1. Post-Secondary Education Night
Summit High School Counseling: 2015

2. Tonight’s Agenda: What are your options? Plan, Prepare, Perform
Admissions Panel / Q&A

3. Where do I begin? What are my options?
Traditional College vs Tech/Vocational/Trade School
2-Year vs 4-Year
In-state vs Out-of-state
Public vs Private
Tennessee Board of Regents: tbr.edu
46 Institutions: 6 Universities, 13 Community Colleges, 27 Colleges of Applied Technology
*Middle Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech University, Columbia State CC, and TCAT at Hohenwald here tonight*
The University of Tennessee: tennessee.edu
Campuses: Knoxville, Chattanooga, Martin, Health Science Center
Private Colleges and Universities (72 in TN)

4. Plan: Narrowing the College Search
Explore Colleges
*Start determining what is most important to you in a College/University*
Research Careers
Learn About Financial Aid
Investigate Scholarships
Summit High Counseling Website:

5. Prep’A’re: For a Successful Application Process
Academics:
Challenging and consistent course load all four years
Increase/Maintain GPA during Junior year
Activities:
Job/Internship
Clubs/Sports
Community Service/Volunteer
COLLEGE VISITS!
Assessments (Tests):
PLAN (Fall of Sophomore year)
PSAT (Fall of Junior year)
ACT and SAT (Spring of Junior & early Fall Senior year)
ASVAB (Military – Senior year)

6. Special Populations: Students with 504 Plans and/or IEPs
Potential College Athletes:
Colleges/Universities will provide support for these students
STUDENT must provide official documentation from the high school verifying the IEP to the College/University
All starts by registering with NCAA Eligibility Center and/or NAIA Eligibility Center
Requirements to be eligible for competition at College/University level are separate from graduation requirements
Transcripts & Test Scores must be sent separately to NCAA/NAIA

7. Perform: Junior Year To-do’s:
Keep your grades up!
College Visits, College Fairs, Meet reps at Summit
Recommendation Letters (build relationships now)
Gain experiences for essays (work, volunteer, travel)
Scholarship Research
Utilize Resources on Summit Counseling Website