planning your future a guide to post secondary planning
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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!