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South Mecklenburg High School November 14, 2013

Helping Hands Day 3. South Mecklenburg High School November 14, 2013. What Did we learn yesterday ?. How to contact counselors and teachers? Navigating the South Meck Website? Parent Portal? Graduation Requirement? Graduation Project? GPA. Parent Involvement.

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South Mecklenburg High School November 14, 2013

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  1. Helping HandsDay 3 South Mecklenburg High School November 14, 2013

  2. WhatDidwelearnyesterday? • How to contact counselors and teachers? • Navigating the South Meck Website? • Parent Portal? • Graduation Requirement? • Graduation Project? • GPA

  3. ParentInvolvement • Parent involvement has been consistently shown to help students succeed in school • Studies show that parents have more influence on a student’s success in school than any other factor

  4. Work Shops • Day 1 – About South Meck • Day 2 – Graduation Requirements • Day 3 – Beyond High School

  5. Ground Rules • Confidentiality. • Honesty. • Punctuality. • Thisseminarisaboutthe BIG picture. (No personal cases.)

  6. IsattendingCollegetheultimategoal?

  7. Overview of Tonight’s Session • Higher education • Types of Higher Education • Requirements for admission to college • College Planning

  8. Have you and your student already started planning for college? Do you know what is needed?

  9. College Options • Community Colleges • Universities in the UNC System • Private Colleges/Universities • Colleges in other states or countries. • Online Private Colleges. • Specialty and Technical Schools. We are going to focus on:

  10. About South Meck • Credits Required for Graduation • 24 Credits • a . 9th to 10th Grade: Students must earn six (6) credits during the 9th grade . Credits may be earned in any courses . • b . 10th to 11th Grade: Students must have earned a cumulative total of 12 credits (which must include English I, English II and Algebra I) . • c . 11th to 12th Grade: Students must have earned a cumulative total of 18 credits .

  11. Graduation • Graduation Project: • Junior Exit Paper • Written either fall or spring semester of Junior Year. • Senior Exit Project • Presented either fall or spring semester of Senior Year.

  12. 58 Community Colleges

  13. Community College • 58 community colleges in all parts of the state • Theyacceptallgraduates and do notaskforGPAsorentryexamslikethe SAT / ACT. • Get a twoyearassociate’sdegreewhich can transfer to a four-yearuniversity • In-state and out-of-statetuitionrates • Theycostonaverage $3,500 eachyearfor in-statetuition.

  14. 17 Universities in the UNC System

  15. UNC System Universities • There are 17 in NC (UNC, NCSU, NCA&T) • GPA and SAT/ACT exams are required • 4-year degrees, as well as masters and doctorate degrees • In-state and out-of-state tuition rates

  16. 37 Private Universities

  17. Private Universities • There are 37 Private Universities/Colleges • These often carry certain prestige • They often cost more but there are more private scholarships and financial aid

  18. Education Costs • Tuition Cost • Room and Board • Books and School Supplies • Personal Expenses

  19. How to afford it. Themajority of studentsdon’tpaythe full cost of attendingcollege. • 66% of studentsreceivesometype of financialaid. • Theaverageamount of financialaidreceived in 2010 was $11,500 • Includinganaverage of $6,000 in grantsthatyou do nothavetopay back • 52% of studentsreceivescholarshipsaveraging $7,400

  20. Forms of financial aid • Free financialaid • Financialaidthatyouhavetopay back

  21. Types of financial aid Financial aid that you DO NOT have to pay back • Scholarships • Grants • Federal Work Study • Research Assistantships • Tax Credits

  22. Types of financial aid FinancialAidthatyou HAVE topay back • Loans • Federal Perkins Loan • Federal Stafford Loan • Federal PLUS Loan • Institutional Loan • Private Loan

  23. CFNC.org

  24. FASFA • FAFSA = Free Application of Federal StudentAid • Itis a free applicationthatthegovernmentoffersto determine eligibilitytoreceivefinancialaid • Whoiseligible? When do youapply?

  25. What are colleges looking for? • Volunteer and Service • High GPA • Transcrips • SAT and ACT scores • Well Written Essays • Thought evoking • Original thought • Higher level of writing • Good Recommendation Letters

  26. College Checklist

  27. MR McIntyre Career and College promise:http://www.cpcc.edu/hsprograms/career-college-promise

  28. LAWA • Luisa Agathon.

  29. About South Meck • Networking! • Parents United! Get the phone number of someone else so that together you can always keep abreast of what is happening at school.

  30. The Road to Higher Education is Close!

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