JUNIOR BULLETINS 2011-2012 (updated september 9, 2011)

Click on the bulleted list below for announcements for Juniors from the Guidance Office

• Jonathan Wilson of Carolina College Prep will be at OPS all day on Friday, September 23rd, to lead our juniors through his workshop in preparation for taking the SAT. Please speak to your children about the importance of giving Mr. Wilson their full attention during this day so that they may glean the most knowlege possible to apply when taking the SAT. They will need to bring plenty of paper, a few pencils, and a calculator. The fee for this workshop will be $32. Checks may be made payable to OPS and should be brought to the Academic Guidance Office by Monday, September 19th. You may view the Carolina College Prep website at www.carolinacollegeprep.com. You also may notice that if you would like your child to later take Mr. Wilson's ten-hour SAT Prep Course, our OPS workshop on the 23rd will make your child eligible for a $100 discount off the regular price of the course. If you have questions, please call Mrs. Craft at 803/534-7970.

• Junior Information September 12, 2011

• IMPORTANT SAT & SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION FOR JUNIORS! CLICK HERE...

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Remember, juniors have two college cut days available to them during their second semester! Use them wisely and be sure to check with the secretary in the Attendance Office for requirements before going! As seniors, you will also have two college cut days that you can use during the fall.

• If your student has not yet reached his/her target SAT or ACT score by Spring 2012, please register him/her for the 2012 May or 2012 June SAT or ACT. By doing this, the scores will be back in good time to be sent to all of the colleges to which he/she intends to apply to. Also, be aware that when registering, you may choose 4 schools for the testing company to send your scores without charge; if need be, you may send scores to additional colleges at a later date for a $9-10 fee each. Remember, most schools will take the highest Reading and Math, no matter which test date the score comes from.

  Each junior student should take the ACT + the writing portion at least once to see if he/she happens to score better on that test vs. the SAT. Usually the scores are close to equivalent, but sometimes this is not the case; if there is a significant difference in the two test scores, your son/daughter may want to pursue the higher-scoring test for his/her target score rather than the other.

  Whatever the score, whatever the test and even if the Life Scholarship score is met on the first try, it is usually wise to take one or the other test between 3, 4, or 5 times! Remember, the higher the SAT/ACT score is, the more scholarship dollars the student will qualify for!

  The LIFE Scholarship requirements are 1) have a cumulative 3.0 GPA or above upon HS graduation, 2) an SAT of 1100 OR ACT of 24 OR be in the top 30% of your graduating class upon graduation.

• All colleges have information on their websites describing their college visit/tour specifics. Check the colleges out that you are possibly interested in attending after you graduate in 2012! NOW is the time to start looking.

• NOW! Juniors are reminded to take the SAT and the ACT ASAP .....especially if you have not taken each test at least once already! Some students test better on one test or the other, and it is very helpful to realize this early, if this is the case! It is also nice to already have reached your target score by September of your senior year, since this is when you will be sending college applications off.

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