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September 28th, 2017 Brett Sklove, Head Counselor Julie Powaser, Counselor

• Purpose
• Post-Secondary education planning

calendar

• organize tasks month-by-month
• important deadlines
• Upcoming events
• Successful completion of K-12 education

The life they’ve known will be changing. The Senior year can be a time

• f roller

coaster emotions.

› CSU: Oct 1st thru Nov 30th › UC: Nov 1st thru Nov 30th › Common Application/Private/Out of State:

Check college websites

› Santa Rosa Junior College:

Apply Beginning November 1st

› Other California Community

Colleges: Check Websites

• Transfer to UC (Transfer Admission Guarantee

“TAG”)

• Transfer to

CSU/Private/Independent

• AA/AS Degree and AA-T (for CSU)
• Certificate Programs
• Save $$$
• Smaller classes
• More choices/options
• More student services

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 Undecided on academic or career goals  Have not met requirements for freshman admission  Second chance at first choice four year institution  Are not ready or able to leave home, there is a CCC near you!  Want the affordability of community colleges  Want additional academic preparation or exploration in specific academic areas  Typically smaller class sizes  Students who do transfer do very well at the CSU

General Education

CSU-GE Breadth or IGETC

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Lower-Division Major Coursework

 Value to California:  With more than 2.1 million students on 114 campuses, the

California Community Colleges is the largest system of higher education in the United States.

 California community colleges educate 70 percent of our

state’s nurses.

 California community colleges train 80 percent of firefighters,

law enforcement personnel and emergency medical technicians.

 Twenty-nine percent of University of California and 51 percent

• f California State University graduates started at a California

community college.

 Transfer students from the California Community Colleges to

the University of California system currently account for 48 percent of UC’s bachelor’s degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

 California community colleges offer associate degrees and

short-term job training certificates in more than 175 fields, and more than 100,000 individuals are trained each year in industry-specific workforce skills.

• Knows exactly which courses to take
• Priority admission to a CSU if criteria

are met

• Early admission decision
• Need just 60 more units for a BA/BS
• Meets lower division major prep at most

CSUs

X

& Math Placement Test

New This Year At SRJC

 Get Connected BEFORE you graduate! › MORE IMPORTANT NOW THAN EVER!  First Meeting – Wednesday October 4th @

Lunch in the Big House Library

 Join REMIND - Text jump2018 to 81010  By Graduation, Jumpstarters will have…

 Applied to SRJC  Applied for Doyle Scholarship ($2000 FREE Money!)  Taken Placement Tests  Taken Counseling 270 in Spring  

 Start Early!  Be consistent (name)  Use appropriate email  Check email daily & Portals Consistently  Self-report grades, test scores – be accurate › Must also send official scores  Cannot retrieve once submitted  Amend via email  Coursework must be complete by graduation

 Choosing Alt. Major  Essays › Answer the prompt › Tell your story - Give insight into who you are › Be detailed but succinct › Do NOT use “one size fits all” › “Optional” = typically a good idea to answer › Revise Revise Revise!

• December last acceptable test

date (Last test date for Cal Poly SLO, SJSU and SDSU is

November 2017)

• For the CSU
• SAT score code: 3594
• ACT use ACT Score Manager
• Best score from multiple sittings
• For the UC
• SAT and ACT - Send scores to 1

campus, forwarded to all UC campuses

• Best scores from one sitting

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Counselors will host three Application Workshops to help students with college applications – SRJC, UC, CSU, Common Application

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Oct 11th, 25th, & Nov 8th in library computer lab 2:30 – 4:00

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Sign up in College & Career Center

• Private Colleges
• Common App Colleges
• Scholarships
• Provide Letter of Recommendation Profile
• Two-weeks’ notice
• Form available on Casa

website under Counseling or available in Counseling Office

How much does college cost?

Estimated per-year cost of attendance comparison chart by institution type

2016-17 Community College California State University (CSU) University of California (UC) Private/ Independent

Registration Fees & Tuition $1,142 - $1,370 $6,299 - $9,075 $12,294 - $15,035 $30,600 - $50,492 Books & Supplies $1,900 $1,900 $1,900 $1,900 Room & Board $4,968 - $12,492 $9,386 - $16,146

• n campus housing

$12,545 - $15,933

• n campus housing

$9,450 - $14, 601

• n campus

housing Transportation $1,550 $1,550 $1,550 $1,550 Personal Expenses $1,416 $1,416 $1,416 $1,416 TOTAL $10,976 - $18,728 $20,501 - $30,087 $29,655 - $35,784 $44,866 - $69,959

The costs of books and supplies, transportation, and personal expenses are estimates that may vary campus to campus. Registration fees and tuition are based on full- time enrollment for California residents. Fees and tuition are subject to change without advance

• notice. *Non-CA residents:
• ut-of-state and

international students must pay additional registration fees. Total expenses may be less for students living at home. Financial aid is available to help students cover some of the college costs.

GRANTS Financial aid that does not have to be repaid. Sample list of grants: Pell $598 - $5,815 SEOG $100 - $4,000 Cal Grant A $5,472 - $12,240 Call Grant B $7,142 - $13,896 EOP Grant $100 - $1,000 Middle Class $90 - $1,092 Scholarship Award amounts vary by college and eligibility status LOANS Aid that must be repaid by student or parent Subsidized: $3,500 - $5,500 Interest is paid for on student’s behalf until he/she graduates or enrolls below half-time. Unsubsidized: $2,000 -$7,000 Student is responsible for paying the interest rate during all periods. Parent PLUS: Awarded up to the cost of

• attendance. Credit approval is required.

SCHOLARSHIPS: Aid that does not need to be repaid and is based on your academic achievement and/or other criteria such as community involvement and financial need. Work Study: Aid earned through part-time work on campus. Amount varies. Contact the financial aid office at the college you want to attend to receive more information about their cost of attendance and financial aid program.

• Starting October 1, 2017 students can begin

submitting their FAFSA or CA Dream Application (CADA) for financial aid for fall 2018.

• This year, both the FAFSA and the CADA

applications, will use income data from 2016.

• Because of the earlier tax year for income,

students won’t have to wait for their parents to file their taxes.

• Allows students/families filing the FAFSA to

use the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) Tax Data Retrieval Tool.

• The 2016 income information needed on the

2018-19 FAFSA will be transferred directly and securely from the IRS to the FAFSA. State and CSU priority application deadline is MARCH 2, 2018

• DACA: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
• Discretionary determination, by the Federal

Government, to defer the removal action of an individual

• Deferred action does not provide an individual with

lawful status

• Assigned Social Security number for ‘Work Purposes’
• nly

• The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or

DREAM application is used to calculate an Expected Family Contribution (EFC).

• The EFC, in combination with the student’s Cost of

Attendance (COA), is used to determine financial aid eligibility.

COA EFC Need

Gift Aid is money that the student does not have to pay back (i.e. grants and scholarships). Free money!

• Federal Pell Grant
• Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity

Grant (FSEOG)

• Iraq & Afghanistan Service Grant

• UC – University Grant
• Cal Grants (A & B)
• Chafee Grant
• Middle Class Scholarship (MCS)
• CSU - State University Grant (SUG)
• CSU - Educational Opportunity Program (EOP)
• Community Colleges – Board of Governor’s

Grant (BOGG)

• Local Scholarships
• PEF application info available in

December on the Casa Career Center Website

• Merit and Need Based
• National Scholarships

(www.fastweb.com)

• Veteran’s Benefits for

Dependents

• For 2016-17 maximum award is 30% of tuition
• State scholarship for students with family income

up to $156,000 on a sliding scale AND

• Assets of $156,000 or less
• Available only at the UC and Cal State
• FAFSA and Dream applicants will be considered

for eligibility

• Students must file a FAFSA/DREAM Application

by March 2

• Differ by college
• Financial aid package (grants,

loans, aid, work study)

• OK to wait to analyze all financial

package offers

• Strategy with multiple offers

General Information School School School School School Location Mills College Clrmt/McK College Harvard Lewis & Clark College UOP Size 936 1,301 6,676 2,140 3,883 Accepted? Yes No Wait list Yes Yes Yearly tuition (resident) $39,264 $42,240 $39,849 $38,500 $36,290 Books/supplies $1,256 $1,256 $1,256 $1,256 $1,256 Room and board $11,306 $13,625 $12,801 $10,014 $11,688 Transportation $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Medical $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Personal $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Estimated total $51,826 $57,121 $53,906 $49,770 $49,234 Financial aid $0 School Scholarship ($19,000) ($14,000) ($15,000) Outside Scholarship ($1,000) ($1,000) ($1,000) ($1,000) ($1,000) Total Due $31,826 $56,121 $52,906 $34,770 $33,234 Student Loan

Parent Total Expenditure $31,826 $56,121 $52,906 $34,770 $33,234

PIC OF CA DREAM ACT WEBSITE

• May have multiple acceptance offers
• Acceptance is conditional on final

grades for Spring semester

• Must report insufficient grades or

courses dropped at the semester to all colleges applied

• Letter of Intent must be sent by

deadline or your spot will be given away

• Deadlines

important!

• Deposit
• Check housing

websites

• UC – Analytical Writing Placement Exam
• CSU – English Placement Test (EPT) &

Entry Level Math (ELM)

• SRJC/COM – English and mathematics

“We’re trying to increase the number of students who can go right into college course work to get college credit instead of track students into remediation for various reasons,” said April Grommo, director of enrollment management services for the system, adding that the system would discontinue the use of early placement tests as soon as 2018 and instead rely on high school grades and course work, SAT or ACT scores as measures to determine college readiness.

• AP scores,
• SAT or ACT
• College course may be used

in lieu of some placement tests, or

• Early Assessment Program

(EAP) results

English or math placement may be met by different means, depends on institution

• Admitted freshman who have not

demonstrated proficiency in mathematics and/or English must begin remediation in Summer 2018

• If remediation not started, will not be

permitted to enroll at the CSU

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• Placement test in English and Math
• Exempt from placement test/s
• EAP “ready for college”
• AP score of 4 or 5 in English or math

• Prom Saturday, April 21st, 2018 7pm
• Senior Photos – before Nov 1st
• Yearbook – $95.00 Jostens online
• Cap, Gown, & Tassel - $30 from Jostens
• nline or when on campus

Senioritis

“decreased motivation toward studies displayed by students who are nearing the end of their high school careers.” (Wikipedia)

That’s the length of the Senior year

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