9th & 10th Grade Parents
Welcome! 9th & 10th Grade Parents
Meet Your Counselors Katie Blue
Director of College Counseling
Elsiecheyenne Amoo
College Counselor
Erik Ostergren College Counselor
Jerry Saour College Counselor
Our Role
Ways in which we assist your students
Students
Community
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w/Students
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Application Logistics Essay and Resume Review Test Planning ○ SAT ○ ACT ○ TOEFL College Research & Recommendations Academic Advising ○ Relating to College Admission Advocator ○ Start to Finish
Create awareness about our students and program through:
w/ Community
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Professional Conferences College/University Meetings Networking Opportunities in Houston and elsewhere
℅ 2016 Where do Village students go?
Picking Schools 1.
Safety
2.
Target
3.
Reach
Safety School School where a student will have little problem being admitted academically; student's statistics fall above the 75th percentile of admitted students.
Managed within Naviance (Family Connection)
Target School Schools where a student is competitive for admission based on student's statistics (GPA and SAT or ACT scores). Has a reasonable chance of being admitted, but not guaranteed.
Managed within Naviance (Family Connection)
REACH School Schools that may be a long shot, but not impossible to gain admission. Most selective colleges (with less than 20% admit rate) can be a reach school for anyone because of their low admit rate. Managed within Naviance (Family Connection)
“ Whoa! This is a bit overwhelming! What does my child need to be doing right now?
9th Graders Academics
Citizenship
10th Graders PSAT
Rapport w/Teachers Resume Building/
Extracurricular Activites
Practice SAT
Grades
Cumulative GPA
Questions?
Meet Your Counselors Katie Blue
Director of College Counseling
Elsiecheyenne Amoo
College Counselor
Erik Ostergren College Counselor
Jerry Saour College Counselor
Our Role
Ways in which we assist your students
Students
Community
● ● ●
w/Students
● ●
●
Application Logistics Essay and Resume Review Test Planning ○ SAT ○ ACT ○ TOEFL College Research & Recommendations Academic Advising ○ Relating to College Admission Advocator ○ Start to Finish
Create awareness about our students and program through:
w/ Community
● ● ●
Professional Conferences College/University Meetings Networking Opportunities in Houston and elsewhere
℅ 2016 Where do Village students go?
Picking Schools 1.
Safety
2.
Target
3.
Reach
Safety School School where a student will have little problem being admitted academically; student's statistics fall above the 75th percentile of admitted students.
Managed within Naviance (Family Connection)
Target School Schools where a student is competitive for admission based on student's statistics (GPA and SAT or ACT scores). Has a reasonable chance of being admitted, but not guaranteed.
Managed within Naviance (Family Connection)
REACH School Schools that may be a long shot, but not impossible to gain admission. Most selective colleges (with less than 20% admit rate) can be a reach school for anyone because of their low admit rate. Managed within Naviance (Family Connection)
“ Whoa! This is a bit overwhelming! What does my child need to be doing right now?
9th Graders Academics
Citizenship
10th Graders PSAT
Rapport w/Teachers Resume Building/
Extracurricular Activites
Practice SAT
Grades
Cumulative GPA
Questions?
