College Information

SENIOR MEETING PACKET OF INFORMATION  This packet was given to seniors during their advisory and includes the following information:

• Graduation Requirements
• ACT, SAT, and  AP Testing Dates and Information
• Test Prep Information
• College Search Information
• College Fair Flyer ~ October 25 at Central Bank Center 5:30 - 7:30 PM
• College Reps Visiting Henry Clay Signups
• College Campus Visits Request Form
• College Application Process
• KHEAA
• Getting In Book ~ Class of 2023
• Requesting Transcripts through Parchment
• Resume Builder
• Letters of Recommendation
• KEES Information
• FAFSA Information ~ FAFSA Opens in December 2023.  FSA IDs can be created beginning October 1
• Scholarships (See Below)
• NCAA and NAIA

Henry Clay High School Profile Class of 2022

Counselors visited Senior Advisory classes to deliver information about College and Careers.  Click HERE for the Senior Meeting Packet of Information.

College 101 Night for Senior Parents

College 101 Powerpoint

Zoom recording- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rb9OIaqznIM

College 101 Night for Junior Parents

College 101 Powerpoint

Zoom recording - view starting at 10:30

Attention Juniors and Seniors - TO DO Lists

Seniors

• submit college admission applications
• make sure FAFSA is completed
• check on KEES account balance
• scholarship searches (Fastweb, KHEAA, CollegeBoard, HC Counseling website)
• housing application completed/submit housing deposit
• orientation/schedule college classes
• look for financial aid package (mail or email)
• job search/summer job

Juniors

• scholarship searches (HC Counseling website)
• sign up for/study for the June ACT
• consider enrolling in a college course or pursuing a summer program/internship
• job search/summer job
• after school ends, visit colleges if possible
• start working on your resume

Transcripts

If you need to request a transcript, click here or the icon below to get started.  There is also a guide to Parchment here.

 

College Visits

Sign up at the link below to meet with College Representatives when they come to Henry Clay.  There is a list of colleges once you click on the link.  We will take college names down 24 hours in advance of the meeting in order to have time to prepare for the visit.  Please limit your sign-ups to 5-6 colleges.  If you need more, see your counselor.

College Visits to Henry Clay

If you are planning a trip to visit a college and will miss a day or more of school, you will need to fill out a College Visit Request Form.  Please click the link below to get to that form.  There are also hard copies in the Counseling Office.

College Visit Request Form

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