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Welcome to your Junior Year!
Welcome to your Junior Year!
Scholarship Opportunities for Juniors!
Scholarship Opportunities for Juniors!
Introducing the College Board Opportunity Scholarship
Introducing the College Board Opportunity Scholarship
The College Board has launched a new scholarship program with $5 million of scholarships each year, beginning with the class of 2020.
For more information and to get started, click Here.
The more effort you put in, the more opportunities you have to earn a scholarship. Complete all six, and you’re eligible to earn $40,000. Scholarships will be awarded through monthly drawings to students who complete each action.
1. Build Your College List: $500
Get started by exploring colleges you're interested in. Learn More
2. Practice for the SAT: $1,000
Use Official SAT Practice on Khan Academy® to get ready for test day. Learn More
3. Improve Your Score: $2,000
Show how practice pays off by improving your SAT score. Learn More
4. Strengthen Your College List: $500
Make sure your college list has a mix of academic safety, fit, and reach schools. Learn More
5. Complete the FAFSA: $1,000
Fill out the free government form to apply for financial aid. Learn More
6. Apply to Colleges: $1,000
Apply to the schools you want to attend. Learn More
Complete Your Journey: $40,000
Complete all six scholarship steps to be eligible for a $40,000 scholarship. Learn More
College Visits/Open House Information
College Visits/Open House Information
Junior year is a great time to start visiting colleges and attending Open Houses and Information Sessions. Visiting a college helps you to see if the college is a good fit for you and gives you the opportunity to talk to campus staff, meet students, learn more about campus life and even schedule to attend a class. College websites will have information on scheduling campus visits and open house events.
If you attend a college visit on a school day, be sure to ask for documentation that you were visiting that college that day and turn it in to the front office.
American College Foundation Campus Visit Website
American College Foundation Campus Visit Website
Campus visits allow students and parents to get a feel for the atmosphere of a college and tour campus, meet with faculty and students, learn about what the college has to offer and sometimes sit in on a class. The American College Foundation's website provides great information on things to consider when planning a college visit. Check out their website Here.
Campus visits allow students and parents to get a feel for the atmosphere of a college and tour campus, meet with faculty and students, learn about what the college has to offer and sometimes sit in on a class. The American College Foundation's website provides great information on things to consider when planning a college visit. Check out their website Here.
Things to know/do as a Junior:
Look for Scholarships:
You apply for scholarships in your senior year, BUT you should begin looking for them now; some scholarships are given to students in 9th-12th grades. Below are some websites that will assist you in looking for scholarships. Please keep in mind that most of the scholarship money comes from the college and you must meet their criteria to apply. Your SAT/ACT scores are very important when applying for a scholarship. Most scholarships are interested in your character, leadership, community service, and extracurricular activities. Keep a calendar of all your community service - note what you did and how long you worked.
Improve your GPA:
Colleges look at your classes and the grades you made in 9th, 10th, and 11th grade.
Colleges use your final GPA from your junior year when making admissions decisions, so this is an important time to improve your GPA.
CP Honors AP
A=4 A=4.5 A=5
B=3 B=3.5 B=4
C=2 C=2.5 C=3
D=1 D=1.5 D=2
Grading Scale:
A: 90-100
B: 80-89
C: 70-79
D: 60-69
F: 59 and below
Visit CFNC.org: Open/update your cfnc.org account. To find out what a college in NC requires for admission:
Go to CFNC.org
click on 'Apply' tab
click on 'Explore Postsecondary Schools' under 'Quick Links' on the right
click on the letter of school - ex: U will bring up UNC schools
click on the name of the college
click on 'Admissions' on left side; scroll down to find admission requirements
click on 'Academics' to see if the school has your major
click on 'Student Life' to see if it has a sport you are interested in playing
click on 'Cost and Financial Aid' to check out how to pay for college
Create a Resume':
Your resume’ should include extracurricular activities (in and outside of school,) any honors you have received, leadership positions held, and detailed information concerning community service you have participated in.
You should include grades 9-11 right now. Make sure you add new information (community service, honors, etc.) as they occur.
ACT/SAT Information
ACT/SAT Information
All 11th graders will take the ACT in the spring at school. These scores can be reported to colleges, so we will encourage juniors to take advantage of the 4 free scores reports that can be sent to colleges they are considering as well as participate in the ACT Educational Opportunity Service and College Board Student Search Service. Please contact the School Counseling office if you have any questions!
Not planning on going to a 4 year college or university????? The SAT and ACT can still benefit you! Community colleges can use any SAT or ACT scores you have to help with class placement in Math and English college classes and could possibly waive you out of taking the community college placement test.
https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/sat
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