New college planning for Generation Z

1. New College Planning for a New Generation: Generation Z Cyndy Presented by Cyndy McDonald, MA/PPS June 2018 Based on an interview with researcher and author, Corey Seemiller 2018

2. Cyndy McDonald • 14+ years experience as educator/administrator, including AVID coordinator • 30+ years experience as IEC • Founder of technology company- GuidedPath • Founder of consulting practice- McDonald & Associates • Founder of HECA

3. How many of us experienced…. • Rotary phones • Maps • Cassette tapes • Floppy discs • VCR • Carbon Copies/correction tape • Answering machines • Phone booths • Developing Pictures

4. Generation Z Goes to College

5. Generation Z “In 1995 the internet was born. So, too, was Generation Z.” “...while Generation Z shares some characteristics with Millennials, it is a vastly different generational cohort. Current campus environments have been designed for previous generations.” Corey Seemiller

6. Dr. Seemiller Interview https://youtu.be/K8d5RSyr81c

7. How do we prepare Generation Z? 1. Try to articulate the value of college. 20:55 • Cohort of students not going to college increasing • College is so expensive. • As technology rapidly advances, purposes to be trained for become obsolete.

8. How do we prepare Generation Z? 2. Change the message what college is for. 24:21 • Training/develop skills for life o Great practice laboratory o Connections o Liberal Studies approach

9. Teach them… “Tell them what they get in college they can’t get anywhere else.” 24:53”

10. As Advisors, we must… Understand what students are looking for in a college. 27:57 • feel safe • activities to be involved in • meet people • be fairly close to home

11. Stay current? • Visit and chat with students on a campus. • Follow research on this generation. • Foster open/exploratory conversations • Encourage students to find their passion/calling. 30:14

12. What can colleges do? North Carolina State Univ. Library Innovative

13. Ohio State SMART Lab

14. What do you worry about most? • The future. • Economy • Ecology • World’s burdens on my shoulder

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16. 5 Steps to creating Dynamic College List Balance | Opportunities | Journey

17. Focus on College Process Self Learning • Surveys • Test scores & test prep Search & Compare • Use survey results for search • Review College Profiles • Search college websites • Geared toward Gen Z? Build College List • Determine BEST fit schools for academic, social, financial & emotional health • Geared toward Gen Z? Create a Plan • Decide on Application TYPE • Organize milestones • Start on college essays • Identify KEY milestones • Communicate with push notifications & TEXTS Execute a Plan • Manage college application process • Set appointments • Set assignments • View progress • Record Decisions • Use Calendar Top 5 Tips for Creating Dynamic College Lists

18. 1. Self Learning Use Surveys • Holland • Myer Briggs • Birkman • YouScience • Find My Spark • Do What You Are • Colors Help them find their PASSION Request Assessment Document by Steven Antonoff and Cyndy McDonald

19. 1. Self Learning ▪ Test Scores • Create testing schedule • Set up PUSH Notifications by TEXT • Add Missing Scores • Use test scores in Search ▪ Test Prep • Free: Kahn, Kaplan • Online • In person • Hybrid

20. 2. Search & Compare

21. Focus on? • feel safe • activities to be involved in • meet people • be fairly close to home

22. https://ope.ed.gov/campussafety/#/

23. LiberalArtsColleges.com ▪ Comparisons with depth

24. Youvisit.com Virtual Reality comes to College Tours

25. National Student Survey

26. 3. Build College List ▪ Balance with SAT/ACT test score ranges ▪ Include Social Experience from school profiles/reports ▪ Determine BEST fit schools for academic, social, financial & emotional health Gen Z: Distance from home is Major consideration

27. 4. Create an Application Plan Decide on application TYPE • Early Action, Early Decision, REASC, etc. • Organize milestones • Start on college essays • Identify KEY milestones • Communicate with push notifications & TEXTS • What type of application? • Common App? Coalition? Institutions? HEART of College Planning

28. 5. Execute A Plan Execute A Plan -Manage college application process -Set appointments -Set assignments -View progress - Add decisions - Use calendar

29. ▪ Empower students to participate in the process ▪ Authenticate the process by inviting students to be actively involved ▪ Make the process more fluid because it is interactive, non-static College Planning with Gen Z

30. Contact me Cyndy McDonald cyndy@guidedpath.net -powerpoint -Assessments document