River Valley High School Class of 2020
Counselors O Ms. Tayloe O Ms. Kaur O Mrs. Crisosto-Wheeler O Mr. Campfield O Ms. Brown O Mrs. Arroyo
2020 Is Right Around the Corner What are the upcoming senior events? Do you know if you are meeting graduation requirements? What is your plan following graduation? Are you preparing for your plan? Do you know how to get financial assistance?
Start Planning Your Future Trade School: Make Contact Check on pre-requisites Military: Take the ASVAB (Oct 15th) Make contact w/ recruiter Community Complete application process College: in the Spring College/ Meet A-G, complete SAT/ACT University: Complete application in the Fall
Transcript Review Look within the body of your transcript for credits needed in each subject area When applying for colleges you need to know your academic 10 th -12 th GPA and class rank CAUTION! Do not rely on the credit summary box. Computer calculations can be misleading.
Graduation Requirements List of grad requirements
*Circle classes you’ve completed and highlight classes still needed to meet A-G.
Applying for College CSU/UC or Private College: Complete A-G Requirements (C or higher) Take SAT and/or ACT Apply: CSU (Oct 1 – Nov 30) & UC (Nov 1- Nov 30) – can start working on apps now! Program designed for low EOP/EOP & S (Educational Opportunity Program) income/first generation college students. Provides NCAA: (search NCAA Eligibility Center) supports including academic advising, summer program, tutoring, etc. CSU: www.calstate.edu/apply UC: www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/ Private: (commonapp, sendedu, etc.)
College Admissions Testing If you plan on applying to a 4 year university, you must take the SAT/ACT by December of your senior year Register on web site at least one month prior to test Check web sites for prep materials collegeboard.org actstudent.org march2success.com
SAT Dates DATE REGISTRATION DEADLINE NOV . 2, 2019 OCT. 3, 2019 DEC. 7, 2019 NOV . 8, 2019
ACT DATES DATE REGISTRATION DEADLINE OCT. 26, 2019 SEPT. 20, 2019 DEC. 14, 2019 NOV . 8, 2019
Senior Brag Sheets Letter of Recommendation: Needed for scholarships, some UCs and Private colleges Give a copy of your completed brag sheet to individuals you request a letter from Allow sufficient time (2-3 weeks) Some scholarships are selected from brag sheets – turn brag sheet into your counselor!!
Financial Assistance Scholarships: Research scholarships Check in Career Center with Mrs. Landon. She will email the scholarship info to you Check college web sites – under financial aid section Financial Aid Complete FAFSA online: Oct 1 – Mar 2 Senior Night/Financial Aid: Sept 25 Cash for College Night: Nov 13
Senior Timeline Key Dates Sept 19: Yuba College Info Day (8:30-11 am) Sept 25: Senior Night/Financial Aid @ RVHS (6:00 pm) Oct 3: College Night @ YCHS (6:00 pm) Oct 10 & 11: Midterms Oct 15: ASVAB Oct 25: College & Career Day at RVHS Nov 13: Cash for College @ RVHS (6:00 pm) Dec 19 & 20: Finals
Checklist
Official Transcripts When applying to a 4 year college, you may be asked to send an official transcript Go to student store - $1 = up to 7 copies Take receipt to Kim Altorfer – RV Records Kim will provide sealed transcript for you to mail
RV Counseling Webpage O http://rvhs.ycusd.org/Departments/Co unseling/index.html Great resources and info!
Attention Seniors! To participate in the graduation ceremony: You must earn a minimum of 15 credits in the fourth quarter. No more than one F in the fourth quarter.
Confused? Questions? O Please make an appointment to meet with your counselor!!
Have a great senior year! Class of 2020!
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