OPTIONS BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL 2011Junior Night South High School

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OPTIONS BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL2011Junior
NightSouth High School
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Counselors

• Jackie Mosconi Marie Hassell
• All Nations 9-12th 11th-12th students O-Z
• 11-12th students A-G AVID 9-12
• [phone] [phone]
• Jackie.Mosconi_at_mpls.k12.mn.us Marie.Hassell_at_mpls.
  k12.mn.us
• Nicole Crowell Don Dilla
• 11-12th students H-N 9th-10th students M-Z
• ELL 9-12th grade Special Education 9-12th
  
• [phone] [phone]
• Nicole.Crowell_at_mpls.k12.mn.us Don.Dilla_at_mpls.k12.
  mn.us
• Kim-Vu Friesen Anne Erickson and Breanna
  Parslow
• 9th- 10th grade Achieve! College and Career
  Center
• [phone] [phone]
• Kim.Friesen_at_mpls.k12.mn.us Anne.Erickson_at_mpls.k1
  2.mn.us Breanna.Parslow_at_mpls.k12.mn.us

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Part 1

• Introduction and the Basics of the College Search

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Defining College

• Any kind of training after high school
• Prepares you for work you enjoy and at which you
  emerge skilled
• And with which you can earn a decent living, and
• is sustainable or offers a path for growth
  throughout your lifetime.

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College Admission Trends

• Students applying to more colleges
• Ease of electronic applications
• Competition increasing
• Cost increasing
• Family resources limited due to economic downturn

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Wheres the class of 2010?

• 55 attended 4 year schools
• Public Private
• 26 attended 2 year schools
• Community Colleges
• Technical Colleges
• Trade schools
• 45 in state
• Top 3 application matriculations
• U of MNTwin Cities
• Minneapolis Community Technical College
• UWMadison
• Maps on Naviance

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OPTIONS BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL

• Two year or Four Year College or University
• Apprenticeship programs
• Gap Year - year off
• Military Service
• Entering the workforce

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Choosing A College

• Ask yourself
• Size of campus
• Location
• Setting
• Programs of study/majors
• Character (or fit) of the school
• Tuition costs try not to let this be a primary
  consideration, at least not at the beginning.

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Gather Information

• Website research
• Naviance
• Princeton Review
• College Board
• Increasing student contact with the professional
  world
• Appropriate email address/communications (no text
  messages!)
• Hit the streets
• Project Success Tours
• http//www.projectsuccess.org
• College visits
• At South
• Licensed School Counselors
• AchieveMpls Career College Center
• College representative visits
• Naviance

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Campus Visits

• How? Contact the university admissions office to
  set up a visit
• When? Start visiting at least the summer before
  your senior yearbut remember, visits are more
  productive when classes are in session.
• What? Ask to see areas of interest such as an art
  studio, chemistry lab or field house.
• Why? It is important to visit a campus before
  you enrollyou will potentially be spending the
  next four years there!! Every campus feels
  different.

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Bring this on visits!
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Gather Information

• Website research
• Naviance
• Princeton Review
• College Board
• Increasing student contact with the professional
  world
• Appropriate email address/communications (no text
  messages!)
• Hit the streets
• Project Success Tours
• http//www.projectsuccess.org
• College visits
• At South
• Licensed School Counselors
• AchieveMpls Career College Center
• College representative visits
• Naviance

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Part 2

• No child left untested

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ACT/SAT

• Required for entrance into most 4 year
  post-secondary schools
• Many students take one of each in the spring of
  junior year
• Look at PLAN/PSAT to give indicator
• PLANPre-ACT
• PSATPre-SAT
• Retest in best one
• Later in spring or beginning of senior year if
  needed

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ACT/SAT, whats the difference?

• ACT
• Scoring 1-36 for each test, averaged together,
  2-12 for the writing test
• Penalty for wrong answers No
• Content
• -Math up to trigonometry
• -Science (Charts, graphs, data interpretation)
• -Reading (Four passages, one each of prose
  fiction, social sciences, humanities, and
  natural sciences)
• -English (Stresses grammar)
• -Writing (OPTIONAL)
• Where do I sign up?
• www.act.org

SAT(Subject tests available)Scoring 200-800 for
each subject added together for combined score
of 600-2400 Penalty for wrong answers Yes, you
lose ¼ of a point for each wrong answer on
multiple choice questions. Content
-Math Up to Geom. Alg. 2 -Reading
Sentence completion, short and long critical
reading passages, reading comprehension
-Writing grammar, usage, word choice,
mandatory essay Where do I sign up?
www.collegeboard.com
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Test Prep

• Naviance
• Colleges tab
• Click on test preparation
• Available only on student side
• SW Community Education classes
• Community Education classes ACT Ready prep
  classes
• Books
• Tutors
• Breathe!

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Naviance Test Prep
Choose which test
12-week study plan
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Fee Waivers

• Available for ACT, SAT, and college applications
• Must qualify for Free and Reduced lunch
• Submit the completed form to lunchroom
• A total of two fee waivers for both ACT SAT
• Check with your counselor

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No Testing

• www.fairtest.org
• A list of schools that do not require tests to be
  considered for admission or that are test
  optional
• Check for how schools use
• Placement vs. admission
• Check if required for other uses
• Over 830 schools
• Community colleges
• Do not require ACT/SAT
• Will use Accuplacer or similar

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College Credit While in High School

• Post Secondary Enrollment Options (PSEO)
• Open to Juniors and Seniors
• Provide own transportation
• Admission requirement vary by institution
• U of MTwin Cities
• Highly selective 3.7 GPA
• October 1 application deadlines
• Normandale
• Seniors 3.0 Juniors 3.3
• June 1st Fall Semester December 1st Spring
  Semester deadline
• MCTC
• Seniors 2.5 Juniors 3.0
• June 1st Fall Semester December 1st Spring
  Semester deadline
• See counselor to discuss this option

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Other Ways to Earn College Credit in HS

• Advanced Placement (AP)
• College-in-the-Schools (CIS)
• Project Lead the Way (PLTW)

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Financial Aid

• Naviance Scholarship Database
• Financial aid estimators to approximate
• Expected Family Contribution (EFC)
• www.collegeboard.com
• www.finaid.org
• www.getreadyforcollege.org
• Scholarship searches
• www.fastweb.com
• www.cappex.com
• www.petersons.com
• www.zinch.com
• www.brokescholar.com
• www.scholarships.com

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Graduation Requirements

• 4 Years Social Studies
• 4 Years English
• 3 Years Math
• 3 Years Science (Covering the following
  standards Environmental Science, Biology,
  Chemistry, Physics)
• 1 Year PE 1 Year Health
• 1 Year Fine Arts
• Complete My Life Plan Milestones (Naviance)
• Liberal Arts Requires 2 Years World Lang 30
  hours Community Service)
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• 64.5 Total Credits

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Part 3

• By the Numbers

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Determining My Profile

• Factors in your profile
• GPA
• Class Rank
• ACT/SAT scores
• Rigor of courses
• These factors account for 2/3 of the decision at
  selective schools

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Comparing Your Profile

• Safety/Likely
• Profile is SIGNIFICANTLY stronger than the
  typical freshmen
• 60-90 chance of admission
• Target/Selective
• Profile is SIMILAR to the typical freshmen
• 30-60 chance of admission
• Reach/Most Selective
• Profile not as strong as typical freshmen
• Less than 30 chance of admission
• Willing to go to ALL schools on list
• Remove back-up school from vocabulary
• Financial safety school

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Comparing Your Profile
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Scattergrams
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Timeline

• Now
• Get Naviance access
• Begin college search
• Family conversation about priorities, financial
  aid
• Register for testing
• Test in spring
• Plan your calendar
• Start scholarship search
• Visit schools

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Timeline, contd

• Spring
• Research/visit colleges
• Start test prep test
• Continue scholarship search
• Narrow down list of colleges

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Get Ready Class of 2013!

• Be thoughtful
• Get Input
• Get Organized
• Get prepared