ROCORI HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2021 Senior Planning

ROCORI HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2021 “Senior Planning”

Steps to get set for college: • • Know yourself Consider college characteristics List, compare, and visit Visit with your school counselor Apply for admission Develop a plan to pay for your education Review and finalize your plan

Entering the Workforce? • • Know yourself-interests, values, abilities Visit with your school counselor Fine tune your resume Understand job requirements Explore opportunities for advancement Establish a budget Consider housing options

MCIS • Career and college program information system • Visit https: //portal. mncis. intocareers. org/ for college and career information: UN-rocori PW-getajob • You can create an account and save all your research information.

College Information-Fall 2020 • National College Fair Virtual https: //virtualcollegefairs. org/ – Sunday, October 18 th, 11: 00 a. m. to 7: 00 p. m. https: //virtualcollegefairs. org/exhibitors/2894/u pcoming-events • RHS College Info night on Sept. 28 th @ 6: 30 p. m. in auditorium • College Knowledge Application Night at RHS on October 28 th at 5 -7 pm in the Media Center.

What admissions criteria do colleges use to determine acceptance? • GPA • Class Rank • Course Selection-completion of college preparatory curriculum • Letters of recommendations-if requested • Some may use standardized exams such as ACT, SAT, and ACCUPLACER

ACT • Timed test sections include: reading, math, science reasoning, English, and writing (optional) • Required for admission to many colleges and universities (4 year schools) • The deadline for the October 6 th in school test at ROCORI is September 25 th by completing the Form sent to your email. • Additional ROCORI test date is Saturday, December 12, 2020 • Fee waivers are available for eligible students see the guidance office for details

SAT • ROCORI is not a host site for the SAT, but students can register for the exam by visiting www. collegeboard. com or schedule a meeting with your guidance counselor for more information. • The SAT consists of timed reading, writing, and math tests. • SAT specific subject tests may also be required. Students are responsible for being familiar with admissions criteria!

Accuplacer • Assessment used to determine course readiness at technical and community colleges. • Accuplacer scores do not impact admissions, but admission is not complete without completion of accuplacer. • Some of you may already have scores. You may need to retake if your scores were not high enough or if the specific test was not a part of our testing. • Students are responsible for registering with the tech schools testing center.

WHAT IS THE APPLICATION PROCESS? • Students are responsible for: – Completing online applications – Notifying Counselors to send high school transcript through Parchment on the guidance website. – Requesting official ACT scores be sent to colleges of interest-if needed – Paying application fees-if needed – Letters of recommendation-if required – Requesting FDLTCC transcript be sent to college admissions-if needed – Being aware of early application and regular admission deadlines

Completing your online application • Create on-line account -allows you to save and return to complete at a later date. • Many applications have a transcript request or counselor form sent electronically to the guidance department or ask students to print and deliver to the guidance office • Some online applications may ask students to print and distribute teacher recommendations as well. • Applications are not reviewed until all parts are complete. Students must read through admissions process and required forms thoroughly (ex. High school transcript, FDLTCC transcript, ACT score report, etc. ) • Students must choose to submit application fee electronically or send a check • The Guidance office will send high school transcript through Parchment, SENDU, or Common App.

Online MN State Applications • Minnesota State applications (ex. SCSU, SCTCC, Bemidji State, Alex. Tech) To begin your Online Application Login with existing Star. ID -If you have taken CITHS courses you already have a Star. ID! If you didn’t save paperwork, contact FDLTCC to access your FDLTCC email account OR Create your Star. ID – if you have not taken a college course The Star. ID is a username with the goal of replacing your many login IDs with one ID, one password, everywhere. Once you activate it, you can use your Star. ID and password anywhere that accepts Star. ID. It is unique across the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system, so you can use it at more than one school. This does not include private schools or the University of MN system.

Requesting scores from www. actstudent. org • Students may request to have ACT scores sent to 4 colleges for free with the original ACT registration. • Additional score report requests are available on the website with a charge of $10 per college.

Letters of recommendation • Blue Teacher Requests forms are available in the guidance office. • Ask teachers to save an electronic copy for future use! • Only send letters of recommendation if it is requested by the college.

Requesting transcripts from FDLTCC • To obtain your transcript from Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College (you must request it yourself to be sent to the college you plan to attend) log into the National Student Clearinghouse at https: //secure. studentclearinghouse. org/tsorder/faces/TOBridge? _afr. L oop=1754713865466494&_afr. Window. Mode=0&_adf. ctrlstate=n 0116 zpe 9_4 • If you are attending a Minnesota State school (i. e. SCSU, Mankato State, SCTCC etc), you do not need to request the transcript, you just need to let the registrars/admissions office at the school you plan to attend that you have earned Minnesota State School credits and they should be able to obtain them electronically. • Be aware of Application requirements. Official transcripts cost $8 and unofficial transcripts cost $3.

Transfer credits • Visit guidance office website for fdltcc specific course numbers. • Go to www. mntransfer. org – Click transfer planning – Click u. select • Visit with the transfer specialist at your college for more information or to appeal for college credit

Application deadlines • Pay attention to deadlines!!! • Students must give the guidance office all materials at least 5 days prior to the deadline! • Keep in mind the different deadlines such as early action, regular action, housing deadlines, scholarship deadlines, and financial aid deadlines are different for each college!

So how do I pay for College? …financial aid • FAFSA-Free Application for Federal Student Aid – Visit www. fafsa. ed. gov for more information _ Attend Financial aid night on Monday, Nov. 2 th at RHS for help with FAFSA process • Visit financial aid office at your college for scholarship info – Specifically check if eligibility based on GPA and ACT scores – Check if a scholarship application is required and pay attention to deadlines. • Reciprocity-agreement between North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Iowa for instate tuition fees • RHS area scholarships-check the RHS scholarship link each week for applications and updates. Dollars for Scholars---Typically in March. • Visit scholarship search engines – www. fastweb. com