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							Welcome Seniors of 2013!
               Career Center
               Merit/ABOR
               Guidance Department
               Graduation
               AZ Scholars
               SAT v. ACT
               ASU v. U of A v. NAU
               MCCD
               NCAA
               Final Transcripts
             Career Center
 Scholarships
 FAFSA
 AZCIS- Kuder
  Career/College
  Search
 Monthly Career
  Center Bulletin
           Scholarships
Non-Merit-Based (you apply for)
Merit- Based on GPA, ranking and test
scores- apply at all 3 in-state univ
(automatically included in your
application).
www.fastweb.com or www.zinch.com --
know your SSN- these are search engines
for various scholarships you may apply for
and check Basha Bears website under
Career Center for additional scholarship
search engines and listings.
AZ High School Relations Council
 College Fair
 September 5, 2012
 Chandler Center for the Arts- Chandler Blvd and
  AZ Ave
 6:00 PM-8:00 PM
 ASU, U of A, NAU, Embry Riddle, Central AZ,
  Chandler Gilbert, Eastern AZ, Fort Lewis,
  Gateway, Mesa, Rio, Scottsdale, Univ of New
  Mexico, and Southwestern Christian College.
Greater Phoenix National College
Fair
 Sunday October 14, 2012
 11:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M.
 Phoenix Convention Center
 West Building, Halls 1 and 2
 http://www.nacac.com\video\NCF_Video.wmv
 NACAC 2012 College Fair- friend this on
  Facebook for more information!
 Meet one-on-one with college reps!
Flinn Foundation
 www.flinnscholars.org
 US citizen, and AZ resident 2 years prior
 Graduate from NCA accredited high school before July
    2013
   1300 cumulative reading and math of SAT or 29 on ACT
   3.5 unweighted GPA
   Top 5% in class
   Extracurricular involvement and leadership
   Tentative deadline October 21 along with official transcript
   Questions: cthompson@flinn.org
16 Core Courses
 4 credits of English.
 4 credits of math or through 4th year- one
  above Algebra II level.
 3 credits of lab science (Ag Science 1 and 2
  together equates to 1 lab science credit and 1
  elective credit. Hon Science Research is not a
  lab science).
 2 credits of social studies.
 1 credit of fine art- art, music, drama or
  dance.
 2 credits of the same foreign language- or
  through level 2 of any foreign language.
AIMS High Tuition Waiver
 Valid for 25% tuition at ASU, NAU or U
  of A for the freshman year.
 Student must apply at either ASU, NAU
  or U of A and be accepted in order to
  receive tuition waiver.
 Tuition waiver renewable upon
  university requirements.
 If considering retaking a course for
  grade improvement see your counselor.
AIMS High Tuition Waiver GPA
and Grade Requirement
 Un-weighted GPA of 3.5 for core classes.
 Only A’s and B’s, no C’s in the core courses.
 A “C” in a weighted course does not convert
  to a “B”.
 ACT 28 or higher or SAT read/math 1300
 You may retake courses for grade
  improvement. You don’t have to repeat an
  AP or honors, you can take grade level to
  make the requirement but that is not grade
  replacement.
 Subject to change
AIMS Scores for Waiver
 Must exceed on Writing, Reading and Math in
  order to be eligible for the AIMS High Tuition
  Waiver.
 May exceed on any two AIMS tests and meet
  on the third plus score at least a 3 on any 2
  AP exams in order to be eligible for the AIMS
  High Tuition Waiver.
 You may not re-test to exceed your senior
  year.
AZ Dept of Ed
www.ade.state.az.us/asd/tui
 tionwaiver/parents-
 students.asp
 *The university may choose not to
 award a scholarship to any student who
 receives other scholarship assistance
 intended to cover the cost of tuition.
Good to Know
 If you are planning on going out of
  state please apply to either ASU, NAU
  or U of A as a back up.
 Going on a mission? Work with the
  Career Center for a deferment.
 Apply for housing in September of
  senior year!
 Fill out transcript request at BHS not
  online- that is only for archived
  students!
FAFSA
 www.fafsa.ed.gov
   FAFSA on the Web applications must be submitted
    by midnight Central Daylight time, June 30, 2013.
   Apply for your pin now and parents also need to
    apply for a pin!!
   Financial Aid Night- 6 PM Jan 16 BHS Auditorium.
   Financial Aid- Based on need determined by FAFSA
   Grant- Based on need determined by FAFSA
   Begin FAFSA process Jan. 1, 2013
   Some colleges may seek the CSS Profile also.
    Check with individual college for application.
   College Goal Sunday- 2nd Sunday in Feb- let
    financial advisor pre-fill out worksheet
AZCIS
http://azcis.intocareers.org
 username: bashahs
 password: 4azcis02
 Free, easy, user friendly!
 Research tuition, admission
 requirements, careers and more!
Mrs. Spilsbury




 A-Cap
 Special Ed
  M-Z
 Dept Chair
Mrs. Cunningham



 Car-Ga
 AVID
Mr. Snyder



 Ge-K
Mr. Barber



 L-O
 AVID
Ms. Scaringelli



 P-Se
 Special Ed
 A-L
Ms.
Thompson



 Sh-Z
Graduation Honors
 NHS- 3.8 weighted GPA, attend meetings
 Honors- Member of NHS
 High Honors- 3.5 weighted GPA at end of 7th
  semester, 6.0 credits of honors classes- one
  during the senior year
 Distinguished Scholar-3.8 weighted GPA at
  end of 7th semester, NHS member, 6.0 credits
  of honors classes- one during the senior year
  and 24 total credits
AZ Academic Scholar
 18 Core Courses
 4 Eng; 4 math, 3 science (physics
  preferred); 3 social studies; 2 foreign
  language- must be earned during high
  school years; 2 years CTE or fine arts
 “C” or better in each core course
 Seal on diploma
 www.azacademicscholars.org
                 ACT v. SAT
 www.act.org               www.collegeboard.com
 Scores from 1-36          3.5 hour exam
 22 needed for in-state     measures verbal,writing
  universities               skills (vocab) and math
 3 hour exam measures       reasoning- no trig
  English (grammar and      Aptitude
  punctuation), Reading,
  Math-trig, Science        ¼ pt. penalty for wrong
  Reasoning                  answers
 Achievement
 No penalty for wrong      BHS code 030037
  answers
ASU        v.      U of A          v. NAU
Feb. 1 priority   Feb. 14 priority March 1
deadline          deadline         priority
                                   deadline
SAT 1040 read,                    SAT 1040 read,
math                              math
ACT 22                            ACT 22

3.0 un-           Rank top 25%    3.0 un-
weighted core     16 core         weighted core
GPA or top        competencies/   GPA or top
25% ranking       AZ Resident     25% ranking
Maricopa Community Colleges
 Begin the process in January!
 Top 15% may apply for the Presidential
  Scholarship. Certain ASSET or Accuplacer
  score may also qualify for this. Visit the
  Career Center for application.
 Matriculation Agreement between MCCD and
  ABOR.
 College Fair at Perry High Sept. 5 6:00 PM!
 The Greater Phoenix National College Fair
  on Sunday October 2nd at the Phoenix Civic
  Plaza.
 Central AZ College top 30% in 7th semester
  tuition waiver
NCAA and NAIA
 www.web1.ncaa.org/eligibilitycenter/common for
    NCAA and www. playnaia.org for NAIA
   Register on-line end of junior year for both.
   Send official transcripts end of junior year to NCAA.
   After senior year send official transcripts to NCAA and
    NAIA.
   Explain all official visits.
   More questions see Mr. Barber in Guidance.
   Have SAT/ACT scores sent directly to NCAA and
    NAIA. NCAA code 9999 and NAIA code 9876
   If considering retaking a course for grade
    improvement see your counselor.
WUE v. WICHE
 WUE                      WICHE
 Western                  Graduate Program
  Undergraduate
  Exchange                 150% of resident
                            tuition for graduate
 150% of resident          programs at
  tuition for               participating western
  undergraduate             colleges and
  programs at               universities
  participating western
  colleges and
  universities
Barretts and U of A Honors College
   ASU:
   Admission to the Honors/Competitive Admission Colleges (Journalism, Engineering,
    Business, Barrett, etc.) requires a separate application but no additional fee. Students are
    encouraged to apply before the first deadline.


    U of A: Last year's Honors College student "at a glance" was:
    3.85 unweighted GPA; 1330 SAT math and reading; 30 ACT; 9-12 honors classes
    taken in high school


    Apply early because the only way to be accepted is to have a net ID and
    password
ECAP Grad requirement 2013
 You are required to fill out the ECAP 4 yr plan in
  order to be eligible for graduation
 Log in to www.cusd.kuder.com
 Your username is 1st initials of your first and last
  name and your BHS ID#.
 For example:
 Janeen Scaringelli would be:
 JS01222
 01222
 Kuder code N3496429RXG
Kuder instruction sheet
ECAP RESUME
 Click on the Plan for Work tab
 Create resume
 Please take about 5 minutes to create a
  quick resume
 Print out and attach to ECAP sheet
 Note Resume builder for a more detailed
  resume on your own