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Planning for the Future

A Workshop for Parents
created by
Middle States Regional Office
Visit www.collegeboard.com of the College Board

To be covered:
 TYPES OF COLLEGES
 PROGRAMS OF STUDY
 SAT
 APPLICATION PROCESS
 FINANCIAL AID

Visit www.collegeboard.com

Keeping Options Open
 Students who plan have choices
 some may choose NOT to exercise them
 not every student will go to college
 each child deserves the opportunity to
make that choice


Possibilities
 More than 60% of high school graduates
continue their education beyond high
school
 If your child decides not to continue his education, he
should know that the opportunity was available

 There are more than 3,000 2 and 4 year
colleges in the USA + professional schools
 Meeting the needs of a diverse group of high school
graduates


Finding the Right Match
Echo Open Admissions

Camry Competitive Admission .

Avalon Selective Admission
.
Lexus Highly Selective Admission
 There is a CAR for  There is a COLLEGE
everyone who has for everyone who has the
the desire desire


Open Admissions (V & M)
1.0 450

Competitive Admission .

GPA

SAT
Selective Admission

Highly Selective Admission
4.0 >1300 (V & M)
 There is a COLLEGE
for everyone who has the
desire


Curriculum Requirements
Social
English Science Math
Studies
Colleges
4 years 3 years 3 years 2 years
like to see:
A Friar
4 years 4 years 4 years 4 years
takes:


Curriculum Requirements

World language Elective

Colleges
2 years 3 years
like to see:
A Friar
≥2 years 3 years
takes:


Narrowing choices
If you meet the admissions requirements of a certain school:
 Are the programs you want to study offered
there?
 Most professional studies start freshmen year with
introductory courses (Calculus, Chemistry)
 Engineers, Doctors
 Is it financially feasible for your family?
 Is this school in an area with which you are
comfortable?
 Travel, social setting, weather
 Are there extracurricular activities at that school
that are of interest to you?

State Schools Private Schools
(UC- (Harvard, USF, UPortland
Berkley, UCLA, Portland , SeattleU, Chaminade
State U, UMASS, UHawaii) )
 Are for residents of those  Anyone can attend
states first and foremost regardless of residency
 Resident tuition vs out-of-  Tuition is the same for
state tuition all
 Selectivity of out-of-state  Selectivity is the same
students for all


How a College Decides
 Grades (GPA)  Ethnicity
 Class rank (RIC)  Interview
 Testing (SAT)  Legacy
 Courses taken (AP)  Major choice
 Recommendations  Geography
 Essays  Special Skills
 Activities  Ability to pay????


How a College Decides
 A student’s high school record - both
grades and courses taken - is the
MOST important factor in college
admissions
 Beyond the high school
record, colleges evaluate applications
very differently due in large measure
on how selective or competitive a
college is
 Open admission to highly selective

College Admissions Testing
 40,000 different high schools in the
USA
 Colleges look for a common measure
 The SAT I is often required by colleges
 designed to measure critical reading, math
reasoning, and writing skills
 allows colleges to predict success
 the best academic predictor for college
success is your child’s high school record in
combination with the SAT I


College Admissions Testing
 Register for SAT early. Oct is full at
FDMS. (Nov, Dec, Jan, Mar, May, Jun)
 Do not take SAT Subject Test unless
absolutely required by the college
 The name on the roster, ticket, and
ID must match exact.


Short Term Preparation
 Once in high  Coaching courses can’t
school encourage “guarantee”
practice testing  Preparing can help
like the PSAT students feel relaxed
 The knowledge  Use free College Board
gained from the materials like “Taking the
PSAT will help SAT I” and resources like
them prepare for www.collegeboard.com
the SAT and feel
more relaxed
 Keep the tests in
perspective

www.collegeboard.com
Provides information on:
 Colleges and careers
 SAT Registration and scores online
 Financial aid information


Applying to colleges
Parts of a packet:
 Application
 Official transcripts and SAT scores
 Recommendations
 Essays
 Financial aid


Parts of an application:
 Application (to be filled out by student)
 Personal Information
 Academic History (GPA and RIC)
 SAT scores (to be verified later)
 Extracurricular activities


 Schools may require a transcript at the beginning of
the application process, at the middle of the year to
check progress, and after graduation to be sure.
 Students must request for every single transcript.
There are no automatic transcripts.
 All transcripts are sent from school to school.
Students are not to send transcripts.
 All transcripts cost $5.00. When requesting a
transcript, bring the RECEIPT from the front office
and the ADDRESS of the school or program.

 A school may ask for SAT scores to be reported on
application being filled by student, but official scores
only come from www.collegeboard.com
 There is no way to determine which scores the
colleges will see
 Colleges will see all your scores, not just the highest


 Official transcripts (initial, mid-year, final)
 Recommendations, for some schools, first filled
out by student and then by:
 Teachers’ (usually English and/or Math teacher from
junior or senior year)
 Counselor (Mr. Perez)
 They are sent directly from school to the school
 Give ample time for everyone involved
 Good recommendations are not done on the due date

 Recommendations (teachers’ and counselor’s)
 Essays, for some schools
 Shows English skills
 Shows thought process and logic
 Shows maturity, worldliness
 This should be done early and edited
 Can be used for scholarship programs too
 This may be matched to the essay on the SAT


 Recommendations (teachers’ and counselor’s)
 Essays (early and edited)
 Financial aid information
 You can not apply for financial aid from a school to
which you are not applying.


Applying for Financial Aid
Parts of financial aid:
 FAFSA – www.fafsa.ed.gov (watch for scams)
 Apply for PIN for student and parents/guardians NOW
 PINs can be obtained BEFORE January 1, 2013
 Fill out as early as possible after January 1, 2013
 FAFSA – Federal Government determines how much
your family can contribute to education
 fafsa4caster.ed.gov a great place to preview FAFSA
 Financial Aid Application for each school (to be
filled out by student)
 School will use information from FAFSA to determine
how much aid to issue.

Applying for Financial Aid
Parts of financial aid:
 FAFSA – www.fafsa.ed.gov (watch for scams)
 Financial Aid Application for each school (to be
filled out by student)
 Types of Aid:
 Grants – Based on need, not to be paid back
 Scholarships – Based on talent, not to be paid back
 Loans – Anyone can get these, to be paid back,
probably with interest
 Work-study – you have to work to get paid by the
hour, it can be paid to student or to school account


What About a Career?
 Prepare your child for the fact
that their choice will change
 Remember that any career
choice made before or
during high school is
made with limited
information!
 Sometimes indecision
forces options to remain
open!


What About a Career II?
 Remember the dangers of
making choices too early or
FORCING a choice!
 Don’t let a child pursue a
career which guarantees a
future job, but is one in
which he has no interest!
 Try to provide experiences
for career exploration
(internships, shadowing, an
actual job).


PSAT Access Codes
 Allow you to see the scores online
 Show questions, answers
given, correct answers, and
explanation of correct answers
 Give ways to improve SAT scores
 Access to myroad.com


Myroad.com
 Students take a personality profile
survey
 Results give possible career options
to explore
 Career options are tied to majors in
college
 Colleges should be chosen where the
major will lead to the career


College Fair

Wednesday
September 12, 2012

Thank You!

We’re glad you could
make it!

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