OKcollegestart Student Information Portal

1. OKcollegestart.orgStudent Information Portal Oklahoma GEAR UP College Access Conference January 31, 2007

2. OKcollegestart.org The official source for planning your college and university education in Oklahoma - designed to offer powerful tools to Oklahoma students, parents and counselors. • Plan and Pay for College • See which high school classes are needed to meet admission requirements. • Learn about ways to pay for college. • Apply online for Oklahoma's Promise — OHLAP. • Create a personal portfolio to track your college planning.

3. OKcollegestart.org The official source for planning your college and university education in Oklahoma - designed to offer powerful tools to Oklahoma students, parents and counselors. • Explore Colleges and Careers • Discover the colleges and universities in the state. • Determine the careers that best match your skills and interests. • Match schools with your career interests.

4. OKcollegestart.org The official source for planning your college and university education in Oklahoma - designed to offer powerful tools to Oklahoma students, parents and counselors. • Apply to College • Gather information about the admission requirements at all Oklahoma colleges and universities. • Apply online to most of the colleges and universities in Oklahoma.

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7. Home Page Are you a parent? OKcollegestart.org en español

8. Information for Parents General Financial Aid Information Learn about scholarships, loans and other financial aid that may be available to your student. State Scholarship Programs Get details about state scholarship programs, including Oklahoma's Promise — OHLAP, which provides college tuition to students with family incomes of $50,000 or less. Savings Programs Explore how the Oklahoma College Savings Plan can help you save money for college and reduce your taxes.

9. Home Page Are you a student? Are you a parent? Are you a high school counselor?

10. Create an Account • Account Information • Student’s name • Birthday • Address • Telephone • Email • Username & Password • Username & Password • In case you forget your password Privacy Policy

11. Home Page Plan for College Test Prep Explore Colleges Applications & Transcripts Career Center My Info Pay for College

12. Plan for College Planner Timeline Find out what you should be doing each year of high school to start planning for college • 5th – 7th Grade • 8th Grade • 9th Grade/Freshman Year • 10th Grade/Sophomore Year • 11th Grade/Junior Year • Summer Between Junior and Senior Years • 12th Grade/Senior Year • Summer After Senior Year

13. Plan for College Planner Timeline Find out what you should be doing each year of high school to start planning for college Add your Counselor Invite your High School Counselor to view your portfolio information so he or she can better help you in planning and applying for college. High School Planner Use this interactive tool to make sure you’re on track to meet college entrance requirements

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15. Explore Colleges Campus Profiles Get the facts about Oklahoma colleges all in one place Student-Campus Matching Assistant Use this tool to search for undergraduate and graduate campuses that match any combination of your favorite criteria Comparative View See a side-by-side comparison of Oklahoma undergraduate and graduate campuses and sort them by a variety of factors

16. Explore Colleges 39 Colleges Colleges and universities are able to update the Campus Facts information at any time - offering the most accurate and up-to-date information available. Campus Profiles Get the facts about Oklahoma colleges all in one place • Filtering & Sorting • Type of College • Location • Setting • Annual tuition • Student/faculty ratio • Distance

17. Applications & Transcripts College Admissions & Applications Apply to one or many of Oklahoma’s colleges and universities online High School Transcripts(coming soon) Request your official high school transcript and submit it with your application when you apply on line with OKcollegestart.org.

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19. Career Center General Career Information A quick overview of the challenges and opportunities in choosing a career as well as information on how to use this Career Center. Career Self-Assessment Questionnaires to assess student skills, values, interests and personality. Student-Career Matching Assistant Helps students determine which careers match their interests

20. Career Center Career Lists Allows students to browse jobs and learn all about them including related majors and matching schools

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22. Career Center Career Lists Allows students to browse jobs and learn all about them including related majors and matching schools Links to Other Career Resources A visit other website resources for information on jobs. My Careers Allows students to store and track the results of their career exploration.

23. Paying for College How Much Does College Cost? Planning Ahead for the Cost of College Types of Aid Sample Financial Aid Package Tips for Borrowing and Repaying Student Loans FAQ’s About Financial Aid Start Your FAFSA

24. Paying for College Glossary of Acronyms and Terms Related Financial Aid Websites Financial Aid Tools Financial Aid Publications Money Matters Ask an Expert

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26. Test Prep There exists a considerable body of scholarship about how cities work in times of upheaval and catastrophe; about the ways that cities' inhabitants navigate through tumult and crisis. A. NO CHANGE B. catastrophe. About C. catastrophe – about D. catastrophe, about

27. Test Prep There exists a considerable body of scholarship about how cities work in times of upheaval and catastrophe - about the ways that cities' inhabitants navigate through tumult and crisis. Hmmm… The dash is used to set off parenthetical material that deserves emphasis, to set off appositives that contain commas, or to prepare the reader for a list, a restatement, an amplification or a dramatic shift in tone or thought. This phrase about the ways that cities' inhabitants navigate through tumult and crisis is none of these. Rather, it's a sentence fragment, and, more specifically, a subordinate clause. It has a subject and a verb, but because of the 'about' it needs to be affixed to something else to make sense. Give the answer another go.

28. Test Prep There exists a considerable body of scholarship about how cities work in times of upheaval and catastrophe; about the ways that cities' inhabitants navigate through tumult and crisis. A. NO CHANGE B. catastrophe. About C. catastrophe – about D. catastrophe, about

29. Test Prep There exists a considerable body of scholarship about how cities work in times of upheaval and catastrophe, about the ways that cities' inhabitants navigate through tumult and crisis. Well done! Perfect. The two 'about' phrases here comprise a list; commas are used between all items in a series. Next question ►

30. My Info My Profile My Colleges My Careers My Applications My Transcripts My Recruiter My E-mail My Calendar

31. The Counselor Center Counselors have to create an account Designed to help counselors Connect with Students Powerful tools to help counselors Organize Time & Data Detailed reports for counselors to Track Student Progress

32. The Counselor Center Student Management Section My Students Group Manager Invite Students Create Student Accounts My Invited Students Counselor Tools Bulk E-mail/Bulk Mail Manager Event Calendar Chat Manager Variable Workspace Manager Letter Template Manager

33. OKcollegestart.org Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education Armando Peña apena@osrhe.edu