College Counseling

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• Athletic Recruiting Information

  Northside Christian students not only thrive in the classroom, but on the field as well.

  Northside Christian students not only thrive in the classroom, but on the field as well. NCS has earned countless victories and championships in athletic competition which is why our office partners closely with the athletic department and coaching staff. With every graduating class, we send multiple athletes to continue their passion and play sports at the college level. We begin working with our athletes as early as freshman year to ensure their recruiting goals align with college admission expectations and NCAA eligibility. Check out our collegiate athletic signing list to see where NCS Mustangs have committed to play in the last several years.

  
  

  Create your NCAA Eligibility Center account

  NCAA Eligibility Requirements

  NAIA Eligibility Requirements and account

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• Naviance

  Northside College Counseling offers exclusive access to our college planning and readiness platform, Naviance Student. 

  Northside College Counseling offers exclusive access to our college planning and readiness platform, Naviance Student. Through this system, students and parents can explore and search for colleges, build their lists, view college specific data in relation to Northside statistics, create resumes, submit transcript and letter of recommendation requests, discover scholarship opportunities, and much more. We strongly encourage students and parents to become very familiar with this platform as it will be used often especially in upperclassman years.

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• Testing & Accommodations

  While many schools have adopted or are currently piloting test optional admissions requirements, FL public universities and Bright Futures Scholarship still mandate an official and qualifying SAT or ACT score. The key to success in any type of standardized testing is preparation, and at Northside, we ensure our students have access to all of the resources necessary to achieve their goals.

  While many schools have adopted or are currently piloting test optional admissions requirements, FL public universities and Bright Futures Scholarship still mandate an official and qualifying SAT or ACT score. The key to success in any type of standardized testing is preparation, and at Northside, we ensure our students have access to all of the resources necessary to achieve their goals. 
  
  Sophomore year students are exposed to official practice exams, taking the PSAT in October and the Pre-ACT in November. These exams provide students with opportunities to practice taking the exam in a low-stress environment in order to acquire a baseline for future preparation. In their junior year, students will participate once again in the PSAT, but this time their scores can qualify them for the National Merit Scholarship Competition. We understand students’ schedules are busy and not everyone has a Saturday morning available certain times of the year. Hence, in the spring, NCS requires students to sit for an in-school (weekday) administration (offered at a lower cost than the traditional Saturday exam) of both the ACT and SAT. These in school administrations allow students to sit for an official test that can be used in the college admission process if desired. 
  
  

  NCS is an official SAT testing site and offers Saturday exams on campus in October, December, March and May.

   

  Students who qualify for an SAT/ACT fee waiver will receive 2 ACT waivers and 2 SAT waivers (not including the in- school administrations) for their high school career. If you qualify for a fee waiver, Miss Darby will contact you with the required information. If you are unsure or would like to inquire about fee waivers, please reach out to her.

  
  

  If you believe you qualify or will qualify for testing accommodations on a PSAT, SAT or ACT, please contact Miss Darby early in the process as it can take a few months to receive approval. Proper medical documentation will be required as proof, and is determined by the SAT and ACT organizations. Please note, it is common for students to receive accommodations for one exam and not the other.

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• Volunteer Opportunities

  Volunteering and serving others is something we feel NCS administration, faculty, students and families are called to do (Matthew 5:16). It is an honor to serve our community and make a positive and impressionable impact on others.

  Volunteering and serving others is something we feel NCS administration, faculty, students and families are called to do (Matthew 5:16). It is an honor to serve our community and make a positive and impressionable impact on others. In addition to our personal call to serve, volunteering is a large part of the college process. In fact, one way to qualify for the FL Bright Futures Scholarship, is earning a total of 100 volunteer hours prior to graduating high school. Thus, NCS's nearly identical service requirement. 
  
  

  Utilizing x2vol, an online volunteer platform, Northside students can explore opportunities and track progress for community service. This system allows students to view their hourly progress in order to meet NCS’s 100 service hour requirement (25 hours per school year) for graduation and Bright Futures eligibility.

  To view official our NCS policy please refer to the High School Handbook as well as x2Vol. If you have any questions about your community service hours, please reach out to Mr. Massengill at max.massengill@ncsschools.com.

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