Timeline for College Planning

Every Year | Freshmen Year | Sophomore Year | Junior Year | Senior Year

NEW! Naviance
WHAT IS NAVIANCE? South Eugene now subscribes to a college and career planning resource called Naviance Family Connection. Students have personalized passwords to access the college-planning website where they can keep records of their activities, grades, and college and/or career interests. They are able to compare GPA, SAT & ACT scores, and other statistics, to actual historical data from SEHS students who have applied in the past. Naviance Family Connection also facilitates communication between counselors and students.

Seniors can pick up their personalized access codes in the College/Career Center, and juniors will get their access codes as a part of their Junior Project. Sophomores will gain access when they do their Sophomore Career and Education planning in second semester. We also offer personalized passwords for South parents (currently senior and junior parents). You can pick up your password (or have your student pick it up) at the College & Career Center.

If you want to take a look at the site, you may use SEHS guest access:
http://connection.naviance.com/southeugene
guest password: "axemen"

When you access the program with a personalized code, you have access to more areas of the site. Students and parents are encouraged to explore the possibilities of this program.

Information available at Naviance Family Connection includes:
* College Match
* College Lookup
* College Compare
* SEHS Scattergrams
* SEHS Acceptance History
* SEHS College Visit Schedule
* Scholarship List

Every Year
* Maintain a four-year plan for high school classes.
* Do your best in all class work; establish and maintain strong study habits and time management skills.
* Participate in student/parent career planning opportunities.
* Develop a reading plan that includes newspapers, magazines and books. By reading many different styles, you will get the best preparation for the SAT verbal section

Freshmen Year
* Enjoy School! This is a place where you are developing as a student and a person
* Use the library and Computer lab. Visit the Career Center.
* Pursue extracurricular activities. Join or start a club.
* Evaluate your college-financing plan.
* In the spring, review your curriculum plan. Ensure that your scheduling requests for sophomore year meet your career/education goals.

Sophomore Year
* Register for and take the PLAN test.
* Attend annual fall college fairs and visits. Start to explore continuing education.
* Think about your interests and how they relate to career options.
* Take the SKILLS exercise (an assessment tool) in the Career Center with your social studies or IHS class.
* Target major activities. Aim for leadership positions, if appropriate. Keep a record of awards and events.
* Have a sophomore interview in the Career Center or with a Counselor.
* Plan your junior year carefully.
* Attend South & Beyond nights for Sophomores & Testing.
* Take the Practice SAT given by the Career Center.
* Take AP &?or SAT II tests in the same year as those classes.
* Begin visiting colleges, gathering information. Pick up visit evaluation forms in the Career Center.
* In early spring, plan interesting summer work, community service, travel & educational programs.

Junior Year
* Pick up and USE the Career Center Planning Guide for Juniors.
* Continue a limited number of extracurricular or community service involvements in which you might assume leadership roles.
* Prepare for and take the PSAT/NMSQT in the fall.
* Attend annual College Fairs in Eugene and Portland, and Career Center College Visits in the fall.
* Attend Career Visits in February; actively investigate career options and educational requirements.
* Attend South & Beyond programs, especially Junior and Testing Nights.
* Schedule your Junior interview with your counselor; plan your Senior year very carefully.
* Investigate college costs, options for financial aid, scholarships. Use Career Center resources.
* Start narrowing your college list based on preferences for program of study, career, size, location etc.
* Write for college catalogues, view books, financial aid info, or check them out in the Career Center.
* Continue College visits.
* Take appropriate tests: SAT"s- I& II’s, ACT, AP, IB, in the spring.
* Make plans for getting teacher recommendations.
* Plan meaningful summer activities.

Senior Year

Fall
* Create a file with academic history, resume, activities, etc.
* Get organized; develop a timeline with dates for tests, application deadlines, etc.
* Sign up for your Senior Interview with your counselor.
* Explore you post high school choices in the Career Center, using computers/CIS, college guidebooks, and catalogues.
* Pick up counselors’ college recommendation packet from Melinda from the Counseling Center.
* Ask teachers for letters of recommendation; provide them with personal information.
* Take your school work seriously; it counts!
* Take or retake college entrance exams: SAT and/or ACT. Register on-line or pick up registration booklet in the Career Center.
* Attend college representative visits in the Career Center. Check the posted visit schedule (bulletin boards and website) often as it updated often.
* Begin applications; watch Counseling Center deadlines.
* Attend College Fairs at LCC and in Portland.
* Attend Senior Night for information about Oregon University System. Meet representatives.
* Check Scholarship postings on Career Center bulletin board and website, and do scholarship search on computers in the Career Center.
* Register for PROFILE, if necessary. (Required by many independent schools)
* Attend Financial Aid Night. (December each year)

Winter
* File FAFSA anytime after January 1.
* Finish applications; watch deadlines.
* Mail semester grades.
* Maintain academics.
* Check and apply for scholarships

Spring
* Register and or apply to two-year and technical colleges.
* Expect to hear from colleges by the first week of April.
* Maintain academics!
* Check and apply for scholarships
* Respond to colleges by May 1.
* Notify Career Centerof your choice of college and any scholarships received
* Thank teachers, counselors, and others who helped with application process.
* Arrange for final transcripts to be sent to your college