Planning YourPlanning Your Future Future

A Guide to Post Secondary A Guide to Post Secondary PlanningPlanning

The SLRHS The SLRHS Counseling StaffCounseling Staff

Mr. GarofaloMr. Garofalo A-BA-B Mr. PerroneMr. Perrone C-GrC-Gr Mrs. Cranshaw Mrs. Cranshaw Gu-NiGu-Ni Mrs. RyanMrs. Ryan No-ZNo-Z Ms. WeeksMs. Weeks CTE Counselor CTE Counselor Mrs. RichardsMrs. Richards Adjustment Adjustment

Counselor Counselor

PowerPoint OverviewPowerPoint Overview

High School PlanHigh School Plan Standardized TestsStandardized Tests Researching CollegesResearching Colleges Senior YearSenior Year WebsitesWebsites

You Need a Plan for After You Need a Plan for After High School!High School!

What Plan Is Best for You?

4 YearCollege

Post-Sec.Training/

Work

2 YearCollege Military

Education

2.5 Doctoral

Degree

2.4 Professional Degree

Master's Degree

Bachelor's Degree

Associate's Degree

Some College No Degree

High School Graduate

Less Than High School

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey, 2011 Data shows earnings for year-round, full-time workers 25 years and over; unemployment rate for those 25 and over

$80,652

$86,580

$65,676

$54,756

$39,936

$37,388

$33,176

$23,452

% Unemployment Rate in 2011

Why College? Because Education is Related to Income!

8.7

9.4

6.8

Median Earnings in 2011

3.6

4.9

$86,580

$80,652

14.1

Junior YearJunior Year Take SAT in spring (May 5Take SAT in spring (May 5thth at Silver Lakeat Silver Lake, , register by register by

April 6April 6thth, , and/or June 2and/or June 2ndnd)) College visits/tours/fairsCollege visits/tours/fairs

Providence National College Fair, Saturday, April 28Providence National College Fair, Saturday, April 28thth

Boston Area National College Fair, May 3Boston Area National College Fair, May 3rdrd and May 4 and May 4thth

Contact your guidance counselor for more detailsContact your guidance counselor for more details Start thinking about financial aidStart thinking about financial aid Explore job/volunteering opportunities Explore job/volunteering opportunities Importance of course selection for Importance of course selection for

senior yearsenior year Extracurricular activitiesExtracurricular activities

SAT vs. ACTSAT vs. ACT

ACTACT- English- English

- Math- Math

- Reading- Reading

- Science- Science- - Optional writing Optional writing sectionsection

www.act.orgwww.act.org

SATSAT- Writing- Writing

- Math- Math

- Critical Reading- Critical Reading

- Subject tests (if - Subject tests (if needed)needed)

www.sat.collegeboard.org/www.sat.collegeboard.org/register register

What should you What should you look for in a look for in a College or College or University?University?

LargerLarger Schools Schools vs. Smaller vs. Smaller

SchoolsSchools Relationships with professors Relationships with professors Student body - diversityStudent body - diversity OpportunitiesOpportunities

PublicPublic vs. vs. Private Private

STATE SCHOOLS: Bridgewater, UMass(s), Fitchburg, Westfield, Framingham, Salem

RANGE: $3,000-$24,000

Boston University, Boston College, Stonehill, Northeastern, Suffolk, etc.

RANGE: $15,000-$58,000

AFFILIATION : Religion, Alumni

PRESTIGE: Graduate school

EnvironmentEnvironment Academics- Academics- less daily homework; more less daily homework; more

papers, reading, group workpapers, reading, group work. . What’s a What’s a major and minor?major and minor?

Athletics – Athletics – Division I, II, III; see your Division I, II, III; see your counselor if you plan on playing. You must counselor if you plan on playing. You must register with the NCAA.register with the NCAA.

Social/Greek life – Social/Greek life – Fraternities and Fraternities and Sororities; commuter vs. resident Sororities; commuter vs. resident

LocationLocation

In state or out of In state or out of statestate

Commuting Commuting distancedistance

Driving distanceDriving distance Flying distanceFlying distance

What about Finances?What about Finances?

Talk to your parents Talk to your parents about what’s realisticabout what’s realistic

Financial Aid NightFinancial Aid Night Think about Think about

scholarshipsscholarships GrantsGrants LoansLoans Work studyWork study

Campus VisitCampus Visit

Colleges love to have high school Colleges love to have high school students visitstudents visit

Visit the school’s website or Visit the school’s website or Guidance for a list of open house Guidance for a list of open house dates.dates.

Senior YearSenior Year Meet with counselor in early fall; narrow downMeet with counselor in early fall; narrow down

and finalize colleges you are planning on applying toand finalize colleges you are planning on applying to

Take SAT’s (and/or Subject tests) in Take SAT’s (and/or Subject tests) in October/November October/November

Ask teachers for recommendations – The earlier the Ask teachers for recommendations – The earlier the better! * better! *

Write college essay – Senior English classWrite college essay – Senior English class

Find out all requirements/deadlines for collegesFind out all requirements/deadlines for colleges * Be mindful of postmarked vs. opened by deadlines* Be mindful of postmarked vs. opened by deadlines

Narrow It DownNarrow It Down

Two “safe” schoolsTwo “safe” schoolsTwo “reach” schoolsTwo “reach” schoolsTwo “good” fitsTwo “good” fits

Application Process Application Process OverviewOverview

Primarily after the first quarter of your senior Primarily after the first quarter of your senior yearyear

Early decision (binding), early action (non-Early decision (binding), early action (non-binding)binding)

Student responsibilities = Application, letters Student responsibilities = Application, letters of recommendation, essay, of recommendation, essay, test scorestest scores, , interview (if applicable)interview (if applicable)

Counselor = transcript, recommendation, Counselor = transcript, recommendation, school profile, and school report, mid year school profile, and school report, mid year and final gradesand final grades

BE APPROPRIATE!

Admissions counselors and employers

WILL LOOK!

Other OptionsOther Options

MilitaryMilitary Military academiesMilitary academies ROTC programsROTC programs Tuition assistanceTuition assistance

Community Community CollegeCollege

WorkWork

Where do I start to Where do I start to research colleges? research colleges?

NavianceNaviance

What is Naviance?

What is the “About Me” Section?

The “About Me” The “About Me” section of section of

Naviance allows Naviance allows you to journal you to journal

information about information about yourself that is yourself that is accessible over accessible over

your four years at your four years at Silver Lake.Silver Lake.

Personality Personality InventoryInventory

Learning Style Learning Style InventoryInventory

Resume BuilderResume Builder Game Plan SurveyGame Plan Survey Test ScoresTest Scores Profile Profile

What is the “Careers” Section?

Explore career Explore career options as well as options as well as identify your identify your interests.interests.

Store your favorite Store your favorite careers and careers and explore new explore new careers. careers.

Identify your Identify your personal interests personal interests through a through a Personality Personality Inventory, Career Inventory, Career Interest Profiler, Interest Profiler, and Cluster Finder.and Cluster Finder.

What is the “Colleges” Section?

Search, Search, group, and group, and store your store your schools of schools of interestinterest

““My Colleges” My Colleges”

““College College Research”Research”

Scattergrams

Colleges that accepted our

students

SuperMatch College SuperMatch College SearchSearch

Career/College Career/College ExplorationExploration

Check out the SL Guidance Website Check out the SL Guidance Website for career exploration tools for career exploration tools including:including: Naviance Family ConnectionNaviance Family Connection Career CruisingCareer Cruising MassCISMassCIS Occupational HandbookOccupational Handbook Core GPA Core GPA

Questions?

Make an appointment/email

your counselor ASAP!