College, Career, & Military Planning

Scoir Group Workshops and Individual Support 

College Essay and Application Workshops and Individual Support 

One-on-One Instruction as requested pertaining to: 

• Character and Career Assessments
•  Post High School Planning 
• College Exploration and Decision Making
• College Applications 
• College Admissions Testing  
• College Exploration and Application for the Non-English Speaker 

Classroom Lessons 

College Fairs and Individual Visits 

College and University Instant Decision Days      

Special Guest Speakers 

Partnership with CCM 

Small Group Parent Workshops 

• Common Application  

Nearly 700 colleges accept the Common Application. 

Students can create their account as early as their Junior year of high school. 

• Coalition Application 

113 Institutions plan to accept the Coalition Application. 

• Scoir 

Transcripts, Letters of Recommendation, and all other school materials are sent through Scoir. Students should update their information in Scoir regularly.  

• College Board/SAT 

SAT scores will be sent directly from the College Board to the college or university applied to.  

• ACT  

Scores will be sent directly from the testing agency to the college or university applied to. 

• FAFSA 

The Federal Application for Federal Student Aid can be filled out as early as October 1st of a student's senior year. Students should check to see if their school requires a FAFSA to be considered for merit aid. 

Randolph High School offers several types of college fair opportunities for students. Attending a college fair gives students the opportunity to meet representatives from a range of institutions in one location. No matter what size the college fair is, they are an excellent opportunity for students to learn more about schools that they are interested in. While the institutions that attend college fairs see students as a chance to advertise themselves and have conversations with potential applicants, students should realize that these opportunities allow them to stand out from the crowd and improve their college applications.  

In-House College Fair Opportunities 

Randolph High School is a member of the Morris/Sussex College Fair Consortium. Through this organization, over 300 colleges and universities visit Randolph High School annually during three separate college fairs. This college fair is held during the school day and is only open to Randolph High School students. 

Private College Visits

Private college visits take place throughout the school year during unit lunch. These are also coordinated by the college and career specialist and interested students can view and register through Scoir. If a student has a visiting college on their prospective schools list in Scoir, they will receive an email notifying them of the upcoming visit. Typical private lunch visits include Columbia University, Rutgers University, Clemson University, the University of Delaware, New York University and Tulane University to name a few. 

Outside College Fairs 

The Morris County Regional College Fair is held annually at the County College of Morris. This event is sponsored by the NJ Association of College Admission Counseling (NJACAC) in coordination with CCM and the Morris County Directors of Guidance. Annually, representatives from over 210 colleges and universities from across the country share information about their programs of study, support services, campus life, housing and tuition costs. This annual event is hosted on CCM's Randolph campus in the Student Community Center and Health/Physical Education Building. The event typically takes place on the second Sunday in September from 12:00 to 3:00. Information is made available beginning in early September. 

Scoir - Complete career and college searches, compare your GPA/test scores with other Randolph High School students, and more. 

Big Future - Visit this free college search engine. Login by using your college board account information to save your research. 

http://campustours.com/ - Take virtual campus tours for hundreds of colleges and universities. 

http://fairtest.org/university/optional - View a list of 'test optional' colleges and universities. 

https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges  - View US News rankings of some of the nation's best colleges and universities. 

The PSAT is a practice SAT.  The primary reason to take the assessment is to became familiar with the format and questions found on the SAT Reasoning Test. Randolph High School counselors recommend that all students begin the college search and exploration process earlier in their high school years. To enhance the use of Scoir, it is beneficial to have a score on the PSAT from both a student's sophomore and junior years of high school.  

Further information about the PSAT and other programs is sent to students and families through the district's mass notification system. This includes information on registering as well as applicable fees. 

Randolph High School College Entrance Examination Code (CEEB): 310272

About the Act

The ACT is designed to test concepts learned in school rather than analytical skills. It comprises four required sections: English, Mathematics, Reading, and Science. The Writing portion of the ACT is optional, however some colleges and universities may require it as part of a student's application for admission. It is scored on a scale of 1–36. A student's composite score is the average of their scores in the four main sections rounded to the nearest whole number.

The ACT includes 213 multiple choice questions and takes a little over 4 hours to administer. This includes time for instruction and breaks. The actual testing time is 2 hours and 55 minutes. The test allows 45 minutes for English, 60 minutes to complete the Math section, 35 minutes for Science Reasoning, and 35 minutes for Reading. Students planning to complete the optional 30 minute Writing Test will add another 45 minutes to the overall test session.

Sections of the ACT

English includes usage and mechanics, rhetorical skills, and reading.  

Mathematics includes Pre-Algebra, Elementary Algebra, Intermediate Algebra, Coordinate Geometry, Plane Geometry and Trigonometry. 

Science includes Biology, Earth/Space Sciences, Chemistry and Physics. 

Optional Writing is intended to measure the writing skills emphasized in high school English classes and in entry-level college composition courses. The test is comprised of one writing prompt describing two points of view on an issue. Students are asked to write a response about their position on this issue. The prompts are designed to be appropriate for responses in the 30 minutes permitted and reflect the student’s interests and experiences. Students have the option of registering for the ACT or the ACT Plus Writing. The Writing Test may not be taken alone. Taking the Writing Test does NOT affect students’ scores on the multiple-choice tests or their composite score. Students taking both the English and Writing Tests receive two additional scores: a combined English/Writing score on a scale of 1-36 and a Writing sub score on a scale of 2-12. Students also receive comments on their essays, and copies of the essays are available to the high school and the colleges to which scores are reported.

Registering for the ACT

Students can take the exam six times throughout the year, with national testing dates in September, October, December, February, April and June. Randolph High School is not an ACT Testing center. The total testing period, including breaks, lasts about five hours with Writing or about four hours and 15 minutes without.

Randolph High School counselors recommend that those planning to take the ACT do so in the spring of a student's junior year or the fall of their senior year.   

Randolph High School College Entrance Examination Code (CEEB): 310272 

About the SAT 

The SAT evaluates students’ readiness for college level work. A new digital version of the test begins in January of 2024. The digital SAT is composed of two sections: Reading and Writing and Math. Students have 64 minutes to complete the Reading and Writing section and 70 minutes to complete the Math section for a total of 2 hours and 14 minutes.  How the Digital SAT Is Structured – SAT Suite | College Board 

Randolph High School counselors recommend that all juniors take the PSAT in October of their junior year and the SAT Reasoning Test in March or May of the same year. SAT subject tests can be taken in June of a student's junior year if applicable. 

Bluebook College Board Testing Preparation: 

Bluebook is a testing application from College Board. Students use Bluebook to take the digital SAT and digital AP Exams as well as other College Board exams. Bluebook works in conjunction with Test Day Toolkit, a web app that test center staff use to administer College Board tests. 

Bluebook Digital Testing for Students | College Board 

Kahn Academy SAT Preparation 

The Kahn Academy SAT Preparation is SAT practice that focuses on exactly what students may need to work on most. The Kahn Academy links a student's performance on the PSAT directly to test preparation for the SAT reasoning test.   

Students will: 

• get a personalized plan tailored to their strengths and weaknesses based on their previous PSAT/NMSQT® or SAT results 

• hone their skills with thousands of practice questions, hints, and video lessons 

• take up to eight official full-length practice tests online 

• receive instant feedback and adaptive recommendations for what to practice 

• set a personalized practice schedule to get reminders for when to practice 

• review expert tips and strategies for the test.  

When students sign up for Official SAT Practice with Khan Academy, they create a regular weekly practice schedule that works for them. Research has shown that students who study daily (e.g. 5 days a week) for short periods of time (15-30 minutes) are able to build a more successful habit of practicing for the SAT. 

The Kahn Academy features: 

• Interactive problems 

• Video lessons 

• Full-length practice tests 

• A Personalized study plan 

• Instant SAT Essay feedback 

The ACT college readiness assessment and SAT are different tests that measure similar but distinct constructs. The ACT measures achievement related to high school curricula, while the SAT measures general verbal and quantitative reasoning.

The ACT and the College Board (producers of the SAT) have completed a concordance study that is designed to examine the relationship between the scores on the ACT and SAT. These concordance tables do not equate scores, but rather provide a tool for finding comparable scores. You can access these concordance tables and guidelines for proper use here.

During a student's senior year, all college applications are processed through the Scoir program. Scoir is exclusively used to upload and submit all college application materials, school counselor reports, student transcripts, school profile information and teacher recommendation letters. This process is reviewed annually with the students individually, in class meetings and at our Senior College Application Night in Early September. Students or families with questions are asked to please contact their school counselor. 

As a general rule, there are three types of scholarships advertised to students at Randolph High School. Local Scholarships, Area Scholarships and National Scholarships. All scholarship information received by our school counseling department are advertised and maintained within the Scoir program. 

Randolph High School students interested in becoming a student athlete in college should begin to explore this option during their freshman year of high school. Randolph High School counselors, coaches, and teachers can partner with each family, however interested students are responsible for ensuring that all of the necessary tasks are completed in a timely manner which is consistent with NCAA, NAIA, or NJCAA guidelines.

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Fortis Institute

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Artistic Academy

Cutting Edge Academy

Universal Technical Institute

Students wishing to join the military after high school can find information HERE on all branches as well as eligibility requirements, recruitment procedures, boot camp comparisons and more.

Military Branches

Army

Air Force

Coast Guard

Marine Corps

Navy

Military Academies

United States Military Academy

United States Naval Academy

United States Air Force Academy

United States Merchant Marine Academy

United States Coast Guard Academy

Scoir is a premier student planning solution that empowers students to create their own path towards academic, personal and community success. Delivered through a secure, web-based platform, Scoir enables school counselors and families to collaborate with students on a daily basis as they chart their path and toward academic and post-secondary success. 

Through Scoir, students can develop short and long-term goals that connect to interests, abilities and future aspirations. They can also build a to do list for tasks that relate to their academic, career and college goals and have the ability to add personal reflections. A 21st century alternative to paper planners, Scoir gives students the tools to create a personalized action plan with automated reminders. 

This Scoir Web page includes a college search page, historical acceptance data from former Randolph graduates, acceptance graphs for many colleges that current students can use for qualifications comparison and a current listing of all scheduled college representative visits to Randolph High School.  

Visit Scoir via Classlink 

• Enter an email address and create a password. 

• Once your account is set up, use your email address and password to sign in.                                        

•  If you have forgotten your log in information, please contact Janice Higgins, College and Career Counselor, at jhiggins@rtnj.org.      

Resources for Students and Families | Scoir 

Explore Careers

Through the Career Interest Profiler, students can match their interests to specific careers. Students can learn specific information about many careers including job descriptions, salaries, outlook, education and more.        

View Statistics

Compare GPA, standardized test scores and other statistics to actual historical data from Randolph High School students who have applied and been accepted using “scattergrams." 

Build a Resume 

Students can create their resume by adding clubs, activities, academic organizations, jobs, awards, etc. and export to create a personalized resume.  

Research Colleges

Perform a college search based on criteria such as location, size, student body and more.  

Register for College Visits

Find out which colleges are visiting Randolph High School and sign up to attend those sessions. 

Organize your Application Materials

Create a resume, store all applications and use the features under colleges to organize applications and track deadlines.