College & Career

Career Assessment available

Find out more about The Call, a career assessment that combines: Spiritual Gifts, Cognitive Skills (reasoning abilities), Personal Interests, and Innate Skills/Abilities.

Tuesday, March 16 at 7:30-8:45 PM in the Media Center.

Taking this career assessment could save you the cost of a year or two of college tuition.

Especially for grades 10-12, but all grade levels are invited to attend.

Follow up and interpretation of the assessment will be Tuesday, March 30, 7:30-8:30 PM in the Media Center.

Financial Aid Information Night

April 12, 2010

7:00-9:00 pm

Media Center at DLHS

FREE one-on-one info sessionwith the presenter to specifically deal with your your financial needs if you attend this evening.

Sign up for ACT or SAT

ACT:  April 10, June 12

SAT:  May 1, June 5

Seniors...retake ACT/SATonly if your college requests that you improve your score

Juniors...plan to take one of the tests second semester; recommended in April, May or June

See website to the right to sign up.  Remember that it takes 90-120 minutes to register for the tests.

Practice ACT/SAT Questions

www.actexampracticetests.com
www.collegeincolorado.org
www.act.org

www.satprephelp.com

My College QuickStart

www.acttestquestions.com

(For additional practice questions, do a search!)

SAT and ACT REVIEW CLASSES

www.rmass.com  ($85 classes)

www.arapahoe.edu  ($79 classes)

     -SAT Critical Reading and Writing

     -SAT Math Exam

     -ACT English Exam

     -ACT Math Exam

Reading the ACT & SAT practice books also gives many helpful hints about taking the test as well as practice test questions.

Juniors...

Juniors and their parents should plan to attend the College Fairs this spring as well as visit colleges in the spring and summer.  Look at college websites to find out when they are hosting "Junior Days" so you can visit on that day.

Spring College Fair   (200 colleges in one place!)

• When: Sunday, April 18, 2010
• Time: 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
• Where: University of Denver
  Ritchie Center
  

Each Junior will meet with Miss Noffze during second semester to start the college decision and application process.

During second semster it is important that you perform to your highest ability in your classes.  Begin studying or looking at ACT and SAT test examples so you will do well on one of those tests. 

If you and your parents would like to begin your college search early, please make an appointment after April 15. 

Seniors...

College Fairs for Fall 2010

       Lutheran College Fair

       Colorado's Small College Night

       All College Fairs in Metro Denver

Each Senior has met with Miss Noffze at least 7 times. Additional meetings will take place throughout second semester to ensure the path to college is fairly smooth.   Come ready to talk about college acceptance letters, financial aid packages offered to you, transcript needs, and any additional questions. 

FINAL Transcript Requests: Transcript requests will be made throughout the school year.  A FINAL transcript with all 8 semesters of high school must be requested in May to be sent to your college as the final portion of the college admittance process.

Be sure to provide a correct address and stamps for mailing.  Please fill out the appropriate form and give it to Miss Noffze or Miss Lietzau. 

If it is an emergency, remember that $5 must accompany each request. 

Future College Visits

Juniors & Seniors are invited to accompany the counselor, Miss Noffze, on these visits to college Preview Days. Parents are welcome to attend with us. 

March 24-27: Visit 4 colleges on this trip to see what size college might fit you the best.  We will preview:  Northeastern Junior College in Sterling, Hastings College, Creighton Univ and Concordia Univ.

Friday, March 26, 2010:  Concordia University, Seward, NE

Be aware that there are many other college Preview Days--check out the College Open House dates on the link to the right. 

Failed a high school course?  Need more credits for high school graduation?  Want to take a class that your school doesn’t offer? - click here

ACT.org

Collegeboard.com

(SAT and AP information)

ACT vs. SAT

ACT/SAT Dates-PDF

College Fairs-PDF 

College Open Houses

College Planning (9th-12th) - PDF

Financial Aid Information

Junior End of Year Checklist-PDF

DLHS and Colleges-PDF

Senior College Handbook - PDF

Senior Deadlines-PDF

Transcript Request Form-PDF

Fafsa Form 09-10