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| | SAT Prep | | | | | Thursday, January 12, 2012 11:25 AM -0500 | By: LHS Guidance |
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Students who took the PSAT's in October can access a free SAT prep program at collegeboard.org. Click on Quickstart, create an account and enter your ACCESS CODE from your PSAT score report to find an review of your strengths and weaknesses and an individualized SAT prep program. Quickstart also offers information about careers, college majors and college search options.
Check it out!
If you need your Access Code, see your Guidance Counselor
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| The Dreaded Rejection Letter |
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| Friday, March 25, 2011 1:01 PM -0400 | By: LHS Guidance |
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| The Rejection Letter |
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| Friday, March 25, 2011 12:59 PM -0400 | By: LHS Guidance |
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| Five Worst Student Loan Mistakes |
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| Tuesday, October 5, 2010 8:08 AM -0400 | By: LHS Guidance |
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| FAME's 5 on the 5th October 2010 The Five Worst Student Loan Mistakes You Can Make 1. Spending Loan Money on Wants, Not Needs What are you spending your loan money on? If you're using loan money to pay your tuition or |
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| Saving for College Myths |
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| Tuesday, September 7, 2010 10:23 AM -0400 | By: LHS Guidance |
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| Busting the 5 Biggest Saving for College Myths MYTH: If we save for our children's college education, they won't get any financial aid. Truth: Saving for college will increase your options. Saving is always less expensive than bo |
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| MHSA Testing |
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| Monday, March 8, 2010 7:55 AM -0500 | By: LHS Guidance |
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| The Maine High School Assessments are fast approaching! All students in their third year of high school will be participating in these tests. The first phase of testing will be the Science Augmentation in late March. In past years students have also |
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| FAFSA on macs-important info. |
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| Friday, January 29, 2010 8:24 AM -0500 | By: LHS Guidance |
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| We have discovered a possible browser incompatibility issue for students completing the FAFSA online using Firefox on a Mac computer. There have been instances when the student chooses the 2010-2011 FAFSA, but the 2009-2010 FAFSA displays. Plea |
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| EXAMS and a New semester |
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| Monday, January 11, 2010 10:33 AM -0500 | By: LHS Guidance |
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| Student schedules for second semester classes will be handed out during Devil's Advocates groups on Wednesday, 1/13. Second semester starts on Tuesday, 1/26. There is no school on Monday, 1/25 due to a teacher workshop day. Exam week is next week |
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| BEAL COLLEGE APPLICATION FEE WAIVER |
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| Tuesday, December 15, 2009 12:22 PM -0500 | By: LHS Guidance |
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| Please Notify High School Seniors: Next week, the Admissions Office at Beal College will waive application fees for any senior who wishes to apply to Beal College during their holiday break week. Those who wish to apply may arrange an appointment |
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| FAFSA/PROFILE WORKSHEETS clarification |
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| Friday, December 11, 2009 8:11 AM -0500 | By: LHS Guidance |
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| There is a reference in PROFILE online about a FAFSA worksheet the student can print out to use in transferring info from PROFILE to FAFSA. When the filer is on the PROFILE online site and clicks on “Click here before you begin”, this is one of |
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| Be careful of Scholarship Scams |
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| Tuesday, November 10, 2009 6:11 PM -0500 | By: LHS Guidance |
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| This is the time of year when students and families are sending in college applications and thinking about how much it will cost them to attend college. It is also the time of year when people try to take advantage of our students by offering them as |
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| Sophomores are taking ASVAB's this week |
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| Monday, November 2, 2009 1:53 PM -0500 | By: LHS Guidance |
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| All sophomores will take the ASVAB this week as part of our guidance program. The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) offers a different kind of tests to students. It assesses their aptitude in a variety of areas and connects each st |
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| PSAT's |
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| Friday, October 9, 2009 2:22 PM -0400 | By: LHS Guidance |
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| On Wednesday all sophomores and juniors will take the PSAT's at LHS. The PSAT is a practice test for the SAT. Students will experience questions and format similar to the SAT' s. Results will be back in a few months and students may identify areas |
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| Off to a good start |
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| Thursday, August 27, 2009 1:23 PM -0400 | By: LHS Guidance |
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| The 09-10 school year got off to a very good start this morning. Students and teachers seemed to be excited about being back in school and very few students had schedule problems for the first day. Students may add or drop elective classes beginning |
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| SAT Registration Reminder |
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| Monday, August 17, 2009 11:20 AM -0400 | By: LHS Guidance |
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| Any students planning to take the SAT in October need to register for the test by September 9th. The deadline for the Novermber test date is October 1st. If you have questions about registering for the SAT please see your guidance counselor. Here a |
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| SAT Registration for 09-10 School Year |
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| Friday, June 12, 2009 8:00 AM -0400 | By: LHS Guidance |
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| Many students have been asking about when and how to register for the SAT in the fall. If you were a junior who took SATs this spring with the whole junior class, then you were registered for that test by the school. For any future SAT Reasoning or S |
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| SAT Scores Now Available |
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| Thursday, May 21, 2009 9:07 AM -0400 | By: LHS Guidance |
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| Juniors, your SAT scores are now available on line. You need your registration number from your ticket. If you have misplaced your number see Ms. Dowd or Ms. Urgese for this info. Good Luck! Go to the collegeboard.com site. Enter your user name and |
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| Beware of Senioritis |
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| Thursday, May 7, 2009 12:11 PM -0400 | By: LHS Guidance |
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| As the number of days left for seniors dwindles it is important to watch for signs of senioritis. Too often seniors begin to slack off early and leave themselves with a disappointing fourth quarter. More and more we are seeing colleges contacting s |
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| Maine High School Assessment and SATs |
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| Thursday, May 7, 2009 8:48 AM -0400 | By: LHS Guidance |
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| All LHS juniors recently took the SAT at Lewiston High School as part of the Maine HIgh School Assessment. We had a good showing on Saturday for a pre-test breakfast and the SAT. If you are a junior and you missed the May 2nd date see you should gu |
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| Still time to take SAT's/practice & review |
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| Wednesday, April 15, 2009 8:12 AM -0400 | By: LHS Guidance |
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| With only a few months left in the school year, there's still time for your students to sign up for and take the SAT®. Registration is currently open for the June 6 test, and the late registration deadline for the May 2 SAT has been extended to Apri |
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| INHALANT ABUSE PREVENTION |
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| Wednesday, April 8, 2009 1:41 PM -0400 | By: LHS Guidance |
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| There are a number of common household chemicals that can be abused by young people for the purpose of "getting high." Not only is there a danger of addiction, but these chemicals can be fatal. Please learn more about inhalants and poison |
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| Warning of Scholarship Search Scam |
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| Monday, April 6, 2009 2:52 PM -0400 | By: LHS Guidance |
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| Parents, please be advised that there are organizations out there that may offer to do a scholarship search for you "for a fee" (they may even claim the fee is refunddable if no money is available). Scholarship searches should not have any |
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| College admissions deals with economic realities |
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| Tuesday, March 31, 2009 11:43 AM -0400 | By: LHS Guidance |
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| As economic hard times have an impact on colleges' endowments, more and more colleges are beginning to look at a student's ability to afford college costs as they consider applications. Most colleges have prided themselves on being "need blind& |
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| The Financial Aid Game Time Magazine Article 3/26/09 |
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| Monday, March 30, 2009 10:17 AM -0400 | By: LHS Guidance |
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| This is an interesting article in the March 26, 2009 Time Magazine. The excerpt below is a good example of one the many reasons why one student may stand out over others to admissions committees. This example is from Skidmore College: The Financia |
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| Parents Night March 30th |
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| Thursday, March 26, 2009 11:59 AM -0400 | By: LHS Guidance |
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| The LHS Guidance Office is offering an informational night for parents on March 30th at 6:30 PM in Room B109 at the high school. Counselors will discuss the course selection process and answer parents' questions about the scheduling process. Specia |
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