Bellingham High School

Bellingham High School Senior Planning - Class of 2018

Student Name: ______Signature: ______Date: ______Graduation Requirements NOT Met Plan Deadline □ WA State History Moodle course December 1, 2017 □ High School and Beyond Plan □ PE Waiver Form signed by coach December 1, 2017 (Must be full-time student and no TA class)

State Assessments NOT Passed Options Plan □ Reading SBA ELA, COE, SAT, ACT ______□ Writing SBA ELA, COE, SAT, ACT ______□ Math SBA Math, EOC, COE, SAT, ACT ______

Courses Needed for Graduation: Course and credits BVL, Other Course and credits BVL, Other ______

Post High School Plan □ Gap year, military, apprenticeship, work, other:______□ 2-year College - Applying to: ______Program: ______□ 2-year College entry exam – Accuplacer, Compass, SBAC, Other: ______□ 4-year College- Applying to: ______Program: ______□ 4-year College entry exam – ACT, SAT, SAT Subject Test(s), Other: ______□ The Common Application – www.commonapp.org – check Member Colleges tab to see if your college uses The Common Application □ Recommendation form – required for letter of recommendation requests – give at least two week notice when asking for a letter □ Transcript Release form – Student Services office – required before official transcripts can be released □ NCAA Eligibility Center information – www.ncaa.org – you must register if playing college sports □ Scholarship information – check BHS Career Center website & www.WashBoard.org □ Financial Aid information – check BHS Career Center website & https://fsaid.ed.gov/npas/index.htm FILING DATE: October 1st □ CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE – http://student.collegeboard.org/profile - begin October 1, 2017 □ OTHER ______

WHICH RESOURCES DO YOU NEED?

CAREER SEARCH – Take an interest inventory to discover careers that match your specific interests and skills. Bellingham High School Senior Planning - Class of 2018

□ Big Future: https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org □ My Next Move: www.mynextmove.org □ Ready Set Grad: www.readysetgrad.org □ WA Career Bridge: www.careerbridge.wa.gov

JOB SEARCH □ Work Source - https://fortress. wa .gov/esd/ worksource /Employment.aspx

APPRENTICESHIPS □ http://www.lni.wa.gov/tradeslicensing/apprenticeship/

MILITARY – www.military.com □ Study for the ASVAB- Studying can increase your score on the ASVAB and increase your options as you enter the military - www.March2Success.org.

COLLEGE FAIRS □ Bellingham School District – October 5, 2017 at Bellingham High School, 5:30-7:30 PM □ National College Fair in Seattle – October 27-28, 2017– check with Career Center for information about this field trip

COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMS – check registration and test dates □ SAT – https://sat.collegeboard.org □ ACT – www.actstudent.org

FINANCIAL AID □ Check the CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE to see if your college uses this financial aid application – http://student.collegeboard.org/profile - begin October 1st. □ Attend the Financial Aid night hosted by Bellingham School District in the Fall 2016—information available at BHS Career Center. □ Go to https://fsaid.ed.gov/npas/index.htm to OBTAIN an FSA ID for you and one of your parents – you will need your Social Security Numbers. □ Go to www.gacollege411.org for step-by-step instructions on applying for financial aid. □ Check the BHS Career Center website for more information and links on financial aid. □ Go to http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/ and complete 2018-2019 application. □ Submit your FAFSA application as soon as possible after October 1st. o The Priority Deadline for the FAFSA application—varies by institution. Try to complete by November 1 st. o “College Bound Scholarship” students MUST meet Priority Deadline to be eligible.

SCHOLARSHIPS □ Washington scholarships: www.thewashboard.org . □ Dollars for Scholars offers local scholarships: www.whatcom.dollarsforscholars.org . Bellingham High School Senior Planning - Class of 2018

□ BHS Career Center – the Scholarship Bulletin is updated regularly