3. Planning for the Future
A Workshop for Parents
created by
Middle States Regional Office
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4. To be covered:
TYPES OF COLLEGES
PROGRAMS OF STUDY
SAT
APPLICATION PROCESS
FINANCIAL AID
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5. 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
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6. 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
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7. 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
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8. Finding the Right Match
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
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9. 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:
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10. Curriculum Requirements
World language Elective
Colleges
2 years 3 years
like to see:
A Friar
≥2 years 3 years
takes:
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11. 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?
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12. Finding the Right Match
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
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13. 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????
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14. 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
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15. 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
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16. 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.
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17. 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
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18. www.collegeboard.com
Provides information on:
Colleges and careers
SAT Registration and scores online
Financial aid information
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19. Applying to colleges
Parts of a packet:
Application
Official transcripts and SAT scores
Recommendations
Essays
Financial aid
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20. Applying to colleges
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
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21. Applying to colleges
Parts of an application:
Application (to be filled out by student)
Official transcripts and SAT scores
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.
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22. Applying to colleges
Parts of an application:
Application (to be filled out by student)
Official transcripts and SAT scores
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
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23. Applying to colleges
Parts of an application:
Application (to be filled out by student)
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
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24. Applying to colleges
Parts of an application:
Application (to be filled out by student)
Official transcripts (initial, mid-year, final)
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
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25. Applying to colleges
Parts of an application:
Application (to be filled out by student)
Official transcripts (initial, mid-year, final)
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.
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26. 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.
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27. 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
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28. 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!
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29. 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).
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30. 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
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31. 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
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