Info for Juniors in the Class of 2018
(The word “college”, in this info, may mean 4 or 2 year colleges, trade, business, or tech schools, and the military)
Prescription for a great school year – and beyond:
Take one step in the right direction. Repeat as necessary.
REMINDERS:
§ Your Permanent Transcript will include ALL of your final average grades your attendance.
§ YOU are responsible for monitoring your credits earned toward graduation.
Upcoming Events
- Post-Secondary Options Sweatshirt Day – Sept. 7, 2016
- Adams County College & Career Fair – Sept. 8, 2016, 6:30pm – 8:00pm
o Hauser Field House, Gettysburg College – FREE
- Financial Aid / College Process Night – Sept. 22, 2016 – 7:00 – 9:00 PM
o Fairfield HS/MS Auditorium
- PSAT – October 19, 2016, 7:55 – 11:30 am – HS Gym
- Aviation Careers Expo – Oct. 28, 2016 – 8:00 AM – 3:30 PM
o Leesburg, Virginia
- Base Camp Summit @ Central Penn College– Nov. 7, 2016, sign up by October 1st
- ASVAB – Nov. 17, 2016, 8:00am – 11:30 am
- Academic Awards Night – May 23, 2017, 6:30pm – 8:30pm – HS/MS Auditorium
PSAT Test – All Juniors will be scheduled to take this test.
- HERE on Oct. 19, 2016, from 7:55am – 11:30am.
Test Prep
- FREE Test Prep – ACT, SAT, ASVAB, and more - www.adamslibrary.org
o Go to “information services”
o Your user name is the number on the barcode of your Adams County Library Card
- March2success.org & educationplanner.org – great sites for all test prep
- PSAT access code from last year will still work to offer you free help based on the PSAT test.
NCAA Eligibility for College Athletes
- www.ncaa.clearinghouse.net
- Division I Academic Requirements
o 4 years of English, 3 years of math (Alg I or higher), 2 years of science, 1 year additional English, math, or science, 2 years of social studies, and 4 years of additional core courses – GPA does matter
o Only academic courses count toward these requirements – Ag classes don’t count, Business classes don’t count, and Physical Science and Environment Field Studies don’t count.
o You must send your ACT / SAT scores directly to the NCAA Clearinghouse.
Other Services Available through the High School Counseling Office
- Coordinate meetings for students and parents to discuss the college and financial aid process
- Discuss your educational plan for the remainder of high school
- Discuss your career strengths to help you move forward in your search
- Offer you resources to learn more about career fields
- Setup meetings with school representatives and military recruiters
- Plan field trips to various events to encourage you to explore new areas
- Study skills help / organizational help
“If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always gotten”
Important Info
- You should plan to take the SAT and/or the ACT in the spring of your junior year, register online for the SAT at www.collegeboard.com, and for the ACT at www.actstudent.org.
- If you are receiving free / reduced lunch benefits, see Dr. Swope right away to discuss a fee waiver.
- You should plan to take either or both the SAT and ACT at least twice – the second time being early in the fall of your senior year.
- Begin exploring scholarships now – NEVER pay for scholarship info!!
§ www.educationplanner.org
§ www.collegeboard.com
§ www.fafsa.ed.gov
§ www.actstudent.org
§ www.fastweb.com
- Begin exploring college options in the spring of your junior year. (Submit applications by Halloween of your senior year.)
§ Websites
§ Open Houses
§ Campus Tours
§ High School Visits
Fairfield Area High School Code (CEEB) – 391-360
You will need to enter this when you register for the SAT and the ACT and with some colleges.
FOR BOTH TESTS – Be sure to select FOUR schools to receive your FREE score reports! ($12.00 each after!)
SAT Reasoning Test Info for 2016-2017– www.collegeboard.com
The test is scored in two parts, each scored between 200 - 800: Math and Verbal
Most colleges are looking at your Math + Verbal score. The optional essay is scored differently.
The writing portion is optional: No Essay = $45.00 Plus Essay = $57.00
Test Date Registration Deadline Late Registration Deadline (add $28.00)
October 1 Sept. 1 Sept. 20
November 5 Oct. 9 Oct. 25
December 3 Nov. 3 Nov. 22
January 21 Dec. 21 Jan. 10
March 11 Feb. 10 Feb. 28
May 6 April 7 April 25
June 3 May 9 May 24
ACT Test Info for 2016-2017 – www.actstudent.org
The test is scored in four parts, each scored between 1 – 36: English, Reading, Math, and Science
Your composite score is the average of the four parts, rounded to the nearest whole number.
The writing portion is optional: No Writing = $42.50 Plus Writing = $58.50
Test Date Registration Deadline Late Registration Deadline (add $27.50)
September 10 Aug. 7 Aug. 19
October 22 Sept. 16 Sept. 30
December 10 Nov. 4 Nov. 20
February 11 Jan. 13 Jan. 20
April 8 March 3 March 17
June 10 May 5 May 19
“One definition of insanity is to keep doing the same things and expect different results.”