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
In- State Public College Out-of-State Public College Advantages: Advantages: • Location • Independence • Familiarity • Experience • Cost • Wide range of options • Friends/Family Disadvantages: • It’s not Colorado Disadvantages: • Location/Familiarity • Travel • Limited Selection • Cost In In-State tate vs Ou s Ou t t-of of-State tate
In-State Options 4-Year Schools Private • • Public 2-Year Schools Public (60-60 transfer guarantee) • Colorado Collegiate Handbook
Credit Requirements Higher Education LPSD Graduation Requirements Admission Requirements (prior to the class of 2021) Acad ademi mic c Area Acad ademi mic c Area Credi dits ts Years English* 4 Language Arts 3 Social Studies (Civics and American History required) 3 Mathematics (must include Algebra I, Geometry, 4 Algebra II or equivalents)** Mathematics 2 Sciences (two years must be lab-based) 3 Science 2 Physical Education 1.5 Social Sciences (at least one year of American or world 3 history)*** Health 0.5 Foreign Language**** 1 Electives (may include additional core courses) 13 Academic Electives***** 2 Total 25 25
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
• 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 Options
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 University of Northern Montana North University Alaska Arizona State Dakota of 2015-2016 Anchorage University University State Wyoming University Resident $5,490 $9,462 $5,330 $6,762 $3,570 Tuition Non-resident $19,470 $24,784 $20,323 $18,056 $14,310 Tuition 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
7. Finish your senior year STRONG!!! 8. Make sure that you own the process and the final decision. The Next Steps…
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
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