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Your Counselor Assignment

Individual appointments can be scheduled with your school counselor by reporting to the school counseling office and requesting an appointment. Also, you can email your school counselor at any time for any reason.

• Mrs. Caitlin Hawkins (chawkins@boyertownasd.org) - A-Crou
• Mrs. Beth Shive (bshive@boyertownasd.org) - Crow-Go
• Ms. Karen Virtue (kvirtue@boyertownasd.org) - Gp-Lat
• Ms. Sandra Gallagher (sgallagher@boyertownasd.org) - Lau-Oc
• Mrs. Kristen Stricker (kstricker@boyertownasd.org) - Od-Sh
• Mrs. Christy Greener (cgreener@boyertownasd.org) - Si-Z

Clerical Staff

• Mrs. Tracy Ali (tali@boyertownasd.org) - Counseling Office Administrative Assistant
• Mrs. Michelle Bright (mbright@boyertownasd.org) - Career Assistant-Portfolio Assistance

Graduation Requirement Reminder

• 24 total credits earned during grades 9-12 in the following areas:
• 3 science classes
• 4 social studies, English, and math classes
• 2 health/wellness classes (grades 10 and 11)
• 4 physical education classes (NJROTC exempt in grades 9 & 12)
• Electives highlighting your areas of interest
• Satisfactory completion of EOCAs
• Successful completion of the career portfolio or BCTC project
• DDL and Financial Literacy

Are you ready for your Senior Presentation?

• BCTC students do NOT need to complete the presentation at BASH, but they are still

responsible for completing the DDL and Financial Literacy components – make sure these are complete!

• All other students must complete their Senior Presentation on October 23rd - times will be

assigned to you

• ALL COMPONENTS must be completed by 3pm on October 18th - failure to do so will result in an

automatic 5 point deduction from your presentation score

• Students who do not complete their Senior Presentation (either on the assigned day or on
• ne of the assigned make up days) will not be able to walk at graduation

Need some help?

• Portfolio Completion Night will be held on September 18th from 3pm

to 6pm

• Information will be sent to you via email and the Week in Review –

just show up!

Post Secondary Application Checklist

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September

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Start applying!

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Talk to your parents/guardians about a budget

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Sign up for SATs/ACTs if you have not already taken them or are unhappy with your scores

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Ask for letters of recommendation

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Attend Financial Aid Night October 2nd at 6:30pm

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October/November

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Attend college fairs/open houses/visit schools

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Apply for scholarships!

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Send in applications for Early Action/Early Decision

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Send in FAFSA paperwork (FAFSA Completion Night is October 9th at 5:30pm)

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Ask an English teacher to proof your essays

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December/January

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Finish applications

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February/March

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March SAT administration at BASH

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Start ranking schools

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Continue to apply for scholarships

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April/May

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Expect to hear from most schools

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Review financial aid packages

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Send in deposit once your decision is made

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June

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Graduation!

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Final transcripts are sent automatically

Counselor Support for Applications

• There is always a portion of your application that will need to be completed by your counselor – sometimes sending

a transcript, sometimes filling out a form/submitting a recommendation

• If you need a letter of recommendation, please fill out and submit a Parent Brag Sheet
• We will only process online applications through Common App – all other transcripts/recommendations must be

sent through the mail!

• Bring an envelope and stamp for every application not being processed through Common App – an email generated

by the college is not sufficient

• Make sure that you use the @boyertownasd.org email address when inviting your counselor through Common App
• Please allow 10 school days for applications to be processed – even online applications
• Be aware of all deadlines – schools will not process applications received late

Helpful Reminders for Online Apps

• Make sure to PROOFREAD your applications
• Save a copy of all of your applications before hitting submit
• Do not wait until the last minute to submit your applications
• Follow up with colleges to make sure that they have received all of your information if you

have not received a confirmation within 48 hours of submission

• Ask teachers IN PERSON to write a letter of recommendation for you – do not just send them

an invite via Common App

Financial Aid

• You can submit your FAFSA in October using last year’s tax information
• You and a parent must both create an FSA ID and will use this to complete the application

found at https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/fafsa

• THIS IS A FREE APPLICATION – if you are prompted to pay a fee to submit your application, you

are on the wrong site

• If you are having difficulty completing the application, you can sign up for FAFSA Completion

Night on October 9th

• Each college will give you a Financial Aid Summary Letter based on the information that they

receive from your FAFSA, plus any need or merit based scholarships they are able to offer you

Scholarships

• The Counseling Office keeps a running list of scholarships on our webpage – bookmark the

page and check back often for new scholarship opportunities

• Scholarships specific to individual schools will be emailed out to the senior class via your

student email addresses

• Local scholarships will be made available to you via the Counseling webpage on March 1st
• Additional scholarships can be found through individual college webpages, scholarship

database websites, your workplace, your parents’ workplaces, your bank, your church, and many other community resources - If you take the time to seek them out, you’ll be surprised at how much you can receive in scholarship aid!

Questions?

• We’d love to meet with you!
• Fill out a pass in the counseling office and we will schedule an

appointment with you as soon as possible.