1. Guiding the College Search C. Claire Law, M.S. IECA Certified Educational Planner Bill Dingledine, M.S., CEP Independent Counselor

2. What’s the “Biggest Issue”  Admissibility/Getting in  Finding/knowing what to major in  College cost/Financial Aid  Is it worth it?  Others

3. Students Should “Assess” Themselves First  Where and on what things do they spend their time  What types of situations have been meaningful to them  What classes have been ‘good’ for them? ‘Bad’? Was it the material or the teacher? Why?  What are they eager to try that they haven’t yet?  What are “dreams”

4. College Timeline  Course selection  Testing  Transcript  Recommendations  Applications  Essays  Interview(s)  Financial Aid  Other?

5. Tools for the Counselor & Student  College Navigator (http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/)http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/  College Scorecard (http://collegecost.ed.gov/)http://collegecost.ed.gov/  http://collegecost.ed.gov/scorecard/index.aspx http://collegecost.ed.gov/scorecard/index.aspx  My Majors (http://www.mymajors.com/)http://www.mymajors.com/  College Week Live (www.collegeweeklive.com)www.collegeweeklive.com  MyCCA/Guided Path www.mycca.netwww.mycca.net  Naviance 

6. MyCCA – Guided Path  Provides a summarized background and student progress at a glance  A powerful messaging feature integrated with Dropbox, captures full conversations and attachments in one place.  A brand new college search & compare tool...the most powerful on the market.  An all new user interface so you can see what your students see.  New progress bars let you see exactly where students are in their application plans.

7. If you use DWYA  Interrelated:  “DWYA” and MBTI©  STRONG and MBTI©  The HIGHLAND Assessment  “Find My Spark”

8. For Busy High School Guidance Counselors  “Find the Perfect College for You” by Rosalind P. Marie and C. Claire Law  Personality Type can help with addressing learning style  The 8 Personality Preferences: I-E, F-T, S-N, J-P  Students who are struggling with college selection can use college descriptions as starters for narrowing choices.  What to do if your student is determined to select a college that has little to offer for their type

9. Each of these sixteen types is gifted and valuable! L O O K I N G A T T Y P E 6 The Sixteen Types ISTJ ISFJ INFJINTJ ISTP ISFP INFP INTP ESTP ESFP ENFPENTP ESTJ ESFJ ENFJENTJ

10. College Environments/Heart of Type “Find My Spark” Assessment MyCCA/Guided Path  NT  NF  ST  SF