 Use the same Student Skyward Login

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    Testing for College and High
               School

    Reading    Writing    Math

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           TSI Testing at South
 All juniors should have taken the TSI

 Reading, Writing & Math scores will be used for
  placement in College Prep Math & College Prep
  English for Senior Year

 Retesting for Juniors for TSI: week of May 24
      This testing is for juniors who received a letter telling them they were not
       college ready in either Math/Reading only

 Achieving College Ready scores will allow you to take
  Dual Credit your senior year

 Achieving College Ready scores ensures that you're
  ready for freshman level classes at college

Senior Year Testing...
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 SAT (College Entrance Exam) – Now offered in August

     Register online collegeboard.com

 Next Testing Date: June          2, 2018 - Register by May
  15th (late registration is available)

 ACT (College Entrance Exam) –

       Register online actstudent.org
 If you haven't taken the SAT or ACT you need to do it
  Now if it's a requirement for your college.

 TSI - College Math, Reading, Writing Assessment that
  measures college readiness.

 STAAR if needed

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Catalyst SAT/ACT Boot CAMP

SAT Prep Course
 Fall 2018 dates: September 29th and 30th/ October
  27th and 28th.
 Spring 2019 date: March 2nd and 3rd

ACT Prep Course
 April 6th and 7th

Where: DPHS-South
Cost: $160.00

Register: 800-235-0056

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         Free SAT Prep

 Free online SAT prep at www.khanacademy.org

 Link your PSAT scores to Kahn Academy for free
  personalized study programs. Go
  to www.satpractice.org to link scores.

 Free customized tutorial in your college board
  account if you've already taken PSAT

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College Process Continued...

z   Applying to College
    www.applytexas.org
    www.commonapp.org
    Go online today to create your
               account

     Application opens
          7/1/2018

     Do not wait to submit your
     application on the College
           deadline date.

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         College & Scholarship
              Applications
 Submit online if available
                                     CHECK your spelling
 Type everything unless it           and grammar
  specifies hand written.​
                                     Triple check before
 If you can’t type it write in
  black/blue ink ONLY and             submitting
  NEATLY.
                                     Tell your story-essays
 Ask for help and have
  someone proof all applications​    Be unique and sell
                                      yourself
 Read the essay and answer
  the question​
 Provide details

z                      Transcript Requests

     Complete your college application and
     submit application first!
     Request transcript from your Naviance
     account to submit to colleges
     Check your email frequently to
     communicate with college admissions
     GPA and Grades matter! 9th-12th

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    Money for College

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               Scholarships
 Scholarship Coordinator:

 Amanda White, awhite@dpisd.org, 832-668-7269

 Majority have an Online Application

 Naviance Scholarship Search

 College Website Scholarship Search

 National Scholarships

 Local Deer Park Specific Scholarships

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         Scholarship Coordinator
           Mrs. Amanda White
 Office is located in the Counseling Center/Go Center

 Scholarship webpage updated weekly

    Link: Scholarships and Opportunities (Counselor page)

 Students and parents are invited to visit the college
  room

 Assist with college, career and financial aid
  planning.

 Sign up for Mrs. White’s Remind Messages at

    Text: @998gff to 81010

z              Financial Aid
            Planning for College
 FAFSA-Free                    Loans
    Application Federal         Work Study
    Student Aid
                                Complete your FAFSA
     EFC-Expected               in October
      Family Contribution/
                                San Jac Counselor to
     October 1st                help with scholarships

 Scholarships

 Grants
 ***Even students who will not need to receive financial
aid need to complete a FAFSA since some colleges use
   the FAFSA as part of their scholarship application.

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Financial Aid Continued...

 Financial Aid Night- September 27th

 Teaching Theater (Guest Speaker)
 FAFSA Completion Night -Fall
     (Computer labs with financial aid counselors)

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Additional Items Needed for
Scholarships/College Apps

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          Recommendation Letters

 Only request a recommendation letter if your college
    requires one. Check on your college website or
    Naviance
 Request letter at least 2 weeks before due date and be
    specific about why you need it (admissions,
    scholarships) You may make requests in Naviance.
 Request letters from people who know you well
       Colleges prefer letters from Teachers vs Counselors
        unless your counselor knows you very well.

 Provide a senior brag sheet (resume) along with the
    request
 Send a Thank you!

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          High School Resume
     Academic Awards/Honors

     Talents, skills, interests

     Extra-curricular participation

     Leadership roles/officer positions

     Volunteer hours

     Employment

    A sample resume is available in the Getting Ready
    For College Resource guide. Naviance has a very
    easy to use Resume builder under About Me tab.

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                  Athletics in College/NCAA

 If you are planning to play a sport in
    college....
1. Register at eligibilitycenter.org

2. Double check your transcript for core
    courses
3. For more information:
    ncaa.org/playcollegesports

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               Need Help?
     Visit with your counselor

     Visit with Mrs. Butler-Carter

     Visit with Mrs. White

     Email is a quick way to contact counselors

     Sign up for the daily announcements at
      ghyde@dpisd.org

     Sign up for the Scholarship Remind

     Sign up for the Dual Credit Remind

     Check the South Campus website frequently

z         START TODAY!
1.       Register ONLINE to take the SAT/ACT

2.       Go to ApplyTexas.org and create an account.

3.       You may begin the application process 7/1/2018

                       Helpful Websites:

                     www.collgeboard.org

                     www.ApplyTexas.org

                  www.collegeforalltexans.com

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            College Representatives

     Please take time to meet our College
     Representatives
     Ask Questions, gather information

     Catalyst Prep for SAT/ACT available