Seneca High School allows seniors to have excused absences up to THREE days for various college visits.  Visiting a college is a great way for you to determine if the school is the best fit for you.  Please visit the guidance office to pick up the green form outlining the procedures for a college visit.

See below for advice on setting up your college visit and the questions you may want to ask while visiting.

College Visit Check List:

_____You MUST call and make an appointment with the college!!!!

_____Walking Tour (visit classroom, dorms, library, cafeteria, student union, athletic facilities)

_____Check out the surrounding area/community

_____Speak with an admissions counselor

_____Speak with a financial aid advisor

_____Speak with someone in your major

_____Attend a class

_____Spend the night

_____Visualize yourself attending this school

 

Suggested questions: 

How many students attend this college?

What percentage of first year students return?

Rate your campus safety.

What is tuition/room & board?

What is the average class size?

Which majors are your strongest?

How difficult is it to get into the classes you need?

Which admission criteria do you look at most – test scores, GPA, etc.?

Do most students live on or off campus?

Do students stay here on the weekends?

 

Tri-County Technical College:

Students attending a two-year college directly after high school are not required to take the SAT or ACT, even if the intention is to eventually transfer to a four-year college/university.  The Accuplacer is the placement test for Tri County Technical College, and you must have certain scores in order to avoid taking remedial courses once you begin college.  You should have taken the Accuplacer for the first time at your home high school in the fall of your junior year.

The ACCUPLACER is composed of three tests: reading, writing and mathematical reasoning.  The test is untimed but takes the average student from 1.5 to 2.5 hours to complete. Scores are good for three years.

Seniors have 3 options to take the Accuplacer for the first time or to retest if needed (first retest is free): 

1. Take here at SHS during Accuplacer testing for juniors (This option is only available for students who are third year high school students – early graduates or missed the testing last year).

2. Take on Tri County Technical College Campus in Pendleton (Miller Hall; Room 103) any Monday-Thursday 8:00-5:00 or Friday 8:00-12:00 (no appointment necessary but need photo ID).

3. Take for the first time or retest at the new Tri County Technical College Campus on Highway 11 - HCTC.  This is usually given on Thursdays from 2-5.  Call 864.613.1905 to make an appointment.

More information, including practice tests, can be found at 

https://www.tctc.edu/admissions/admissions-checklist/placement-testing/

 

Four-Year Colleges/Universities:

The SAT or ACT is often required for admission to most four-year colleges.  Even if one of these tests is optional for admission to the college of your choice, there are certain scholarships, especially South Carolina scholarships, that do require a certain score on one of these tests.

For more information and to register visit the websites linked below:

 

https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/sat?excmpid=vt-00051

https://www.act.org/

Seneca High School does offer the ACT and West-Oak High offers the SAT on some national testing dates.  See the dates for these on the links above.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ani-mO8MhH7D_UZzq2OrTmo0g2tHQBB8/view?usp=drive_link

 

To request a transcript be sent electronically to a college/university, please visit Parchment.com to create an account.  This is a free service for students.

 

https://www.parchment.com/

 

When creating the account, it is best to use your personal email account and not your school email account.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sDfyNvDqrbgfmW7LMHzx3ufULggW-1QriSW4T7L5uEA/edit?usp=sharing

 

If you are planning to participate in college athletics, you must be cleared through the NCAA.  You may do this by going to the following website:  

https://web3.ncaa.org/ecwr3/  

A list of approved courses by the NCAA is listed under Seneca High School on the same site.  You will also need to have your SAT or ACT scores sent to NCAA.  Their code is 9999.

https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NSVoDxbKYQq_NdHGy8AkZiUW3nMvRex6/view?usp=sharing

financialaidpresentation.ppt

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/11WzFPDVORlFt436XwNgwF2HC0uYQEQvs/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=109641713635213662791&rtpof=true&sd=true