The Senior Year 2017-18 Testing Applications Scholarships and - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

The Senior Year 2017-18 Testing Applications Scholarships and financial aid

How do I get College Info?  Remind  College & Scholarship Bulletin  Gregori website & Google  Twitter  Naviance

REMIND! Text Enter Get messages 81010 @mrsakuyk

Naviance Gregori homepage  Students  College & Career  Naviance

Tweet, tweet…  Alison Kuykendall@GHScollege411

What are colleges looking for?  Grades, gpa grades 10-11 (Privates may look at 9 th too)  Test scores on SAT+writing or ACT+writing  Rigor including senior year  Commitment, leadership, service  Strong personal statement

Admissions 101 • Start applications: UC now open, CSU Oct. 1 st , private, must check individually • Start working on personal insight questions for UC and/or Common App essays for private schools • Ask for letters of rec for private schools if needed • Establish email for college use only! Check daily!!

Letters of recommendation  3 weeks notice for teachers – Ask in person, then through Naviance.  September 8th deadline for Mrs. K  Required for most private colleges  Provide Senior Profile (found on Naviance- cut & paste into a Word doc. and send to recommenders)  No Not t requ quir ired d fo for UC UC, CS CSU

Requesting Teacher Letters of Rec.

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Select teacher, send a note, & Submit 1. 2. 3. Type a note to your teacher here.

College Visits at GHS  Sign up for all visits through Naviance  Students must get teacher permission to attend  Go immediately to the assigned period, no call slips sent

How do I sign up for College Presentations?

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Admissions 101 What should you be doing now?  Decide where you are applying! 6-8 apps. Recommended.  Attend campus visits, open houses/ Preview Days at college  3 days excused absence for seniors: Fill out excused absence form (on Naviance or in the Career Center) 7 days in advance. Give to Mrs. Kuykendall for administrator approval.  Register for SAT/ACT! GHS Code 052031  Supply codes for colleges w/registration to report scores!

SAT/ACT Test Dates SAT test dates ACT test dates  August 26 September 9  October 7 October 28  November 4* December 9*  sat.org act.org  *Last date to test for all UC’s and most CSU’s.

What test should students take?  Good idea to take both SAT and ACT (not required for Junior colleges)  Register now! Online registration  Fee waivers for qualified students  November tests are deadline for UC/CSU  4 free score reports included with reg. Send scores now!

ACT vs. SAT  SAT w/ Writing  ACT w/ writing  UC takes best score combined  UC takes best score combined (must include wiriting) (must include wiriting)  Subject tests are optional,  Send scores to one UC, they check each campus are forwarded to rest  Send scores to one UC, they  CSU, send to 1 school and are forwarded to rest manage through CSU Mentor  CSU, send to 1 school and  December deadline manage through CSU Mentor  November deadline If a campus recommends a subject test- TAKE IT!

Reporting Scores  Release all scores now  NCAA: ACT/SAT 9999  UC takes best score from 1 test,  CSU, privates will take best math, verbal

Khan Academy Free SAT Prep  https://www.khanacademy.org/sat  Free SAT test prep  Practice tests  Interactive practice  Short quizzes  Instant feedback

How will my colleges get my transcripts and Letters ?

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Dates to Remember!  August 30 th MJC College Fair 6-8pm; East Campus  Oct. 3 rd CSU Application Workshop  October 4 th Mandatory Common App Meeting for all seniors applying to private colleges  Oct. 23 rd UC Application Workshop  Oct. 28 th MCS College Expo; 9-1; Downey High School  Nov. 15 th FAFSA Workshop  WORKSHOP SIGN UPS IN NAVIANCE

Early Decision vs. Early Action ED applicants  Apply early (usually in November) to first-choice college.  Receive an admission decision from the college well in advance of the usual notification date (usually by December).  Agree to attend the college if accepted and offered a financial aid package that is considered adequate by the family.  Apply to only one college early decision.  Apply to other colleges under regular admission plans.  Withdraw all other applications if accepted by ED.  Send a nonrefundable deposit well in advance of May 1. EA applicants  Apply early.  Receive an admission decision early in the admission cycle (usually in January or February).  Consider acceptance offer; do not have to commit upon receipt.  Apply to other colleges under regular admission plans.  Give the college a decision no later than the May 1 national response date.

Senior Meetings  If applying ED, EA or to a school that requires a counselor rec., then Mrs. Kuykendall will meet with you as soon as possible AFTER RECEIVING YOUR SENIOR PROFILE.  Most of our meetings will be in the classroom or in workshops  Students are encouraged to stop by the Career Center before school and during lunch

Apply for Admission and Observe Deadlines College Application Filing Period CSU and UC UC: Nov. 1-Nov. 30 (can work on application now!) CSU: Oct. 1- Nov.30  Private Institutions have individual deadlines  UC applications cannot be sent until Nov. 1 st  UC: one application for all  CSU: new process- details at CSU Application Workshop

College Options  Junior College-108 campuses in CA  California State University-23 campuses  University of California-9 campuses  Private universities  Out of state colleges and universities  Trade/vocational schools

The Junior College  Transfer to UC/CSU  AA/AS degrees/Certificate programs  $46.00/unit  *TAG: UC/CSU Guaranteed transfer to 6 UCs and many CSU campuses uctransfer.org/transfer_admis_guar.html. *N/A UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC San Diego, Cal Poly SLO

Modesto Junior College  www.mjc.edu  Follow 7 steps to enroll online  Math/English placement tests required  NO SAT or ACT required!  Workshops in the Spring March 6, 7, 8

California State University  www.csumentor.edu $55/per campus  Fee waivers for those who qualify  23 campuses (many impacted)  Degrees in business, teaching, nursing, etc.  Must declare major at Cal Poly  Send scores to a CSU and share through CSU Mentor  Check out “Explore Campuses” & “Matching Assistant”

University of California  http://www.universityofcalifornia/apply $70/per campus  Fee waivers for those who qualify  *9 campuses  Must have 3.0 min. GPA  SAT subject tests optional, recommended for math science majors, check by campus  www.ucgateways.org personal insight questions

Private Schools  Over 500 private member colleges www.commonapp.org  Fill out one application, plus supplements by college  You MUST attend Common App Workshop with Mrs. K., Oct. 4th

Apply Broadly UC California Admission Rates Fall 2016  UC Berkeley 21%  UC Davis 37%  UC Irvine 36%  UCLA 16%  UC Merced 66%  UC Riverside 56.7%  UC San Diego 34%  Santa Barbara 36%  Santa Cruz 46%

CSU Admission Rates 2016  Cal Poly 31%  Long Beach 34%  San Diego 34%  Chico 63%  Fresno 52%  Sacramento 67%  San Jose 55%

Private University Admissions ‘16 • Brown 8.5% • Columbia 6% • Cornell 15% • Dartmouth 8% • Harvard 4.2% • Princeton 5.9% • U/Pennsylvania 10% • Stanford 4.7% • Yale 5.3%

Naviance  Naviance code needed – email or see your counselor if you need your code  Interest inventory is a great tool  College application sites/major searches  Resume  Scattergrams  GHS Scholarship bulletin

Official Transcripts  All OFFICI CIAL Transcripts: Mrs. Brasil; GHS Registrar  Office is located near the SBO  Give several days notice  Private schools: Require secondary school reports that include official transcript. Most sent electronically

Private For Profit Colleges  High tuition schools with highest share of students with debt  96% take out loans compared to 13% @ jc, 48% @ 4 yr. public, and 57% @ 4 yr. non-profit  Highest student loan default rate  Too many students do not get high quality training or do not graduate = no jobs, high debt  Under new rule, most for-profits in CA can no longer participate in Cal Grant program like non profit schools  Includes U of Phoenix, ITT Tech, Kaplan, SJVC, etc.

College Website Portals Once students apply to colleges, they will receive an email directing them to set up a “portal”. Do this immediately! This is where the college will send all information regarding admission, financial aid, housing, etc. It is important to check the portals daily and respond to requests immediately!

NCAA Clearinghouse  ncaa.org- athletes must register  Division I or II school  Core requirements are on website  Apply online - $80 fee  Report SAT/ACT scores! 9999