Guidance Department Student Services Staff Seniors - Have you completed your college applications? What are you waiting for? As of Friday at 2 PM Student Services has sent out 87 transcripts for 37 seniors. This means that 59 seniors have not requested ANY transcripts to be sent out yet. Many schools have priority deadlines coming up starting on or about December 1. In order to beat these deadlines the Roundey Rule of Thumb (RRT) is that students should submit their college applications (and request transcripts) by Thanksgiving. Be aware also that if your college application requires a letter of recommendation (or two) you should be asking teachers (or others) NOW for those letters so there is plenty of time to get them written. Powerschool Survey - Mr. Roundey is currently taking coursework at Saint Louis University towards a PhD in Education. The one assignment for his current course is to evaluate an educational program at Lutheran High School and determine if the program is successful in meeting the goals established for the program. In order to gather data for this project he has created a Student Survey and a Parent Survey. Each survey has 10 questions and should take about 10-15 minutes to complete. Your participation is completely voluntary and all answers will remain anonymous. To complete the appropriate survey, please follow the link below. These surveys will remain available until October 31. Thanks for your help. Student Survey - http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=s7gF561gQfhyq_2bNeDdX64g_3d_3d Parent Survey - http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=tHp6A096rKRYRBU1viEL7A_3d_3d How To Choose a College That's Right For You As you start the college search process, here is an article written by Martha O'connell, Executive Director with a group called Colleges that Change Lives. I had to opportunity to hear her speak recently and she had some good thoughts to share. How to Choose a College That's Right for You. Check these links for frequent updates and additions College Visits - When are college reps coming to LHS? What special events are happening in the area? ACT/SAT Test Dates Scholarships you should look at General Scholarship Information Summer Programs and Opportunities Volunteer Opportunities Student Self Assessment College Planning Forms General Announcements Test Prep Webster University is hosting a series of ACT prep workshops. Dates are: 10/3 (seniors only), 11/21 (seniors only), 1/16, 2/27, and 4/24. These workshops run from 8 - 2:30 and will include a lunch. Cost of the workshop is $20. Register online at http://www.explore.webster.edu/actworkshop Should you take the ACT Writing Test? Check out https://actapps.act.org/writPrefRM/ for a listing of colleges around the country and what their requirements are for the Writing Test. College & Scholarship News from LHS Student Services A reminder that there are two large filing cabinets in Student Services FULL of college and scholarship information. Stop by to take a look at what we have. New colleges and scholarships are added weekly to the files. Some web pages to check out for the Career/College/Scholarship search process: Career Search Information http://www.mystudentedge.com - Contact Mr. Roundey for our school access code http://www.bls.gov/OCO/ - The Occupational Outlook Handbook. Published by the US Government with detailed information about various careers College Search Information http://www.collegeview.com - A college search site http://www.mystudentedge.com http://www.lcms.org/pages/default.asp?NavID=886 - Concordia University System page for all LC-MS universities and seminaries http://www.lutherancolleges.org/ - Lutheran colleges (LCMS and others) Financing Your Education http://www.salliemae.com - Information about scholarships and loans http://www.mystudentedge.com http://www.fastweb.com - A good resource for scholarship searches http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/ - The Free Application for Federal Student Aid http://www.pin.ed.gov - Apply for a PIN to complete your FAFSA Test Prep and Registration http://www.collegeboard.com - The SAT and AP website http://www.actstudent.org - The site for the ACT http://www.mystudentedge.com - Free test preps for ACT, SAT, PSAT, and AP tests General sites If you plan to compete in athletics at the Division 1 or Division 2 level, you need to register with the NCAA Clearinghouse at the conclusion of your junior year of HS https://web1.ncaa.org/eligibilitycenter/student/index_student.html All males approaching their 18th birthday MUST register with Selective Service. Failure to register can result in a fine and/or jail time. http://www.sss.gov Check out these two articles, both written by Dr. John Janovy Jr (a professor at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln) regarding doing well in college Janovy Writings |
