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WHY ARE WE HAVING THIS
PRESENTATION ?
• To identify important standardized tests
• To review junior year activities related to
the college process
• To utilize Family Connection and Khan
Academy
STANDARDIZED TESTS
Registration is
currently underway
for the October
PSAT!
PSAT: October 14, 2015 Cost: $15
• Qualify for scholarships with a high score
• Return registration form with payment to the Career
Center by September 30th
Winter or Spring: take the SAT and/or the ACT.
Register online: www.collegeboard.org and
www.actstudent.org
STANDARDIZED TESTS
Most colleges require the SAT or ACT
-- Check www.fairtest.org for test optional schools
-- The new SAT format will start after January 2016
Learn about the redesigned SAT on 9/30 7:00-8:00 pm in
the RMHS auditorium
Test dates: found on Family Connection home page under
“SAT” & “ACT”
If you know you are going to Montgomery College, prepare
for the Accuplacer
TIMELINE
College programs at RM in the spring:
• Junior meeting with your counselor/parent – March
• College Fair – April 19th- 20th
Ongoing:
• College representatives in Career Center
• College campus visits
• Develop a résumé
• Grades and extra-curricular activities
FAMILY CONNECTION
OBJECTIVES
• Use Family Connection to identify
colleges that match student interests
• Add colleges to Family Connection
• Explore tools within Family Connection
• Set up Khan Academy account
On the Counseling
page of the RMHS
website click on
Family Connection
Create a Khan
Academy Account
for test prep
Family Connection
shows when college
representatives will be
visiting RM.
Click on the
“colleges” tab and
then
“SuperMatch”
You will then select your preferences
for college “location”, “school type”,
“school size” and “campus setting”
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Colleges
I’m Thinking
About”
Further explore “colleges
I’m thinking about”.
Explore the tools within
“colleges I’m thinking about”
See what average GPA
and Test scores are for
acceptance. See former
RM applicants. See how
you match up.
WHAT TO DO NOW….
• Create Family Connection and Khan Academy
accounts
• Register for PSAT by September 30th- turn forms into
Mrs. Hull in the Career Center
• Continue college searching using Family Connection
• Sign up and go listen to college representatives in the
Career Center
ACCESSING FAMILY CONNECTION
Now it’s
your turn!
1. Go to the RM Website
2. Click on the Counseling Tab
3. Click on Family Connection
4. User Name is your e-mail address
5. Follow the instructions on your activity sheet
If you do not have an activation code
come up front to get one!