Important Tips and Reminders for the Class of 2020!!!
1. Become friendly with our website for CRUCIAL
information! www.eshscounseling.weebly.com
2. Be sure to check the Calendar section on our website for important dates and information
3. Utilize the awesome links on our website under the tab "College Prep and Search". This can help you research different colleges, programs, majors, etc.
4. Sign up for College Week Live for important information
5. Begin researching and Touring Campuses: Virtually, in
person and in the fall be sure to sign up for the College Visits/information sessions at ESHS.
6. Register to take the PSAT on October 20, 2018 (sign up
dates will be announced and you will sign up with Mrs.
Thompson in the main office)
7. Create accounts on www.collegeboard.com and
www.ACTstudent.org
8. Register to take the ACT and SAT in the spring of this
school year. Go to websites and check dates.
(www.collegeboard.com and www.actstudent.org.)
9. Letters of Recommendation (Begin searching for a
teacher or counselor who knows you best!)
10. Watch for College Night and Bulletin announcements
11. Check your transcript for errors and be sure to make up ANY grade of D or F in A-G coursework by the end of your Junior year
12. Finish Junior year strong- this GPA is critical!
13. UC Campuses have stated that meeting A-G
requirements does NOT guarantee admittance to a UC
campus; it only means they will consider you for
admission
14. Create and use professional/appropriate email accounts
* Clean-up your social networking accounts (FaceBook,
Twitter, Instagram, Tumbler, etc.) and make sure that all pictures and posts are appropriate and something you wouldn't mind on the front page of the newspaper!!!
15. ASK QUESTIONS and DON'T PROCRASTINATE!!!
information! www.eshscounseling.weebly.com
2. Be sure to check the Calendar section on our website for important dates and information
3. Utilize the awesome links on our website under the tab "College Prep and Search". This can help you research different colleges, programs, majors, etc.
4. Sign up for College Week Live for important information
5. Begin researching and Touring Campuses: Virtually, in
person and in the fall be sure to sign up for the College Visits/information sessions at ESHS.
6. Register to take the PSAT on October 20, 2018 (sign up
dates will be announced and you will sign up with Mrs.
Thompson in the main office)
7. Create accounts on www.collegeboard.com and
www.ACTstudent.org
8. Register to take the ACT and SAT in the spring of this
school year. Go to websites and check dates.
(www.collegeboard.com and www.actstudent.org.)
9. Letters of Recommendation (Begin searching for a
teacher or counselor who knows you best!)
10. Watch for College Night and Bulletin announcements
11. Check your transcript for errors and be sure to make up ANY grade of D or F in A-G coursework by the end of your Junior year
12. Finish Junior year strong- this GPA is critical!
13. UC Campuses have stated that meeting A-G
requirements does NOT guarantee admittance to a UC
campus; it only means they will consider you for
admission
14. Create and use professional/appropriate email accounts
* Clean-up your social networking accounts (FaceBook,
Twitter, Instagram, Tumbler, etc.) and make sure that all pictures and posts are appropriate and something you wouldn't mind on the front page of the newspaper!!!
15. ASK QUESTIONS and DON'T PROCRASTINATE!!!
