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In-State & Out-Of- State

A Guide to Applying to Public Colleges and Universities

Get an Early Start!

• Be focused and organized! Keep track

deadlines.

• There is a commonality of those who are accepted.
• There are some aspects of this process that you can

control and others that you can’t. FOCUS on the ones that you can!

Pyramid of Selectivity

College Application Requirements

• On-line Application - Common App or College Admission website
• Application fee
• High School Transcript
• ACT/SAT score
• Letters of Recommendation
• Essay
• Interview
• Audition/Portfolio

Specific To Selective Colleges

• Four Key Requirements:
• Excellence/Expertise: Focus on something enough

to excel

• Leadership: Demonstrate examples
• Community Service/Volunteerism: Reach Beyond

Yourself

• Passion/Vision: Demonstrate passion about

something: true joyfulness

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In- State Public College Advantages:

• Location
• Familiarity
• Cost
• Friends/Family

Disadvantages:

• Location/Familiarity
• Limited Selection

Out-of-State Public College Advantages:

• Independence
• Experience
• Wide range of options

Disadvantages:

• It’s not Colorado
• Travel
• Cost

In-State Options

4-Year Schools

• Private
• Public

2-Year Schools

• Public (60-60 transfer guarantee)

Colorado Collegiate Handbook

Credit Requirements

Acad ademi mic c Area

Credi dits ts Language Arts 3 Social Studies (Civics and American History required) 3 Mathematics 2 Science 2 Physical Education 1.5 Health 0.5 Electives (may include additional core courses) 13 Total 25 25

Acad ademi mic c Area

Years English* 4 Mathematics (must include Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II or equivalents)** 4 Sciences (two years must be lab-based) 3 Social Sciences (at least one year of American or world history)*** 3 Foreign Language**** 1 Academic Electives***** 2

LPSD Graduation Requirements (prior to the class of 2021) Higher Education Admission Requirements

Colorado Admission Tool

This tool will help you find out how the classes you take, your GPA and test scores compare to Colorado college's and university’s admission standards. And, if you choose to attend a technical or community college, you can explore that pathway as well.

College Opportunity Fund

• What is it
• Incentive based program to help encourage

students to stay in Colorado

• Provides a stipend to eligible undergraduate
• students. The stipend pays a portion of your total

in-state tuition when you attend a participating college

• Eligibility
• No income qualifications
• Only have to apply once
• Apply through https://cof.college-assist.org

Out of State Options

• Over 3,000 4-year colleges and universities in the country
• About 2,000 2-year colleges
• 5 Federal Military Service Academies

Out-Of-State Consideration: WUE

• Western Undergraduate Exchange

www.wiche.edu/wue

• Residents of WICHE states are eligible to request reduced tuition

rates at participating programs outside of their home state (150% of in-state tuition).

• Not automatically awarded to all eligible candidates.
• WICHE members include: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado,

Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

School year 2015-2016 University of Alaska Anchorage Northern Arizona University Montana State University North Dakota State University University

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Wyoming Resident Tuition $5,490 $9,462 $5,330 $6,762 $3,570 Non-resident Tuition $19,470 $24,784 $20,323 $18,056 $14,310 WUE $8,235 $14,193 $7,996 $10,143 $5,355

WUE Cost Comparison *Does not include Room and Board

WH WHAT AT FI FITS TS

• Do your research
• College Visits at your High School
• Campus Visits
• College Fairs

NAVIANCE

• What is it
• ICAP
• College and Career software tool
• Why use it
• Assessments
• Resume builder
• College information
• Postsecondary planning tool
• Scholarships

The Next Steps…

• 1. Plan out a tentative 4 year high school schedule and

update each year; Consider college admission requirements.

• 2. Balance rigor of coursework, academic success, passion

(and stress).

• 3. Take standardized tests seriously
• ACT – www.act.org
• SAT – www.collegeboard.org

SAT is now the Colorado State test that all juniors take in April.

The Next Steps….

• 4. Know Yourself
• 5. Take an honest look at Affordability
• Apply for FAFSA, even if you think you will not

qualify

• 6. Take a campus visit

The Next Steps…

• 7. Finish your

senior year STRONG!!!

• 8. Make sure that

you own the process and the final decision.

RESOURCES

• Naviance: Your personal account created for college and career investigations

and to sign up to visit with college reps who come to our schools.

• PRHS/LPHS Counseling Website (the presentations will be posted)
• Gifted Ed Website – Deb Breazzano (Selective College Information checklist)

Cappex.com

• Best College Fit

http://www.bestcollegefit.com

• College Admission Tool: www.CoAdmissionsTool.org (new admission tool)
• To calculate your index score:

http://highered.colorado.gov/academics/admissions/index

• College Opportunity Fund: https://cof.college-assist.org
• Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) www.wiche.edu/wue
• Selectivity, graduation rates/retention rates www.collegeresults.org
• Book Recommendations:

Where You Go Is Not Who You’ll Be by Frank Bruni How To Raise An Adult by Julie Lythcott-Haims

THANK YOU!!

• QUESTIONS?