Test | English Language Arts & Reading (ELAR) | Math |
SAT | 480+ | 530+ |
ACT | Prior to Feb 2023: Composite Score: 23 English Score: 19+ After Feb 2023: Combined English & Writing Score: 40 | Prior to Feb 2023: Composite Score: 23 Math Score: 19+ After Feb 2023: 22 |
TSIA2 | MC: 945 and Essay 5 OR MC: 910-944, Diag Level: 5-6, Essay 5-8 | MC: 950 OR MC 910-949, Diag Level: 6 |
College Ready
A student who is college ready is prepared for any postsecondary goal
without the need for college remediation. The student meets the
minimum Texas Success Initiative scores through the SAT, ACT, or TSIA2,
please see the scores that are required listed to the right to be exempt
from remediation or developmental courses.
College remediation is when a student will need to enroll in additional
developmental courses (English and Math) at a 2 or 4-year institution to
prepare a student to complete standard college-level courses. These
courses will not count towards the student's degree plan and must be
taken prior to enrolling in standard college-level courses.
Career Ready
The student has completed or is working towards an industry certificate
and has also met the TSIA2 benchmark through the SAT, ACT, or TSIA2.
Military Ready
The student has successfully completed the ASVAB exam and met the
required score for a specific branch of the military. The student has
completed and submitted enlistment documentation to the recruiter and
high school.
What is College, Career, and Military Readiness (CCMR)?
College and Career Ready Testing Scores
All conferences will be by appointment only using Microsoft Bookings.
Conferences can only be booked fourteen days in advance. Students
have three options for conferences: one-on-one conferences, small
group advisory conferences, or open labs (available to Seniors only and
do not require a Bookings appointment). Students MUST have their
teacher's permission to attend a conference before they book the
conference. If students attend the conference without their teacher's
permission and the student is marked absent, it will be between the
teacher and the student to reverse the absence.
Students will receive a confirmation email or text message (if they
choose to opt-in for text message reminders) once they book the
conference, students will need to use this confirmation email as a pass
to the conference.
Students: Please be sure to save or make sure the email is easily
accessible on the day of your conference. Appointment times can be
changed or canceled with the confirmation email as well.
Student Conference Policy
Book a Conference
- Make a Four-Year Plan
- Focus on Getting Good Grades
- Get Involved
- Meet With Your School Counselor
- Take the PSAT 8/9 or PSAT/10
- Take the ASVAB to Explore Career Interests
- Start Thinking About Financial Aid
- Track Your Accomplishments
- Learn About Colleges Put Thought into Your Summer Work
- Chat With College Students Home for the Summer
College Planning Timeline
- Meet With your School Counselor
- Take the ASVAB To Explore Career Interests
- Take the PSAT In October
- Start Reviewing Colleges
- Start Thinking About Financial Aid
- Take Part in Extracurricular Activities
- Start Visiting Local Colleges
- Take the ACT & SAT Test
- Explore Scholarship Opportunities
- Set Up Your Senior Class Schedule
- Reach Out to Recommendation Writers
- Put Thought into Your Summer Work
- Start Working on College Applications in July
- Continue Making Campus Visits
- Mark Your Calendar to Keep Track of Deadlines
- Meet With Your School Counselor & College and Career Facilitator
- Make a Final List of Your Top Colleges
- Consider Applying Early
- Complete Your College Essays
- Take The ACT/SAT
- Speak to Your Recommenders in Person
- Finish and Submit All of Your College Applications
- Apply for FAFSA or TASFA
- Pay Attention to University Scholarship Deadlines
- Submit Midyear Grade Reports (if needed)
- Evaluate Early Decision or Early Action Responses
- Check For Admission Decisions in the Mail & Online
- Compare the Different Financial Aid Packages
- Complete Housing Application
- Visit to Your Final College Before Accepting
- May 1st Is College Decision Day
- Request Final Transcripts in SchooLinks
- Say Thank You to Parents, Counselors, and Teachers
9th & 10th Grade
11th Grade
12th Grade
There are usually two or three options when it comes to submitting your application. You can:
- Apply directly to the school on their website
- Use ApplyTexas
- Use Common Application (Common App)
ApplyTexas and Common App allow the student to fill out their personal data only once and then fill out school-specific information.
ApplyTexas
Apply Texas is used for Texas public and private colleges and universities. The account is free to make and streamlines the application process to make it easier for students applying to multiple colleges and/or universities.
Common Application
Common Application (or Common App) is used for a wide range of public and private colleges and universities. The account is free to make and streamlines the application process to make it easier for students applying to multiple colleges and/or universities.
Submit Your Application
For a College Application
- in SchooLinks
- Please click the button at the bottom for instructions regarding how to send your high school transcripts to a college or university.
For a Scholarship or NCAA
- in SchooLinks
- Please click the button at the bottom for instructions regarding how to send your high school transcripts to a scholarship foundation or the NCAA.
Downloading a Transcript
- in SchooLinks
Please click the button at the bottom for instructions regarding how to download your high school transcripts for personal use.
Dual Credit Transcript Request
- Lone Star College Systems
Lone Star College utilizes the National Student
Clearinghouse, to process all official transcript
requests. Official transcripts can be sent
electronically through a secure means. PDF orders
sent to students are unofficial. PDF's must be
sent directly to the receiving party to be
considered official.
- Official Transcripts
Requesting Your Transcript
SAT Test
- College Board
The SAT is a standardized test that measures a student's skills in three core areas: Critical Reading, Math, and Writing. The purpose of the SAT is to measure a high school student's readiness for college, and provide colleges with one common data point that can be used to compare all applicants.
- Requesting a Score Report
ACT Test
- ACT Inc
The ACT contains four multiple-choice tests—English, mathematics, reading, and science—and an optional writing test. These tests are designed to measure skills that are most important for success in postsecondary education and that are acquired in secondary education.
TSIA2 Test
- Acuplacer/College Board
The Texas Success Initiative Assessment 2.0 (TSIA2) is a series of placement tests for students enrolling in public colleges and universities in Texas. The tests help Texas schools determine whether you're ready for college-level courses in the areas of reading, writing, and math.
Testing Information
There are many pieces that make up a college application, and the essay is one of those. A college essay is a chance to tell your story in ways that your application or test scores cannot. An effective college essay will help the person reading it get to know you more personally.
Every student's essay will be original and that is the point! Your essay should be unique to you.
College Essays
Resources
The request for letters of recommendation can be found in SchooLinks in the College Application Manager (see the following pages). You will have to add the application of the school you are applying to and then you will see the letter of recommendation requests section in the middle.
- Please make sure that you talk with the people whom you are requesting the recommendation(s) from before you request it, it is the kind and courteous thing to do, but it also lets them know to expect it! You need to give each recommender 10-15 school days (or 2-3 weeks) to complete the recommendation; meaning you need to ask them at least a month in advance!
- When you submit your request, send each person a follow-up email to let them know you submitted the request and attach a “student information sheet” highlighting your accomplishments.
- If you are requesting for your counselor to complete a letter of recommendation for you, you will need to submit them a “student information sheet” as well. Please send it to them via email. The counselor’s alpha-split is listed below.
Letters of Recommedation
Angela Criswell
Andrea White
Djuna Pickens
Lekia Holden
R & 504
- Pick up the College Visit Form (a minimum of 2 days in
advance). - Obtain all required signatures from the College and Career
Facilitator, teachers, a principal, and parent.- Students are responsible for all missing assignments
and/or tests.
- Students are responsible for all missing assignments
- After your college visit, you MUST bring back an official letter
from the college you were attending (on college letterhead) as
proof of visit.- This documentation MUST be turned in to the attendance
office no later than 2 school days after your college visit.
ONLY with this documentation will your college visit day
be excused.
- This documentation MUST be turned in to the attendance
- Only when the form is turned in will your absence be excused.
These documents MUST be turned in no later than 2 school
days after your college visit!
College Visit Policy
The FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) will open for completion in December (specific date is
unknown at this time) for seniors planning to attend college/university/technical school in the Fall of 2025.
Please note if your student plans to attend college in the Fall of 2025 for the first time and you have already
completed a FAFSA, you likely completed the FAFSA for the wrong school year. Please do not stress as this
does not have a negative effect on your student. However, you will need to go in and complete the correct
FAFSA for the correct school year.
You can get a head start on working on some things before the application opens:
- Gather the following items:
- Your Social Security Number
- Your Alien Registration Number (if you are not a U.S. citizen)
- Your federal income tax returns, W-2s, and other records of money earned. (Note: You may be able
to transfer your federal tax return information into your FAFSA using the IRS Data Retrieval Tool.) - Bank statements and records of investments (if applicable)
- Records of untaxed income (if applicable)
- An FSA ID to sign electronically.
- Create an FSA ID Here:
- Parents should create their own FSA ID using their own email/phone number and social security
number - Students should create their own FSA ID using their own email/phone number and social security
number. - Please be sure to keep this information in a safe place, as it will be used to complete the FAFSA for
each school year the student plans to attend college/university/technical school.
- Parents should create their own FSA ID using their own email/phone number and social security
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
The TASFA (Texas Application for State Financial Aid) opens on October 1st each year for students to apply for financial
aid for the following school year. Class of 2025 seniors will have updated information when it is available.
TASFA is Texas state financial aid for students who are not US Citizens or Permanent Residents. If you qualify for
FAFSA then you do not qualify for TASFA. If you do not qualify for FAFSA then you qualify for TASFA.
TASFA is a PDF application that the student will fill out on the computer, print, sign, and mail to the college’s
financial aid office or drive to the college’s financial aid office. The TASFA application does not go to any
government agency, it only goes to the college’s financial aid office.
Step 1: Download the English or Spanish version of the 2025-2026 TASFA application available on December 1.
Step 2: Read all instruction pages before you begin the TASFA.
Step 3: Fill out the TASFA application on the computer. Save the completed form before you print. Print the
completed form.
Step 4: If the parent(s) file US taxes, the parent will need to request a copy of the 2023 IRS tax transcript.
Request a tax transcript: https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript. If the parent does not file US taxes, skip
steps 4 & 5.
Step 5: If receiving the tax transcript through the mail, make a couple of copies.
Step 6: Mail or drive the TASFA application and the tax transcript to the financial aid office of the colleges to
which the student has applied. It is best practice to send all documents to the college’s financial aid office after
the student has submitted the admissions application.
Texas Application for State Financial Aid (TASFA)
Financial Aid Graduation Requirement
Beginning with students enrolled in 12th grade during the 2021-2022 school year, each student
must do one of the following to graduate:
- Complete and submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
- Complete and submit a Texas Application for State Financial Aid (TASFA)
- Submit a signed opt-out form (link provided below)
For Further Information
If you have any questions regarding House Bill 3, please click the link below or visit the TEA
website by clicking the link below.
If you would like to opt out of completing the FAFSA, please complete the form linked here on our
district website linked below.
Career Information
To explore career options, please visit SchooLinks and complete the interest and self-assessment surveys.
You can also use the resume builder to create your resume for your ideal career. Please click on the Student Resume icon for instructions.
Resources
Advanced Academics
Service Cord
Volunteering
- SchooLinks
Throughout the school year, the Foster HS Events/Volunteering Database is updated and sorted in order by the date for each event.
All event information can be found in SchooLinks.
Youth in Philanthropy
- The George Foundation
The Youth in Philanthropy program brings together 150 juniors and seniors from across Fort Bend County to grow as leaders and learn about the nonprofit sector. Students give of their time six Saturdays out of the school year to serve the local nonprofits that strive to make Fort Bend County better.
SchooLinks
SchooLinks is the college & career readiness platform used in LCISD. All students have their own SchooLinks account. All parents have a SchooLinks account to view their student’s progress.
Purpose:
- Self Assessments
- Interest Inventories
- Career Research
- College Research
- College Applications
- Transcript Request
- Letters of Recommendation
- Student Resumes
- Financial Aid Tracker
- Scholarship Information
- Volunteer Opportunities
- CCMR Event Information
CCMR Newsletters
March
2025
April
2025
May
2025
Summer
2025
Hi! I’m Mrs. Nowak! I have a bachelor’s degree in American Sign Language and a master’s degree in Educational Leadership from Lamar University. I worked at Foster High School for four years as an ASL teacher from 2015-2019 (if you have taken or are taking ASL, you might have seen me in the videos). I am married and we have three little girls: Harper (5), Hailee, (2), and Hayden (infant) who are our whole world.
In my role, I help students create a plan for post-graduation whether that means college, technical school, the military, or straight to a career. Though I help students complete college and financial aid applications, I also get students connected with military recruiters, take the ASVAB, assist students with potential career options, and much more. I truly love what I do and am happy to help our students and parents however I can!
Mrs. Nowak
College & Career Facilitator