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College Information Night

Join us for an informative session on the important factors of college selection and what characteristics to look for. Learn about career opportunities, types of colleges, course offerings, and college selection criteria.

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College Information Night

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  1. College Information Night Lane RameyAssociate Vice President of EnrollmentRockhurst University

  2. WGTC Why Go To College?

  3. What are the important factors in your college selection? What characteristics are you looking for in a college? What is it you seek?

  4. To…. • Learn • Meet new people and have new experiences • Prepare for a career • Contribute to society • Better understand yourself • Learn where to go with your life • Gain social status • Enhance your social life • Avoid a job • Be with your friends • Please your parents

  5. Best forecasted job opportunities • Accountants • Market researchers • Public relations experts • Counselors • Specialized engineers • Dentists • Hospital Administrators • Medical lab workers • Systems analysts • Programmers • Doctors • Psychologists • Life scientists • Bank officers • Actuaries • City managers • Economists • Political scientists • Social workers • Statisticians

  6. Lifetime Salary Figures

  7. Students who go to college.. • Like to study • Like to read books • Have neat desks • Create study schedules • Seek extra credit projects

  8. College Types • 2- year public or private • 4-year public or private • Location • City • State • Region • In-town • Out-of-town • In-state

  9. Student Body • Size • Male/female • Coed • Racial Balance

  10. Course Offerings • Solid foundation • Variety to choose from • Traditional programs

  11. Special programs • Class exchange • Study abroad • Career centers • Co-operative education • Independent studies • Advanced placement • CLEP

  12. College Selection What do colleges look for in student applicants? • Preparation • Motivation • Ability

  13. On what do colleges base their acceptance or denial of an applicant? Public colleges: Typically a combination of preparatory course work and a percentile combination of class rank and test scores.

  14. On what do colleges base their acceptance or denial of an applicant? Private colleges: Course work Grades Test scores Recommendations Activities, honors and awards High school you attended Interview

  15. Recommended College Preparatory Course Work SubjectYears English 4 Math 3 Natural Sciences 3 Social Sciences 3 Languages 2-4 Total academic units 16

  16. 1-36 score in each area ACT: four areas of testing English Mathematics Reading Science Reasoning SAT: two areas of testing Verbal Math 200-800 in each area Bothof these have an optional writing portion.

  17. Sample ACT question What does the “X” equal in the following equation? 1/X= 1/5-1/X • 1/10 • 1/5 • 5 • 10 • None of these

  18. Timetable High school: Choose a good high school. Select your courses well. Junior Year: Take spring ACT or SAT. Visit colleges and request applications. Senior year: In fall, check for application deadlines and plan to submit to selected schools by October 31st. File the FAFSA after January 1. In spring, investigate freshman courses. May 1st is usually the time to place a deposit. You should ask for an extension if: • The school requests a deposit prior to May 1st • You’ve not heard about financial aid • You have honestly not decided and are doing something to help yourself make the decision.

  19. Four Types of Financial Aid • Grants • Scholarships • Work study • Loans

  20. Grants

  21. Scholarship

  22. Work study • Usually freshmen start at minimum wage • Around 10-12 hours per week • Paid once or twice a month • Use for spending money or apply towards bill

  23. Loan Programs Repayment and interest begin six months after graduation.

  24. Loan Programs Interest begins to accrue when the loan is disbursed. Repayment begins six months after graduation.

  25. Loan Programs Repayment and interest begin nine months after graduation.

  26. Loan Programs Repayment and interest begin 60 days after the second disbursement of the loan (usually in March of the freshman year.)

  27. Financial aid eligibility= college costs- family contribution

  28. College costs= tuition+ room and board (at home or school)+ books+ transportation+ miscellaneous

  29. Family contribution=parent contribution +student contribution

  30. FAFSA • Free Application for Federal Student Aid • Access it at www.fafsa.ed.gov, which will become live January 1st • Try to submit by February 15th of senior year, but really no later than March 1st • Check on specific institutional financial aid applications and deadlines

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