COUNSELING CENTER August 30, 2016 August 30, 2016 Planning for - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

COUNSELING CENTER August 30, 2016 August 30, 2016

Planning for Sophomore Year Fa Fall O Pursue challenging coursework O Get involved and participate O Check out the Ccenter Newsletter(ongoing) O Consider October PSAT (accelerated math ) O BCHS College Fair 9/29 O College Caravan 9/20

Planning Ja January O Midterms O Update Naviance Profile and resume O Counseling Center Career Planning Program Fe February O Course selection- take challenging courses O CTE field trip

Planning Ma March O Research colleges; add to "Colleges I am Thinking About" in Naviance O Possible discussion about SAT Subject Tests Ap April O Register for June SAT Subject Tests

Planning Ma May O AP Exams O Summer enrichment/internship/volunteer /job planning Ju June O SAT Subject Tests O Plan possible vacation college visits O Update resume

Meetings O Mr. Carlton D132 O Dr. Carr D134 O Mr. Douglas D138 O Mrs. Honeywell D136 O Ms. Moriarity D140 O Mr. St. John and G100 Ms. Sauer (Burkart) O Ms. Zeh Auditorium

NAVIANCE http:/ ://connection.n .naviance.c .com/bethlehem

TESTING(First Look) Ø PS PSAT – October 15, 2016 th gr Ø So Some ac accelerat ated 10 th graders may opt to ta take it Ø Serves as a practice test for the SAT I Ø Register in the BHCS Counseling Center in mid September Ø SA SAT Su Subject Tests – Spring v IM IMPORTANT: If a Ø One-hour tests in specific subjects student receives testing Ø Required by a small number of highly accommodations selective schools in addition to the SAT I through an IEP or 504 Ø Register at www.collegeboard.org Plan, they MU MUST apply Ø www.compassprep.com/subject-test- for these requirements-and-recommendations/ accommodations Ø Ad Advanced Placement Exams (AP) – May di directly to College Board Ø Advanced Placement Exams are required of all AP courses and ACT. Forms are available in the Counseling Center

TESTING(11 th & 12 th ) Ø PS PSAT – October 15, 2016 th gr Ø Al All 11 th graders Ø Used as the qualifier for the National Merit Scholarship Program Ø Serves as a practice test for the SAT I Ø Register in the BHCS Counseling Center in mid September SAT I – Spring of 11 th grade and fall of 12 th grade Ø SA Ø College entrance exam—SAT I or ACT required by most colleges Ø 200-800 in Evidence Based Reading and Writing and Math. Ø Optional Essay Ø Register at www.collegeboard.com ACT – Spring of 11 th and/or fall of 12 th grade Ø AC Ø College entrance exam—SAT I or ACT required by most colleges Ø Scores of 1-36 in Math Science Reasoning, English, and Reading with an optional Writing Section Ø Register at www.act.org

123 Washington Road Delmar, NY 12054 Phone: 518-439-4921 Morgan Benson Mo E-mail: mbenson1@nycap.rr.com Resume Bethlehem Central High School Educati tion: 700 Delaware Avenue Delmar, NY 12054 Building Grades 9, 10, 11, 12 § Attended National Youth Leadership Conference Honors rs / Award rds: (NYLC) in Washington, DC – Grade 11 § Social Studies Department Student of the Month – E-mail Address: Make sure it Grade 11 is active and appropriate! Extra racurri ricula lar: r: Sport rts § Varsity Soccer – Grades 11, 12 – DO: § Junior Varsity Soccer – Grade 9, Captain – Grade 10 § Varsity Indoor Track – Grade 11 mbenson1@nycap.rr.com § Bethlehem Basketball Club – Grades 9, 10, 11, 12 School l Clu lubs § Key Club – Grades 10, 11, 12 – DON’T: § International Club – Grades 10, 11 partyanimal1@hotmail.com Mu Music Wind Ensemble – 3 rd Trumpet – Grade 12 § Concert Orchestra – 1 st Trumpet – Grades 9, 10, 11 § § Equinox Thanksgiving Dinner – Grades 9, 10, 11, 12 Volu lunteeri ring: § Bethlehem Festival Fund – 20 Hours § Southern Saratoga Adopt-A-Road – 30 Hours § Soccer Referee – 6 hours per week – Grades 9, 10, 11 Work rk Experi rience: § Clerk – Price Chopper Supermarket, Delmar, NY – 14 hours per week, Grades 11, 12 Hobbies / Intere rests: § Skiing § Movies § Reading § AFS Students Exchange Program – Host – Grade 9

SOCIAL MEDIA Be Careful What Goes Online! q What students put online q Popular Social Media Sites can follow them to college, q Facebook and even later q Twitter q Colleges can see any of q Instagram the things put on popular q Tumblr social media sites with just q Vine a simple Google search q Stumbleupon q Blogger q Reddit q Snapchat

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