1. There are notes with every slide. Example pages should be posted on the team website with this PowerPoint. Cypress Ranch Robotics Team Cy-Ranch Cy-Borgs FIRST FRC 3335

2. Cypress Ranch Robotics Team 3335 Cypress Ranch Robotics Team Cy-Ranch Cy-Borgs FIRST FRC 3335 Parent College Talk Nov 9, 2013

3. My Experience GPA & Ranking; Selecting Classes & Timing Record Keeping Resumes & Testing College Websites & Visiting w/colleges Happy Index & So Tell Me Budget talk & Internships Financial Aid Cypress Ranch Robotics Team Cy-Ranch Cy-Borgs FIRST FRC 3335 College Talk Agenda

4. My Experience Cypress Ranch Robotics Team Cy-Ranch Cy-Borgs FIRST FRC 3335 My experience is with CFISD. Schools our family has checked out: UT Austin, UT Dallas, Texas A&M, Baylor, SMU, Sam Houston, TCU, Rice, Kettering, WPI, MIT, Olin, Carnegie Mellon, Georgia Tech, Colorado School of Mines, Oklahoma, Texas Tech, LeTourneau, Embry Riddle, Washington Univ. St Louis Check websites – start in 9 th grade!

5. GPA & Ranking CFISD uses a 6 pt. weighted scale. – Counseling & Guidance Counseling & Guidance – p13 of PDF Cypress Ranch Robotics Team Cy-Ranch Cy-Borgs FIRST FRC 3335

6. Selecting classes & timing AP, K level, on level You are applying to colleges starting Aug 1 st Your class rank needs to be high by the end of Junior year. Summer school classes are almost all on level Take what makes sense for your student just understand the consequences. Cypress Ranch Robotics Team Cy-Ranch Cy-Borgs FIRST FRC 3335

7. Record Keeping 1 Awards Leadership Recognitions Certifications Cypress Ranch Robotics Team Cy-Ranch Cy-Borgs FIRST FRC 3335

8. Record Keeping 2 Community service Cypress Ranch Robotics Team Cy-Ranch Cy-Borgs FIRST FRC 3335

9. Record Keeping 3 Practice/work Clubs & organizations Grades & classes Cypress Ranch Robotics Team Cy-Ranch Cy-Borgs FIRST FRC 3335

10. Resumes & Testing 1 Resume starts the end of 8 th grade Expanded resume – primarily for your own use Shorter specific resume for jobs, schools & scholarships. Keep resume up to date Cypress Ranch Robotics Team Cy-Ranch Cy-Borgs FIRST FRC 3335

11. Resumes & Testing 2 TESTS PSAT/NMSQT PSAT / NMSQTPSAT / NMSQT – Scholarship money SAT, ACT SAT Subject tests School tests Cypress Ranch Robotics Team Cy-Ranch Cy-Borgs FIRST FRC 3335

12. College Websites & Visiting w/colleges 1 Start 9 th grade Get your name on their radar There & here in Houston Motivates the kids & puts ownership for getting ready in their court. Helps them make decisions and start looking more seriously at interests. Cypress Ranch Robotics Team Cy-Ranch Cy-Borgs FIRST FRC 3335

13. College Websites & Visiting w/colleges 2 Check out the school profiles of admitted students Just like you checked things out 1-3 years ahead for high school look at the colleges Dream, probable & safety schools Check scholarship requirements Cypress Ranch Robotics Team Cy-Ranch Cy-Borgs FIRST FRC 3335

14. Happy Index & So Tell Me We talked about this to our girls but friend, Kevin Sprague, put it in a weighted spreadsheet with his girls & it worked very well for Johnathan. Visiting with schools helps the kids figure out what is important to them & belongs on the index So Tell Me is a document to give with the resume to help someone write a recommendation. Cypress Ranch Robotics Team Cy-Ranch Cy-Borgs FIRST FRC 3335

15. Budget talk & Internships 1 Cypress Ranch Robotics Team Cy-Ranch Cy-Borgs FIRST FRC 3335 Talk about their future budget to help them think seriously about their major.

16. Budget talk & Internships 2 Cypress Ranch Robotics Team Cy-Ranch Cy-Borgs FIRST FRC 3335 To keep them focused on being a student To keep them from going crazy with extra bills & loans Internships vs. summer jobs

17. Financial Aid Cypress Ranch Robotics Team Cy-Ranch Cy-Borgs FIRST FRC 3335 FAFSA CSS Deadlines for financial aid Scholarships Work /study Watch out who you are talking to

18. Interviews Cypress Ranch Robotics Team Cy-Ranch Cy-Borgs FIRST FRC 3335 Odd questions sometimes Being prepared ahead of time Think about who you are & what you like to do & what your goals are is part of getting ready. They have your resume, transcript & test scores.

19. More info to add in rev 6 Cypress Ranch Robotics Team Cy-Ranch Cy-Borgs FIRST FRC 3335

20. You should make every possible school meeting. Things / rules change every year. Cypress Ranch Robotics Team Cy-Ranch Cy-Borgs FIRST FRC 3335