Transferology - How Will Your Classes Transfer?

Are you taking college classes this year? Curious as to how they will transfer to your prospective schools? Check out transferology.com! You will need to create an account consisting of your name, email address, and password, but you will then be able to enter your current school and classes to compare them to credits you will earn at your next school. This is a great way to check out how your credits can check off graduation requirements before entering your four year university.

College Applications - Hurry Hurry Hurry

The College Application process is underway and seniors should be applying. There are a lot of steps to navigate so it is important that the process get started.  

Each school has different deadlines and requirements for needed items. Be sure to check with each school to verify that you have the correct information. November 1st is a deadline for several schools, so check these out soon!

If you have any questions or need to clear any confusion, please see your counselor as soon as possible.  We will try our best to help with any questions regarding applications, common app, Naviance, or even FAFSA.

IVC Spring Dual Credit Classes

 

IVC is partnering with ICC to give our juniors and seniors a chance at earning college credit at a discounted price. Classes available are:

-- ART 110 Art Appreication
-- ENGL 110 Composition I
-- ENGL 111 Composition II
-- MATH 110 Concepts of Mathematics
-- MATH 111 General Statistics
-- PSY 110 Introduction to Psychology
-- SOC 110 An Introduction to Sociology
-- BUS 110 Introduction to Business
                                                             -- HLTH 121 Medical Terminology

If you have any interest in taking any of these classes, all of which are held virtually, please contact your counselor ASAP or call IVC Guidance and 274-5481 x2. The deadline to enroll is Friday, October 30th.

How To Write a Personal Statement

On October 14th at 2 pm, the admissions rep from U of I - Springfield is conducting a How to Write an Outstanding Personal Statement webinar. With so many schools going test-optional this year the personal statement is more important than ever before. This is geared toward any student who is thinking about going to college, not just students looking to attend University of Illinois Springfield.

There are limited spots available for this webinar. It is only being offered to students from the Peoria area at this time. Students can sign up to participate with the link below:

https://apply.uis.edu/register/?id=e84aba92-3033-403d-b113-e0a196f128b5

Virtual College Week - Up and Going

Virtual college week has begun. There is still time to sign up.  Scroll down this blog for a complete line-up of schools attending. There has been a great turnout from the students. University of IL - Champaign, for example, had 16 seniors attend their virtual visit today.

$500 Up for Grabs to an IVC Student

One IVC student will walk away with $500 in this year's Voice of Democracy Contest sponsored by our local VFW. Students need to create a 3-5 minute oral essay. The competition is open to all IVC students. The winning submission from IVC will move on to the state competition. Last year's winner Reese Hankins finished 10th in State.

Topic: Is This the Country the Founders Envisioned?
Grades: 9-12
Top Prize: $500
Second Prize: $200
Due Date: October 30th
For more details: Entry forms may be picked up from any counselor, English teacher or social studies teacher.

Basically students will need to write an essay and then turn it to an audio file. It is actually quite simple. The teachers at the high school use many different programs to save audio. Students should ask their English teacher if they are unsure what program to use.

Link to Rules/Application