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Senior College Planning Night Fall 2018

Join us for an informative evening covering college options, financial aid, scholarships, and more. Discover what colleges seek in applicants, navigate FAFSA, and plan your college and career future effectively.

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Senior College Planning Night Fall 2018

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  1. Senior College Planning NightFall 2018

  2. Agenda • College options • What do colleges want? • FAFSA timeline • Scholarships • Transcripts • Standardized testing • To do list

  3. College and Career Options • 4- YEAR COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY • Liberal Arts College • University • Focused Experience University • Military Academy • 2- YEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE • CAREER TRAINING PROGRAMS • APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS • MILITARY • WORK

  4. Considerations • Location of the school • Size of the school • Strength in the field of interest • Admission Requirements • Opportunities outside of the classroom • Housing • Cost & Financial Assistance

  5. What Do Colleges Want? • Grades • Class Rank • Strength of Curriculum • Test Scores • Community Service • Involvement • Letters of Recommendation • Personal Essays • Work Experience

  6. Fafsa Timeline • fafsa.ed.gov • Create FSA ID prior to filling out FAFSA • Need social security number • FAFSA opens October 1st • Will need 2017 W2 (or use the retrieval tool) • Priority deadline is February 1st • If parents and/or student is undocumented, do not complete the FAFSA

  7. Scholarships • www.northtowncounseling.com • Scholarship tab – listed by month of due date • www.nexttier.com • Username: 123456 (student ID #) • Password: nkc123456 (nkc followed by student ID #) • Search financial aid website for schools of interest • For example, UM system scholarship deadline is December 15th.

  8. Scholarships • Letters of Recommendation • Transcripts • Personal essay • Senior Questionnaire

  9. A+ Program • Sandy McQuerry (sandy.mcquerry@nkcschools.org) • A+ Requirements • GPA of 2.5 or higher • 95% attendance or higher • Maintain record of good citizenship • Score proficient or advanced on the Algebra I EOC • Perform 50 hours of unpaid tutoring/mentoring

  10. transcripts • Mrs. Deleve – Registrar (kathie.deleve@nkcschools.org) • Transcript Release Authorization Form • Parent signature – kept on file • Transcript Release Form • Completed when transcript needs to be sent to a specific school

  11. ACT Scores • Visit ACT.org to request official score report • ACT will send your official score reports to up to 4 schools (20 if free/reduced) • This must be designated during test registration • NCAA - 9999

  12. Fee Waivers • ACT/SAT • 2 ACT fee waivers • At least 2 SAT fee waivers • College Applications

  13. Standardized Tests • Accommodations for testing • ACT Test Benchmarks

  14. To Do List: • Set up college visits and visit fairs • Create an email account just for communicating with colleges – then check it! Get your parents involved with this • Develop a time management tool to keep track of deadlines

  15. To Do List: • Start filling out applications • Ask for letters of recommendation – Senior Bio • Start an autobiographical essay for scholarship applications • Apply for admission and scholarships • File for FAFSA • Go ahead and apply for FSA ID now • FAFSA Frenzy

  16. Coming up! • NACAC National College Fair • Over 200 colleges, tech schools and universities from across the country will be in Kansas City! • TUESDAY October 16 8:30-11:30a.m. and 6-8 p.m. • Register online at: • https://www.nacacfairs.org • FREE event!

  17. Questions?

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