The Junior Journey!
Keep your nose to the grindstone! ~ Mrs. Reimers ~ Fall 2018
This year makes a difference!
Of course every year of school makes a difference, but THIS is the last year that colleges take into consideration when deciding whether or not to admit you or grant you a scholarship. You will be applying to colleges early next fall so finish this year strong to have the best positive impact on your GPA as possible! As your school counselor, I am here to guide you through that process. I expect to work with you as a team to plan out your post high school options. I will also be providing you with a lot of resources available to you regarding college/career/military information.
Click here for a preview of what is ahead of you for your senior year!
REMIND! (For reminders about deadlines and opportunities!
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Timeline in a glance:
- Maintain your GPA by putting forth full effort.
- Maintain or create your resume either with a word processing program or you can use Education Quest's Activities Resume.
- Do college and program research! Attend college fairs and decide which colleges you would like to start visiting this spring.
- Do scholarship research! Create a game plan for which college, outside, and local scholarships you are going to apply for. Organize by deadline order. Scholarship Quest can help you start gathering too!
- ACT or COMPASS - by Spring of your Junior year you should plan on taking the ACT or the COMPASS Test. Use OnToCollege ACT Test Prep to help you prepare!
College Fair! - Fall 2018
I will be taking all juniors to a college fair on TBD at Northeast Community College.
National ACT Test Dates!
My goal is for you to have your top ACT score by the October or December test of your Senior year.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE ACT WEBSITE FOR TESTING DATES AND TO REGISTER FOR AN ACT TEST!!!
State Required ACT Test - Spring 2019
All juniors will be taking the ACT during Spring 2019. This ACT test will be given at Randolph High School and will be an online format. OnToCollege ACT Test Prep will be required prior to this test and will be a part of juniors' core classes. It is highly recommended that juniors sign up to take at LEAST one ACT test before Spring 2019 this fall or winter.
Northeast Community College offers the ACCUPLACER Test
If you are wanting to take a college credit English Composition or Math class, you will need either an ACT score or an ACCUPLACER score. Contact the Northeast Community College Testing Center to set up your ACCUPLACER Test on a weekday you do not have school.
PSAT - National Merit Qualifiers - October 2018:
I will be inviting the top 5 students to sign up for the PSAT Test. This test score can make you eligible for National Merit Scholarships. Go to the National Merit Scholarship Website for more information about what this opportunity can do for you.
ASVAB will be given January 2019
All juniors and sophomores who have never taken the ASVAB before will be taking the ASVAB test this year as it benefits every student in the process of career education. This test can be used as an entry score into the military or it can be used for interest inventory information. In the future, this test will be given to all sophomores and will be optional for juniors and seniors.
College Recruiters/College Visits (Polish your handshaking skills!)
SPRING 2019 -
I highly encourage you to take advantage of college recruiter visits. Even if you are not really interested in a particular college, the more colleges you are familiar with - the more you may realize what you like and dislike. Upcoming College Recruiter visits will be posted on the bulletin board by the school counseling office.
College Visits:
College visits are HIGHLY recommended! It is extremely helpful to physically be at a college campus in order to know if it is a right fit for you or not. Schedule college visits through college websites and try to schedule for no school days. Please see Mrs. Reimers if you need help! :)
As your school counselor. . .
A big part of my job in the high school is helping you navigate your way to give you the best possible game plan for after high school. However, I am also here for any academic struggles and social/emotional struggles. Please keep in my mind that I honor confidentiality in that anything you tell me stays private unless it is ok with you that I discuss the matter with someone else or if someone is hurting you, you want to hurt someone, or if you want to hurt yourself. My job is to help keep everyone safe and help them be the best they can be.