1. 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:

2. 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

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

4. CCBOT!!!

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

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

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

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

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

11. 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

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

13. Cappex.com

14. Create profile

15. Most important part: GPA & ACT
Skim over the rest

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

17. Click on “Profile”
Click the “X” button

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

19. Type in a college you’re interested in applying to

20. Click on the college you typed in the search box

22. Admissions: Scattergram
GPA: 3.0
ACT: 22

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

24. Admissions: Waitlisted

25. Admissions: Denied

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

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

28. Tuition & Costs:

29. Academics & Majors: Education, Finances, Marketing

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

31. 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!)

32. -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

33. DoNow:(Level 0)
1. Login to Naviance. Click “About Me” tab. Click “Profile.” Click “Add New Parent.”
ADD parents name & .
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