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Presented by
Jessica Bowers & Megan Bryant,
Cary High School Counselors
How CFNC & College Board Can Help in College
Planning
A student MUST create a CFNC account to send their HS transcripts and to apply to most NC colleges & universities
Creating an account will allow students more benefits within CFNC, like taking Interest Inventories, Test Prep, and being able to save favorite college and career info
If you or your student get stuck on how to do something on CFNC, go to the top of the homepage and click on Resources/Videos, and then scroll through the list along the left side of the page.
CFNC Basics
Where to find College Test Prep Resources on CFNC
Where to find College Test Prep Resources on CFNC
Note: students must be logged into their CFNC account in order
to use this resource!
Exploring Colleges via CFNC
Where to Find NC College Admissions Information
Where to Find NC College Admissions Information
How to Apply to NC Colleges via CFNC
How to request your HS transcript through CFNC NOTE: students must first go to www.wcpss.net/transcripts and select CFNC
Resources on How to Pay for College via CFNC
Info on Saving for College via CFNC
Extra Services Offered via CFNC
Students must be signed into their CFNC account to use these resources.
Extra Services Offered via CFNC
www.act.orgMakers of the PLAN test taken in Fall of 10th grade
Makers of the ACT test taken in Spring of 11th grade
Test Prep Resources can be found on their site
www.ACT.org
ACT Test Prep Resources: www.act.org
www.collegeboard.org
Now, let’s check out College Board!
My College QuickStart
New in 2012!
Score Report Plus
Scores and percentiles
Personalized feedback on skills
Student answers
Next Steps
Signing in
Students use the access code on their PSAT/NMSQT® paper score report to sign in at www.collegeboard.org/quickstart.
My Online Score Report
Look Beyond Scores• Performance on
each skill measured• State and national
percentiles• Projected SAT®
score ranges
My SAT Study Plan
Prepare for the SAT®
• Personalized skills to improve
• SAT practice questions• An official SAT practice
test
My SAT Study Plan
Review and Practice• Review PSAT/NMSQT®
questions missed• Answer SAT ® practice
questions of the same type
My SAT Study Plan
Warm Up for the SAT® Essay• Strategies for
success• Official scoring guide• Practice essay
questions• Sample essays for
the each score 1-6
Express SAT® Sign-Up
My Personality
• This student’s personality test results reveal…
ENTA:
The Improvisor
My Personality
Connect to thePossibilities
• Major a student chose
• Related majors
• Related careers
My Major & Career Matches
My Major & Career Matches
Research Majors
• Description of majors
• Courses students can take in high school to prepare
• Courses they can expect to take in college
• Jobs students can expect achieving different degree levels
My College Matches
Start the College Search
• Starter list of colleges
• Criteria to customize search
College Search https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/
Explore colleges based on what’s important to you
Save your searches See if you are on track to meet a specific
college’s requirements http://media.collegeboard.com/CollegePlanni
ng/media/pdf/BigFuture-College-List-Handout.pdf
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