Megan Shutt, M.Ed CTE Counselor Dr. Gene Burton College & Career Academy

1. Megan Shutt, M.Ed CTE Counselor Dr. Gene Burton College & Career Academy Megan.shutt@rockwallisd.org

2. Agenda For Today • Burton Academy • Introduce Top-Down Theory • Review Career & College Resources • College Admissions Overview • Testing • FYE-First Year Experience • Degree Plans • Financial Aid & Scholarship Search • Dual Credit options • Q&A

3. Endorsement’s & CTE courses • Handout of CTE courses at Dr. Gene Burton College & Career Academy • Choosing a pathway for your student should be a fun event, exploring options, interests, abilities, aptitudes. • Some CTE courses are an opportunity for students to earn industry recognized credentials (IRC) while IN high school. • IRC can lead to jobs, careers, financial security, and growth learning experiences for students. Getting a great start on their post-secondary adventures! • All our CTE courses are hands on courses taught by professionals who have worked in that field. • District College Night September 10th @ RHS 6pm-8pm • Burton Open House September 25th at 5pm • Rockwall Job Fair September 14th from 11-4pm at Lake Point Church.

4. Post-Secondary Planning • Some Questions You might be asking yourself: • Life beyond high school?! • What do I do? • Where do I go? College, Technical School, Community College, Military, Job? • How will I pay? • Where do I start?

5. Where Do I Start?!

6. Which colleges do I apply to?

7. TOP-DownLooking at your college decision in terms of your career path. • 3 Easy Steps to build from the Top-Down. Step 1: What career/job do I want to have? Ex. Social Media Marketing Step 2: What type of degree do I need to do that job/career? Ex. Bachelors Degree: Communications, Business Marketing, Arts Technology & Emerging Communication (ATEC @ UTD), Public Relations, Sociology w/ minor in marketing, etc. Step 3: What colleges offer the degree I need? Ex. Associate of Arts or Associate of Science @ Community Colleges 4 year Universities: DBU, UTD, Texas A&M, TWU, Texas State University, SMU, etc.

8. College & Career Resources! • Rockwalljobs.com > Click on Resume Builder Takes you to Workforce Solutions page! • www.careeronestop.org • www.texasrealitycheck.com • www.Careers.xqsuperschool.org • www.texasguine.org • www.texasgearup.com • AAS-BAAS : www.ntcc.unt.edu/aas-baas • www.collegeforalltexans.com • www.collegeboard.org • www.collegescorecard.ed.gov

9. Admissions

10. UNIVERSITIES HOLISTIC ADMISSIONS REVIEW PROCESS CC & Technical Schools only require a HS diploma/GED. TSI is a benchmark test NOT an entrance requirement.

11. Application Systems- Have to Check with EVERY University & College! www.applytexas.org ; www.mycoalition.org www.commonapp.org ; University specific applications. Community Colleges & Technical Schools use their own applications. Automatic Admissions: Top 10% Guaranteed: No minimum SAT/ACT score, DAP Graduation HS plan. (6% for UT-Austin 2019-2020 school year!). Quartile Rank& SAT/ACT test scores

12. What to look for when researching College Admissions: • Admission Deadlines: When is their priority deadline & regular admission deadline? • Scholarship Deadlines: When are their scholarship deadlines? How are scholarships applied for? Separate applications or combined with the university application? • SAT/ACT scores: What is their average incoming freshman have for SAT/ACT ?; Do they have automatic admission and/or scholarships associated with SAT/ACT scores? • GPA requirements & High School Diploma requirements? (Distinguished, Foundation, Recommended?) What is the average incoming freshman GPA- automatic admissions associated with Class Rank and correlating SAT/ACT scores. • OTHER: Essays? Letters of Recommendation? Interview? Short Answer questions? ZeeMee Profile?

13. Application Terms to Know

14. Sneak Peak at College Admissions • University of Texas at Austin • Priority Application Deadline: November 1st • Regular Application Deadline: December 1st. • General Scholarships Application: Automatic with Apply Texas App- Must select Scholarships application! Application- needed by December 1st . - Additional scholarships on website. Automatic Admissions: Top 6% for Fall 2020 ; 50K Applications for 8,500 spots! ApplyTexas application SAT/ACT scores (Average Incoming Freshman 1390 SAT / 33 ACT) AP Scores/ Dual Credit transcripts/ IB Official HS Transcript Essay A on Apply Texas + 3 Short Answers Resume, Letters of recommendation (Through student portal), Departmental Requirements! Engineering, Fine Arts, Geoscience, Nursing, Natural Science, etc.

15. Texas State University • Application deadline: March 1st • Scholarship Deadline: December 15th *Separate Application* Automatic Admissions: • Rank top 10% • 1st Quartile 1000SAT / 20ACT • 2nd Quartile 1090SAT / 22 ACT • 3rd Quartile 1250 SAT / 26 ACT • 4th Quartile 1330 SAT/ 29 ACT ApplyTexas application • SAT / ACT scores (Will Super Score: Take highest test results from either test date) - AP Scores/ Dual Credit transcripts/ IB - Official HS Transcript • Essay (Optional but Recommended) • McCoy College of Business additional requirements.

16. TESTING?! • Use PSAT results to prep for the SAT on College Board. • Take FREE SAT & ACT practice tests. Students might test differently. • SAT = Collegeboard.org ; ACT = Act.org • Take both & multiple (Once Junior Year and again August/September of Senior Year). • Admissions does NOT prefer one over the other. Scores are what matters. • Always check the universities admissions webpage for any specific SAT subject tests and ACT science/STEM requirements.

17. FYE- First Year Experience - Ferris State University https://ferris.edu/HTMLS/colleges/university/fsus/homepage.htm

18. YOU are starting your Career & RESUME now! Sports involvement, clubs and organizations, work experience, internships, All will benefit you in obtaining the job you want once you graduate college or technical school.

20. Degree Plans> What are they and why are they important? • ALL Universities/ Community Colleges & Technical schools have degree plans for EVERY major. • Degree Plan: An outline of all courses required for a specific degree. • In college you have LOTS of choices for course, you need to align your classes with your degree plan. • Can not graduate with out taking ALL required courses for your degree! • Let’s take a closer look!

23. Financial Aid & Scholarships • www.fafsa.ed.gov Opens October 1stAPPLY EVERY YEAR! - Grants, Scholarships, Loans - Can accept and deny parts of FAFSA awards • Look at Scholarships holistically! - University & Departmental specific scholarships - Community Scholarship (Rockwall : February 1st of Senior Year) - Family & Friend’s Employer’s : Just ASK! - Churches, extra-curricular organizations - National Scholarships: FastWeb.com; Scholarships.com - Rockwall Heath Counselor Facebook Page! Mr. Jones posts a TON of scholarships and internship/mentorships/camps information.

24. Community Colleges – Always Enrolling & Fresh new start! • Associate of Arts Degrees • Associate of Science Degrees • Transfer to a 4 year institution • Workforce Programs- Certificates, Associate of Applied Science Degrees + Bachelor of Applied Arts and Science Degree (www.Ntxccc.org)

25. Questions ? • REMEMBER THE UPCOMING EVENTS! • District College Night September 10th @ RHS 6pm-8pm • Burton Open House September 25th at 5pm • Rockwall Job Fair September 14th from 11-4pm at Lake Point Church. Megan Shutt, M.Ed CTE Counselor Dr. Gene Burton College & Career Academy Megan.shutt@rockwallisd.org