Summer School at TJC (and dates for Fall)

If you are interested, in attending summer school through TJC THIS SUMMER, you need to continue reading.
Since a final transcript will not be sent to TJC until after summer classes begin, you will need to see an advisor before you enroll. You will inform them that you were a dual credit student, and they will contact the dual credit department and have the hold released on your account (so you can register).

Dates of Summer School:

Maymester: May 14-June 1; classes meet Mon – Fri

Summer I: June 4 – July 5; classes meet Mon – Thursday

Summer II: July 9 – Aug 9; classes meet Mon – Thursday

 ****Registration will open Monday, March 26^th for all of the above

Fall 2012: You will need to see an advisor to get registered fro fall, as well. Registration online opens in late April. Check the website for details. www.tjc.edu.

Final Transcript

At this time, many of you have completed applications for the school(s) of your choice (if you haven't... get on it!). You are probably receiving notification from them that they all have items necessary with the exception of a final high school transcript. This is not going to be available until grades are complete following graduation which is usually around June 15.
There is a sign up sheet in your English classroom, and we will further complete it as the year's end approaches, for you to place your requests on WHERE you need your final high school transcript sent following graduation.
Once grades are finalized, we will mail all the schools you indicated a final transcript for you. However, YOU MUST TELL US WHERE. If you do not, it will not get sent.
******Dual credit students, you must ALSO make sure that you send a final transcript to TJC (even if you are going straight to another institution). You have credits from there that you want transferred  to another school, so you have to get them you information, so that they can release a TJC transcript. With that being said, once we send your information to TJC, YOU MUST CONTACT TJC to request them to send a transcript to your institution.

Scholarships and Financial Aid

Good morning my lovely seniors! I wanted to remind you that it IS already March. You only have a couple of months left.... yes, I know you are ready.

Scholarship and financial deadlines are approaching if not already passed. Many schools' PRIORITY deadlines have passed, but still will accept applications and your information. You just will not have priority over others that met the deadline, but it does not mean you will not qualify for ANY. SO GO AHEAD AND SEND IT IN!!

Remember to read all of your scholarships and applications all the way through in order to make sure you don't need information from teachers/staff/community members.... for example, counselor verification, copy of transcripts, letter of recommendation, test scores, and so forth. WE CANNOT DO THESE THINGS WITH ONE DAY NOTICE!!! SO, read thoroughly. I encourage you to track deadlines on a calendar.

I'm DAILY updating the scholarship section on the counselor's page. Check it constantly. Lots of local scholarships are coming in at this time. There are not many of you taking advantage of these, so good for you those that are, because competition is minimal at this point. It's worth attempting even if you feel like you don't have as much involvement, etc as others.

http://www.lindaleeagles.org/school/Lindale-High-School/Counselors  Here is the counselor's website AGAIN. This website has been shown you to repeatedly in your English classrooms. I've had you all write it down AND bookmark it in your cellphones. NO EXCUSES.

Regarding Financial Aid (FAFSA), great job to those of you that took advantage of the TJC workshop. We had a great group show up and all completed their FAFSA within an hour and a half. :) Lots of you qualified FULLY for federal money. It's critical that every question be answered fully and precisely. Remember that completing the FAFSA is a requirement for most schools to even consider you for scholarships and any institutional money.... EVEN IF YOU BELIEVE YOUR PARENTS MAKE TOO MUCH MONEY! Complete it!
***Use data retrieval if at all possible as you complete. There is one other workshop for help with FAFSA available at TJC available on the counselor website, as well. Check out announcement section on the website.

Love you all.

TSI Testing Exemptions

If you have not been enrolled in dual credit classes, read the previous post. This post list details from the state that allow you to possibly be exempt from the THEA, ACCUPLACER, or any other placement exams that colleges require prior to enrollment. Again, you need to be checking more into with your particular college.

 

 

TSI Testing Exemptions

You are exempt from taking testing if any one of the conditions listed below applies to you:

• You have met the qualifying standards on the ACT, SAT, SAT I or the TAKS listed below*:
• ACT - Composite score of 23 or higher combined with a minimum of 19 on both the English and/or Mathematics sub-tests. Partial exemptions do apply.
• SAT - a combined score of 1070 combined with a minimum of 500 on the Math and/or Critical Reading sub-tests. Partial exemptions do apply.
• TAKS - 2200 in Math and/or 2200 with a writing sub-score of at least 3 in English/Language Arts. Partial exemptions do apply.

ACT and SAT scores may be no more than 5 years old and TAKS Scores no older than 3 years

• You have graduated with an Associate or baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution of higher education
• You are transferring from a private or independent institution or an accredited out-of-state institution of higher education and have successfully completed college-level coursework as described by the receiving institution.
• You are a student who has previously attended any institution and have been determined to have met readiness standards by that institution.
• You are an active-duty military personnel serving as a member in the United States armed forces, National Guard, or as a member of the reserve component of the armed forces of the US have have been serving for at least three years preceding enrollment
• You are a student who on or after Aug. 1, 1990 was honorably discharged, retired, or released from active duty as a member of the armed forces of the US or the Texas National Guard or service as a member of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States.
• You are a non-degree seeking or no-certificate seeking student
• You area student who is enrolled in a certificate program of one year or less (level-one, 42 or fewer semester credit hours or the equivalent) at a public junior college, a public technical institute, or a public state college.

NOTICE : TSI exemptions do not override course pre-requisites therefore placement testing may be required prior to enrollment

*In accordance with HB 1224, TSI Placement Scores are under review and subject to change.