Parents In The Know

1. Parents In The Know April 1, 2013 “It’s All In The Details” & “Surviving the Shift”

2. It’s all in the details… • Scholarship applications • Legalities • Transcripts • Transfer credit • Texas Common Course Number System • Excessive undergrad hours

3. Local Scholarship Application Deadline: April 2

4. Specifically for seniors • At 18 years of age or when student enters college at any age, rights transfer from parent to son/daughter • FERPA: www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/index.html

5. Transcripts • Academic Achievement Record • All high school credits shown • “Official” = sent from one educational institution to another • SHS Registrar needs 3 days notice • Final completed transcript mailed to colleges by June 14

6. High school transcripts • Seniors complete transcript request form in May for the SHS Registrar • Registrar sends transcript to colleges • Form available from Registrar or online at http://www.springtownisd.net/cms/lib3/TX21000442/Centricity/Domain/56/copy_of_AAR_request_form.pdf

7. Weatherford College transcripts • Students in dual-credit English or biology must request a transcript from Weatherford College if attending a college other than WC in the fall. • WC form available at http://www.wc.edu/images/stories/pdfs/transcript_request_form.pdf

8. TxVSN college transcripts • Request transcript from university that provided the course • Follow university protocol for requesting transcripts; see websites. • Universities we’ve used for TxVSN: • UTA: http://wweb.uta.edu/ses/recordsandregistration/content/student_services/transcripts.aspx • UTPB: http://aa.utpb.edu/registrar/transcript-request/ • Lamar: http://dept.lamar.edu/RECORDS/transcriptrequestform.pdf

9. Transfer credit from community college to university • All college courses transfer, but not equally. • Research prior to enrollment by checking university degree plan. • Use website – www.tccns.org – to compare courses at different schools.

11. Begin with the End in Mind • Know bachelor degree requirements before taking community college course • English 4 Dual Credit = ENGL1301 and ENGL1302 – very reliable transferability for freshman composition • Dual Credit Biology = BIOL1411 and BIOL1413 – fair transferability as science credit • Select classes that will transfer into the chosen degree plan for more than elective credit.

12. Tuition for excessive undergraduate hours • Nonresident rates apply if hours exceed by 30 or more the number of hours required • Applies to first bachelor’s degree • Applies to ALL college hours attempted

13. Surviving the Shift A Guide for Parents of Soon-To-Be High School Graduates

15. Some damage looks like this

16. And some looks worse

17. Surviving the shift A change will occur. Change is never easy. Coping skills and styles vary. It gets worse before it gets better. Acceptance leads to peace. Different kinds of relationships evolve. “Different” is okay and often better.

18. Parents as partners: Less doing / More being • Be a good listener. • Encourage problem solving. • Trust your child. • Provide support. • Find a time to connect.

19. Difficult tasks for new college students • Managing time • Dealing with stress • Making new friends • Resolving conflicts • Meeting academic obligations

20. 4 Conversations to have • What are your student’s reasons for going to college? • How much contact do you expect to have with your student? • Will you or your student be responsible for expenses? • Will your student have a credit card?

21. Good ways to help: College-bound • Specific advice for managing money • Methods for staying organized • Open acknowledgments that it’s normal to feel homesick for several weeks • List of campus resources available

22. Five key points • Help teens understand they will be among other talented students. • Don’t make them feel they must finalize a career goal as soon as they start college. • Be patient with your student – and with yourself. • Let them know there’s nothing wrong with being nervous, upset, or homesick. • Let them know that every decision carries a consequence.

23. Good ways to help: Workforce • Help them work on a plan of action for the future. • Discuss whether or not they will continue to live at home. • Define your own expectations.

24. Education pays • Hundreds of thousands to a million more $$$ over a lifetime • Career opportunities with higher salaries • Better benefits, like retirement, tuition reimbursement, health care, stipends • Longer and better quality life expectancy • Better outcomes for their children • More leisure time

25. Education pays • Increased involvement in children’s education • Reduced incarceration rates • Less public spending on social programs like Medicare and Medicaid • Fewer unplanned pregnancies • More volunteerism and engagement in community • Better understanding of ethnic and cultural differences • More active thinking; evaluative and complex thought

26. Resources for parents Adventures in Education http://www.aie.org/parents/ College for All Texans http://www.collegeforalltexans.com/index.cfm?objectid=67F8E327-A468-15D8-A22C6386C31F25A6 Ecampus Tours http://www.ecampustours.com/forparents.aspx College Parent Central http://www.collegeparentcentral.com/2010/01/how-parents-can-help-support-their-college-student-in-difficulty/

27. How will you survive the shift?

28. Not like this!

29. Survive and thrive!