Welcome to Incoming Senior Parent Night Graduation Timeline

Welcome to Incoming Senior Parent Night

Graduation Timeline ● December: Senior class meetings held to order announcements and caps & gowns through Jostens ● December/January: Orders placed with Jostens ● January – April: Photos collected for slideshow ● Early February: GPAs for graduating with honors finalized ● February: Applications available for Student Commencement speakers

Graduation Timeline continued … ● Early April: Graduation announcements delivered ● Early May: Credits determined & graduation list finalized for participation in Commencement Ceremony ● Early May: Caps and gowns delivered ● Late May to Early June: Commencement ceremony

Graduating with Honors ● Summa and Magna Cum Laude: from early Latin meaning, “with praise” recognizing academic achievement Summa: Magna: Cum: ● 4. 50 and above 4. 20 – 4. 49 3. 80 – 4. 19 Based on a cumulative, seven semester weighted GPA

Honor Roll ● Based on unweighted semester GPAs: 1. All A Honor Roll = 4. 0 2. Academic Honor Roll = 3. 0 3. Computed each semester independently of each other. 4. Based on first semester of the current year and second semester of the previous year, except for Freshmen. 5. Disqualified for grades of C- or lower.

Career Cruising College & Career Search • Career List

College Search

EXPLORING COLLEGES ●College Nights **Northwood (Fall) **SVSU (March 12 th) ●Way to Explore: ●Online ●College Visits ●College Nights ●MHS Admission rep visits

Job Shadow ● Students have an opportunity to spend a half day with a community worker in order to learn about a career and observe daily work activities. ● One per semester four years. ● Absence is school excused. ● Application is included in packet.

College Application Process ● ● Research colleges – Junior year Letters of recommendation (teachers, counselors and employers) Apply for colleges of your choice online – Senior year Request transcripts through Parchment: www. parchment. com ● SAT/ACT scores sent www. collegeboard. org ● ● ● Acceptance letters Complete FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Aid) Apply for scholarships Make final decision Request final transcripts through Parchment

Parchment ● Transcripts are requested through www. parchment. com ● Spring meeting with Juniors: Week of March 11, 2019 ● Requests should be completed by October 31 st of the Senior year. ● Most transcript requests are free; some private schools or out of state may cost a nominal fee.

Parchment All juniors will register on Parchment in the Spring Main Screen: § Send Transcripts

§ Send to different destinations § Add to your college list § Save and Continue Fee Submission Transcript was sent! Print and Save

High School Transcript

Financial Aid Schools use FAFSA to determine the “need level” of a student • Financial need determined by Expected Family Contribution (EFC) and Cost of Attendance (COA). • COA is: tuition, fees, room and board, transportation, etc. COA – EFC = financial need

Sources of Aid ● Gift-Aid ● Scholarships ● Grants ● Loans (Student and Parents) ● Employment (Work Study) ● TIP (Tuition Incentive Program)

Scholarships ● Need Based: Based on financial need; must complete the FAFSA first. ● Merit Based: Based on GPA and ACT/SAT scores. ● Scholarships: Packets are available in the Counseling Center. ● Midland Area Foundation ● Don’t pay for a scholarship…you shouldn’t have to pay for any part of a search. ● “Financing Your Future Night” Workshop

Standardized Testing ● April 9 – SAT plus Writing (Evidence Based Reading & Writing, Math, and Essay) ● ● 4 hour test (includes two breaks) during 1 st – 4 th hours Counts as a college entrance score ● April 10 – Work. Keys (Reading, Applied Math, and Locating Information) ● 2 ½ hour test (includes one break) during 1 st – 3 rd hours Make-up Dates: April 23 - 24, 2019 ● April 15 - 17 M-STEP (Science, Social Studies) ● ● ● Computer Adaptive Testing 2 hour Science & 1 hour Social Studies Make-ups to follow

ACT and SAT General Information ● Both tests are used for college entrance requirements. ● Exams are given on Saturdays. ● Registration is required with a payment fee.

SAT ● SAT: Go to sat. collegeboard. org for information and registration. ● Components of SAT: ● Reading: Sentence completion and passage-based reading questions ● Mathematics: First three years of high school math (college bound) ● Problem Solving and Data Analysis ● Heart of Algebra ● Passport to Advanced Math/Trigonometry ● Writing: Multiple choice questions and written essay

ACT ● ACT: go to www. act. org for information and registration ● Components of the ACT Plus Writing: ● ● ● Test 1: Test 2: Test 3: Test 4: Test 5: English = 45 minutes Mathematics = 60 minutes Reading = 35 minutes Science = 35 minutes Writing Test = 30 minutes

Advanced Placement & International Baccalaureate Testing Timelines ● Registration: IB in early November during IB classes; AP in November on-line (Counseling Center webpage) ● Prep and Review Sessions (teacher option): April ● Exams: May (usually weeks 1 – 4) ● Scores Released: July (students access online)

MHS & Counseling Resources ●COUNSELING WEBPAGE ●https: //www. mhs. midlandps. org/2/home ●FACEBOOK ●https: //www. facebook. com/mhscounselingcenter/ ●TWITTER ●https: //twitter. com/midlandchemics

Thank you ! Please contact us with questions: Counselors Nancy Barnes 923 -5203 barnesna@midlandps. org Craig Hawkins 923 -5211 hawkinsce@midlandps. org Misty Theisen 923 -5205 theisenmb@midlandps. org Counseling Office Professional Karen Dralle 923 -5091 drallekm@midlandps. org Assistant Principal Julie Villano 923 -5195 villanojk@midlandps. org