Just for Seniors!

This is it! Your final year of high school! Also, your busiest.

A little advice from the Counseling office - Start a binder or a folder to help organize paperwork you receive throughout the year.

• College Applications & Information - Keep copies of everything you submit & receive!

• Test scores (ACT, SAT)

• Transcripts

• Senior year course information

• Scholarship Applications & Information

• Letters of recommendation

• Personal Statement copies

• A calendar of important dates.

• Senior Newsletters and other hand outs.

Applying to College

So, you're a SENIOR! You graduate in May! Where will you go then? That's a deep thought isn't it? If you plan to further your education, you need to apply for the next educational institute. Here's a few things you need to do:

1. Apply early to the college(s) of your choice.

2. Complete a Transcript Application Release form. If you are not 18, a parent signature is required.

3. Notify Patti where you have applied so an official transcript can be sent to your school(s).

4. If you need a letter of recommendation, politely ask the person and give them plenty of time to prepare. DO NOT expect a letter overnight. Also, write them a Thank You card - They went out of there way to assist you - let them know you appreciate there time.

Things To Do.....

- Turn in your senior picture to the Yearbook and for the local newspapers. Preferably a head shot! Otherwise pictures are cropped and not as clear.

- Apply to your school(s).

- Schedule your campus visits.

- Meet with visiting college reps.

- Watch the bulletin board and your email for scholarship Postings.

- Inform the Counseling Office when you hear back on your college applications.

- Be sure to read your acceptance paperwork thoroughly! Scholarship information/paperwork for your school may be included and is often overlooked. Many times the due dates are before January. You don't want to miss a scholarship opportunity. Completing and submitting the scholarship application does not commit you to that school. You can always decline the scholarship, if you choose to go a different path.

Don't Go Down the Senior Slide

More and more colleges and universities are carefully monitoring grades and extracurricular involvement right up until graduation. The performance in the final semester can mean the difference between being taken off a wait list or making alternative plans. Keep up on schoolwork and extracurricular leadership roles.

Admission Offices throughout Wisconsin have issued a warning to seniors regarding the importance of doing well during the entire senior year. Colleges do rescind acceptance of students who do poorly, especially during the second semester. Also, colleges expect the student to notify the admissions office regarding any 2nd semester schedule changes. Colleges do not look favorably on taking an easy 2nd semester course schedule.