Preparing for Your Senior Year

Juniors!

Your counselor will calling you up in the next few weeks to complete your senior registration.  You will be given a sheet with a lot of important information.  Just in case you lose it, the most important information is here.

SAT & SAT Subject Test    (Offered at Canyon High School)                   

Go to: http://www.collegeboard.com

Dates remaining for this school year:

Test Dates	March 8	May 3	June 7
Regular  Registration Deadline	Feb 7	Apr 4	May 9
Late Registration Deadline	Feb 21	Apr 18	May 23

ACT  (Offered at Valencia High School)

Go to: http://www.actstudent.org/regist/index.html   

Dates remaining for this school year:

Test Dates	April 12	June 14 (not available at Valencia HS)
Regular  Registration Deadline	March 7	May 3
Late Registration Deadline	March 8-21	May 10-23

                                                                   

**YOU CAN ALSO TAKE THE SAT AND ACT YOUR SENIOR YEAR.  COLLEGES WILL TAKE TEST SCORES UNTIL DECEMBER!

FREE SAT/ACT Practice Online                         www.ineedapencil.com           or        www.number2.com      SAT Prep Courses Tier One                    Call 800-998-4371 Revolution Prep      Call 877-738-7737 Eureka Review           Call 877-463-8735

 


Getting Started

How to plan for and apply to a California State University or a University of California.

www. .csumentor.edu                                        www.universityofcalifornia.edu

Scholarships and Financial Aid:

Check the Senior Section of The Daily Bulletin frequently @ www.canyonhighcowboys.org www.canyoncounselor.blogspot.com   (follow us and every new post will be emailed directly to you)

www.cappex.com   

www.fastweb.com 

www.scholarships.com     

www.studentaid.ed.gov  This tells you EVERYTHING you need to know about financial aid

College Search Engines:

Naviance – College Search

·      How to log on:

1. Go to Canyon’s homepage
2. In the green box on the left click NAVIANCE
3. Enter your student ID number as your username
4. Enter your 6 digit birthdate as your password
5. Click “manage my account” on top right, then “manage my profile” on the left. Add an email address that you check regularly by clicking the pencil icon.

·      To search for college info, use the colleges tab at the top and click SuperMatch-college research section.

www.collegeweeklive.com                               www.cacareerzone.org

www.collegeview.com                                     www.cacollege.com

www.noodle.org/colleges                               www.collegesearch.collegeboard.org

*********Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE)          www.wiche.edu/wue         *************         

Through WUE, students in western states may enroll in 150 two-year and four-year college institutions at a reduced tuition level: 150 percent of the institution's regular resident tuition. The list of schools and majors is at:

http://wue.wiche.edu/search_results.jsp?searchType=all

 

Late Start Wednesdays, 8:00 AM 

• March 19^th:  Naviance training (sign up in counseling office)

• May 14^th:  Starting Your College and Career Search (this is a very important workshop.  YOU SHOULD ATTEND!)

CAREER COACH: 

Did you know we have Career Coach on campus?  She is here every Friday.  She can help you start your exploration of careers.  Please sign up with the counseling secretary, Mrs. Hettema!