Pine View School College Planning Night April 2 nd 2014
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Pine View School College Night Opening Session: An Introduction
to College Planning Lance Bergman (6:30 -7:25PM - Auditorium)
Breakout Sessions (7:30-8:00 and 8:05-8:35PM) Costs and Funding of
Your College Education - Jane Robbins and Paul Dietrich
(Auditorium) Standardized Testing and College Essays - Chris
Deveau/Neil Schliefer and Brie Shannon (Cafeteria North) Special
Circumstances: Sport Eligibility and Recruitment, Military
Academies, Twice Exceptional and Under- represented Students Lance
Bergman and Lynn Halcomb (Cafeteria South)
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Plenary Program and Objectives An Introduction to College
Planning Our Mission Pine View College Resource website Ethics in
College Application Process Naviance/Family Connection Application
Timeline and Tasks Your College Search: Research and Fit
Guidelines/Tips for the Application Process The Florida State
University System UF, FSU and the SUS Matrix Bright Futures
Eligibility Timeline for Spring - Summer 2014 Finding Your Fit Jane
Robbins
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www.pvscollegecounseling.com The Pine View College Resource
Website Pine View College Resource Mission (Handout)
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Ethics and Responsibilities Applying to College Ethics
Statement (Refer to Handout) Ethics Statement Student
Responsibilities
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Naviance/Family Connection Required of all Pine View students -
Electronic delivery of all PV application materials Go to
http://connection.naviance.com/pineviewsch. Log in using your PV
student N# and PIN and add your parents email to your
accounthttp://connection.naviance.com/pineviewsch
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Naviance/Family Connection College Research SuperMatch and
College Compare Pine View specific data (Scattergrams) Standardized
test preparation (PrepMe) Completion of Assigned Tasks
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Naviance/Family Connection Assigned Tasks (found under the
About Me tab ) Complete Student Questionnaire (due today) Colleges
Im Thinking About (due today) Complete the Game Plan Survey (due
today) Answer Recommendation Prompts (April 16 th ) A Personal
Resume. Create a resume using the Resume Builder or upload one you
already have (May 26 th ) Students will be given time in Junior
English classes to complete these and other college-related
tasks
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Naviance/Family Connection
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What Do Colleges Want? Overall High School GPA Rigor of High
School Coursework (and Focus) SAT or ACT Scores (SAT Subject
Scores, if applicable)* Extracurricular Activities (depth v.
breadth) Community Service/Volunteer Work Strong Personal
Statement/Essay(s)* Letters of Recommendation Interview with
Admissions (if offered, say yes!) Demonstrated interest in the
University and Program A Standout Factor or two
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www.pvscollegecounseling.com College Planning College Search
Composing Your List Visiting Colleges Fit Selecting the Right
College for You
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Fit - Creating Your List* Using charts/matrices on the website
and on the web consider and weight some of the following factors:
Cost/Affordability Financial Fit Liberal arts vs. vocational/career
Academic Majors/Programs (Honors, dual degrees) Size of
college/classes - small, medium, large Locations that are
possible/desirable (distance) Setting - state, geography,
urban/rural, college town Campus Atmosphere campus life, athletics,
clubs Housing/Facilities dorm options, recreational, dining Finding
YourFit Jane Robbins
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Financial Fit* No surprises! Your family must research the
total costs of each college and your ability to pay. How much is
the family able and willing to spend for an undergraduate
education? Family conversations are very important. *Use the tools
mentioned in the Costs and Funding of Your College Education
session (Jane Robbins) Resources can also be found on the PVS
website Paying for College/Funding StrategiesPaying for
College/Funding Strategies
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Financing a College Education* Develop a Plan Determine all
college costs Consider ALL possible resources Investigate all
sources of financial aid: scholarships, grants, loans &
work-study (use financial aid offices) Universities are required by
federal law to provide Net Price Calculators to help determine
actual costs of attending. Consult university website The College
Scorecard offers specific information about a colleges costs and
allows you to compare
http://Collegecost.ed.govhttp://Collegecost.ed.gov fafsa4caster on
www.fafsa.ed.gov calculates the amount of federal aid a student is
eligible to receive based on a number of
factorswww.fafsa.ed.gov
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College Research College searches available on the internet.
Refer to Resources/Helpful Links on pvscollegecounseling.com
Resources/Helpful Links Visit college websites. Call and request
information Books and brochures in the college resource room
College fairs/representatives on campus Visit the college campus
(take tours and meet with admissions) Parents, teachers, former PV
students, alumni Questions to Ask When Choosing A College
(Handout)
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To How Many Schools Should I Apply? Ideally no more than 8-10
2-3 Selective Schools 3-4 Target Schools 3 Safety Schools
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Think Outside the Box $$ Colleges That Change Lives
http://www.ctcl.org (non- profit). New College, Reed, Rhodes,
Juniatahttp://www.ctcl.org Fiskes Best Buy Private: Adelphi,
Baylor, Drexel, Florida Southern, Elon, Macalester, Olin College of
Engineering Public: Georgia Tech, McGill (Canada) New College, UNC
Chapel Hill and Asheville, U of Oregon Petersons Best Fit,
Cappex.com, Zinch.com, Unigo.com
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Campus Visits Arrange for a campus tour Meet with an Admission
Counselor Verify admission requirements Determine actual college
costs Ask about financial aid opportunities Investigate your
academic program(s) Questions to Ask When Choosing A College
(Handout) Attend class (if possible) Talk with students and faculty
(PV Alum too) Tour the surrounding area Students should plan
visits, talk with and make all future contacts with admissions
officers!
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Admissions Decision Plans Applying to College/Decision Plans
Regular Decision (most January 1 st ) Rolling Admissions (apply
early-scholarship priority) Early Decision I Restrictive Early
Action Early Action Early Decision II FSU - October 15 th UF -
November 1 st
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Standardized Testing: SAT and ACT* College
Planning/Standardized Testing The PVS website describes the
different tests (including SAT IIs and APs), and offers information
on test preparation resources, suggested timelines and strategies,
new SAT and fee waivers College Planning/Standardized Testing SAT
sat.collegeboard.orgsat.collegeboard.org ACT -
www.actstudent.orgwww.actstudent.org Test Preparation - PrepMe on
Naviance/Family Connection, in-house, online and private companies
*More info provided in the Standardized Testing and College Essays
session (Chris Deveau)
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Private College/University Applicants Tips/guidelines for
applying to private can be found on the PV website
www.pvscollegecounseling.comwww.pvscollegecounseling.com For most
applications you will use the Common Application (500+ schools) One
to two teacher recommendations are required in addition to a
guidance letter (requested through FC) You will choose one of five
CommonApp essays There is a Transcript Request process The 2015-16
Common Application will open late summer The revised 2015-16 Common
Application Essays have been released*
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The Common Application
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Teacher Recommendations Ask teacher recommenders in advance
Guidelines/Instructions for requesting letters of recommendation
are on the PV website http://pvscollegecounseling.com/letters-of-
recommendation/ http://pvscollegecounseling.com/letters-of-
recommendation/ SUS colleges do not require letters
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State University System of Florida Students are advised to
apply to one or more Florida public universities Refer to the SUS
Matrix (handout) and specific admissions information (on the
PVwebsite) Pay close attention to SUS timelines and
requirements
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Florida Schools 2014 Report University of Florida - Gainesville
(50,000/33,000UG) Single application deadline November 1st- Mid-
February Middle 50%: 4.2-4.5 GPA; 28-32 ACT; SAT R600-690,
M610-710, W 600-700 Honors College Must apply 80% reported 3 or
more AP scores 45% accepted Fall 2013 Essay very important. No
letters of recommendation Fall 2015 SAT 1790-2050/ACT 28-32/GPA
4.2-4.6 39% accepted (PV 55%/74% including Santa Fe and PaCE)
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Florida Schools 2014 Report Florida State U Tallahassee
(42,000). Smaller than UF/UCF Mid-October early deadline -
Notification date mid- December. Second deadline mid-January Middle
Range 3.8-4.4; ACT 27-30; SAT M590-670, R580- 670, W580-670
Students invited to join honors program Students with high academic
achievements automatically considered for scholarships 44% of
applicants accepted Fall 2013
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Florida Schools 2014 Report New College Sarasota (800) GPA
3.93-4.56; ACT 27-31; SAT M 580-680, R 620-730, W 590-700 November
1 and Rolling thereafter to 4/15 U.S. News and World Report - Best
Buy #2 WSJ placed it second on list of top feeder public schools in
the country (% of students going on to graduate schools) Only
honors college in the state No T.A. or graduate students teaching
classes/1:11 faculty/student ratio
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Bright Futures (2014-15) Florida Academic Scholar Award - GPA
(3.5), ACT (29) or SAT (1290-R&M only), Community Service hours
(100) Florida Medallion Scholar Award GPA (3.0), ACT (26) or SAT
(1170-R&M only), Community Service hours (75) The FAS award was
$103/credit hour (Medallion $77) University of Florida 2013 tuition
and fees $6170 Bright Futures funded approximately $3000 Florida
State University tuition and fees $5170 All students will sign up
in December 2015 * The Florida State legislature adjusts
requirements and awards each year. Keep posted.
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Additional Thoughts Additional information will be mailed home
at the end of May, and is/will be posted online. This will include:
A Senior Timeline The Statement of Ethics A Parent Questionnaire
Additional instructions for matching Naviance and Common
Application accounts Please call Mrs. Manders for an appointment
with me. Spring appointments are most important for early admission
plans and special circumstances (military, athletic)
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Summer 2014 Research, visit, and compare colleges Review
admission requirements and deadlines Attend summer programs, work,
volunteer Plan for additional SAT/ACT testing When able, look at
essay prompts and begin writing Work on Community Service hours If
applying to Common App schools, when open begin the process
www.commonapp.orgwww.commonapp.org Review CA essay choices and
begin writing Narrow down college choices. Do not apply if you are
not seriously willing to attend. Match and Fit! If using an outside
counselor share ALL Pine View materials with them (including the
Statement of Ethics and deadlines)