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Pine View School College Planning Night March 30th 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
• f 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 15th(ish)
• UF - November 1st(ish)
• Other Florida publics*
• Out of State publics
• Early Decision I
• Restrictive Early Action (SC)
• Early Decision II
• Regular Decision (most January 1st (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 29th)
• Answer Recommendation Prompts (April 29th)
• 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 26th)

• 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 1st (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

April through Summer 2017 – To Do List

• Research, visit, and compare colleges
• Narrow down college choices. Do not consider applying

if you are not willing/able to attend. Match and Fit!

• Attend summer programs, work, volunteer. Keep busy!
• If applying to Common App schools begin the process
• Begin Florida public universities applications
• Look at essay prompts and begin writing
• Plan for any additional SAT/ACT testing
• Work on Community Service hours
• If using an outside counselor please share ALL Pine View

materials with them (including the Statement of Ethics and deadlines)