大学规划
探索
In the Spring, all freshman will take the 探索 test. This is the freshman level of the 行为 college admission exam.
平均绩点
大一新生能做的最重要的事情就是在学业上有一个良好的开端. College test scores are directly related to classroom performance. 大学的录取是基于学习成绩和大学入学考试.
职业生涯巡航
二年级的学生 continue with developing their portfolio and career planning.
计划
在春季，所有大二的学生都要参加计划考试，这是大二的行为考试. It prepares students for the 行为 in their Junior year. 它将给出他们的大学准备程度评分，并提出改进策略. When the results are returned, Mrs. Brinkmeier will set times to explain them to students. Both am and pm sessions will be available for parents to attend.
学术
Continue to stress academic performance.
活动
Admission and scholarship people are looking for quality not quantity. 领导职位和志愿服务在录取和选拔中得到最大的考虑.
职业生涯巡航
继续发展他们的个人作品集，并致力于大学规划、选择和录取.
实践行动
In January, all juniors will take a full 行为 practice exam.
行为
日期稍后通知
活动
继续完善你的简历.
大学英语双学分
大四学生可以选择“双学分大学英语”作为选修课之一. 成功完成这门课程的学生将获得Aquin天主教高中的一个学分和6-9小时的英语大学学分. Students must have good English and Essay writing skills.
Engl 121 - Rhetoric and Composition 1 = 3 Credit Hours
春天:
Engl 122 – Rhetoric and Composition 2 = 3 Credit Hours
Engl 222T – Modern Literature (Poetry) = 3 Credit Hours (optional)
MWF – students attend class on the campus of HCC
T,Th – students stay on Aquin campus
Students enrolled at HCC must follow HCC’s calendar and policies. The HCC instructors will issue the grade for the college classes. This letter grade will not be used in calculating Aquin GPA and class rank.
登记手续:
1. In March, students will register for College English at Aquin.
2. Students will take the HCC placement 文章 exam.
Student must score at the appropriate level on their 文章
placement exam to be placed into ‘Rhet and Comp 1’.
If they do not, they have three options:
1) they can retake the test one time and try to earn a higher score
2)在夏季学习Comp 090(3小时不可转学课程)
3) earn a score of 22 on the English portion of the 行为
3. 4月, 尽可能早, 学生必须在HCC注册英语121 -修辞和作文1，并在五天内全额支付学费, or you may elect to pay a $25 holding fee and pay the balance later. The $25 is in addition to the full tuition and fees.
4. 在秋季(通常是11月)，学生将在网上注册第二学期的课程.
夺回行为
If necessary, September, October, December
高级会议
回顾高三期间要完成的活动清单，邀请家长参加.
. 请注意 .
1. Collegezone.com是 an excellent resource for students and parents. 这是你想知道的足彩推荐软件app排名大学计划、选择、录取和财务的一切.
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
To apply for Federal or State financial aid, 包括学生贷款, students and parents must complete the FAFSA. 这应该在10月1日之后尽快完成(见下文更新).
网页为 www.fafsa.ed.政府 shows you step by step what to do:
1. 在开始FAFSA之前
FAFSA on the web worksheet, apply for pin # (parent and student)
2. 填写FAFSA
填写表格，打开保存的FAFSA或进行更正，用您的密码进行电子签名
3. FAFSA后续
Check the status, make corrections, view and print your Student Aid Report.
指导办重点:
- File 尽可能早 after October 1. Especially, if your student is attending a college in Illinois.
- Federal - PELL Grant - money is available to all who qualify. 州- MAP拨款-资金有限(目前为0美元，因为没有预算). 获得批准后，货币会一直发行到用完为止(2014年是2月22日).
- If you will not have your taxes ready by early February, 您可以使用最近的年度来提交文件，并在稍后您将提交更正的税务信息的框上做标记.
- 联系你的大学财政援助办公室了解详细信息，或者打电话给Highland - 815-599-3486的Kathy Bangasser.
- New IRS Data Retrieval Tool is now available. 这将自动将您的税务信息转移到FAFSA上适当的行.
- FAFSA是严格的税务数据和财务信息在提交时. 环境的变化, 新工作, 失业, 离婚,中间的费用, etc are dealt with at the college you attend.
- 请注意，所有大学的财政援助办公室都有特殊情况的程序.
重要的是:
- Keep copies of all your forms and information.
- Work closely with the Financial Aid Office at the school. 如果是一所大型大学，在办公室找到一个人，并与他们建立关系.
- HCC的Kathy Bangasser可以为HCC所在地区的任何学生回答经济援助问题，即使该学生没有参加HCC.
Website for Sorting Colleges by Price:
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高等教育编年史创造了一个宝贵的工具，你可以用它来分类,按价格划分的000所大学. 使用这个在线资源，你可以根据全国或州的价格搜索大学. You can search by a specific school, by state, private or public. It's also useful to see what each college charges for room and board. This varies greatly from school to school.
点击此处进入网站.
1月到3月是许多大学和组织提供奖学金的时期.
学生首先应该向他们已被录取的学校的财务办公室或基金会办公室查询(HCC通常在2月份在线提供奖学金，4月1日截止). It is also time to redo a scholarship search at www.fastweb.com. 一些当地机构将通过高中提供奖学金，这些奖学金将分发给班里的高年级学生.
Aquin的CEEB编号为141970.
