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 Welcome to the class of 2015!

We look forward to working with you and facilitating your positive transition to high school.

As your counselors we are encouraging you to use these 12 strategies which have been proven to yield success.

1.  Go to bed at the same time school nights and get 8 to 9 hours of sleep.

2.  Eat a well-balanced breakfast before school and eat lunch at school.

3.  Arrive to school 10 minutes before the first hour begins.

4.  Come prepared with books, writing utensils, paper, and take notes in class.

5.  Attend school every day.

6.  If you have a legitimate absence from school, request work upon your return and turn it in.

7.  Get the names, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses of three classmates in each class.  Contact them for clarification about class assignments.

8.  Make a habit of doing homework and turn it in when it is due.

9.  Ask your teacher for help if you do not understand the work.

10.  Check the parent inter net viewer once per week to see your progress.

11. Choose your friends carefully, you are as healthy as they are.

12. Get involved in extra-curricular activities in or out of school.

 

Welcome Back to the Class of 2013!

         Junior year is all about your TRANSCRIPT of your grades.  Your transcript will be used to evaluate your college admissions applications exactly one year from now!  The strength of your curriculum, the trend in your grades, and your over all grade point average is reviewed.  Your success in school is directly related to your destiny following high school graduation.  Keep your focus.

     In October, on our Big Day of testing (10/4/2011) you were given a practice ACT.  This in combination with your previous EXPLORE and PLAN tests will give you an idea of how you will score.  Colleges use your composite score and your subject sub scores for evaluation.

      In March you will be taking the ACT and the MME.  These are "high stakes" tests which also have an impact on your college and career opportunities.  Start studying for the ACT now. Colleges expect you to have a minumum of an 18 subscore on each section of the ACT test.  If your subject subscores are lower than 18, the college will have you take a placement test.  If you continue to score below the equivalent of an 18 you will be placed in non-credit college courses ( taking high school level courses, paying college tuition, and not receiving college credit).

     In evaluating your admission application to a college your grades (transcript) is the most important predictor of your success.  Colleges will use your ACT score as a means of placing you in classes which are equal to your ability.  The more rigorous the college the higher the admission standards. For example; U of M desires a 3.75 GPA with a 28 ACT composite.

     Beginning from this fall there are 12 strategies you can use to prepare for your education after high school.  Here they are:

1.  Go to a College Fair.  There will be a National College Fair in Livonia in the Spring of 2012.  

2.  Sign up in the counseling office to attend Fall College information sessions held at Franklin during the school day.  A list of scheduled visits is on our school's web page.

3.  Physically go to the top three schools you are considering and get a tour, ask a lot of questions.

4.  Attend our Financial Aid night on December 8, 2011 at  6:30 p.m. at Franklin High School or at a public library in January 2012.

5.  Use the inter net to search and evaluate college choices, learn the admission standards of each.  Choose 3 colleges; one realistic, one a stretch, one a back up.  In the fall of your senior year apply to all three schools.

6.  Learn what colleges are accredited the best for the career or major you plan to pursue.  Most schools offer a lot of majors, but they may not prepare you the best for your career.  Your degree is only as good as the institution you obtain it from.

7.  Do volunteer service work in and outside of school.  Most scholarships require service.  Keep a record of your service work.

8.  Obtain experience as a leader in activities that can be documented.  This is to increase your chances of earning a scholarship.

9.  Keep your GRADES up.  The majority of scholarship opportunites require a minimum of a 3.0 over all GPA, an 18 composite on your ACT, evidence of leadership skill, and volunteer service.

10. Search the inter net for scholarship opportunites.  There are many web sites that will "crawl" for you and place scholarship suggestions in your e-mail.  One example is:  www.fastweb.com

11. The largest scholarship dollars are sponsored by Universities.  This means that you meet their admission standards and plan to attend that school.  Most standards for University Scholarships are a 3.5 over all GPA and a minimum of a 24 ACT composite.  You must have completed an admissions application and received an acceptance letter from the school to be offered a University scholarship.

12. If you are having a life stressor(s) which is impacting your school work you need to ask your counselor for help.  We are here to offer you support and we want you to realize your potential.  If you have a friend in need, you can also let us know about them, and we will reach out to them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fall 2009 College Visits at FHS (doc file - 24kb)

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