It's the second semester of senior year. Now what?

Need a mid-year report sent?: If the colleges that you applied to are asking for a mid-year report (your transcript with fall semester grades), two things to know:

1. The BHS Counseling Office AUTOMATICALLY sent that to all Common Application schools only.

2. For Non-Common Application schools, you need to log into your Parchment account and request your transcript to be sent to those schools and click the option 'Hold For Grades'. This will alert us to wait to send that transcript until your 1st semester grades are on your transcript.

Senioritus?  Are you ready to be done? Please don’t ease up yet! You don’t want to lose your college acceptance. Watch this video on what senioritis is, why you may be feeling this way, and solutions.

Still unsure of your plans? Schedule a time to see your counselor or make an appointment with the Career Center counselors in the BHS Library. There are many opportunities you may not be aware of with jobs, gap year experiences and internships.

Have you written thank you cards? Showing gratitude is an important life skill because: “People remember how you make them feel,” a popular quote from Maya Angelou. We encourage you to write thank you cards to the teachers that wrote your college LOR. Teachers work hard on these and they really appreciate them. It'll make their day! There's an art to a great thank you card, this article may help.

Check your applicant portals and emails: If you miss a request for more information or an additional document, it could jeopardize your admission chances, so check regularly.

Have you been deferred or waitlisted? Read this article from the College Essay Guy, What to do if you’re deferred or waitlisted. Review your application and determine whether you want to write a letter of continued interest. And if you’re confused about the purpose of a waitlist, read this blog post by an admission director.

Need money? Keep searching for scholarships. Additionally, BHS has our own scholarship committee so stay tuned for more information. There will be an application and a deadline for you to be aware of.

Did you get accepted? Please share with your assigned counselor, teachers that wrote letters of recommendation, and also include our counseling secretary, Ms. Hughes. rhughes@bisd303.org. She needs this info so we can keep data on BHS graduates. This helps us follow trends and better guide the next year’s class. Please we want to celebrate with you!