Oak Ridge High School Class of 2020 - Fall Junior Class Presentation College and Career Center
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Oak Ridge High School
Class of 2020
Fall Junior Class Presentation
9/25/2018 College and Career Center
ADVANCED PLACEMENT TESTS
What’s New:
• Instructional Resources
Formative questions and feedback
• Personalized Registration Labels
Consistent information (email address,
score report)
Important: One account all 4 years; Student must be able to access!
ADVANCED PLACEMENT TESTS Ordering Deadlines 10/1 to 11/5: Regular test ordering 11/6 to 11/12: $10 late fee assessed 11/13/2018: Regular Exam Ordering ends
ADVANCED PLACEMENT TESTS
Ordering Deadlines
11/12/18 - 2/22/19: $40 LATE FEE
Payable to College Board
2/22/19: Last day to order second semester
AP Exam
ADVANCED PLACEMENT TESTS
Costs:
AP Exams: $96/exam
Late Fees:$10/exam – 11/6 to 11/12
$40/exam – 11/13 to 2/22
ADVANCED PLACEMENT TESTS Free and Reduced Lunch $55 per exam Must qualify
ADVANCED PLACEMENT TESTS Exam Cancellation: Prior to 2/22/19 = $40.00 Refund After 2/22/19 = No Refund
ADVANCED PLACEMENT TESTS Average Cost of English 1301 & 1302 AP Exam Earning a 4 or 5 = $96 (Cost of Exam) @ LoneStar College = $448 plus additional fees @ Texas Tech = $1,458 plus additional fees @ Texas A&M = $2,286 plus additional fees @ U of Houston=$2,300 plus additional fees @ UT Austin=$2,523 plus additional fees
EARLY COMMITMENT = BETTER SCORES To Do List: • Student “enrolled” in each AP course by October 1 • Purchase exam(s) through school webstore – School Cash Online before November 5
College & Career Center • Staff: Ms. Gibson & Mrs. Houston • Location: B202 • Hours: 7 AM-3 PM (I am usually in the office by 6:45 AM.)
Junior Year Timeline for College & Career
• All Year
• Take rigorous classes and do your best!
• Research colleges. You get 2 College Visit days this year.
• Attempt to narrow your list of schools to about 5 by the end of this school year.
• Work on your resume in Naviance.
• Attend College and Career Center events. Email must be correct in Naviance. Choose
courses for your senior year wisely. Continue to take strong, rigorous courses.
• Spring
• Take your SAT and/or ACT (more information on following slides).
• Consider completing a summer enrichment program (found in Naviance or college
websites)
• Register with NCAA Eligibility Center if you plan on pursuing sports in college. Talk to
Mrs. Prejean or Coach Goodwin for more information.SAT and ACT • The SAT and ACT are college admissions tests. If you plan on attending a four-year university, you need to take one of these tests. We recommend taking each one to see which test is a better fit. • If your student is in the Free and Reduced Lunch program then they will come to me for a voucher. • Register to take one or both of these tests in the Spring. • Check what each university requires for admissions on the university’s admissions website.
How do I prepare for the SAT/ACT?? • Link your Collegeboard account to Khan Academy!
SAT/ACT Prep (cont’d) • TESTING & EDUCATION REFERENCE CENTER-TERC. It’s on the ORHS library website!
TERC (cont’d) password is lonestar
District College Readiness Test
Prep/BootcampsWhat’s New in Naviance Student Oak Ridge High School
Ready to be Used on Any Device!
How do you access Naviance Student?
https://student.naviance.com/orhs
Log in with your ORHS ID#/Lunch # for both username and
password12345 12345
How do I
navigate
Naviance
Student?
Content Cards Menu Navigation Quick Search
Content cards provide the With no tabs in sight, Naviance Use Quick Search to quickly
framework for a mobile-friendly Student is modernized with menu locate colleges and careers of
design. navigation, making all of the interest without navigating to the
features easy to find. related menus.Naviance Adding Email
ADDING EMAIL (CONT’D)
GPA and Class Rank
Colleges
Page
1. Find Your Fit: Use tools like SuperMatch and Scattergrams to identify your best-fit college.
2. Research Colleges: Dig deeper into colleges of interest using tools like Acceptance History.
3. Apply to Colleges: Manage college applications and corresponding documentation.
4. Scholarships & Money: Search for and keep track of scholarships.
5. College Visits: Check out and sign up for colleges visiting the school.COLLEGES I AM THINKING ABOUT
Scholarships
Scholarships (cont’d)
New and Improved Tooltips guide you through searching
over 20 new filters to find your best-fit
SuperMatch institution.
See WHY a College got a
Certain Fit Score.
Pin and Favorite
Colleges of Interest
Compare your Pinned
CollegesGet a lot of great information, including
College Profiles info about student life, admissions, and
costs!
Check out
Scattergrams for this
college using the
Admissions tabEnhanced Career Pages
Enhanced career pages
provide access to information
on knowledge and skills, tasks
and activities, and wages
related to a specific career.New Resume Builder and Step 1: Add or Update Sections (Pink
Exporting Tools Plus to Add)
Step 2: Use the Download
PDF or Download DOCX to
edit or share the resumeParents, What do you Need to Know? Log in using the same site URL as your student, simply use your own username/password combo. When you log in, you will be able to view your students’ Naviance Student environment. Not all components will be active or visible. If you have more than one student in a school, use the Switch Child drop-down to easily change the student you are viewing. You can add comments to tasks and journals that are visible to you. View results for assessments like StrengthFinder, Do What You Are, and others.
College Visit Days • Attendance Information for College Visits • You get 2 CV days for 11th grade. • This is a great way for you to visit an actual college campus. • When visiting a college campus, make sure you make an appointment with the admissions department.
College Rep Visits to ORHS • Throughout the school year, we will have representatives from colleges here at ORHS to meet with you and answer questions you might have about that school. • Colleges will visit ORHS during Eagles Nest and/or lunches. • Students MUST sign up to attend a college visit. The next slide will give you instructions on how to do this.
College Rep Visits (cont’d)
Q&A time!!!
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