Junior Meeting PowerPoint Presentation

What is My Graduation Plan?Foundations High School Plan With Distinguished Level of Achievement and an Endorsement Assured Admission with qualifying test scores... Distinguished Level o

CLASS of 2021

#GoToCollegeCAVS

#LTCounsSrs

Who is My Counselor?

Bel Portillo Ci-Ga Grades 10-12

Katy Staggs Kr-Ok Grades 10-12

Liz Clark Sm-Z Grades 10-12

What is My Graduation Plan?

Foundations High School Plan With Distinguished Level of

Achievement and an Endorsement Assured Admission with

qualifying test scores

Graduation Requirements

Class of 2021

Four credits of English…

Four years of Math…

Four years of Science…

Four years of Social Studies…

Two years of LOTEOne year of any Fine ArtOne year of PE/Athletics

Distinguished Level of

Achievement

A student may earn a Distinguished Level of Achievement by successfully completing the curriculum requirements for the Foundation High School Program and the curriculum

requirements for at least one endorsement required buy the Texas Education Code (TEC), 28.025(b-15), including four credits in science (LT includes Physics) and four credits in mathematics to

include Algebra II

DLA is a requirement for Assured Admission

Performance Acknowledgement

Dual Credit Performance Acknowledgement: 12 hours of college academic courses with a grade of 3.0 or higher

College Board Advanced Placement Test: As score of 3 or higher on an AP exam

PSAT, SAT, or ACT Acknowledgement

Nationally recognized business or industry certification

Lake Travis Scholar

English 1 – 4Algebra, Geometry, Algebra II, a fourth advanced mathBiology, Chemistry, Physics, and a fourth advanced science

World Geography, World History, US History,

US Government, and EconomicsThree years of the same LOTE90.0 + cumulative GPA (weighted)Three AP scores of 3+ and a fourth measure

100 service hours submitted to CAVS in Service

Does not show on transcript!! Add to Resume

Three Main “Jobs” for

Junior Year

• Grades! Grades! Grades! Grades!

Grades!

Final GPA by end of Junior Year!

• Test Scores…Hit the test score mark by June

• List of Universities and Colleges

…spend time exploring and sampling.

Sophomores and Juniors will take the PSAT/NMSQT on October 16th during school hours.

For Juniors it is a chance, depending on Selection

Index Score, to earn National Merit Scholarship

money

Please encourage your Junior to utilize the study

guide that was provided to them

Scores typically are available through the student’s College Board portal in December

PSAT

MAKE A LIST OF SCHOOLS

4 - 6 Schools

• Learning environment is more important than a

University’s rank

• North or South – the weather does matter!

• Big City or Rural environment – do you need a mall to

be happy? A place to fish or hike?

• Public or Private – a big difference in cost

• Big School or Small School – what college lifestyle do

you want?

VISIT COLLEGES

• Seniors and Juniors are allowed two days of excused

absence to visit universities

• Fill out and turn in the LTHS College Visit form found

on the Attendance link on the main web page Turn in

the form to Attendance before your trip

• Bring a letter from the universities that you visit They will provide you with the letter Turn the letter in to

Mrs Chalmers in Attendance to excuse your absence.

Universities and Colleges Visiting LTHS

Save the trip visit with College Reps here at LT

In the next 10 days TCU, Baylor, Schreiner, Austin

College, NYU, Belmont, Duke, Vanderbilt, Columbia, UC San Diego, Dartmouth, Butler, Embry Riddle, High Point

Students have an opportunity to visit with College Reps who will read their applications first Get to know them

Students sign up on the College Visit Calendar Student will receive a pass that allows them to leave class for the visit

https://www.ltisdschools.org/Page/1396#calendar1844

Reach Schools and Assured Admission

Dreams and Wishes are wonderful… so is a sure thing

Assured Admission is a sweet spot where grades and test scores meet the admission requirements of a University

Include one or two schools on your list of 4 - 6 where you know you will be admitted and where you will be happy Schools that you can afford without incurring large student loan debt

https://www.ltisdschools.org/cms/lib/TX01800016/Centricity/Domain/406/Assured Admissions

2019-2020.pdf

GRADES and RANKING

• You will submit a Sixth Semester Transcript with each application Ready August 1, 2020

• A Sixth Semester Transcript will contain your grades

through the end of your junior year

• LTHS is a non-ranking school except for Top 10% as

required by State Law All ranked transcripts are sent electronically via TREX

• DON’T RELEASE RANK There is no advantage

• Schools with deadlines in the fall or January 1 will likely not see your senior grades for admission

GPA – Weighted and

Unweighted

• Two GPA’s are listed on your transcript:

Left side: an average of your weighted grades (100) Right side: unweighted GPA (4.0)

• Each course listed will have a fall and spring semester grade plus an average for the year Semester grades are used to calculate GPA

• Honors points or bump points are not visible on the

transcript Codes indicate the weight of the course

Ordering Transcripts

• Order Official Transcripts from the Registrar in the Main Counseling Office Allow one week to process

• Watch due dates We complete requests in order

• All transcripts sent in-state to Texas public schools will

be sent through the state data system called TREX We can track

• Out-of-state public schools may be mailed or sent

electronically Always choose electronic

• Private and out of state schools may be uploaded into Common Application, Sendedu, and Coalition

Application

SAT/ACT TEST SCORES

• What are acceptable test scores?

• Texas Success Initiative is a good minimum standard

ACT Composite 23, English 19, Math 19

SAT Reading 480, Math 530 No total…

• There is an extra fee, but send scores when you are ready

• Take the writing once Competitive schools may require

• Use the Assured Admission chart to see if your score is high enough

• There is a difference between an Admission test score and a Scholarship test score

Where did our 2019 Seniors Go?In State:

Austin Community College - 175 Texas Christian University - 14 Texas State University - 120 St Edwards University - 12

Texas A&M University - 110 Stephen F Austin University - 12

University of Texas at Austin - 107 Texas A&M Galveston - 12 Texas Tech University - 64 Texas A&M Corpus Christi - 11

University of Texas SA - 46 University of Texas at Tyler - 9

University of Texas at Dallas - 31 Southwestern University - 7

Baylor University - 28

Blinn College - 21

University of North Texas - 18

University of Texas at Arlington - 18

Out of State Schools

University of Arkansas - 40 Louisiana State University - 9 University of Oklahoma - 20 Arizona State

University - 8

Colorado State University - 16 Belmont University - 8

University of Alabama - 12 Brigham Young University - 8 University of Colorado - 11 Oklahoma State University - 8 University of Mississippi - 10 University of Kansas - 8

Nationally Ranked Schools

Brown University Carnegie Mellon Clemson University College of the Holy Cross Colorado College Colorado School of Mines Emory University Indiana UniversityNew York University Northwestern University Penn State Univ Purdue University Rice University Stanford Univ Ohio State University

US Air Force Academy Univ of Chicago Univ of California

US Naval Academy Univ of Florida Univ of

Michigan

US Military Academy Univ of Washington Vassar

College

Financial Aid, Scholarships, FAFSA

1 Filing FAFSA is No Longer Optional

School Finance Bill (HB3) Included in HB3 is a requirement for all high school students to complete the FAFSA or

TAFSA to graduate, starting with the class of 2021 Students and families may opt-out by requesting waivers Texas is the second state to make FAFSA completion mandatory The first state, Louisiana, saw a dramatic increase in FAFSA

completions and now has the highest completion rate in the country (according to NCAN , June 2019).

2 Why FAFSA? Universities want to use Federal money first, then endowment monies

Free Application for Federal Student Aid

OpensOctober 1

out/fsaid?utm_content=sf108449636&utm_medium=spredfast&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=F

https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/fafsa/filling-ederal&sf108449636=1

Create a Pin Both Parent(s) and Student complete an application

Prior/Prior year Federal Tax ReturnComplete a new application each yearFoundational for all University ScholarshipsNovember 6 - Financial Aid Information Meeting

6:30 Annex Auditorium

College For All Texans

http://www.collegeforalltexans.com/

http://www.mapsofworld.com/usa/states/oklahoma/

educational-institutions.html

High Test Scores can also qualify you for MORE MONEY

from your university

Keep testing

3 hours and $90 is a cheap price to pay for a scholarship

LTHS Counseling Link to Scholarships

(Federal, State and Local)

https://www.ltisdschools.org/Page/3334

Examples of Local Scholarships:

(Beginning in January)

● Lake Travis Education Foundation

● The Rotary Club of Lakeway

● Friends of the Lakeway Community Library

LTHS Counseling Bulletin:

https://www.ltisdschools.org/domain/406

Thanks for Coming

Questions??