1. Looking forward to Junior Year!

2. Timeline Aug 4: First Day Aug: Clubs/Activities Sept 16: ASVAB/ROTC/Military Academy Oct 19: PSAT Oct 25: Tucson College Night Winter Break: Career-related Experience Jan: Continue with APs for Senior Year First Quarter: NCAA Eligibility Center March: College & Career Night Summer Break: College/Uni/Scholarships

3. PSAT Prep Online www.khanacademy.org/sat www.examfocus.com www.majortests.com https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/psat-nmsqt-psat-10/practice In Person UA THINK TANK Princeton Review/KAPLAN Which is going to be better for teaching strategy?

4. Free/Low Cost SAT & ACT Readiness Joel D. Valdez Library (Downtown) – July 19 OR 20 – 10am-2pm – Registration: www.pima.librarywww.pima.library (while you’re at the library, check out a test prep book) KAPLAN & ACT Partnership – Free / Reduced Pricing on Test prep – http://www.kaptest.com/act/pages/actpartnership

5. About College Admissions Tests ACT (American College Test) – Predominantly used by schools in middle-U.S. states – Consists of four tests: English, Math, Reading, Science, and Writing – Writing component is optional – Top composite score is 36 – Big difference: Science and Math level SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) – Predominantly used by east and west coast schools – Consists of two tests: Verbal, Math – Writing component is optional (scored separately) – Each test is scored on a scale of 200-800

6. New SAT and ACT: 5 Key Differences 1.New SAT has a greater focus on History & Social Studies passages 2.Both focus on Algebra/Algebra II, but the New SAT has a greater emphasis on Data Analysis & Problem Solving (Refresh Algebra Knowledge!)(Refresh Algebra Knowledge!) 3.The ACT requires more Science reading 4.New SAT has a No Calculator Math Section 5.The New SAT has grid-in questions and an “extended thinking” grid-in question.

7. Schools Requiring Writing Test 13% or Colleges Will Require the New SAT Essay Anderson University (IN) California Institute of Technology Claremont McKenna College College of Southern Nevada Dartmouth College Duke University Harvard College Howard University Marlboro College (VT) Pennsylvania College of Technology Prince George’s Community College Princeton University Rice University Stanford University Texas A&M University University of California Schools University of South Florida University of St. Andrews (UK) University of Texas (Austin) Yale University

9. AP Tests Credit at UA: – http://catalog.arizona.edu/2014-15/policies/apexam.htm http://catalog.arizona.edu/2014-15/policies/apexam.htm Credit at other colleges: – https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/creditandplacement/s earch-credit-policies https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/creditandplacement/s earch-credit-policies

10. Preparing for a College Search

11. Colleges…Select Wisely Without knowing what to study, how can you know where to study? Use this semester and summer “to find your purpose in life.” *Explore AzCIS & MyNextMove.org *Volunteer *Get a job *Arrange job-shadowing opps

12. Know Yourself Interests Academic Strengths Achievements Values Ambitions Your Standout Talents AzCIS

13. Types of Colleges TypeDescriptionTuitionAdmission Requirements Four year Degrees offered: Bachelors and beyond Provides: A well-rounded college experience that includes an academic area of study. State: Typically under $15,000/year Private: Typically more than $20,000/year SAT or ACT GPA Class rank Essay Extracurricular activities Letters of recommendation Transcripts

14. Types of Colleges TypeDescriptionTuitionAdmission Requirements Two year Degrees offered: Associates Provides: A way to ease into college / take general college classes for credit. Typically have agreements with four year colleges to transfer credits. Tip: The closer the community college is to the 4 yr college you want to attend, the better! Typically around $4,000/year Open-door admission policy

15. What you’re looking for… What is important to you? Location Academics Size Campus Appeal Social Life Total Cost – Including aid

16. What college admission officers are looking for… Grades / Overall GPA Strength of high school course selections Admission Test Score Essay Teacher and counselor recommendations Class rank Student’s demonstrated interest Personal accomplishments Personality characteristics Courses in progress Junior and Senior year

17. Sports in College NCAA Eligibility – http://web3.ncaa.org/ECWR2/NCAA_EMS/NCAA_ EMS.html#

18. Don’t sweat it Relax! You will get accepted… somewhere… 70% of colleges accept an average of 70% of their applicants. Elite schools have acceptance rates below 10% (application fee waivers available!)

19. Should you stay or go? 90% of high school students in AZ go to college in AZ. If you want to go to an out-of-state college, consider WUE schools for lower tuition. Consider Germany for NO tuition.

20. Not interested in Germany? Apply for Scholarships

21. Merit Scholarships & FAFSA Tips Merit scholarships are where the money is. There is more than $11 billion in merit scholarships available to students from colleges each year Not just for “A” students Many awards emphasize leadership or school involvement Nearly all colleges offer merit aid scholarships The average merit scholarship is $5,000 Many awards can be renewed year after year FAFSA Free Application for Federal Student Aid (Grants & Loans) $110 billion each year

22. Selecting Scholarships Begins with selecting your schools – Automatic: School and FAFSA – Additional Application – Scholarship Databases – Departmental – Outside Scholarships

23. Scholarship Resources Big Future – www.bigfuture.collegeboard.org Big Future www.bigfuture.collegeboard.org Scholarship Universe – After acceptance to UA Scholarship Universe Pima STARS – Students attending PCC (some automatic) Pima STARS Arizona Community Foundation – 2 & 4 yr college Arizona Community Foundation TUSD - http://www.tusd1.org/contents/distinfo/scholarships/general.asp TUSD Sabino Website – Sabino HS Counseling – Scholarships Sabino Website Twitter - https://twitter.com/SaberBucks Twitter https://twitter.com/SaberBucks FAFSA! – https://twitter.com/FAFSA FAFSA!

24. Collecting College Information – Where to go Cappex.com - College search made simple. Your first stop to kick-start your college and scholarship search nacacnet.org - National Association for College Admission Counseling. Offers national college fair information and articles about the college process collegeboard.com - Information about the SAT act.org - Information about the ACT test

25. Next Steps

26. In School Stay focused on academics Do not lighten your academic load for senior year Meet with your school counselor Stay involved in school activities Standardized Testing Prepare for and register for ACT / SAT tests Register for AP tests as appropriate College Exploration Explore colleges on the Web Visit colleges this summer, if you can Meet with college representatives (dozens come each year to Sabino!) Attend college fairs

27. College Search Websites www.collegescorecard.ed.gov www.collegeboard.org