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Testing Applications Scholarships and financial aid

The Senior Year 2017-18

 Remind

College & Scholarship Bulletin  Gregori website & Google  Twitter Naviance

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Alison Kuykendall@GHScollege411

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 Grades, gpa grades 10-11 (Privates may look at 9th too)  Test scores on SAT+writing or ACT+writing  Rigor including senior year  Commitment, leadership, service  Strong personal statement

What are colleges looking for?

Admissions 101

• Start applications: UC now open,

CSU Oct. 1st, private, must check individually

• Start working on personal insight

questions for UC and/or Common App essays for private schools

• Ask for letters of rec for private

schools if needed

• Establish email for college use only!

Check daily!!

 3 weeks notice for teachers – Ask in person, then through Naviance.  September 8th deadline for Mrs. K  Required for most private colleges  Provide Senior Profile (found on Naviance- cut & paste into a Word doc. and send to recommenders)

No Not t requ quir ired d fo for UC UC, CS CSU

Letters of recommendation

Requesting Teacher Letters of Rec.

Add LOR Requests

Select teacher, send a note, & Submit

Type a note to your teacher here. 1. 2. 3.

Sign up for all visits through Naviance Students must get teacher permission to attend Go immediately to the assigned period, no call slips sent

College Visits at GHS

How do I sign up for College Presentations?

Naviance

College Presentations

Confirm Sign up

 Decide where you are applying! 6-8 apps. Recommended.  Attend campus visits, open houses/ Preview Days at college  3 days excused absence for seniors: Fill out excused absence form (on Naviance or in the Career Center) 7 days in advance. Give to Mrs. Kuykendall for administrator approval.  Register for SAT/ACT! GHS Code 052031  Supply codes for colleges w/registration to report scores!

Admissions 101

What should you be doing now?

SAT test dates ACT test dates  August 26 September 9  October 7 October 28  November 4* December 9*  sat.org act.org  *Last date to test for all UC’s and most CSU’s.

SAT/ACT Test Dates

 Good idea to take both SAT and ACT (not required for Junior colleges)  Register now! Online registration  Fee waivers for qualified students  November tests are deadline for UC/CSU  4 free score reports included with reg. Send scores now!

What test should students take?

ACT vs. SAT

 SAT w/ Writing

 UC takes best score combined (must include wiriting)  Subject tests are optional, check each campus  Send scores to one UC, they are forwarded to rest  CSU, send to 1 school and manage through CSU Mentor  November deadline

 ACT w/ writing

 UC takes best score combined (must include wiriting)  Send scores to one UC, they are forwarded to rest  CSU, send to 1 school and manage through CSU Mentor  December deadline

If a campus recommends a subject test- TAKE IT!

 Release all scores now  NCAA: ACT/SAT 9999  UC takes best score from 1 test,  CSU, privates will take best math, verbal

Reporting Scores

 https://www.khanacademy.org/sat  Free SAT test prep  Practice tests  Interactive practice  Short quizzes  Instant feedback

Khan Academy Free SAT Prep

How will my colleges get my transcripts and Letters ?

Naviance

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 August 30th MJC College Fair 6-8pm; East Campus  Oct. 3rd CSU Application Workshop  October 4th Mandatory Common App Meeting for all seniors applying to private colleges  Oct. 23rd UC Application Workshop  Oct. 28th MCS College Expo; 9-1; Downey High School  Nov. 15th FAFSA Workshop  WORKSHOP SIGN UPS IN NAVIANCE

Dates to Remember!

ED applicants

 Apply early (usually in November) to first-choice college.  Receive an admission decision from the college well in advance of the usual notification date (usually by December).  Agree to attend the college if accepted and offered a financial aid package that is considered adequate by the family.  Apply to only one college early decision.  Apply to other colleges under regular admission plans.  Withdraw all other applications if accepted by ED.  Send a nonrefundable deposit well in advance of May 1.

EA applicants

 Apply early.  Receive an admission decision early in the admission cycle (usually in January or February).  Consider acceptance offer; do not have to commit upon receipt.  Apply to other colleges under regular admission plans.  Give the college a decision no later than the May 1 national response date.

Early Decision vs. Early Action

 If applying ED, EA or to a school that requires a counselor rec., then Mrs. Kuykendall will meet with you as soon as possible AFTER RECEIVING YOUR SENIOR PROFILE.  Most of our meetings will be in the classroom or in workshops  Students are encouraged to stop by the Career Center before school and during lunch

Senior Meetings

College Application Filing Period CSU and UC

UC: Nov. 1-Nov. 30 (can work on application now!) CSU: Oct. 1- Nov.30

 Private Institutions have individual deadlines  UC applications cannot be sent until Nov. 1st  UC: one application for all  CSU: new process- details at CSU Application Workshop

Apply for Admission and Observe Deadlines

 Junior College-108 campuses in CA  California State University-23 campuses  University of California-9 campuses  Private universities  Out of state colleges and universities  Trade/vocational schools

College Options

 Transfer to UC/CSU  AA/AS degrees/Certificate programs  $46.00/unit  *TAG: UC/CSU Guaranteed transfer to 6 UCs and many CSU campuses uctransfer.org/transfer_admis_guar.html. *N/A UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC San Diego, Cal Poly SLO

The Junior College

 www.mjc.edu

 Follow 7 steps to enroll online  Math/English placement tests required  NO SAT or ACT required!  Workshops in the Spring March 6, 7, 8

Modesto Junior College

 www.csumentor.edu $55/per campus  Fee waivers for those who qualify  23 campuses (many impacted)  Degrees in business, teaching, nursing, etc.  Must declare major at Cal Poly  Send scores to a CSU and share through CSU Mentor

 Check out “Explore Campuses” & “Matching Assistant”

California State University

 http://www.universityofcalifornia/apply $70/per campus  Fee waivers for those who qualify  *9 campuses  Must have 3.0 min. GPA  SAT subject tests optional, recommended for math science majors, check by campus  www.ucgateways.org personal insight questions

University of California

 Over 500 private member colleges

www.commonapp.org

 Fill out one application, plus supplements by college  You MUST attend Common App Workshop with Mrs. K., Oct. 4th

Private Schools

 UC Berkeley 21%  UC Davis 37%  UC Irvine 36%  UCLA 16%  UC Merced 66%  UC Riverside 56.7%  UC San Diego 34%  Santa Barbara 36%  Santa Cruz 46%

Apply Broadly UC California Admission Rates Fall 2016

 Cal Poly 31%  Long Beach 34%  San Diego 34%  Chico 63%  Fresno 52%  Sacramento 67%  San Jose 55%

CSU Admission Rates 2016

Private University Admissions ‘16

• Brown

8.5%

• Columbia

6%

• Cornell

15%

• Dartmouth

8%

• Harvard

4.2%

• Princeton

5.9%

• U/Pennsylvania

10%

• Stanford

4.7%

• Yale

5.3%

Naviance code needed –email or see your counselor if you need your code Interest inventory is a great tool College application sites/major searches Resume Scattergrams GHS Scholarship bulletin

Naviance

 All OFFICI CIAL Transcripts:

• Mrs. Brasil; GHS Registrar

 Office is located near the SBO  Give several days notice  Private schools: Require secondary school reports that include official transcript. Most sent electronically

Official Transcripts

 High tuition schools with highest share of students with debt  96% take out loans compared to 13% @ jc, 48% @ 4 yr. public, and 57% @ 4 yr. non-profit  Highest student loan default rate  Too many students do not get high quality training or do not graduate = no jobs, high debt  Under new rule, most for-profits in CA can no longer participate in Cal Grant program like non profit schools  Includes U of Phoenix, ITT Tech, Kaplan, SJVC, etc.

Private For Profit Colleges

College Website Portals

Once students apply to colleges, they will receive an email directing them to set up a “portal”. Do this immediately! This is where the college will send all information regarding admission, financial aid, housing, etc.

It is important to check the portals daily and respond to requests immediately!

 ncaa.org- athletes must register  Division I or II school  Core requirements are on website  Apply online - $80 fee  Report SAT/ACT scores! 9999

NCAA Clearinghouse

How do I pay for college?

Scholarships

 College Scholarship Programs  National Scholarships

 Gates Millennium Scholarship

 3.3 GPA  African American, American Indian- Alaska Native, Asian Pacific Islander, Hispanic American  US Citizen or Permanent Resident

 Stanislaus Community Foundation

 Opens in January  Some only require a 2.5 gpa  Awards range from $500-$6,000 each

Financial Aid

 FAFSA is available October 1st of your Senior year of high school.  A universal application that colleges use to package your financial aid and determine the level of need.  Eligibility for grants, work study and federal loan programs (not need based).

 Subsidized, Unsubsidized Student Loans and Parent Plus Loans.  Subsidized Loans- Government pays the interest while you are enrolled. Not required to pay while you are in school.  Unsubsidized Loans- Interest begins accruing as soon as the loan is taken

• ut. Not required to pay while you are

in school but is encouraged.

Scholarship Search Engines

Naviance www.finaid.org www.scholarships.com www.mycollegedollars.com www.salliemae.com www.fastweb.com http://www.stanislauscf.org/receive/scholarships http://www.mycollegeoptions.org

 FAF AFSA SA Free Application for Federal Student Aid www.fafsa.gov  CAL AL Gr Gran ant G t GPA A verification sent for all seniors  PROF OFIL ILE Required by some private institutions  FAF AFSA SA ap applicat ation:Oct.1, 2017 to

March 2, 2018

USE 2016 TAX INFO.

Financial Aid

SCAMS!

Beware of those who tell you that for a fee, they can get you scholarships and financial aid.

Contact Information Alison Kuykendall Kuykendall.a@mcs4kids.com

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