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The College Process
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Guidance Time Line
◦ September 29: College Fair @ CLHS
◦ October 8: Klein ISD College Fair—Champion Forest Baptist
Church
◦ October 14: Senior Day (underclassmen testing—half day)
 Job Shadow
 College Visit
 Work on college applications at CLHS
◦ November 2: Fin. Aid Night for parents
◦ January 29: LSC Tomball College Visit Day
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Athletes: Are you registered for NCAA Div. 1 or 2?
◦ www.ncaaclearinghouse.net
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College Visit Days—Seniors get 3 to use this year
CLHS is a non-ranking school—we do rank the top 10%
GPA – updated in Family Connection
GPA Scale—4.0 weighted
School Profile must accompany official transcripts
Need an Unofficial Transcript? See Mrs. Carpenter, the Registrar
What if my student is in the first quartile and could get automatic
acceptance if we ranked him/her?
◦ Student MUST see Ms. Brennan to request a letter to be sent with official
transcript stating that if CLHS did rank, the student would be in the first
quartile. This does not apply to A&M or UT. They give our school a ranking
based on the School Profile that accompanies transcript.
Write “Thank You” notes to anyone who helped you on your college visit
Write “Thank you” notes to any teacher who assists your student in the college
process (ex: letter of recommendation)
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SAT—
◦ Oct. 3
◦ Nov. 7
◦ Dec. 5
◦ Jan. 23
www.collegeboard.com
CLHS School CEEB CODE:
447-040
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ACT—
◦ Sept. 12
◦ Oct. 24
◦ Dec. 12
◦ Feb. 6
www.actstudent.org
NEW ACT Writing: Consists of one prompt
that introduces and gives context to a
given issue, and three perspectives on the
issue. The writer is asked to “evaluate and
analyze” the given perspectives; to “state
and develop” his/her own perspective; and
to “explain the relationship” between
his/her perspective and those given.
Students will receive 4 domain scores, each
reflecting a key dimension of writing
competency. They will also receive a
subject-level Writing Score and an
English Language Arts Score on the
familiar 1-36 scale.
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Regular Decision
Rolling Admission
Open Admission
Early Action
Early Action I & II
Single Choice Early Action
Early Decision I & II
Provisional Admission
Candidate Reply Date Agreement
Others?
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Free Scholarship Searches
◦ www.fastweb.com
◦ www.scholarships.com
◦ www.scholarshipalert.com
◦ More listed on guidance website
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Rewards for non-academic performance
◦ Music
◦ Athletics
◦ Community Service
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Rewards for stellar academic performance
◦ National Merit
◦ National Hispanic
◦ Foundations: Terry Gates, Ford, Hamman, Toyota
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Does your SAT /ACT exempt you?
If you have taken dual credit, you are exempt.
ACT exemption:
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Math: 19-22
Reading: 19
English: 19
Composite: 23
SAT exemption:
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Math: 500-549
Critical Reading: 500+
Writing: 500+
Composite M & CR must be 1070
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