Senior College Planning Night Fall 2018 Shelli – Welcome!

Agenda College options What do colleges want? FAFSA timeline Scholarships Transcripts Standardized testing To do list Shelli

College and Career Options 4- YEAR COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY Liberal Arts College University Focused Experience University Military Academy 2- YEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE CAREER TRAINING PROGRAMS APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS MILITARY WORK Shelli

Considerations Location of the school Size of the school Strength in the field of interest Admission Requirements Opportunities outside of the classroom Housing Cost & Financial Assistance Michelle

What Do Colleges Want? Grades Class Rank Strength of Curriculum Test Scores Community Service Involvement Letters of Recommendation Personal Essays Work Experience Michelle

Fafsa Timeline fafsa.ed.gov Create FSA ID prior to filling out FAFSA Need social security number FAFSA opens October 1st Will need 2017 W2 (or use the retrieval tool) Priority deadline is February 1st If parents and/or student is undocumented, do not complete the FAFSA Kathryn

Scholarships www.northtowncounseling.com www.nexttier.com Scholarship tab – listed by month of due date www.nexttier.com Username: 123456 (student ID #) Password: nkc123456 (nkc followed by student ID #) Search financial aid website for schools of interest For example, UM system scholarship deadline is December 15th. Kathryn

Scholarships Letters of Recommendation Transcripts Personal essay Senior Questionnaire Shelli

A+ Program Sandy McQuerry (sandy.mcquerry@nkcschools.org) A+ Requirements GPA of 2.5 or higher 95% attendance or higher Maintain record of good citizenship Score proficient or advanced on the Algebra I EOC Perform 50 hours of unpaid tutoring/mentoring Michelle

transcripts Mrs. Deleve – Registrar (kathie.deleve@nkcschools.org) Transcript Release Authorization Form Parent signature – kept on file Transcript Release Form Completed when transcript needs to be sent to a specific school Maria

ACT Scores Visit ACT.org to request official score report ACT will send your official score reports to up to 4 schools (20 if free/reduced) This must be designated during test registration NCAA - 9999 Maria

Fee Waivers ACT/SAT College Applications 2 ACT fee waivers At least 2 SAT fee waivers College Applications Maria

Standardized Tests Accommodations for testing ACT Test Benchmarks Subject Area ACT Test Benchmark English 18 Reading 22 Math Science 23 Amanda

To Do List: Set up college visits and visit fairs Create an email account just for communicating with colleges – then check it! Get your parents involved with this Develop a time management tool to keep track of deadlines Amanda

To Do List: Start filling out applications Ask for letters of recommendation – Senior Bio Start an autobiographical essay for scholarship applications Apply for admission and scholarships File for FAFSA Go ahead and apply for FSA ID now FAFSA Frenzy Amanda

Coming up! NACAC National College Fair Over 200 colleges, tech schools and universities from across the country will be in Kansas City! TUESDAY October 16 8:30-11:30a.m. and 6-8 p.m. Register online at: https://www.nacacfairs.org FREE event!

Questions? Amanda