COLLEGE If you can dream it, you can study it in college!

- Erin DowdingCollege

Counselor

Types of schools

¢SUNY : The State University of New York. This is a collection of public schools that are funded by the New York state government.

¢Advantage: Large campus with many choices of study.

¢Names of some of the SUNY schools:

- Albany University

- Binghamton University

- Stony Brook University

- SUNY Purchase College

- SUNY New Paltz

Types of schools

¢CUNY: The City University of New York. This is a collection of public school that is funded by city government.

¢Advantage: They are easier to afford and closer to home.

¢Name of some of the CUNY colleges:

- Baruch College

- City College of New York

- Hunter College

- John Jay College of Criminal Justice

- Queensborough Community College (QCC)

Types of schools

¢Private Colleges: Colleges funded by individuals.

¢Advantage: Private colleges usually have more money for opportunity programs.

¢Name of some of colleges:

- Columbia University

- New York University

- Harvard University

- Yale University

- Massachusetts Institution Of Technology (MIT)

- Princeton University

Requirements for college application

- SAT or ACT score

- Personal essay

- School GPA (Grade Point Average)

- Teachers' recommendations

- Clubs, sports, & extracurricular

activities

SAT

•The SAT is the standardized test that students take for college admissions in the United States.

• The SAT is important, but it is not the only standard to get into a college.

• There are other requirements that are just as important as SAT.

• Typically, students take the SAT twice. They take it for the first time in the spring of 11th grade and in the fall of his/her 12th grade year.

Ways to Pay for College... 1. Grants2. Federal loans3. Student loans4. Scholarships 5. Savings6. Work Study7. Payment Plan

True or False?

• CUNYs are closer to home.

• SUNY stands for State University of New York.

• SAT is the only important thing for my college application.

• Private schools are too expensive, I shouldn't apply for any of them.

• I can get federal student aid and scholarships to support me paying for the college.

• Private colleges can be cheaper than public schools.

True or False?

• Students don't need teacher's recommendations for college application.

• Colleges don't look for the extract clubs, sports, & extracurricular activities that students participated during high school.

• Hunter college is a SUNY school.

• Queens college is a CUNY school.

• I can show the college admission office who I really am beyond grades and test scores.