SENIORS OF 2021 Baton Rouge Magnet High School August 10, 2020-May 17, 2021 WELCOME TO SENIOR YEAR AT BRMHS Congratulations on making it to your senior year at Baton Rouge Magnet High School! I am so proud of you and I am looking forward to seeing your progress throughout your senior year. College is right around the corner and it is okay to be scared about the next chapter of your lives. Many of us do not know what to expect senior year and even more so this year. Please know that the BRMHS faculty and staff are always here for you, so feel free to reach out to any of us if you need help. We are all in this together! To get started, you may want to ask yourself the following questions: What remaining graduation requirements do I need to meet this year? What college-level skills should I work on or improve this year? How can I begin transitioning from high school to college? Where do I see myself in 5 years? What you need to know about this packet: Parents and students will find this senior packet helpful as it contains information needed through senior year and it is to be used as a reference. It is still your responsibility to check for updates and current information. Information will always be posted in Google Classroom, Remind, and SCOIR. When you have read the entire packet, the form at the end of the packet must be filled out and submitted to Ms. Levet. TABLE OF CONTENTS Senior Counselor Information 3 Senior FYI 4 Dates to Remember 5 Graduation Requirements/Audit Forms 6-8 SCOIR 9-11 Selecting a College 12 College Visits/Tours 13 ACT/SAT Test Dates & Deadlines 14 Scholarship Information 15-17 Scholarship Request Information & Request Form 18-19 College Visits by Reps at BRMHS 20 CommonApp 21 TOPS and LOSFA Information 22-24 FAFSA 25 Teacher Recommendation 26 MUST READ 27 References-Quick Links 28 2 SENIOR COUNSELOR Ms. Levet, M.Ed, PLPC, NCC [email protected] Office Phone: (225)-344-1090 GOOGLE CLASSROOM CODE: bcqjrlt I will be posting important information throughout the school year on Google Classroom. Please join ASAP. Remind Codes by Last Name: A-G = @agbrmhs H-N = @hnbrmhs O-Z = @ozbrmhs To sign up by text message, text your code to 81010. Confidentiality Guidelines: Schools should always be a safe environment for students. Strict confidentiality is maintained except when there is imminent personal danger or a threat to others. ***STUDENTS, please invite your parents to your SCOIR account and Google Classroom account! *** 3 SENIOR FYI . All high school graduates must complete the FAFSA in order to graduate by February 15, 2021. studentaid.gov . CSS Profile-An Institutional Aid Application where social security numbers are not required. Supports international and undocumented students. CSS Profile is used to provide students who truly need financial aid and in a fair and equitable manner. Application starts October 1 and the deadline. Cssprofile.org. Check to see if your college requires the CSS Profile. Parents are encouraged to use the Data Retrieval Tool (DRT) when filling out FAFSA, especially in case you are chosen for verification where you have to provide documentation to every school that an application was sent. Intent to Graduate form due August 15th. Seniors are encouraged to apply to their first five choices of college. Take the ACT on April or before to qualify for TOPS. Turn in any and all scholarship award letters to Ms. Levet electronically here: Contact Ms. Levet for this form . Don’t hesitate to come and ask questions. We are here to help! . Check and recheck graduation requirements and TOPS requirements. Visit https://www.louisianabelieves.com/ for graduation requirements and https://www.osfa.state.la.us/ for TOPS information. Don’t wait until last minute to apply to colleges and for scholarships! . You must give Ms. Levet a 30-day notice and teachers a 60-day notice of a letter of recommendation being due. If you do not give the required notice, the letter is not guaranteed. Students who turn theirs in with proper notice are priority. Counselor Letter of Recommendation Request Form: https://forms.gle/G7xQAqwX1XzkJAzRA . Transcript Request Form: https://forms.gle/29ARM3cSMf2NEysa7 . Use SCOIR to request all letters of recommendation. You are required to utilize SCOIR so that Ms. Levet knows that you need documentation sent to that college or university. Common App is for your college APPLICATIONS, and SCOIR is for the research, letters of request, and other required documentation to be sent to the colleges. BRMHS Course Directory can be found here: https://brmhs.com/wp- content/uploads/2019/01/BRMHS-19-20-Course-Directory.pdf . Research Scholarships based on your college major. (e.g., Google: Scholarships for freshmen Engineers, Scholarships for female freshmen Engineers, etc.). Teacher emails can be found at https://brmhs.com/ . Application fee waivers are not accepted by every college. Reach out to that college to see what kind of help they can provide you. 4 DATES TO REMEMBER AUGUST 06-First day of school 15-Intent to Graduate Form Due SEPTEMBER 07-Labor Day OCTOBER 01 – First day students can complete the 2021-2022 FAFSA using 2019 Tax Information & CSS Profile 12-13- Fall Break NOVEMBER 03-Election Day 23-27-Thanksgiving Holiday DECEMBER 12-31-Winter Break JANUARY 01-04-Winter Break 05-Beginning of Second Semester FEBRUARY 12-FAFSA DUE You are required to forward submission email to Ms. Levet 15-17-Mardi Gras Holiday MARCH 09-ACT Testing Date APRIL 02-09-Good Friday and Spring Break 04 – Last national ACT test to qualify for full TOPS MAY 01 – All scholarship documentation is due to Ms. Levet via form. Any scholarship not turned in will not be announced at graduation. This includes but not limited to scholarships from colleges. Contact Ms. Levet for the form. 03-14-AP Testing 07-Last Day for Seniors 17- GRADUATION 5 GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS/TRANSCRIPT AUDIT FORM . Students must have a total of 24 credits to graduate. Please see page 8 to determine if you have all of your classes necessary to graduate. If you do not have all courses to graduate and you are not currently enrolled in the classes, see Ms. Levet ASAP. Check your transcript for personal information. ALL information must be correct [name, social security number, address, birthday, current grade]. ***************************************************** To see if a course you have taken already or are enrolled in counts as a required credit towards graduation, please visit: https://www.louisianabelieves.com/courses/graduation-requirements Course codes on this site have to match the S-Code on your transcript. ***************************************************** 6 TOPS UNIVERSITY GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS SUBJECTS # UNITS COURSES 1 English I or English I (H) 1 English II or English II (H) English 1 English III, AP English Language Arts and Composition 1 English IV, AP English Literature and Composition 1 Algebra I 1 Geometry Mathematics 1 Algebra II 1 Calculus (H), Discrete Math (H), Advanced Math, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, [See course catalog for more options] 1 Biology I or Biology I (H) 1 Chemistry I or Chemistry I (H) Science 2 AP Environmental Science, Physical Science, AP Chemistry II/Lab, AP Biology II/Biology II Lab [See course catalog for more options] 1 US History or AP US History Social Studies 1 AP Government & Politics 2 AP European History, AP World History, AP Human Geography, World Geography [See course catalog for more options] Health and 0.5 Health Education Physical Education 1.5 Physical Education I & II Art 1 Art, Music, Theatre, Fine Arts Survey, Drafting, Media Arts, [See course catalog for more options] Electives 3 Three electives are required. If you have taken more than the required amount of any subject, the rest can be counted as an elective. Total Units: 24 7 Transcript Audit Form Course Name Units (Sem.1 ) (Sem. 2) Notes English (4 Units) English I 1 English II 1 English III ( ) 1 English IV ( ) 1 Social Studies (4 Units) U.S. History ( AP US HISTORY ) 1 Civics (1 unit) ( AP GOVERNMENT ) 1 Social Studies ( ) 1 Social Studies ( ) 1 Math (4 Units) Algebra I 1 Geometry 1 Algebra II 1 Math ( ) 1 Science (4 Units) Biology 1 Chemistry 1 Science ( ) 1 Science ( ) 1 Foreign Language (2 units in the same language) (2 Units) FL ( ) 1 FL ( ) 1 Art (1 Unit) Art ( ) 1 Health (½ Unit), PE I (1 Unit) and PE II (½ Unit) (2 Total) or ROTC I (1 Unit) and ROTC II (1 Unit) (2 Total) Health (½ Unit) .5 PE I (1 Unit) 1 PE II (½ Unit) .5 ROTC I (1 Unit) 1 ROTC II (1 Unit) 1 Electives (3 Units) Elective ( ) 1 Elective ( ) 1 Elective ( ) 1 Completion of LEAP 2025/EOC (1 English, 1 Math, 1 Science or 1 Social Studies Needed) Name of Test Score or LEAP EOC Exemption 2025 English ( ) Math ( ) Science/Social Studies ( ) Total Credits: /24 Cumulative GPA: 8 SCOIR Baton Rouge Magnet High School is pleased to announce that we have implemented a new college guidance management system called SCOIR. (pronounced “score”). This new, modern online system will streamline the process of requesting, processing, sending and tracking the electronic delivery of all application-related documents. More importantly, it’s much more helpful for students and parents during the college search and selection process. On SCOIR, colleges come to life through pictures, videos and links that highlight active student clubs and organizations. This better enables students to identify colleges that are a good fit with their personal and academic interests, which increases college retention. SCOIR also provides parents with useful financial calculators so you can determine the likely cost of attendance at different colleges and consider the affordability when deciding where to apply.