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Senior Homeroom Credit
Grade 12
Students are responsible for writing a resume. In addition, students are responsible for obtaining the names of three people who will serve as references on their resume. Computer software programs are available to assist in writing the resume in the Career Center. The resume and names of references must be submitted to the homeroom teacher for homeroom credit to be granted.
10. SEPTEMBER
* Visit the Career Center (Red Building) early to research colleges and work related training options. The Career Center has college catalogs, applications, resources for writing resumes, etc.
* Set up an appointment with your counselor regarding any loss of credit or incomplete grades from previous years.
* Meet with college and military reps and visit campuses. All college visits require a completed college visit form signed by your counselor and should then be turned into the attendance office.
9. OCTOBER
* Take the ACT or SAT if not done previously. Registrations needs to be done in advance!!! Packets, dates and times in the Guidance Offices and Career Center.
* Fall ACT PREP DATES: starts October 6. Register by September 27 with Community Ed.
* Visit top college picks during MEA.
* Start sending in college applications (many technical college and four year college programs fill up almost a year in advance).
* Attend Post Secondary Planning Night October 2 @ 7pm PAC
* Attend the College Fair at Minneapolis Convention Center October 24 & 25.
8. NOVEMBER
* Begin to finalize plans for continued education or work related training.
* Check for scholarship and financial aid information in the Career Center or Guidance Office.
7. DECEMBER
* PARENTS: Save year-end pay stubs if they show earnings for the year. You might need to verify financial aid eligibility.
* Check scholarship deadlines. Fill out scholarship applications over winter break.
6. JANUARY
* Pick up FAFSA (financial aid) forms in the Career Center or Guidance Offices.
* PARENTS AND STUDENTS: Attend Financial Aid Night on January 8.
* Check your college’s scholarship deadlines.
5. FEBRUARY
* Send in housing applications and immunization records if attending college.
* Attend career speakers within your pathway during homeroom.
4. MARCH
* Make sure your application for local scholarships is turned in by the deadline.
* Watch the mail for college registration information dates. Sign up for the earliest date possible to get the best class schedule.
* Homeroom tasks are due at the end of 3rd quarter - March 27, 2008.
3. APRIL
* Seniors should have submitted a formal application for continued education or work related training.
2. MAY
* Advance placement tests in high schools nation wide.
1. JUNE
* GRADUATE!
* During the summer, earn $$$$ for your future.
2. Fill out the application and attach a check (to pay for the college application fee). Each school has different application fees.
3. Give the completed application to Ruth Roth (Red Guidance Office Secretary) or Sally Nelson (White Guidance Office Secretary).
4. There is a $1 fee for each official transcript that should be paid to the guidance secretaries.
5. The guidance secretaries will give the applications to the counselors to review and sign. The applications will be sent out in the mail once the counselors have completed that application.
6. Please keep in mind due to the volume of applications received in the fall; it may take up to a week to send out the applications. Please allow enough time for deadlines.
- Be aware of college
admission and recommendation requirements. Some colleges require letters of
recommendation. At some colleges, recommendation letters are optional.
However, sending a good recommendation letter with your application will not
hurt your chances of being accepted to a particular college.
- When asking for
recommendation letters, think of people that know you well. Teachers
(preferably 11th or 12th grade), school staff,
counselors, coaches, neighbors, employers, extra curricular advisors, and
youth pastors may be able to add valuable information to your application
package.
- Think about why you are
asking this person; i.e. you enjoyed their class, you were challenged by their
class, they taught you valuable lessons about work ethics, etc.
- Provide the letter
writer with information about the purpose of the recommendation letter. Is it
for a scholarship application or a college application?
- Provide the letter writer with
information about yourself. Complete the attached student
information sheet and hand it to the person that
is writing your letter of recommendation.
- Give adequate notice
when requesting a letter of recommendation. Two weeks notice is appropriate.
- Provide your letter
writer with instructions on what to do with the completed letter. For
example, you will pick it up from them, you will provide an envelope and stamp
for them to send directly to the college, or you would like them to give the
letter to the guidance department to send out.
- Be accepting if the
letter writer is unable to fulfill your request.
- Be sensitive to and appreciative of your letter writer’s priorities. Most people who know you are more than willing to provide letters of recommendation, but the letters are time consuming to write. These letters frequently take up to three hours or more to write. Remember, teachers do have other commitments outside of the school setting. It is important that you, as students, express your appreciation for the extra time they are spending on your behalf. Make sure that you say thank you. A hand written thank you note is also appropriate.
More recommendation letter writing resources are available in the Career Center.
* Testing
ACT/PLAN information:
www.act.org
SAT/PSAT information:
www.collegeboard.com
* Career Planning
College Data:
www.collegedata.com
The College Guide/Pre-College Planner:
www.acm.edu/admiss/index.htm/
Off-to-College:
www.offtocollege.com
* Career Investigation
America’s Career Infonet:
www.acinet.org/acinet/default.asp
America’s Service Locator:
www.service.locator.org
Career Exploration on the Internet:
www.utc.edu/Outreach/CommunityCareerEducation/catalogindex.htm\
Career OneStop:
www.careeronestop.org
Job Profiles:
www.jobprofiles.org/index.htm
LifeWorks – Health & Medical Science Careers:
http://www.science.education.nih.gov/LifeWorks
Mapping your Future:
http://www.mapping-your-future.org
My Future:
www.myfuture.com
Military Career Guide:
http://www.militarycareers.com
Occupational Outlook Handbook:
http://www.bls.gov/oco/
* Job Search
Acorn Resume:
www.acornresume.com/
America’s Job Bank:
http://www.ajb.dni.us/
Best Jobs USA:
www.bestjobsusa.com/index-jsk-ie.asp
Career Builder:
www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/classifieds/employment/
Creative Job Search:
www.deed.state.mn/cjs/index.htm
Construction Careers:
http://www.constructioncareers.org/
Job Interview net:
www.job-interview.net/
Job Star Central:
www.jobstar.org/
Job Trak:
www.monstertrak.monster.com/
KFORCE:
http://www.kforce.com/Kforce/corporate/me.get?web.home
Minnesota’s Job Bank:
www.mnworks.org/
Nation Job Network:
www.nationjob.com/
Next Steps:
www.nextsteps.org/
Quintessential Careers:
http://quintcareers.com
The Riley Guide:
www.rileyguide.com/
Star Tribune:
www.stratribune.com/working/
* College Searches
Campus Tours:
www.campustours.com
High School Hub:
www.highschoolhub.org/hub
ISEEK:
www.iseek.com
Minnesota State Colleges:
www.mnscu.edu
Minnesota Private Colleges:
www.mnprivatecolleges.com
NCCA:
www.ncca.org
Peterson’s:
www.petersons.com/ugrad/
Princeton Review Online:
www.review.com
University of Minnesota system:
www1.umn.edu/twincities/index.php
University of Wisconsin system:
www.uwhelp.wisconsin.edu
* Online College
Applications
College Link:
http://www.collegelink.com/
CollegeNet Apply:
http://www.applyweb.com/aw
Common Application:
http://www.commonapp.org
* College Athletics and
Recruitment
College Coach:
http://www.collegecoach.com
College Recruiting:
http://www.collegerecruiting.com
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics:
http://www.naia.org
National Recruiting Network:
http://www.nationalrecruits.com
NCAA Eligibility Information and application:
http://www.ncaa.org
University Sports Program:
http://www.universitysports.com
* Financial Aid
College/Scholarship Search:
www.anycollege.com
FAFSA on Web:
www.fafsa.ed.gov
Fast Web:
www.fastweb.com
Financial Aid for Minority Students:
www.finaid.org/otheraid/minority.phtml
Financial Aid Search:
www.wiredscholar.com
Great Lakes Educational Loan Services:
www.mygreatlakes.com/
Minnesota Higher Education Services Office:
www.mheso.state.mn.us
Scholarships.com:
http://www.scholarships.com/
Scholarships Page:
www.collegescholarships.com/
Scholarship Scam Information:
http://www.freschinfo.com/tipsscam.php
The Student Guide on Financial aid:
http://www.ed.gov/prog_info/SFA/StudentGuide/2002-3/index.html
U.S. Department of Education:
www.students.gov/index.html
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