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College Information Night

College Information Night . Columbia City High School Wednesday, March 19, 2014. Career Interest Exploration. Complete a career interest inventory. These range from very brief inventories to more in depth options.

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College Information Night

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  1. College Information Night Columbia City High School Wednesday, March 19, 2014

  2. Career Interest Exploration • Complete a career interest inventory. These range from very brief inventories to more in depth options. • Students are encouraged to take these inventories to begin exploring different career options and planning for college or other post secondary training. • These inventories are helpful in course selection and allows the student’s counselor to provide them with opportunities that will assist them in meeting their college and career goals. • Create a list of questions and start having conversations • Complete a job shadowing experience • Complete a professional internship

  3. Career Interest Exploration • Hoosier Hot 50 Jobs - The Hot 50 List • Occupational Outlook Handbook • Indiana Career Explorer

  4. What’s all out there?

  5. What college is right for you? • Four or two year? • Public or Private? • In State or Out of State? • Setting • Rural • Suburban • Urban • Cost • Size of the college • Small (fewer than 2,000 students) • Medium (2,000 – 15,000) • Large (more than 15,000) • Academic Programs • Clubs & Organizations • Accreditation

  6. Wherever you end up, colleges look for… • SAT or ACT scores • Register for one of the tests • http://www.collegeboard.com/ (SAT) • http://www.actstudent.org/ (ACT) • Prepare before taking the test • Practice testing from books • Online prep work • College Prep coursework • Work with Guidance Counselor to make sure you are on pace for diploma track you want to follow • Your involvement • Write down everything you’re involved with in and out of school • Join a club, play a sport, or volunteer…anything you do outside of class could impress an Admissions office

  7. https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/

  8. Volunteer Opportunities • Hospitals • Schools • Daycare Centers • Churches • Nursing Homes • Farms • Animal Shelters • Zoo • Local Non Profit Organizations

  9. Leadership Opportunities • Become a Freshman Mentor • Join Student Council • Participate in Organized Sports • Get Involved in Clubs/Activities at School and in the Community

  10. I have found colleges I am interested in…What Next • TAKE ACTION! • Talk to family and friends • Visit college websites • Schedule a time to meet with your Guidance Counselor • Set up college visits to your top college choices…you do not have to wait until your senior year to visit **Remember…your senior year will be busy. Starting your college search now will save you and your parents time and decrease stress!!!

  11. Exploring a college campus • Survey the college website • Virtual tours • Many college websites offer a virtual tour • www.collegeweeklive.com • On campus tour • Schedule an appointment to meet with a college admission representative • Call admissions department • Set up a time online through college website • We recommend that all students set foot on at least threecollege campuses

  12. ACT & SAT Take in the Spring of your Junior year, and again in the Fall of your Senior Year. Sarah Maynard

  13. Difference between SAT & ACT SAT • More of an aptitude test that examines reasoning and verbal skills. • Three components: Critical Reading, Math and a required Writing Test. • Does take points off for wrong answers. • The College Board sends all SAT scores from all test dates. ACT • Measures what a student has learned in school. • Four components (English, Math, Reading &Science)and an optional Writing Test. • No penalty for guessing. • ACT sends score reports from one test date and lets students select the test date that they want sent.

  14. Testing dates at CCHS: • SAT: • May 3, 2014(Juniors- sign up before April 4) • October 11, 2014 • November 8, 2014 • May 2, 2015 • ACT: • April 12, 2014 (in late registration- sign up before March 21) • October 25, 2014 • December 13, 2014 • April 18, 2015

  15. How to sign up for tests • ACT www.actstudent.org • SATwww.collgeboard.org • Online practice tests and sample questions are also available: • CCHS School Code- 150600 • PSAT- Mary Thomas (Main Office) • Wednesday, October 15, 2014

  16. What to bring on testing day: • Admission Ticket with photo uploaded • Two No. 2 Pencils & Soft Eraser • Current and Valid Photo ID • Acceptable Calculator • Graphing or scientific calculators preferred • Cell phones or other electronic devices may NOT be used as a calculator

  17. What not to bring: • Notepads or scratch paper • Compass, protractor or ruler • Dictionary • Cell phones, iPod or any other electronic equipment (will receive no scores if found in your possession during the test) • Separate timer or watch with an audible alarm

  18. Senior Year • Start applying in the Fall of your Senior Year • Applications are due by November 1st • Priory deadline for scholarships issued by the college/ university • Retake SAT/ ACT in October • Check the scholarships requirements on the College/ University Financial Aid website • Start researching outside scholarships

  19. Scholarships • http://www.wccsonline.com/cchs/guidance/scholarships.html • http://whitleycountycommunityfoundation.org/whitley.html Hint: • Create spreadsheet or resume of activities

  20. 21st Century Scholarship Scholar Success Program High School Cumulative GPA Annual FAFSA Filing Financial Means Testing College Enrollment Guaranteed Full Tuition Scholarship Expiration

  21. 21st Century Scholars Requirements by Grade Level 2

  22. Value and Cost of Postsecondary Education

  23. Knowing the Options:Scholarships, Types of Aid, and the Financial Aid ProcessMarch 12th, 2014

  24. The Value of Higher Education Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey

  25. Financial Aid: Types and Sources

  26. Financial Aid Options • Scholarships • Local and National • Grants • Federal and State • Institutional • Work and Internships • Savings • Experience • Savings • It’s Never Too Late to Start • Federal Financial Aid • State of Indiana Financial Aid 27

  27. Scholarships • Money you DON’T have to repay! www.fastweb.comwww.collegenet.com www.scholarships.comwww.studentaid.ed.gov/scholarships – Under "How do I find scholarships? - Click: "Free scholarship search tool” • Ask around • Student’s Place of Employment, Parent’s Place of Employment, Guidance Counselor, Church Groups, Local Businesses, and Organizations • Balance • Spend a fair amount of time on small and large scholarship applications 28

  28. For Juniors and Younger • Apply to all that you are eligible for • Create Scholarship Resume • Think Baby Book for your High School Student • Target List (list of scholarships you will be eligible for when you are a Senior) • Start Writing Essay (Proofread) • Find Other Scholarships asking Same Question • Apply to 10, 20, 30 or more using one base essay. • Add experiences to your resume • Build Houses • Feed the Poor 29

  29. Grants • More $ you DON’T have to repay! • Federal or State Government • Pell and TEACH • Your College or University • Institutional Aid 30

  30. Work and Internships • Work • Generate Savings • References • Networking Opportunities • Internships • References • Networking Opportunities • Find the right career field 31

  31. Savings • It is less expensive to save for college than to borrow. • When you save, the money earns interest • When you borrow, you're paying the interest • Myth: Savings will prevent families from getting financial aid. • Truth: The federal formula that calculates a families EFC does not look at around $50,000 of parental assets for the average family. Savings tips: • Investigate Savings Plan Options • Including 529 College Savings Plans, Money Market Accounts, Regular Savings Accounts • Start a savings plan • Parents and Students • Make savings deposits regular • Automatic Deposits • Continue saving through college • Parents and Students 32

  32. Federal Title IV Programs • Federal Pell Grant • TEACH Grant • Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) • Federal Work Study (FWS) • Federal Perkins Loan • Federal Stafford Direct Loan • Federal Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students (PLUS)

  33. State of Indiana Programs • Division of Student Financial Aid • www.in.gov/ssaci • Frank O’Bannon Grant Program • Higher Education Award • Freedom of Choice Award • 21st Century Scholars Program • Indiana Nursing Scholarship • The Mitch Daniels Early Graduation Scholarship • Child of Certain Veterans and Public Safety Officer Supplemental Grant

  34. Free Application for Federal Student Aid

  35. www.FAFSA.gov

  36. Other Resources • Fafsa4caster • www.fafsa4caster.ed.gov • Using FAFSA4caster, you and your family will receive an early estimate of eligibility for federal student aid and helps you better understand the financial aid process. • ISM College Planning Team • Outreach@ISMCollegePlanning.org 37

  37. How College Cost is Presented

  38. Net Price Calculators • Provide estimates of Financial Aid Packages to help families make informed decisions Cost of Attendance – Gift Aid (Grants & Scholarships) = Net Price • Colleges are required to include a net price calculator on their website 39

  39. Net Price Calculators http://bit.ly/ISM_NetPrice 40

  40. Social Media

  41. Evaluation of Scholarship Applicants Survey of 300 National Scholarship Providers Association (NSPA) members (Members award more than $1 billion annually) • About a quarter of scholarship providers use web searches and social media to search for online information about scholarship applicants • Most scholarship providers only screen finalists • When reviewing a scholarship applicant’s online presence, the scholarship providers look for the following information: • To determine whether the applicant demonstrates good judgment (58%) • Provocative or inappropriate photographs or remarks (58%) • Illegal activities, such as underage drinking and use of narcotics (50%) • To get to know the applicant better (42%) 42

  42. Evaluation of Scholarship Applicants • A third of scholarship providers who screen the online presence of scholarship applicants have denied an applicant a scholarship because of information they found out about them Online • A quarter of scholarship providers who screen the online presence of scholarship applicants have selected an applicant because of information they found out about them online. 43

  43. Next Steps

  44. What do I do now? • Talk w/ Counselors • SAT or ACT • FAFSA4Caster • Scholarships • Applications (and Deadlines) • Campus Visits • College Fairs 45

  45. ISM on Facebook 46

  46. @ISM_CollegePlan 47

  47. www.ISMCollegePlanning.org 48

  48. Student Loan Game Plan • Unique online resource that helps students understand how over- borrowing to pay for college can affect their financial future • Provides personalized real-time results showing how borrowing decisions today might affect life after college • Suggestions are immediately given on ways to reduce expenses and education loan indebtedness • Tool available at www.ISMCollegePlanning.org

  49. William Wozniak Outreach@ISMCollegePlanning.org 317.416.2888

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