Welcome to Cinnaminson High School Junior Parent Night

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Welcome toCinnaminson High SchoolJunior
Parent Night
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PostSecondary Options?

• Community Colleges (Associates Degree)
• Two Year Private Colleges (Associates Degree)
• Public Colleges/Universities
• Private Colleges/Universities

• Liberal Arts Schools
• Ivy League Schools
• Specialized Institutions(art, music, culinary
  arts, etc.)
• Technical Schools

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Searching for the Right College

• Speak to college reps during lunches in the café
  in the fall
• Conferences with high school counselor come
  prepared to Senior Meeting
• SuperMatch college search in Naviance will be
  done in April
• connection.naviance.com/cinnaminsonhs
• Use this tool to search majors, careers, and
  colleges
• www.collegeboard.com
• College search tool on website

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Searching for the Right College

• College Fairs Campus tours
• Speak with Admissions Counselors
• Visit Financial Aid Office
• Visit the Student Center
• Speak with faculty and students
• Read the student campus newspaper
• Sit in on a class of interest
• Visit the other side of campus (beyond the
  tour)
• Refer to College Visit Checklist

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Searching for the Right CollegeNaviance
Highlights

• Colleges (Tab)
• Upcoming College Visits to CHS link
• College Research Section
• SuperMatch College Search
• College Lookup
• College Compare
• Scattergrams

• Career (Tab)
• Do What You Are
• Career Interest Profiler
• About Me (Tab)
• Tasks ()
• Resume
• Profile (GPA Rank)

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Things to Consider

• Size of school
• Location
• Distance from home
• Activities/Athletics
• Public/Private
• Housing options
• Entrance requirements

• Entrance difficulty
• Reputation of School
• Majors available
• Financial Aid available
• Cost
• Campus personality
• Placement office on campus
• Resources available

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Understanding Admission Factors

• Strength of Curriculum 68
• Admission Test Scores ACT/SAT 59
• Essay or Writing Sample 25
• Counselor Recommendation Letter 19
• Class Rank 19
• Teacher Recommendation Letter 17
• Subject Test Scores (AP) 7
• Portfolio and/or Interview 6
• SAT Subject Test 5
• Extra Curricular Activities 5
• Work/Volunteer or Community Service 2

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Applying to College

• Senior Packets will be distributed to all juniors
  by the end of the
  school year in June
• Begin thinking of two teachers who will write
  recommendation letters
• College essays should be errorfree for
  submission (edit carefully)
• Choose five colleges including Safety,
  Realistic Reach
• Senior Meetings will be scheduled for every
  student to discuss post-secondary plans beginning
  in October
• Refer to the Senior Parent Tip Sheet for ideas on
  how to support your child through the college
  admission process

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Applying to College

• Develop and/or update Resume in Naviance
• Plan to take SAT or ACT this spring and next fall
• Attend Naviance training and take it seriously
• Parent Naviance Night will be in September
• Scholarship financial aid requirements
• Visit www.fafsa4caster.ed.gov estimate of your
• federal financial aid eligibility
• Set firm dates for completion of recommendations
• DO NOT MISS ANY DEADLINES

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College responses

• Early Decision
• ? Requires early application, commitment
  contract
• Early Action
• ? Requires early application no commitment
• Single Choice Early Action or Restrictive Early
  Action
• ? Requires early application colleges will
  restrict your
• ability to apply Early Action/Decision to
  other colleges
• Rolling Admission
• ? Will be reviewed as received
• Regular Decision
• ? Check each college for deadline

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Common Application

• The Common Application is a notforprofit
  membership organization that, since its founding
  over 35 years ago, has been committed to
  providing reliable services that promote equity,
  access, and integrity
• Serves students, member institutions, and
  secondary schools
• Membership open to colleges and universities that
  promote access by evaluating students using a
  holistic selection process
• There are currently Applications to over 500
  members institutions.

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CAP Program

• Program offered by Rowan College at Burlington
  Country
• Students enrolled in CAP designated courses may
  earn RCBC credits for a fee
• Must enroll by deadline
• RCBC will issue transcript upon request
• CAP payments are nonrefundable
• CAP credits may or may not be accepted
• Students responsibility to contact college
  regarding their policies

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SAT vs. ACT

• FourSection Test
• Timing
• (3) 35 minute sections
• (1) 60 minute section
• Achievement Test
• Math up to Trigonometry
• Reading passages from Prose Fiction, Social
  Science, Humanities Natural Science
• English grammar
• Science charts experiments

• TenSection Test
• Timing
• (7) 25 minute sections
• (2) 20 minute sections
• (1) 10 minute section
• Reasoning Test
• Math up to Algebra 2 9th grade Geometry
• Reading sentence completion, critical reading,
  comprehension

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Redesigned SAT (March 2016)

• No wrong answer penalty
• Score is based out of 1600, 800 for Evidence
  Based Reasoning and Writing and 800 for Math
• Optional Essay-will receive a separate score
• Content of Redesigned SAT
• 1 Evidence Based Reading and Writing Test
• 65 Minute Reading Section, 35 minute language and
  writing section
• 1 Math test
• 55 minute section with calculator
• 25 minute section without calculator
• 4 answer choices for multiple choice questions

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NJ STARS

• Scholarship program
• New Jersey residents that covers the cost of
  tuition at New Jersey's 19 community colleges.
• Top 15 percent of their high school class from
  junior year
• Five (5) semesters of eligibility for NJ STARS.

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NJ STARS II

• Scholarship towards a Bachelor's Degree
• New Jersey community college NJ STARS students
  who earn their associate's degrees with a 3.25
  grade point average or better are eligible
• Up to a 2,500 per year NJ STARS II scholarship
• Any New Jersey public or independent NJ
  TAG-participating four-year college or
  university.

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Financial Aid

• Sources of Aid

• Types of Financial Aid

• Federal
• State of New Jersey
• College/University
• Outside Organizations
• Civil organizations (Rotary)
• Parents Employer
• High school awards

• Grants (Need based)
• Scholarships
• Employment Opportunities
• WorkStudy

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Websites
Parents Guide to College Awareness and
Planning http//www.nacacnet.org/research/Publica
tionsResources/Marketplace/student/Pages/GuidingEd
ucation.aspx SAT Registration https//www.colleg
eboard.org/ PSAT results College Search
Planning Resource www.collegeboard.com/quickstart
ACT Registration http//www.actstudent.org/ Na
viance College Career Readiness
Solutions connection.naviance.com/cinnaminsonhs
Financial Aid Estimate of your Federal
Financial Aid Eligibility www.fafsa4caster.ed.gov
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College Planning Summary

• Communicate with counselor
• ? Understand admission factors
• ? Explore your options early
• Keep information organized
• ? Develop a financial plan
• ? Deadlines are critical
• ? Visit, visit, visit!

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Thank you for coming! Please fill out the
survey.
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Questions Comments

• Donna Lobascio (T-Z)
• lobasciod_at_cinnaminson.com
• Alexis Mancinelli (A-J)
• mancinellia_at_cinnaminson.com
• Crystal Widmann (K-S)
• widmannc_at_cinnaminson.com
• Randy Krakower (Ms. Widmanns replacement)
• krakowerr_at_Cinnaminson.com