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College/ Career Search

Not too early to start thinking!

Become academically prepared

Assess your skills, interests, and personality

Consider different types of training, degrees, andschools


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Things You Need to Develop in HS

Note taking Research and

Technical Writing

Reading Texts Technology Skills

Communication Skills

Time Management

Self Advocacy


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What do colleges look at?

-GPA-Rank-SAT/ ACT Scores-Strength of Schedule

-School Involvement-Community Involvement-Interview

-Letters of Recommendation


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GPA:

Academic Honor Roll? Financial Aid Rewards

Rank: Varies school to school Usually a consideration for $ reward


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SATs Math (800)

Critical Reading (800)

Writing Skills (800)

Combined Scores: Weak-Avg: 1200-1500

Good: 1600-2000

Top Tier Schools: 2100 and Up


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ACTsMore in the South but becoming more of a barometer in schools across the US
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ACT continued English, Mathematics, Reading, Science

Optional Writing Test: 1 prompt, 30 minutes,Measures writing skills emphasized in high schoolEnglish classes and in entry-level collegecomposition courses.

Scores: Top score- 36

Highly Selective- 27-31

Selective- 22-26 Low/Avg- 17-21


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Strength of Schedule

???A in a level class or Bin a higherlevel?

Challenge yourself and move up a level.


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School Involvement

NHS

Clubs

Sports Leadership


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Community Involvement

Volunteer consistently each year.

Needed for NHS as well.

Shows you give back.


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Interview

Optional Helps you find the fit that is comfortable

May give you an edge over other

applicants.


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Letters of Recommendation

Build Bridgesdont burn them.

Junior and Senior Year Teachers

Coaches Club Advisors


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Beware of SenioritisThink you can coast second semester???


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Technical Schools Ocean County Technical Schools-Aviation/Aerospace

Technology, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, A+Certification, Network Technology, Marine Trades, CollisionRepair

Chubb Institute-Massage Therapy, Medical Assistant, MedicalBilling & Coding, Surgical Technologist, CAD / Drafting

Technology, Computer Networking & Security, GraphicDesign & Animation

Vocational Information Center- Lists schools by alphabeticalby trade or state- good YelowPages to trade/ technical

schools: Technical Schools USA-Yellow Pages by Program or State.

Specifically for Computer and information type Technologyfields
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2 Year Community College

Advantages/ Cost and Explore Associates Degree

Be sure credits transfer


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4 Year College

College vs University

Private vs Public

Bachelors Degree


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Programs to Think About

Military Academies Army

Navy

Coast Guard

Air Force

Merchant Marine

Candidates for admission must both apply directly tothe academy and receive a nomination, usually from

a congressman. Students are officers-in-training .Tuition for cadets is fully funded by the governmentin exchange for an active duty service obligation upongraduation and a stipend of $12,000 a year is given

while in school.


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The Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) is acollege-based, officer commissioning program,predominantly in the United States. It is designed as a

college elective that focuses on leadership development,problem solving, strategic planning, and professionalethics. ROTC produces officers in all branches of theU.S. Armed Forces except the U.S. Coast Guard.


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Fine Arts and Graphic Arts

Programs:

Animation Computer Art/Design Fashion Design Film/Video Game Design

Graphic Design Interior Design Media Arts Photography Visual Communications Web Design Dance Theater Music Fine Arts Education Culinary

Degrees:

Certificate Associate's Bachelor's Master's


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How to Get Into an Art School:

Build portfolio of artwork

Prepare audition

Interview/Audition

Good Writer and Good Artist


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Graduate Examinations?

General/ GRE Business/ GMAT

Computer Science/ GAE

Medical/ MCAT Dental/ DAT

Law/ LSAT


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Graduate Degrees

Masters Degree (MA, MS): 2-3 yr avg.

Doctorate (Ph.D.): 5-6 yr avg.


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Medical School

Years/ about 4

MD License

Residency/ 3-5 yrs


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Law School

Many types of Law Avg. years/ 3

Degree/ J.D., LL.M., J.S.D or S.J.D

Bar exam/ each state separate


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