SAINT MARY’S COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELING DEPARTMENT
ACTION PLAN: RISING SENIORS
PLAN FOR THE YEAR AHEAD
___ Review your transcript with your counselor to ensure you have completed all your course requirements for graduation and college readiness
___ Stay involved in extracurricular activities.
___ Begin to think of Senior Project ideas. You will narrow down your topic in Epistemology, but take some time now to explore topics that interest you.
___ Remember to sign up for a retreat. All retreats are scheduled in the Fall.
STAY FOCUSED
___ Use A-Block to ask your teachers for help
___ Take advantage of PALS (peer tutoring)
___ Consider how your counselor can support your academic efforts. Need help with managing your workload? Sports? Volunteer work? Job? Your counselor is here to address your needs.
___ How are you taking care of your wellness needs? Share your PDF (Play time, Down time, Family time) plans with your counselor!
FAMILY CONNECTION
___ Complete the Junior Questionnaire
___ Stay connected with Ms. Ryan by reading her emails, taking advantage of A-Block session related to college prep, and fully utilizing Lasallian Days to work on college related materials
___ Use the information on Family Connection to explore colleges that match your interests
___ Begin to add colleges to “Colleges I am thinking about” list on your Family Connection. You and Ms. Ryan will discuss this list in depth at your 1:1 meetings.
CAREER
___ Job shadow in a career that you find interesting
___ Find your passion! Volunteer at a program/agency that fits with your career aspirations
___ Take the “career interest profile” on Family Connection and add a career to your list.
___ This summer is the best time to build your resume. Look for job opportunities through Ms. Ryan and Mr. Banks.
___ Listen to school announcements for volunteer/job opportunities based on your Family Connection Learning Styles Inventory and Career Interest Profiler
Revised 1/6//2017
SAINT MARY’S COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELING DEPARTMENT
COLLEGE
___Visit colleges. Take campus tours and, at colleges you’re serious about, schedule interviews with admissions counselors. The best times to visit schools are when they are in session.
___ Plan college visits during Enrichment Week, Easter Break or Lasallian Days
___Think about who you will request a teacher recommendation from and how many you will need.
___ Attend College Night for Seniors (end of September, specific date TBD)
___Attend Case Studies in April
___Keep your grades up! For many colleges, junior year grades are the final grades colleges will see.
___Update your resume. This information can be offered to your teacher or anyone who will be writing you a letter of recommendation. Some colleges allow you to upload a resume and you can include it in scholarship applications.
___Sign up for the Saint Mary’s summer course “College Access” and get a head start on the college planning process.
___Register for the SAT or ACT as needed. Research if you the colleges that interest you require subject tests, and if so, how many.
___ Consider if a GAP YEAR is appropriate for you. Transitioning to a four-year program is not the best option for every student. You might greatly benefit from taking time to work, travel, or volunteer before you make a commitment to attending college. Talk it over with your family to see if a GAP YEAR is a good option for you.GAP YEAR fair is coming to the Bay Area beginning in January.
___ East Bay College Fair on Saturday, May 7, 2017, at Saint Mary’s College in Moraga.
MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR SUMMER BREAK
___ Read, Read, Read -Studies have shown that students who read for pleasure perform better on standardized tests. An increase in vocabulary and writing skills has been linked to students who read outside of assigned readings.
___ Build your resume on Family Connection
___ Begin to work on your college essays
___ Enroll in local, national, or international enrichment programs
- IMPORTANT DATES
March 20AP Information Night @ 7:00 pm
Mandatory for students requesting an AP class
March 20-22PowerSchool Portal open for 2017-2018 course enrollment. Rising Seniors must register on PowerSchool.
April 13Last day to change course requests
May 1Saint Mary’s Summer School registration begins
June 15T3 grades final
Department chairs review course requests to ensure students have met prerequisites
June 19Saint Mary’s Summer School starts
June 20Course schedules available to review online
Email sent to each student via smpanthers account with detailed info about scheduling changes.
August 1Request official transcript from summer courses (outside of Saint Mary’s) to be sent to:
Carol Balding
1294 Albina Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94706
SAINT MARY’S COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELING DEPARTMENT
Academic Planning Sheet 2017-2018
Name: ______Date: ______
- STATUS
Credits required for graduation: 300 Credits earned to date: ______(Frosh: 75, Soph: 100, Junior: 175)
High school deficiencies (Trimester F’s that must be made up): ______
Other high school course issues: ______
College deficiencies (Semester D’s or F’s or other issues): ______
Deficiencies/Course / Status/Grade / Plan* / When (Spring or Summer)(*Plan = STMCHS/Tilden/Moreau/Other Summer School – FVHS – Community College)
Reviewed Deficiencies ______
Student Initials
- TESTING - SAT DATES – Jan 21st, March 11th, May 6th, June 3rd
ACT DATES – Feb 11th, April 8th, June 8th
- NOTES
MAP OF UC AND CSU CAMPUSES