Pine View School College Planning Night March 30 th 2017
Pine View School College Night An Introduction to College Planning Lance Bergman (6:30-7:25) Finding Your Fit Jane Robbins (7:30-7:40) Breakout Sessions (Choose One) (7:45-8:20) • College Funding and Financial Aid Jane Robbins (Auditorium) • Standardized Testing and College Essays Chris Deveau/Neal Schleifer (Cafeteria A) • Special Circumstances: Sport Eligibility and Recruitment, Military Academies, Twice Exceptional and Under- represented Students - No presentation – Informational handouts will be available for pick up following the breakout sessions (Cafeteria B)
Plenary Program and Objectives • An Introduction to College Planning • Our Mission - Pine View College Resource website • Ethics in College Application Process • Your College Search: Research and Fit • Guidelines/Tips for the Application Process • Naviance/Family Connection - Timeline and Tasks • The Florida State University System • UF, FSU and the SUS Matrix • Bright Futures Eligibility • Timeline for Spring - Summer 2017 • “Finding Your Fit” – Jane Robbins
An Introduction to College Planning • Junior Presentations and Handouts • The Pine View College Resource Website • www.pvscollegecounseling.com
Pine View College Resource Mission and Student Responsibilities (Handout)
The Pine View Ethics Statement • Applying to College • Ethics Statement
What Do Colleges Want? Factors in Admission • Rigor of High School Coursework (and Focus) • Overall High School GPA (weighted and unweighted) • 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 (private and some public) • Interview with Admissions (if optional, say yes!) • Demonstrated interest in the University and program
The Right “Fit” - Creating Your List* • Using charts/matrices on the PVS website to consider and weight some of the following factors: • Academic Majors/Programs (Honors, dual degrees…) • Cost/Affordability – “Financial Fit”* • Liberal arts vs. vocational/career • 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 Your“Fit” – Jane Robbins
Financial “Fit”* • No surprises! Your family should research the total costs of each college and your ability to pay. Family conversations are very important. • Use various tools found on the Pine View website: • College Affordability and Transparency Center http://collegecost.ed.gov/ • Net Price Calculator http://netpricecalculator.collegeboard.org • FAFSA4Caster https://fafsa.ed.gov/FAFSA/app/f4cForm?execution=e1s1 • Edvisors https://www.edvisors.com/tools/
College Research • Resources/Helpful Links on pvscollegecounseling.com and Naviance ( SuperMatch and College Compare) • Make use of Pine View specific data ( Scattergrams ) • Books and brochures in the college resource room • College fairs/representatives visiting Pine View • Visit college campuses (take tours and meet with admissions)- see Visiting Colleges on the website • Alumni parents, teachers, former PV students
A Balanced and Manageable List Ideally no more than 8-10 • 2-3 Reach Schools • 3-4 Target Schools • 3 Safety Schools
Think Outside the Box $$ • Visit Composing Your List on the PVS website • Colleges That Change Lives http://www.ctcl.org Beloit, New College, Reed, Rhodes, Juniata, Guilford… • Fiske’s Best Buy 2015 and others that offer merit aid • Private: Adelphi, Baylor, Cooper Union, Elon University, Olin College of Engineering, Rice • Public: UF, New College, Purdue, UNC – Chapel Hill and Asheville, U of Toronto • Peterson’s Best Fit, Cappex.com, Zinch.com, Unigo.com…
Admissions Decision Plans • Applying to College/Decision Plans – Think and plan ahead! • FSU - October 15 th(ish) • UF - November 1 st(ish) • Other Florida publics* • Out of State publics • Early Decision I • Restrictive Early Action (SC) • Early Decision II • Regular Decision (most January 1 st (ish) ) • Rolling Admissions (apply early-scholarship priority)* • Early Action
Private College/University Applicants Only • Tips/guidelines for applying to private colleges can be found on the PV website www.pvscollegecounseling.com • For most private college applications you should use the Common Application (600+) www.commonapp.org • One to two teacher recommendations are required in addition to a guidance letter/evaluation • You will choose one of seven Common App essays • There is a Common App/Naviance matching process. Information will be shared later
The Common Application (The CommonApp) • You may create a 2017-18 Common App account now • Go to http://www.commonapp.org/ and start thinking about your essay!
Teacher Recommendations (mostly private and some public universities/colleges) • Ask teacher recommenders in advance (before summer) • Guidelines/instructions for requesting teacher letters of recommendation are on the PVS counseling website (you will do so electronically through Naviance ) • UF and FSU do not accept letters (as is true of other major publics). Some Florida public universities may accept letters of recommendation. NCF requires one
Naviance/Family Connection • Sign up is required of all Pine View students in order to request recommendations and deliver Pine View materials. This is separate process from your application • Go to http://connection.naviance.com/pineviewsch. Log- in using your PV student N# and PIN and add your parents’ email to your account
Naviance/Family Connection Resources • College Research – SuperMatch and College Compare • Pine View specific data ( Scattergrams ) • Scholarships
Naviance/Family Connection • Assigned Tasks for guidance purposes only • Complete Student Questionnaire (due April 29 th ) • Answer Recommendation Prompts (April 29 th ) • Colleges I’m Thinking About (before our meeting) • A Personal Resume . Create a resume using the Resume Builder or upload one you already have (May 26 th ) • Time to complete these and other college-related tasks will be given in Junior English classes as well
State University System of Florida • Students are encouraged to apply to one or more Florida public universities • Refer to the 2016 SUS Matrix and specific admissions information • Pay close attention to SUS timelines and requirements
Florida Schools 2016 Report (except where noted*) • University of Florida - Gainesville (50,000/34,000UG) • Single deadline November 1 st (ish) (decision mid-Feb) • You will use the Coalition Application to apply • Must complete the SSAR (Academic self-report) • Middle 50%: 4.3-4.6 GPA; 28-32 ACT; SAT 1280-1430* • 80+% reported 3 or more AP scores • Overall acceptance 38% (down from 45%)* • 70+% of Pine View applicants accepted to date* • Essay important. No letters of recommendation • Honors College – Must apply *Updated to reflect 2017 admissions
Florida Schools 2016 Report • Florida State University – Tallahassee (42,000) • Mid-October early deadline - Notification date mid- December. Second deadline mid-January • FSU will be using the Coalition Application • SAR – Academic self-report • Middle Range 3.9-4.3; ACT – 26-31; SAT 1270-1400 • 56% of total applicants were accepted 2016 • 86% of 2017 Pine View applicants accepted to date* • Students invited/apply to join honors program • Students with high academic achievements automatically considered for scholarships
Bright Futures (2016-17)* • 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) • UF tuition and fees $6380/FSU $6516 • Bright Futures funded $3090 • All students will be required to sign up for Bright Futures beginning in December 2017 *SUBJECT TO CHANGE The Florida State legislature adjusts requirements and awards each year. Please keep posted as award levels will change
Additional Information • Additional information will be mailed home at the end of May, and will be posted online. This will include: • The Statement of Ethics (to be read and signed) • A Senior 2017-18 Timeline • A Parent Questionnaire • Instructions for matching your Naviance and Common Application accounts and requesting transcripts • Deadlines for submission of final application lists (early October and mid-November) • Please call Mrs. Manders for an appointment. Spring appointments are strongly suggested for early admission plans and special circumstances (military, athletic) and will begin in mid-April
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