COLLEGE & CAREER CENTER GREEN VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL

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1 COLLEGE & CAREER CENTER GREEN VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL Hours: 7:30-3:00 Monday Friday Location: Inside the Library Contact Number: Ext: 4011 Hillary Butrico: College & Career Center Specialist CAREER EXPLORATION WORK EXPERIENCE COLLEGE PREPARATION COLLEGE VISITS SCHOLARSHIP INFO Hello and welcome to the Green Valley Gators College and Career Center information page! The main areas of focus in the College and Career Center are Career Exploration, Work Experience, College Preparation, College Visits and Scholarship assistance. Please click on the above links to find out more about each of these specific areas and how you can benefit from the College and Career Center. We welcome all Green Valley Gators to take advantage of the numerous services we provide in the College and Career Center and look forward to meeting with you all! Parents! If you are interested in volunteering in the College and Career Center and helping with Career Exploration, Scholarship Searches or College Prep, please contact Hillary Butrico at Ext: 4011.

2 CAREER EXPLORATION: The College and Career Center will help with Career searches through the Nevada Career Information System as well as one-on-one assistance in researching and finding best career fits and options for students. Please feel free to check out the website below and take any of the Career Inventory Assessments. If you would like further assistance in this area, please stop by the College and Career Center! Go to Username: NCIS Password: Nevada Resumes: If you need help completing a resume or want some feedback on yours, stop by the College and Career Center for more assistance! Jobs: If you are interested in a part-time job, seasonal job, or full time job stop by the College and Career Center and check out the job postings!

3 WORK EXPERIENCE: If you are interested in signing up for work experience you will be required to fill out the below information as well as the Cooperative Occupational Education Training Agreement. Please note: you will also be required to bring copies of each pay stub to show proof of completed hours. A total of 270 hours completed will result in a ½ credit of elective credit. For applications and more information visit the College and Career Center. EXPLORATORY WORK EXPERIENCE STUDENT REQUIREMENTS GREEN VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL 1. Submit your check stubs or a photocopy of the check stub to document the hours worked each pay period. (weekly, every two months, or monthly) 2. Submit the signed Exploratory Work Experience Agreement 3. Report any changes in job duties or loss of your job 4. Work on the job a total of 270 hours by the projected completion date I understand the above requirements and will follow them to receive work experience credit Name: (Please Print) Date: Place of Employment: Signature: Jobs not acceptable for credit: A student will not receive credit for the following types of employment: 1. Unlicensed business 2. Door-to-door solicitation 3. Telephone solicitations from a home or unlicensed business 4. Normal family duties at the student s own home 5. Babysitting (unless at a licensed child care facility 6. Jobs which do not comply with federal, state, and local health, safety and legal requirements

4 COLLEGE PREPARATION: About NACAC Career Center Media Center Member Directory TheExchange Contact Us August/September Register for the SAT and/or ACT if you didn t take it as a junior, or if you aren t satisfied with your score and want to take it again. (remember that your counselor can help you with fee waivers) Take a look at some college applications and consider all of the different pieces of information you will need to compile. The SAT test date most popular with high school seniors is this month. Visit with your school counselor to make sure you are on track to graduate and fulfill college admission requirements. If you re ahead of schedule, consider taking courses at a local university or community college to get a jumpstart on college credit. Take every opportunity to get to know colleges: meeting with college representatives who visit your high schools during the fall, attending local college fairs, visiting campuses (if possible). Ask your counselor if they know of special campus visitation programs. Narrow down your list of colleges and begin to consider safe, reach, and realistic schools. Make sure you have the application and financial aid information for each school. Find out if you qualify for any scholarships at these schools. Create a checklist and calendar to chart: Standardized test dates, registration deadlines, and fees College application due dates Financial aid application forms and deadlines Other materials you ll need for college applications (recommendations, transcripts, essays, etc.) Your high school s application processing deadlines Some schools require the CSS/Financial Aid Profile. Ask the colleges to which you are applying for their deadlines. You can register as early as September. See your guidance counselor about fee waivers. October Some colleges will have deadlines as early as this month. These would include rolling admission, priority, early decision, and early action deadlines. If you cannot afford the application fees that many colleges charge, ask your counselor to help you request a fee waiver. Finalize your college essay. Many schools will require that you submit at least one essay with your application.

5 Request personal recommendations from teachers, school counselors, or employers. Follow the process required by your high school or provide a stamped, addressed envelope, the appropriate college forms, and an outline of your academic record and extracurricular activities to each person writing you a recommendation. Research possibilities of scholarships. Ask your counselor, your colleges, and your religious and civic groups about scholarship opportunities. You should never pay for scholarship information. November Finalize and send any early decision or early action applications due this month. Have a parent, teacher, counselor, or other adult review the application before it is submitted. Every college will require a copy of your transcript from your high school. Follow your school s procedure for sending transcripts. Make sure testing companies have sent your scores directly to the colleges to which you are applying. The FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) will be available this month, but cannot be completed before January 1. This is the form you will complete to find out what financial aid you are eligible to receive from the government. Ask your guidance office for a copy or visit This form should be filed online if at all possible. December Begin to organize regular decision applications and financial aid forms, which will be due in January and/or February. Register for the January SAT (If needed). It is the last one colleges will be able to consider for a senior. January Many popular and selective colleges will have application deadlines as early as January 1. Others have deadlines later in January and February. Keep track of and observe deadlines for sending in all required fees and paperwork. If necessary, register for the February ACT (some colleges will be able consider it). Ask your guidance office in January to send first semester transcripts to schools where you applied. At the end of the school year, they will need to send final transcripts to the college you will attend. It is time to file the FAFSA (no later than Feb 1). The sooner you complete it, the sooner you will have an idea of your financial aid options. Watch the mail for your Student Aid Report (SAR) it should arrive four weeks after the FAFSA is filed.

6 Feb/March/April While most of your applications will be complete and you are waiting to receive admission decisions, don t slack in the classroom. The college that you do attend will want to see your second semester transcript. No Senioritis! Acceptance letters and financial aid offers will start to arrive. Review your acceptances, compare financial aid packages, and visit your final choices, especially if you haven t already. May May 1 is the date when the college you plan to attend requires a commitment and deposit. When you ve made your college decision, notify your counselor and the colleges. Send in your deposit by the postmark date of May 1. If you ve been offered financial aid, accept the offer and follow the instructions given. Also notify schools you will not attend of your decision. Make sure that you have requested that your final transcript be sent to the school you will be attending. If you are wait listed by a college you really want to attend, visit, call and write the admission office to make your interest clear. Ask how you can strengthen your application

7 FALL SEMESTER COLLEGE VISITS: SEPTEMBER: 9 th University of Nevada Reno 9:00 10 th University of Nevada Las Vegas 9:00 11 th Washington University St. Louis 11:00 14 th University California Los Angeles 10:30 17 th College of Southern Nevada 9:30 18 th Le Cordon Bleu 10:30 23 rd Colorado Mesa 8:00 25 th Macalester College 10:00 30 th University of Nevada Reno 9:00 OCTOBER: Time 19 th Vanguard University 8:00 19 th University of San Diego 8:00 19 th California Baptist 9:15 19 th Colorado State 10:30 19 th Soka University 11:00 20 th University of Oregon 8:45 20 th Belmont Abbey 10:30 20 th Redlands College 10:30 20 th Puget Sound University 12:00 21 st Carroll College 9:00 21 st Pacific Lutheran University 10:30 21 st University of Arizona 12:15

8 21 st Chapman University 12:30 21 st Portland State 12:10 21 st University Northern Colorado 1:00 22 nd USC 11:30 23 rd Boise State 9:00 26 th Dixie State 9:00 27 th Colorado University Boulder 8:00 27 th University of Nevada Reno 9:00 27 th Arizona State University 12:00 28 th Washington State University 8:00 28 th George Washington University 11:30 NOVEMBER: 4 th Nevada State College 9:00 17 th University of Nevada Reno 9:00 18 th University of Nevada Las Vegas 9:00 19 th College of Southern Nevada 9:30 DECEMBER: 17 th College of Southern Nevada 9:30 YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR ANY OF THESE COLLEGE PRESENTATIONS IN THE COLLEGE SIGN IN BOOK IN THE COUNSELING AREA OR IN THE COLLEGE AND CAREER CENTER. ONCE YOU HAVE SIGNED UP A PASS WILL BE SENT TO YOUR CLASS ON THE DAY OF THE PRESENTATION AS A REMINDER FOR YOU TO ATTEND.

9 SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION & FINANCIAL AID: ATTENTION JUNIORS & SENIORS! If you are wondering how you will be able to pay for College and need assistance in the Scholarship search process please come to the College and Career Center. We will have you fill out a short Scholarship Search Form and then we will research for you! Once we have found Scholarships that match your criteria we will put them in a folder to be picked up weekly. The Financial Aid process can be overwhelming and difficult to many students and parents. The College and Career Center is here to help with this process and answer any questions students and parents may have. Parents please note that the FAFSA Application will open up on January 1 st and should be completed as soon as possible. HELPFUL TIPS FOR THE FAFSA: 1. Parents and Students will both need a PIN number for this application and can apply anytime for one. DO THIS ASAP! It will save you time and it will prepare you for the January 1 st application date. 2. The second link below is called the FAFSA Forecaster. This link has proven to be most helpful to parents and students concerned about what they will actually receive for Federal Student Aid. Parents and students can put in their information and receive and estimation of Federal Aid. Financial Aid Websites to Visit: Scholarship Websites to Visit:

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