Welcome to the Lawton-Bronson Jr./Sr. High School Counseling page. Mrs. Erin Benson is the 7-12 School Counselor and is here to help students with Career, Academic, and Personal Issues.
SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION
There are a list of scholarships available through the Siouxland Community Foundation--I've listed a few below but please check this website to see if there are others you qualify for. http://www.siouxlandcommunityfoundation.org/scholarships-grants/#scholarships
- Iowa PGA Charlie Burkart Scholarship Deadline: June 19, 2020 www.iowapga.com
- 2020 Straight North STEM Scholarship Deadline: August 1 https://www.straightnorth.com/scholarship/
Example: University of Iowa scholarships can be found at admissions.uiowa.edu/finances/scholarships
FAFSA Assistance
Mary Joan Dougherty at the Iowa College Access Network
515-402-4211 or 877-272-4692
mjdougherty@icansucceed.org
ICAN Tip of the Week
Found on youtube!
College Representative Information
Juniors and Seniors interested in attending a college visit at Lawton-Bronson, must sign up first with Mrs. Benson the day before the scheduled visit. I will have these on the announcements!
Upcoming Visits:
Regent Admission Index (RAI)--Board or Regents State of Iowa http://www.regents.iowa.gov/RAI/
4 Factors included in RAI are: 1) ACT/SAT score 2) Cumulative GPA 3) Number of core courses (English, Math, Science, Social Studies, Foreign Language)
Factors to consider when choosing a college
1. Type of school (2 year, 4 year, public, private)
2. Size of school (U. of Iowa--33,300; Morningside--2,800; USD--11,000)
3. Location
4. Academic programs
5. Activities
6. Financial Aid
ACT Information
ACT Registration and Testing Dates
Test Date Registration Deadline
April 4 February 28
June 13 May 8
July 18 June 19
ACT FEES
ACT--$52
ACT with writing--$68 (Check https://actapps.act.org/writPrefRM/ to see if the colleges you are considering require or recommend the ACT writing test). Check out www.actstudent.org also for sample essays.
Late Registration Fee--additional $30
To register, click on www.actstudent.orgSchool Code: 162-440
Test Prep
PRACTICE WORKBOOKS from ACT are available in my office!
ACT prep class in the Spring at WIT--Chad Cargill ACT prep workshop--March 20th.
Transcript Information
- Requests for official high school transcripts can be made by contacting Erin Benson at bensone@lb-eagles.org
- Requests for official college transcripts (WIT courses) can be made by contacting WIT by:
- online at https://www.witcc.edu/onestop/transcripts.cfm
- calling 712-274-6403
- ALL SENIORS who have completed courses through WIT will need to do the step above upon graduation to ensure your WIT transcript gets to your post secondary institution
Course Guide
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Helpful Websites
- Financial Aid--www.fafsa.ed.gov or www.fafsa.gov
- Scholarship website: https://www.iowacollegeaid.gov/
- College search-- www.collegeresults.org *Quick and easy way to compare schools in just a couple clicks!
- Iowa college guide--http://www.collegeaffordabilityguide.org/schools/iowa/
- College prep resource--http://www.icansucceed.org/
- College Search resource--www.collegeraptor.com
- ACT Registration-- www.actstudent.org
- ACT Practice tests-- http://www.varsitytutors.com/practice-tests https://study.com/act/act-practice-tests.html
- Scholarship search-- www.fastweb.com or www.scholarships.com or www.finaid.org or www.schoolsoup.com or www.ICANsucceed.org/scholarships
- High School planning-- https://secure.ihaveaplaniowa.gov/Home/_default.aspx
- Military planning-- http://www.military.com/
- **NCAA Clearinghouse-- https://web3.ncaa.org/ecwr3/
- **NAIA Clearinghouse-- http://www.playnaia.org/
**Seniors who wish to play college athletics will need to go to either NCAA or NAIA website and register** You will need to have yourACT scores be sent to them directly from ACT (www.actstudent.org)
Contact Information
Erin Benson
100 Tara Way
Lawton, IA 51030
Phone number: 712-944-5181
Fax number: 712-944-5568
School code for ACT, NCAA, NAIA is 162-440