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Applications
Scholarships and financial aid
The Senior Year 2017-18
Remind
College & Scholarship Bulletin
Gregori website & Google
Naviance
How do I get College Info?
Get messages
Text @mrsakuyk
Enter81010
REMIND!
NavianceGregori homepage Students College & Career Naviance
Alison Kuykendall@GHScollege411
Tweet, tweet…
Grades, gpa grades 10-11 (Privates may look at 9th too)
Test scores on SAT+writing or ACT+writing
Rigor including senior year
Commitment, leadership, service
Strong personal statement
What are colleges looking for?
Admissions 101• Start applications: UC now open,
CSU Oct. 1st, private, must check individually
• Start working on personal insight questions for UC and/or Common App essays for private schools
• Ask for letters of rec for privateschools if needed
• Establish email for college use only! Check daily!!
3 weeks notice for teachers – Ask in person, then through Naviance.
September 8th deadline for Mrs. K
Required for most private colleges
Provide Senior Profile (found on Naviance- cut & paste into a Word doc. and send to recommenders)
Not required for UC, CSU
Letters of recommendation
Requesting Teacher Letters of Rec.
Add LOR Requests
Select teacher, send a note, & Submit
Type a note to your teacher here.
1.
2.3.
Sign up for all visits through Naviance
Students must get teacher permission to attend
Go immediately to the assigned period, no call slips sent
College Visits at GHS
How do I sign up for College Presentations?
Naviance
College Presentations
Confirm Sign up
Decide where you are applying! 6-8 apps. Recommended.
Attend campus visits, open houses/ Preview Days at college
3 days excused absence for seniors: Fill out excused absence form (on Naviance or in the Career Center) 7 days in advance. Give to Mrs. Kuykendall for administrator approval.
Register for SAT/ACT! GHS Code 052031
Supply codes for colleges w/registration to report scores!
Admissions 101What should you be doing now?
SAT test dates ACT test dates
August 26 September 9
October 7 October 28
November 4* December 9*
sat.org act.org
*Last date to test for all UC’s and most CSU’s.
SAT/ACT Test Dates
Good idea to take both SAT and ACT (not required for Junior colleges)
Register now! Online registration
Fee waivers for qualified students
November tests are deadline for UC/CSU
4 free score reports included with reg. Send scores now!
What test should students take?
ACT vs. SAT SAT w/ Writing
UC takes best score combined (must include wiriting)
Subject tests are optional, check each campus
Send scores to one UC, they are forwarded to rest
CSU, send to 1 school and manage through CSU Mentor
November deadline
ACT w/ writing
UC takes best score combined (must include wiriting)
Send scores to one UC, they are forwarded to rest
CSU, send to 1 school and manage through CSU Mentor
December deadline
If a campus recommends a subject test- TAKE IT!
Release all scores now
NCAA: ACT/SAT 9999
UC takes best score from 1 test,
CSU, privates will take best math, verbal
Reporting Scores
https://www.khanacademy.org/sat
Free SAT test prep
Practice tests
Interactive practice
Short quizzes
Instant feedback
Khan Academy Free SAT Prep
How will my colleges get my transcripts and Letters ?
Naviance
Naviance
Naviance
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August 30th MJC College Fair 6-8pm; East Campus
Oct. 3rd CSU Application Workshop October 4th Mandatory Common App
Meeting for all seniors applying to private colleges
Oct. 23rd UC Application WorkshopOct. 28th MCS College Expo; 9-1; Downey
High SchoolNov. 15th FAFSA WorkshopWORKSHOP SIGN UPS IN NAVIANCE
Dates to Remember!
ED applicants Apply early (usually in November) to first-choice college. Receive an admission decision from the college well in advance of the usual
notification date (usually by December). Agree to attend the college if accepted and offered a financial aid package that is
considered adequate by the family. Apply to only one college early decision. Apply to other colleges under regular admission plans. Withdraw all other applications if accepted by ED. Send a nonrefundable deposit well in advance of May 1.
EA applicants Apply early. Receive an admission decision early in the admission cycle (usually in January or
February). Consider acceptance offer; do not have to commit upon receipt. Apply to other colleges under regular admission plans. Give the college a decision no later than the May 1 national response date.
Early Decision vs. Early Action
If applying ED, EA or to a school that requires a counselor rec., then Mrs. Kuykendall will meet with you as soon as possible AFTER RECEIVING YOUR SENIOR PROFILE.
Most of our meetings will be in the classroom or in workshops
Students are encouraged to stop by the Career Center before school and during lunch
Senior Meetings
College Application Filing Period CSU and UC
UC: Nov. 1-Nov. 30 (can work on application now!)
CSU: Oct. 1- Nov.30
Private Institutions have individual deadlines
UC applications cannot be sent until Nov. 1st
UC: one application for all
CSU: new process- details at CSU Application Workshop
Apply for Admission and
Observe Deadlines
Junior College-108 campuses in CA
California State University-23 campuses
University of California-9 campuses
Private universities
Out of state colleges and universities
Trade/vocational schools
College Options
Transfer to UC/CSU
AA/AS degrees/Certificate programs
$46.00/unit
*TAG: UC/CSU Guaranteed transfer to 6 UCs and many CSU campuses uctransfer.org/transfer_admis_guar.html.
*N/A UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC San Diego, Cal Poly SLO
The Junior College
www.mjc.edu
Follow 7 steps to enroll online
Math/English placement tests required
NO SAT or ACT required!
Workshops in the Spring March 6, 7, 8
Modesto Junior College
www.csumentor.edu $55/per campus
Fee waivers for those who qualify
23 campuses (many impacted)
Degrees in business, teaching, nursing, etc.
Must declare major at Cal Poly
Send scores to a CSU and share through CSU Mentor Check out “Explore Campuses” & “Matching Assistant”
California State University
http://www.universityofcalifornia/apply
$70/per campus
Fee waivers for those who qualify
*9 campuses
Must have 3.0 min. GPA
SAT subject tests optional, recommended for math science majors, check by campus
www.ucgateways.org personal insight questions
University of California
Over 500 private member colleges www.commonapp.org
Fill out one application, plus supplements by college
You MUST attend Common App Workshop with Mrs. K., Oct. 4th
Private Schools
UC Berkeley 21%
UC Davis 37%
UC Irvine 36%
UCLA 16%
UC Merced 66%
UC Riverside 56.7%
UC San Diego 34%
Santa Barbara 36%
Santa Cruz 46%
Apply Broadly
UC California Admission Rates Fall 2016
Cal Poly 31%
Long Beach 34%
San Diego 34%
Chico 63%
Fresno 52%
Sacramento 67%
San Jose 55%
CSU Admission Rates 2016
Private University Admissions ‘16
• Brown 8.5%• Columbia 6%• Cornell 15%• Dartmouth 8%• Harvard 4.2%• Princeton 5.9%• U/Pennsylvania 10%• Stanford 4.7%• Yale 5.3%
Naviance code needed –email or see your counselor if you need your code
Interest inventory is a great tool
College application sites/major searches
Resume
Scattergrams
GHS Scholarship bulletin
Naviance
All OFFICIAL Transcripts:
Mrs. Brasil; GHS Registrar
Office is located near the SBO
Give several days notice
Private schools: Require secondary school reports that include official transcript. Most sent electronically
Official Transcripts
High tuition schools with highest share of students with debt
96% take out loans compared to 13% @ jc, 48% @ 4 yr. public, and 57% @ 4 yr. non-profit
Highest student loan default rate
Too many students do not get high quality training or do not graduate = no jobs, high debt
Under new rule, most for-profits in CA can no longer participate in Cal Grant program like non profit schools
Includes U of Phoenix, ITT Tech, Kaplan, SJVC, etc.
Private For Profit Colleges
College Website PortalsOnce students apply to colleges, they will receive an email directing them to set up a “portal”. Do this immediately!
This is where the college will send all information regarding admission, financial aid, housing, etc.
It is important to check the portals daily and respond to requests immediately!
ncaa.org- athletes must register
Division I or II school
Core requirements are on website
Apply online - $80 fee
Report SAT/ACT scores! 9999
NCAA Clearinghouse
How do I pay for college?
Scholarships
College Scholarship Programs
National Scholarships
Gates Millennium Scholarship
3.3 GPA
African American, American Indian-Alaska Native, Asian Pacific Islander, Hispanic American
US Citizen or Permanent Resident
Stanislaus Community Foundation
Opens in January
Some only require a 2.5 gpa
Awards range from $500-$6,000 each
Financial Aid
FAFSA is available October 1st of your Senior year of high school.
A universal application that colleges use to package your financial aid and determine the level of need.
Eligibility for grants, work study and federal loan programs (not need based). Subsidized, Unsubsidized Student
Loans and Parent Plus Loans. Subsidized Loans- Government pays
the interest while you are enrolled. Not required to pay while you are in school.
Unsubsidized Loans- Interest begins accruing as soon as the loan is taken out. Not required to pay while you are in school but is encouraged.
Scholarship Search Engines
Naviance
www.finaid.org
www.scholarships.com
www.mycollegedollars.com
www.salliemae.com
www.fastweb.com
http://www.stanislauscf.org/receive/scholarships
http://www.mycollegeoptions.org
FAFSA Free Application for Federal Student Aid www.fafsa.gov
CAL Grant GPA verification sent for all seniors
PROFILE Required by some private institutions
FAFSA application:Oct.1, 2017 to March 2, 2018
USE 2016 TAX INFO.
Financial Aid
SCAMS!
Beware of those who tell
you that for a fee, they
can get you
scholarships and
financial aid.
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