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Karen Joy Gandino
High School Counselor
Karen is a high school guidance counselor with experience in college and career planning. She assists...
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Information For Student-Athletes  |
| If you are thinking about playing a sport in college, talk to your counselor about your intentions, and go to your athletic office and ask for information on eligibility requirements. |
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| How does High School differ from College? |
| When you enter the 9th grade, everything starts to “count.” All of your freshman courses, grades, and credits will be on your transcript, and your freshman grades will be used to determine your GPA. |
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| Options after High School |
| A four year college education, or bachelor’s degree (BA, BS), can open doors, provide status, and prepare students for financially rewarding careers. |
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| Paying For College |
| The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) CANNOT be filed until January 1st of your senior year. |
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| High School Student Timeline |
| General Timeline
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| There are important steps and procedures whether you're a 9th grader, a sophomore just dreaming about college, or senior brainstorming on your essays. |
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| Junior Year |
| Get serious about your schoolwork if you haven’t already. Junior year grades are extremely important in the college admissions process, as is the rigor of your coursework. |
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| Senior Year |
| If English is your second language and you have been here for fewer than four years, register for the TOEFL. It is especially important if you have not scored well on the verbal section of the SAT. |
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| Success In College (and after) |
| Establish Priorities |
| Goals are set on a number of different levels: First you decide what you want to do with your life and what large-scale goals you want to achieve. Second, you break these down into the smaller and smaller targets that you must hit so that you reach your lifetime goals. |
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| Goal Setting |
| You have CLEAR TARGETS to focus on and to guide each day’s actions and commitments. |
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| Choosing a Major |
| One of the first questions people will ask you, after "where are you going to school?" is "what are you going to study?" Repeat after me, "I DO NOT KNOW!" |
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