College Planning
Class of 2010 - Click here for the IHS College Resource Handbook This valuable tool is great for all students, especially juniors as a guide to prepare for their senior year. This handbook covers applying to 4-year colleges, Military Academies, Technical Schools, and Community & Technical Colleges, what to look for in a campus visit, writing your essays, getting financial aid and much more! Freshmen and sophomores, you will find our handbook helpful as well with goal setting and planning over the next couple of years. Helpful forms for seniors who are requesting letters of recommendation, transcript requests, counseling checklist, and writing a resume are available in type-able PDF click on the links below:
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Changes in the way that the Common Application accepts transcripts have made it possible for counselors to electronically send documents directly to students completed online application files. Here is a flow chart to help students determine what they need to provide the counseling office.
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Appendix A: High School Resume |
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Appendix B: Letters of Recommendation Request Form |
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Appendix C: Request for Additional Transcripts |
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Appendix E: IHS Counseling Checklist for processing of the Common Application and/or private schools ~ see pages 34-35 of the College Resource Handbook for detailed instructions on the checklist |
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COLLEGE VISITS AT IHS! Students interested in attending should sign up in the Career Center. Juniors and Seniors who wish to attend a visit during one of their classes must ask the teacher for their OK. At the end of the presentation we give the students at "back to class" pass so that they can prove attendance. Sophomores are encouraged to attend when the visit matches their lunch period. The majority of college visits happen Sept - Dec. We post the list of visiting schools below, after the visit date they are deleted from the list.
List as of October 10, 2009:
Each school name is hyperlinked to go directly to that colleges' website for more information! * Items are newly added! YELLOW highlighted items have date or time changes.
| College | Date | Time |
| Santa Clara University | 11/24/2009 | 10:30 AM (first lunch) |
| *Bard College | 11/24/2009 | 12:20 PM (fifth period) |
| *Whitworth University | 11/25/2009 | 11:45 (first lunch) |
| Neumont University | 12/2/2009 | 10:25 AM |
| ASVAB Test Results meeting | 12/2/2009 | 11:30 AM |
| Montana Tech | 12/14/2009 | 8:30:00 AM |
College Events NOT at IHS: The IHS Career Center posts this information from flyers we receive. Many additional colleges hold events in our area. Student should go to the websites of all the schools they may be interested in and fill out the online "get more information" section. Expressing interest in a college is a positive thing because it shows the school you are interested and pro-active and gives the university the opportunity to invite you to all kinds of events.
COLLEGE FAIRS - Click on this link to see most of the local college events FAIRS
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| Name of College | Date of Visit | Time of Visit | Location | RSVP required? | Register Online |
| University of Washington-Bothell | Sat, Nov 21 | 9:00am -12:00 | UW-Bothell Campus | Yes | UW-Bothell RSVP |
| University of Washington-Bothell | Sat, Dec 12 | 9:00 am-12 pm | UW-Bothell Campus | Yes | UW-Bothell RSVP |
Interesting articles on the colleges and the college admission process
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De-Hyping College Admissions (or Trying to Anyway)
Best and Worst Occupations Doing the Math to Find the Best Jobs
Collegeboards' new Score Choice option: Giving Choice & Taking It Away
Forms:
| Appendix A: High School Resume | |
| Appendix B: Letters of Recommendation Request Form | |
| Appendix C: Request for Additional Transcripts | |
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Appendix E: IHS Counseling Checklist for processing of the Common Application and/or private schools ~ see pages 34-35 of the College Resource Handbook for detailed instructions on the checklist |
Western Undergraduate Exchange: Tuition reduction for qualified students to attend selected Universities in the Western US. Go to: www.wiche.edu/sep/wue/
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