Junior Class NavianceWinter 2015

After High School Options

Types of Schools Community Colleges

UniversitiesLiberal Arts

SchoolsSpecialized

Professional or Trade Schools

Community CollegesAdmissions: H.S. grad or 18 years old

Benefits of going to CC

Reduced tuition and room and board costs. Ability to transfer credits. Programs to develop vocational skills. Convenience and size. A schedule which integrates

with your life.

TAG program

Guaranteed admission agreements

Easier to get into colleges through a transfer program

CSU

UC

Independent

Types of 4-Year Colleges/Universities

4 Year: Universities An educational institution with

one or more undergraduate colleges, a program of graduate studies, and a number of professional schools

Graduate degrees - advanced degree offerings such as an M.A., M.F.A., M.B.A., J.D., Ph.D., and M.D. are common

Broad academic offerings - liberal arts, sciences, engineering, business, health and fine arts.

Faculty focus on research

Duke

UCSB

4 Year: Liberals Arts Colleges

Usually comprised of a 4-year program where a BA/BS degree can be earned

Small size Liberal arts curriculum Focus on community Residential Considered

independent/private schools

Middlebury College

Smith College

Women’s Colleges

women are more likely to be successful

have higher self-esteem

develop stronger leadership skills

are more likely to choose male dominated career fields.

Independent (Private) Colleges and Universities

Funding comes from tuition, investments and private donors, not from taxpayers.

Admission requirements similar to the A-G requirements

Some schools are highly selective

Some schools have very specific requirements (i.e., visual performing arts schools)

California has 75 unique independent colleges and universities.

Study Abroad options

WUE-Western Undergraduate Exchange

Students in western states may enroll in a 2 or 4 year public college at reduced tuition

Affordable access to programs not available in own state

150 participating institutions

wue.wiche.edu

Independent Colleges and Universities

The Common Application

www.commonapp.org

Supplemental applications

International Colleges

4.5 million students from the US in 2012

Application similar to common app

Benefits-graduate faster, less money, impress future employers, travel, gain independence

Military Options Academies

 Extensive and very competitive process,

four-year higher education experience and fully immersing students in military culture.

ROTC

Reserve Officers' Training Corps is an officer training program for college students who commit to serve in the U.S. military after college.

Enlist - 18 years old, or 17 with parental consent. He or she must also have graduated from high school

Applying for College

Apply On-Line for

most Colleges

CEEB Code053410 SPHS

ReviewWhat Should I

Be Looking for in a

Prospective College?

Size and Location

Academic Programs

Campus Life

Affordability of Tuition

Can I Get In?

What are Colleges Looking

For?

Academic Record

Course load

while in high

school

SAT and/orACT Scores

PersonalStatement

Activities

Recommend-

ations

Overall Standing

toOther

Applicants

Admissions Options

1. Early Decision- BINDING…Must Attend

2. Early Action-Admit/respond/May 1

3. Regular Decision-Admit/respond/May 1

4. Rolling Decision-Admit/respond/May 1

5. Late Decision/ May occur after May 1

SAT and ACT Used to determine readiness for

college–level study. A good test score can help you enter your school of choice, obtain scholarships, and receive advanced placement or college credit.

Subject tests- only about 100 schools in the nation use SAT Subject Tests in their admissions decision

Some colleges do not require standardized tests for admission - test optional ( over 800 colleges to date)

ACT v. SAT The ACT measures what a

student learned in school. Tests on English, Math,

Reading, and Science with an optional Writing Test.

Score based out of 36. No penalty for guessing.

Score Choice

The new SAT measures what a student has learned in school.

Tests are evidence-based Reading and Writing as well as real world problem solving Math.

Essay is optional. Score based out of 1600. No penalty for guessing. Score Choice

New SAT format starts March 5th, 2016

SAT/ACT Test Prep Revolution Prep Eureka Ivy West Kaplan Princeton Review Elite

Please call for pricing and possible discounts.

Take the SAT and/or ACT with writing at least once before 11th grade year ends

Sign up for the PRA to figure out which test you’d score higher on!

You can take SAT subject tests in June after AP exams

Take the SAT and/or ACT with writing once in the fall semester of 12th grade if you want to raise your score

Last month to take the SAT or ACT with writing is December 2016

When to take the SAT/ACT

Letters of RecommendationsWho needs letters?Who writes them?

Letters of Recommendations

Questions to ask yourself…

1) Which teachers know me?2) Which teachers like me the best?

More Tips…

1) Pick a teacher from 11th or 12th Grade2) Pick teachers who know your academic

work

College Personal Statement Offers understanding of you as a unique individual within

the context of your family, school, community, and the world.

Adds clarity, richness, and meaning to the information collected in other parts of your application.

Allows you to make your best case for why you should be admitted to the specific college you are applying to

Clarifies distinctions between applicants whose academic records appear to be quite similar.

Provides colleges with information that may not be evident in other parts of the application.

Provides opportunity to explain how factors outside of school have enhanced/impeded your ability to maximize available academic and intellectual opportunities.

College Personal Statement

The most compelling personal statements often include discussion of…

academics, accomplishments, and activities. unusual circumstances, challenges, or hardships you have faced

and the ways in which you have overcome or responded to them. initiative, motivation, leadership, persistence, service to others,

special potential, and/or substantial experience with other cultures. achievements in light of the opportunities available to you.

College Personal Statement

Tips for Success

Start on your personal statement early.

Be clear. Be focused. Be organized.

Be careful with humor and clichés.

Don’t manufacture hardship. Use specific examples to

illustrate your ideas. Give yourself plenty of time

for revisions.

UC personal statement

https://youtu.be/iB4O2UXdLo0

11th Grade College Night

Wednesday, February 246:30 PM

Auditorium--Bring your parents!CASE STUDIES and COLLEGE FAIR

Check your Naviance account frequently

www.connection.naviance.com/southpasadena

or go onto sphstigers.org

Under the counseling tab, go to Naviance and click on the

website!

Preview of college admissions process

Where do I start today?

What should I do at home?

College Tab-Supermatch

Supermatch College Search

Supermatch College Search

23 different factors to consider

Supermatch College Search

Start the

Supermatch Search

Supermatch College Search

Sample of what Your Results

look like

Click on the name of a

school

Supermatch College Search

College Tab-“Colleges I’m Thinking About”

Naviance

www.connection.naviance.com/southpasadena

Future Activities

Naviance Assignment Part 1

Naviance Assignment Part 2

Turn in your assignments to your English teacher and ask two teachers to write you a letter of rec.

Part II

Counselors will meet with you to begin the college letter of recommendation forms in the spring.

Naviance Assignment- Part 1

Part 1 of Naviance Assignment

Bringing all the pieces of Naviance from previous years altogether

Personality Inventory (9th)Careers (10th)College Research (11th)SAT/ACT (11th)

Naviance Assignment- Part 2

Document LibraryHome Page->

Document Library

12th Gr Required Forms Folder

Contents of 12th Gr Required Forms Folder

Part 2 of Naviance Assignment: About Me Tab