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Planning for Seniors:

- Begin to determine which school or career choice would be best for you
- Start applying to schools you are interested in. Watch deadlines!
- Polish your resume and obtain letters of recommendation
- Scholarship appliacations can be obtained in the guidance office, on-line or from financial aid departments at colleges
- After January 1st, get FAFSA filled out and sent in
- Fight Senioritis!
- Always follow up after sending in applications for employment or school admission.
- Enjoy your senior year and be proud of your accomplishments!


Planning for Juniors:

- Start making decisions... what do you want to do after High School? College or work? Where do you want to live etc... see Mrs. Dieken to help answer these questions!
- Start doing some research on colleges
- Start doing some research on careers
- Keep your grades up!
- register to take the PSAT (espcially if you are interested in National Merit Scholar
- Attend the UNI College Fair
- Plan to take the ACT this year, many people end up taking it twice so plan accordingly
- Make sure your class schedule is meeting all the requirements for graduation and college admission



Planning for Sophomores:

- When you schedule for classes, think about the classes that might fit best with your intersts so you can build your skills
- Start thinking about what you might want to do after High School and plan accordingly when you sign up for classes
- Continue to explore interests and careers. See Mrs. Dieken if you haven't taken the SDS
- Continue to be involved in school acitivies
- Keep your grades up
- Ask for help. If there are things going on that are interfering with school success, stop in and talk to Mrs. Dieken or a trusted adult.


Planning for Freshmen:

- This is one of the most important years of High School. You set the tone for yourself now with study habits and your reputation. Make choices wisely!
- Start to think about what classes you might be interested in for future scheduling.
- Start to think about what you are most interested in and use these ideas to guide your choices
- Keep your grades up
- See Mrs. Dieken right away if you are struggling or anxious about suceeding. There are lots of ways that we can help you!
- Become involved in school activities. These can be priceless for not only making friends, but for future resume building.


Need more help!! Always ask your parents for help when you are making big decisions. My door is always open to talk about your life and it is important to me that you make good choices and are supported at school! -Mrs. Dieken

THE NEW COLLEGE ADMISSTION STANDARD- REGENT ADMISSION INDEX

This will start with the 2009 graduates- so when you are applying for college, this means YOU!!Calculating the RAI:

2 x ACT composite score

+ high school percentile rank

+ 20 x high school GPA

+ 5 x number of core courses complete

= RAI score

Example:

48 (2 x 24 ACT composite)

+ 75 (percentile rank=75%)

+ 70 (20x3.5 GPA)

+ 90 (5x18 core courses)

= 283 RAI

RAI Web Calculators

www2.state.ia.us/regents.rai

www.uni.edu/admissions/freshmen

www.admissions.iastate.edu/freshman

www.uiowa.edu/admissions