Navigating your way through the college search process.

1. Freshman Year-
Introducing College & Career!

2. • Guidance Counselor- A-J (Cain) K-Z (Higgins)
• Counselors’ Corner Weekly Newsletter (Remind, CC,
blog)
• Edmodo- join Jasper High Announcements Group
• WHS College Handbook (website, blog)
• Recommendation Letter Packet (CC, blog,
website)…start now!
• WHS Scholarship Page
• WHS Guidance Blog
• Remind –Text rmd.at/jhs--2022 or if you don’t have a
smartphone text 81010 with the message @jhs--
2022. It will then send you a response asking for your
full name.

3. WHS College Bound
Sept. 17th-21st
• COLLEGE NIGHT- 6-8 pm WHS September 17th
• College Recruiter Lunch Visits- Career Center
everyday 3rd block
• College 101 Wed-Fri during Viking
• Wear Your College Colors- Wed., Sept. 19th
• Prizes!....so go ahead and sign up to follow us on
Remind!@jhs-2019
• Door Decorating Contest- 1st block classes the
week before to win breakfast

4. • The University of Alabama at Birmingham-
 2.25 GPA
 18 ACT
• Auburn University-
 3.0 GPA
 19 ACT
• The University of North Alabama-
 2.0 GPA
 16 ACT
• The University of Montevallo-
 2.5 GPA
 18 ACT
• Samford University/Birmingham Southern College-
 2.5 GPA
 18 ACT
Requirements to attend trip listed below each trip.
Work hard now so that you will be eligible to attend in the future! Set goals!

5. Test Date Registration Deadline (Late Fee Required)
$50.50 or $67.00
w/writing
add $29.50
Test Date Registration Deadline (Late Fee Required)
September 8 August 10 August 11-27
October 27 September 22 September 29-October 14
December 8 November 2 November 3-19
February 9 January 11 January 12-18
REGISTER ONLINE at http://www.act.org
ACT Fee Waivers
• Free/reduced lunch
• 11-12th grades only
• May only use 2 in lifetime
• Obtain from Mrs. Daniels at front desk in CC until 11:30am each day

6. Test Prep
• www.actstudent.org

7. Career Center
College & Test Prep Resources

8. GPA- What is it?
• Grade Point Average- average of all of the
grades in your credit courses
• Numerical & Standard
• You will start building your GPA as soon as you
earn a credit.

9. Standard GPA- 4 point scale
• A= 4 points
• B=3 points
• C=2 points
• D=1 point
• F=0 points
• Weighted classes add 1 point

10. What can I do now to prepare for the
college admission process?
• Visit the website of EVERY college you are
considering applying to.
• Go to the admission page or click on
“prospective students”.
• Find out the requirements and steps involved
in their admission & scholarship application
process.
• SET GOALS that will lead you to being
qualified and ready to apply your senior year.

11. Set GOALS!
Community Goals
Personal Goals
Social Goals
Spiritual Goals
Family Goals
Education Goals
Career Goals

12. CAREER GOALS!
Sign up for health science courses
Volunteer at hospital
Make a 25 on ACT so that I can apply for scholarships
Become a member of HOSA & seek leadership roles
Work toward a 4.0 GPA
Apply & get accepted into UAH nursing program
Become a Nurse!
Graduate & Become Licensed

13. HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES
OF WEBSITES FOR
SCHOOLS IN OUR AREA.

14. Navigating College Websites

18. What else can I be doing?
• Join CLUBS!
• Seek out LEADERSHIP ROLES!
• Participate in COMMUNITY SERVICE!
• STUDY! Your GPA that you will submit on most
applications will be set at the end of your junior
year.
• Have your parents fill out the FAFSA Forecaster
to predict how much financial aid you will
qualify for. https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/fafsa/estimate

19. Need more help with that?
• Where is the Career Center?
Across from the
library…

20. Coming Soon!