College Readiness
Seniors
Preparing for Senior Year & Life After High School
Senior Presentation
Information for seniors on applying to college, transferring college credit in the high school, financial aid and scholarships.
Step by Step Common Application Information
Letter of Recommendations Document
2022-2023 Higher Education Handbook
11th & 12th Grader's Guide For Navigating College Admissions and Financial Aid - English Version
11th & 12th Grader's Guide For Navigating College Admission and Financial Aid - Spanish Version
Northshore School District College & Career Fair
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Scholarships
Monthly Scholarship Opportunities
- Coca-Cola Scholars Program - DUE October 2nd, 2023
- Heisman Scholarship - DUE October 17th, 2023
- Dell Scholars Program - AVID & ASPIRE STUDENTS - DUE December 1st, 2023
- Eastside Windermere Foundation Scholarship - Due April 28th
- Pay It Forward Scholarship - Due April 29th
- Angels Wings Foundation Scholarship - Due June 23rd
- Careers That Work Scholarship - Due June 24th
Coca-Cola Scholars Program - DUE October 2nd, 2023
This scholarship is an achievment-based scholarship. Students are recognized for their capacity to lead and serve, as well as their commitment to making a significant impact in their schools and communities.
https://www.coca-colascholarsfoundation.org/apply/
Heisman Scholarship - DUE October 17th, 2023
Dell Scholars Program - AVID & ASPIRE STUDENTS - DUE December 1st, 2023
Eastside Windermere Foundation Scholarship - Due April 28th
Students who demonstrate need, have participated in community service and plan to attend an in-state college should apply.
While the criteria for awarding scholarship funds are based on an individual's financial need and community service, often times a student with the most need is unable to volunteer his or her time because of the necessity of holding a paying job, or the responsibility of caring for siblings. Therefore, we look at the entire situation to determine our scholarship decisions.
Scholarship Guidelines:
- Need Based
- Community Service
- In-state ONLY (public or private)
- The amount of the award is $1,500 per individual
Windermere agents, managers, employees and their family members are not eligible for scholarship awards
See the attached application, DUE April 28th, 2023
Pay It Forward Scholarship - Due April 29th
Angels Wings Foundation Scholarship - Due June 23rd
The initiative behind the Angels Wings Thai Scholarship, United States is to recognize and honor Thai-American students who have demonstrated academic excellence, concern for their Thai community, connection with their heritage, and desire to continue their education. The required factors may be demonstrated through participation in community and high school/college activities.
https://www.angelswingsfoundation.org/application
Careers That Work Scholarship - Due June 24th
Are you interested in earning a $1,000 scholarship to attend Gene Juarez, Aveda, Bellevue Massage, Evergreen Beauty, NW College of Art & Design. (other colleges too, see the link for the entire list) If you are interested, reach out to your school counselor.
www.nwcareercolleges.org/scholarships/careers-that-work/application/
12th Grade High School and Beyond Plan Tutorial
Naviance
Naviance is a web-based system our district uses for college and career readiness, college applications, and the High School and Beyond plan. All students who are actively enrolled already have an account. Parents do not have accounts, but can ask their students to share what they are doing in Naviance.
Here is the process for logging in: The Naviance/Clever interface is FIXED! Naviance is part of the Clever Portal. Please log in to your Clever account, you will see the Naviance icon/button under Learning Resources. When you click on the Naviance icon/button you will go directly into your Naviance account.
Requesting a Transcript through Naviance Tutorial video
Juniors
Junior Timeline Presentation
Northshore School District College & Career Fair
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11th grade High School and Beyond Plan Tutorial Video
11th graders' next steps for life after BHS. College and Career Information
Click here for the Junior Next Steps Presentation
SAT & ACT
Class of 2022 & Beyond: Test Optional Information from Washington Student Achievement Council.
For a list of out of state colleges/universities that are test optional please visit fairtest.org.
Bothell's CEEB Code is 480100. You will need this number when registering for the SAT or ACT.
SAT or ACT - Deciding on a Test
PSAT
The PSAT is being held at BHS on Wednesday, October 12. It's optional and primarily meant for 10th and 11th graders. If your student would like to take the PSAT, please pay for the test through Touchbase or by coming to the payment window at school. Completed payment is how students are registered for the test.
For 9th grade students who would like to take the PSAT, please use the 9th Grade PSAT Registration Link to register for the test. REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS 11:59pm, October 3, 2022.
Register for the SAT
The College Board SAT School Day is a newly implemented initiative designed to make it easier (and more equitable) for students to take an official SAT. Instead of driving to a testing location on a Saturday morning to take the exam, students whose schools participate in SAT School Day will get to take the SAT at their own school during a time when they’d normally be in class.
BHS SAT FALL TEST DAY - October 27, 2022
The exam will start in the AM and will last approximately 3 1/2 hours.
- Students register for the SAT School Day exam by going to https://www.regismart.net/#/login. Here, students will:
- CREATE ACCOUNT
- Select Bothell High School
- Register, and pay for the exam
- Details of the registration, fee, cancellation policy, are listed on the RegiSmart website
- Students do not need to register for SAT School Day exam on the College Board website. However, if a student wants to take the SAT exam on a different date & location throughout the year (not hosted by BHS,) they must register for that exam on the College Board SAT website.
Testing Outside of Bothell High School
SAT exams are administered several times per year at locations outside of the Northshore School District. Students will need to establish a College Board account before they can register for these tests. It is important that the student registers with their own account, not a parent's account. Creating an account takes about 30 minutes. This is the same account that you will use if you are registering for an AP test.
With a College Board account, you can register for the SAT, and access/print your SAT Admission Ticket. You can also access your SAT scores online, and send them to colleges. Additionally, an account lets you manage your personal college list, save your scholarship searches, compare costs at colleges that interest you, and more.
As these tests fill up quickly, we recommend that if you want to test at a convenient location that you sign up for the SAT early. Otherwise you might end up taking the test at a location further away.
Further information on the SAT can be found at www.sat.collegeboard.org
Register for the ACT
ACT exams are administered at different locations and are administered by ACT.org.
Students will need an ACT account in order to register for these tests.
Further information about the ACT exam, including requirements, locations and how to register for the ACT, can be found at act.org.
Sophomores
Freshmen
Northshore School District College & Career Fair
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PSAT Information
Bothell High School Sophomores and Juniors will have the opportunity to take the PSAT at school on Wednesday, October 11th. The PSAT serves as a practice for the SAT. This year the PSAT will be administered digitally and students will use their device to take the test. Sophomore and Junior students who choose to take the test will pay the $18 exam fee (increased by the College Board in 2021) through their TouchBase account. Questions? Email Mr. Dawson at bdawson@nsd.org.
Make an online payment using touchbase