Sept 26+27, 2016 DO NOW: Grab a Chromebook Quickly find your seat Students 18 years old or older: Complete Voter Registration Students under 18 years old: Research Colleges or Work on Personal Statements Sept 26+27, 2016 DO NOW:

Have parents create their FSA ID’s (Or create it for them—must have in journal by EOW for a grade) 9/30 Final Personal Statements Due (Must be greenlighted by advisor!) 9/23: QuestBridge Applications Due: NOT FINISHED? See Mr .F. Begin Early Decision/Early Action conversations w/ counselor Announcements

College Visits This Week 9/26: Valparaiso University – Valparaiso, IN 9/28: St. Olaf College – Northfield, MN Typical GPA: 3.25-4.0 Typical GPA: 3.5-4.0 Typical ACT: 23-29 Typical ACT: 25-31 9/27: Spelman College – Atlanta, GA 9/29: Ripon College – Ripon, WI Typical GPA: 3.25-4.0 Typical GPA: 2.5-4.0 Typical ACT: 20-26 Typical ACT: 20-25 College Visits This Week

CCBOT!!!

Grad Rate Range (78-83%) Ideal/Reach School Grad Rate

Grad Rate Range (78-83%) Target/Match Grad Rate

Grad Rate Range (78-83%) Safety School Grad Rate

Grad Rate Range (78-83%) What’s the deal with the Safety, Match, Reach Schools?

Click tab for “All Schools”, then find your school Scatterplot For Previous Students then Click tab for “All Schools”, then find your school

Independent time For the remainder of the period you should be doing one of the following: Finishing up Personal Statements (“Green-lighted” by Advisors by Friday!!!) Applying Early Decision??? Have this conversation with your college counselor!!! Researching Colleges on CCBot (Colleges need to be AFFORDABLE!) Researching/Apply for Scholarships from Ms. Francique

Sept 28+29, 2016 do now: Grab a Chromebook Quickly take your seat Log in and go to www.cappex.com Sept 28+29, 2016 do now:

Cappex.com

Create profile

Most important part: GPA & ACT Skim over the rest

Add a college or 2 if you’d like. When this section is complete, scroll down and click “continue”

Click on “Profile” Click the “X” button

Enter GPA and ACT Score Scroll down, click on “save and continue”

Type in a college you’re interested in applying to

Click on the college you typed in the search box

Admissions: Scattergram GPA: 3.0 ACT: 22

Admissions: Accepted/Accepted, Won’t Attend GPA: 3.0 ACT: 22 Is this a SAFETY, MATCH, or REACH School???

Admissions: Waitlisted

Admissions: Denied

Eastern Illinois University: Safety, Match, or Reach? GPA: 3.0 ACT: 22

Yale University: Safety, Match, or Reach? GPA: 3.0 ACT: 22

Tuition & Costs:

Academics & Majors: Education, Finances, Marketing

College navigator Type in name of school Click on “Expand All”

Independent time For the remainder of the period you should be doing one of the following: Finishing up Personal Statements (“Green-lighted” by Friday!!!) Applying Early Decision??? Have this conversation with your college counselor!!! Researching/Apply for Scholarships from Ms. Francique Researching Colleges via CCBot/Cappex/College Navigator (College need to be AFFORDABLE!)

-Utilize today’s class to do the following: -Complete Personal Statements -Research/Apply for Scholarships -Research Colleges (Remember, colleges need to be AFFORDABLE!) Sept. 30, 2016 INDEPENDENT TIME

DoNow:(Level 0) 1. Login to Naviance. Click “About Me” tab. Click “Profile.” Click “Add New Parent.” ADD parents name & email. Have you added your Teachers on Naviance? “Colleges” tab, “Colleges I’m applying to", scroll down, “add teacher” 2. Continue doing your “College Search Activity” with your TABLE using Cappex.com, College Navigator, or Collegedata.com. Be sure to enter the information on your college tracker “College Lists/Fit Factors” tab. Leave enough time for tables to completely finish their college research (Each table was assigned 1 college-see next slide.) 8minutes