College Readiness

College Report.  Student must complete a College Report that compares and contrasts three colleges of consideration.  A completed Excel report must be included in the student  portfolio. List the colleges to be compared horizontally and the data points vertically. Students may find the College Navigator website as well as individual college and university websites helpful as they gather data to compete the college report.  

Formal College Campus Visit & One Virtual Tour.​  Student must schedule and attend a formal campus visit at the college of their choice.  Various campus visit opportunities are available and can usually be explored by visiting an institution’s website. Students will use the College Visit Document to gather information during their visit and include the report in the student portfolio. Click the virtual tours button for more information.

Attend College Day.  Student must attend College Day at WJHS and include a completed College Day Proof of Attendance and Participation form in the student portfolio.

Apply for Post-High School Job Training Opportunity.  Student applies for post-high school job training with an institution such as Hunt Electric, Paul Mitchell, Parsons Cement, or the like.  A copy of the application must be included in the student portfolio.  

Letter of Recommendation.  Student will obtain at least one letter of recommendation for use on scholarship and/or college admissions applications.  Student will use the WJHS “College & Scholarship Recommendation Form” available from the link below to obtain their letter of recommendation.  A copy of the letter of recommendation must be included in the student portfolio.

College Essay / Writing Sample.  Student will write and include a college admissions essay in their student portfolio.  The College Board has essay writing tips and sample essays. 

Two Scholarship Applications.  Student must complete and submit at least two scholarship applications. A copy of the applications, email confirmations, or a print screen verification of the electronic submission of the applications must be included in the student portfolio.

High School Transcript.  Student must include a copy of their high school transcript in their student portfolio.  High school transcripts are available through Parchment. 

ACT / SAT Completion.  Student must include a copy of their ACT or SAT results in their portfolio.  The documentation is the complete score report from ACT or SAT (available online), not the basic scores included on the high school transcript. Get your ACT Score Report here.  Get your SAT Score Report here.

Participate in a Tour of a Possible Employer.  Student tours an event like Pathways to Professions (where multiple employers come to recruit potential employees) or tours an individual employer on their own.  The student will gather some kind of handout from the employer (such as a brochure), have it signed by the tour guide/recruiter, and include it in the student portfolio.    

FAFSA Completion.  Student must complete a FAFSA application.  Certification of a FAFSA submission to the federal government would be the inclusion of the Student Aid Report (SAR) in the student portfolio.  The SAR is generally delivered via email 72 hours after submission of an electronic FAFSA.  Personal information (such as income) should be redacted from the report.  

PSAT Completion.  Student must take the PSAT examination in the fall of their junior year.  A copy of the test results must be included in the student portfolio for certification.  High schools administer the PSAT each October.  

Sign up for Keys to Success.  Print off a copy of your Keys to Success dashboard once you've created your account and include it in your portfolio.  

ASVAB.  The student will take the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) and provide a copy of his/her results in the student portfolio. 

CTE or Other Scholarship Award.  Student must receive a CTE or scholarship award.  Certification of this award would be the inclusion of the award letter in the student portfolio.