PERSONAL PREPARATION FOR COLLEGE & CAREER READINESS:
Use your Naviance account to take assessments to match your strengths and interests with your college & career goals, find colleges that match you, sign up for college visits & career presentations, create your resume, keep track of your college applications, find scholarships, and more. The College Wise Blog provides up to date advice on the college admissions. And College Board provides information about how parents can help. The National Association of College Admissions Counselors (NACAC), the office Federal Student Aid and the ACT Testing Company all have guides on preparing for and applying to college. The US Department of Education's College Navigator provides data on American colleges and Universities tied to the Department of Labor and Statistics.
Use your Naviance account to take assessments to match your strengths and interests with your college & career goals, find colleges that match you, sign up for college visits & career presentations, create your resume, keep track of your college applications, find scholarships, and more. The College Wise Blog provides up to date advice on the college admissions. And College Board provides information about how parents can help. The National Association of College Admissions Counselors (NACAC), the office Federal Student Aid and the ACT Testing Company all have guides on preparing for and applying to college. The US Department of Education's College Navigator provides data on American colleges and Universities tied to the Department of Labor and Statistics.
PLANNING TOOLS FOR COLLEGE & CAREER READINESS:
The College Board's Big Future Website has up to date resources for the college and career planning process.
The College Board's Big Future Website has up to date resources for the college and career planning process.
APPLYING FOR COLLEGE:
The College Board's Big Future Website has up to date resources to guide you through the application process. College's charge an application fee to apply. If you qualify for the Free or Reduced Lunch Program, then there are several ways to get college application fees waived. Go to the CCC to get information on how to access college application fee waivers on your College Board account, through NACAC, through the Common Application or the Coalition Application, or directly from the college to which you are apply, if offered.
The College Board's Big Future Website has up to date resources to guide you through the application process. College's charge an application fee to apply. If you qualify for the Free or Reduced Lunch Program, then there are several ways to get college application fees waived. Go to the CCC to get information on how to access college application fee waivers on your College Board account, through NACAC, through the Common Application or the Coalition Application, or directly from the college to which you are apply, if offered.
THE COLLEGE ENROLLMENT PROCESS:
Got accepted? Need help with what's next? Bring your acceptance letter to the College & Career Center in HH101 so that we can assist you in the enrollment process. The College Board's Big Future Website also has up to date resources to guide you through the process of college acceptance and the next steps for admission.
Got accepted? Need help with what's next? Bring your acceptance letter to the College & Career Center in HH101 so that we can assist you in the enrollment process. The College Board's Big Future Website also has up to date resources to guide you through the process of college acceptance and the next steps for admission.
Send your transcripts to the colleges or scholarship organizations that require them for the application. Complete the LHS Transcript Request Form and submit it to the Registrar's Office. Be mindful of deadlines! It takes up to 5 days to process transcripts so submit your requests early. The cost is $2.00 per transcript. The FINAL Transcript Request Form is only sent to the ONE college you plan to enroll into in the Fall. NCAA and the NAIA Eligibility Centers also require a final transcript to be sent directly to them if you plan to play sports in college.
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