Junior Class Advisors

Lee Thompson and Trish Bradbury

Junior Class Helpful Information

Some helpful websites are:

• Elma School District: Click on "guidance" for information about upcoming events and important dates. www.elma.wednet.edu
• Check out a College: A wealth of information on the exploring careers, colleges, and financial aid: www.checkoutacollege.com
• Career Voyages: Provides guidance and career information. Perfect for the undecided student! www.careervoyages.gov
• ASVAB: Excellent resource for career information, not just for military! www.asvabprogram.com
• Careers and Colleges: Provides great information about careers and college expectations. www.careersandcolleges.com
• Project Opportunity: Resources for college-bound students: www.projectopportunity.net

Technical Colleges:

• Offer a variety of programs
• Students are able to focus on certain careers goal
• Degrees range from certificates to bachelors and beyond
• There are 5 technical colleges in Washington offering about 130 programs
  • Bates Techinical College: www.bates.ctc.edu
  • Bellingham Technical College: www.beltc.ctc.edu
  • Clover Park Technical College: www.cptc.edu
  • Lake Washington Techincal College: www.lwtc.ctc.edu
  • Renton Technical College: www.rtc.edu

4-year College Information:

• Be aware of application deadlines and fees. Fee waivers are available. Some schools waive the fee for online applications.
• Scholarship deadlines are usually different--and and often earlier--than admissions deadlines, and require separate applications.
• Priorty admissions: students apply at an earlier time and are notified earlier.
• Automatic vs. comperhensive review: some schools have automatic admissions with minimum GPA.

2-Year College Information:

• Most have rolling admissions and require a placement test instead of SAT or ACT
• Althought they have few admission requirements, students still must be prepared for college level work, or will need remedation
• Offer Certificate and Degree programs including technical programs
• Have activites that still allow students the "college experience"

Current Wa State 4-Year College Requirements:

Course and Credit:

English- 4.0

Social Studies- 3.0

Math throught Algebra ll (perfer Pre-Calculus)

Foreign Language- 2.0

Fine Arts- 1.0

Lab Science- 2.0

Scholarships:

• We update our scholarship list every 1-2 weeks. Copies available in the Guidance Office or online.
• Apply for scholarships at the college/university you are going to attend.
• Do not every pay for scholarship assistance. If they ask for money, it is probably a scam!
• www.fastweb.com: free scholarship search and other helpful information.

Helpful Websites:

• ACT: www.act.org
• SAT: www.collegeboard.com
• Princeton Review: Test prep and college information. www.princetonreview.com
• Post-ITT: Designed for students with disabilities, it provides college information. www.postitt.org
• DO-it: Helps students with disabilities gain college awareness. www.washington.edu/doitt/
• Access Washington: Search Washington colleges. www.access.wa.gov
• WA state board for community and technical colleges: find out about community and technical colleges

Do you have credit?

English: 1 credit

Math: 1 credit

Lab Science: 1 credit

U.S History: 1 credit

Elective: 1 credit

Elective: 1 credit

Note: Classes are designed as in the student will be going to a 4- year college.