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TRINITY ACADEMY OF RALEIGH
Rising Junior
College Night
February 16th, 2011
For An Exceptional Life
‣Finding the right “fit”
‣Understanding college admission
‣Staying ahead in the process
‣Paying for college
Tonight’s Talking Points
Knowing yourself
Knowing the tools
Making the Visits: When? How?
Finding the Right “Fit”
My College Quick Start: collegeboard.com
ASVAB: Armed Forces Vocational Aptitude Battery: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 available to 10th-12th graders.
CFNC.org
Knowing Yourself
www.actstudent.org/plan/future/index.html
Log in to your CFNC account or Create an account.
Create CFNC Account
CFNC - PLAN
Plan For A Career
Learn About Yourself
Learn About Yourself
Career Assessments
Career Assessments … continued
Naviance / Family Connection
College Board – www.collegeboard.org
College Foundation of North Carolina – www.cfnc.org
ACT website - www.actstudent.org
College Counselor
Knowing the Tools
Trinity’s Naviance / Family Connection http://connection.naviance.com/tar
Naviance log in address on College Guidance page of Edline.
Helpful Links
Documents
News
Home Page
Naviance / Family Connection – Home Page
Document Library
Trinity Academy of Raleigh
College Planning Guide
9th - 11th Grade
2011-2012
About Me
Student Surveys
Keep track of extracurricular activities, honors, awards, community service and work experiences.
Counselor notes, documents pertaining to student saved in Journal
All student test scores
conveniently located here.
Update personal and account information
College Planning ToolsClick here to add the names of any colleges that you are already considering.
Search for summer and enrichment programs
SallieMae National Scholarship Search
Time and dates that College Reps will be on campus.
Many Ways to Research Colleges:• College Match• College Lookup• College Search• Scattergrams• Acceptance
History
Colleges I Am Thinking About
Compare my scores and GPA to other students in my high school accepted at these colleges.
Record your interest in the school
Scattergram
Compare Me
College Search
Search by Type, Location, Students, Admission Standards, Athletics, Majors, Cost, Special Programs
Search ResultsSearch Criteria:NC & SCEnrollment 2-5KMajor: Economics
Compare based on drop down options
Search Individual Colleges
Admission Requirements
Cost and Aid
Lists others schools where students applying to this school also applied.
OVERLAPS
Scattergram
Select Weighted GPA
SAT on 1600 scaleGPA
Anna
Knowing yourself a
Knowing the tools a
Making the Visits: When? How?
Finding the Right “Fit”
Visit a variety of schools.
Visit when students are there.
Visit with students involved in Christian ministries and other activities that you are interested in.
Allow enough time to get the feel.
Making the Visit
What’s important to colleges?◦Challenging courses a
◦GPA a
◦Meaningful extracurricular activities, community service, work experiences
◦Admissions Tests (SAT, ACT, SAT Subject Test)
◦Essay
◦Recommendations – Teachers and Counselor
Understanding college admission
Passionate involvement in a few activities, demonstrating leadership and initiative.
Community service
Work or out-of-school experiences (including summer) that illustrate responsibility, dedication, and development of areas of interest.
That Extra “Something”
Meaningful extracurricular activities and experiences
Sections Scored Score Range
Critical 200-800
Mathematics 200-800
Writing 200-800
Total 600-2400
Multiple-Choice Subscore
20-80
Essay 2-12
Admission Tests
SAT
Sections Scored Score RangeEnglish 1-36Mathematics 1-36Reading 1-36Science 1-36Composite (Average of four sections) 1-36
Writing Test 0-12Combined English/Writing 1-36
Admission Tests
ACT
One hour, multiple choice test on one of 20 different subjects.
Required by some selective colleges for admission. Note – most students do not need SAT Subject Tests.
Required by some colleges for course placement.
Offers you an additional opportunity to show colleges what you know.
Admission and Placement Test
SAT Subject Test of SAT II
SAT Subject Tests
GermanGerman with ListeningSpanishSpanish with ListeningModern HebrewItalianLatinChinese with ListeningJapanese with ListeningKorean with Listening
LiteratureU.S. HistoryWorld HistoryMath Level 1Math Level 2Biology/EMChemistryPhysicsFrenchFrench with Listening
Social Networking Sites Can Help or Hurt College Admissions
1. Never post anything that you would not want a college or future employer to see.
2. Never criticize your current school or a college.
3. Everything that you post or chat about online is a character reference.
4. Guard you passwords.
Prepare for SAT/ACT-summer prior to junior year.
Plan when to take SAT, ACT and SAT Subject Tests (if needed). Plan to complete admission testing junior year if possible.
Start visiting colleges early junior year or before!
Keep track of school and community activities, work, and volunteer hours.
Staying ahead in the process
Stay ahead by planning
Prepare for SAT during the summer between 10th and 11th grade.
SAT Oct 01, 2011Oct 12 PSATNov 05, 2011 Dec 03, 2011 Jan 28, 2012 Mar 10, 2012 May 05, 2012 Jun 02, 2012
ACT Sep 10, 2011Oct 22, 2011Dec 10, 2011Feb 11, 2012Apr 14, 2012Jun 09, 2012
2011-2012 Test Dates
SAT Subject Test
Plan to complete admission testing Junior Year
Oct 12th PSAT at Trinity Dec * ACT Jan* SAT – Register for Question and
Answer Service** Feb/April ACT (optional) March/May*** SAT June SAT or SAT Subject Tests if needed
* December is the last ACT and January is the last SAT score considered for junior year scholarships at Elon and Furman.
** Question and Answer Service (additional fee). Available for the October,
January, and May test dates.
Suggested Junior Year Testing Schedule
Score Choice
Wait to send scores until applying senior year.
Report best scores from either SAT or ACT or use both.
Score Reporting
Need Based Financial Aid
Paying for College
FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)
PROFILE (Financial aid application service of the College Board)
◦Cost of Attendance = tuition & fees, room and board, books and supplies, transportation, and miscellaneous personal expenses.
◦The Expected Family Contribution (EFC) = parent contributions and student contributions calculated by FAFSA or PROFILE.
◦Financial Need = Cost of Attendance minus the Expected Family Contribution (EFC)
A Quick Lesson in Financial Aid
Gifts Grants (Free money!) Scholarships
Self-help aid Student Loans Work Study (employment)
Types of Financial Aid
What might a sample aid package look like?
Davidson Private #1 Private #2 Public U.
Total Cost $49,954 $54,000 $35,000 $19,000
Family Contribution (EFC) $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000
Financial need $39,954 $44,000 $25,000 $9,000
Merit aid $0 $0 $10,000 $0
Need grant $37,854 $37,300 $2,800 $1,500
Student loan $0 $4,000 $5,500 $5,500
Work Study $2,100 $2,700 $1,800 $1,000
Total aid $39,954 $44,000 $20,100 $8,000
Unmet need $0 $0 $4,900 $1,000
Total paid $10,000 $10,000+loan
+interest$14,900+loan
+interest$11,000+loan
+interest
FAFSA4casterhttp://www.fafsa4caster.ed.gov
North Carolina’s Financial Aid Estimator
http://www.cfnc.org/paying/tools/info_tools.jsp
How much aid will I qualify for?
Merit
Athletic
Special Talents
Community Service
Leadership
Scholarship Opportunities
Final Remarks
Keep Prospective
Good Communication
Student’s Role
Parent’s Role
Plan ahead, stay organized