TRINITY ACADEMY OF RALEIGH

Rising Junior

College Night

February 16th, 2011

For An Exceptional Life

‣Finding the right “fit”

‣Understanding college admission

‣Staying ahead in the process

‣Paying for college

Tonight’s Talking Points

Knowing yourself

Knowing the tools

Making the Visits: When? How?

Finding the Right “Fit”

My College Quick Start: collegeboard.com

ASVAB: Armed Forces Vocational Aptitude Battery: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 available to 10th-12th graders.

CFNC.org

Knowing Yourself

www.actstudent.org/plan/future/index.html

Log in to your CFNC account or Create an account.

Create CFNC Account

CFNC - PLAN

Plan For A Career

Learn About Yourself

Learn About Yourself

Career Assessments

Career Assessments … continued

Naviance / Family Connection

College Board – www.collegeboard.org

College Foundation of North Carolina – www.cfnc.org

ACT website - www.actstudent.org

College Counselor

Knowing the Tools

Trinity’s Naviance / Family Connection http://connection.naviance.com/tar

Naviance log in address on College Guidance page of Edline.

Helpful Links

Documents

News

Home Page

Naviance / Family Connection – Home Page

Document Library

Trinity Academy of Raleigh

College Planning Guide

9th - 11th Grade

2011-2012

About Me

Student Surveys

Keep track of extracurricular activities, honors, awards, community service and work experiences.

Counselor notes, documents pertaining to student saved in Journal

All student test scores

conveniently located here.

Update personal and account information

College Planning ToolsClick here to add the names of any colleges that you are already considering.

Search for summer and enrichment programs

SallieMae National Scholarship Search

Time and dates that College Reps will be on campus.

Many Ways to Research Colleges:• College Match• College Lookup• College Search• Scattergrams• Acceptance

History

Colleges I Am Thinking About

Compare my scores and GPA to other students in my high school accepted at these colleges.

Record your interest in the school

Scattergram

Compare Me

College Search

Search by Type, Location, Students, Admission Standards, Athletics, Majors, Cost, Special Programs

Search ResultsSearch Criteria:NC & SCEnrollment 2-5KMajor: Economics

Compare based on drop down options

Search Individual Colleges

Admission Requirements

Cost and Aid

Lists others schools where students applying to this school also applied.

OVERLAPS

Scattergram

Select Weighted GPA

SAT on 1600 scaleGPA

Anna

Knowing yourself a

Knowing the tools a

Making the Visits: When? How?

Finding the Right “Fit”

Visit a variety of schools.

Visit when students are there.

Visit with students involved in Christian ministries and other activities that you are interested in.

Allow enough time to get the feel.

Making the Visit

What’s important to colleges?◦Challenging courses a

◦GPA a

◦Meaningful extracurricular activities, community service, work experiences

◦Admissions Tests (SAT, ACT, SAT Subject Test)

◦Essay

◦Recommendations – Teachers and Counselor

Understanding college admission

Passionate involvement in a few activities, demonstrating leadership and initiative.

Community service

Work or out-of-school experiences (including summer) that illustrate responsibility, dedication, and development of areas of interest.

That Extra “Something”

Meaningful extracurricular activities and experiences

Sections Scored Score Range

Critical 200-800

Mathematics 200-800

Writing 200-800

Total 600-2400

Multiple-Choice Subscore

20-80

Essay 2-12

Admission Tests

SAT

Sections Scored Score RangeEnglish 1-36Mathematics 1-36Reading 1-36Science 1-36Composite (Average of four sections) 1-36

Writing Test 0-12Combined English/Writing 1-36

Admission Tests

ACT

One hour, multiple choice test on one of 20 different subjects.

Required by some selective colleges for admission. Note – most students do not need SAT Subject Tests.

Required by some colleges for course placement.

Offers you an additional opportunity to show colleges what you know.

Admission and Placement Test

SAT Subject Test of SAT II

SAT Subject Tests

GermanGerman with ListeningSpanishSpanish with ListeningModern HebrewItalianLatinChinese with ListeningJapanese with ListeningKorean with Listening

LiteratureU.S. HistoryWorld HistoryMath Level 1Math Level 2Biology/EMChemistryPhysicsFrenchFrench with Listening

Social Networking Sites Can Help or Hurt College Admissions

1. Never post anything that you would not want a college or future employer to see.

2. Never criticize your current school or a college.

3. Everything that you post or chat about online is a character reference.

4. Guard you passwords.

Prepare for SAT/ACT-summer prior to junior year.

Plan when to take SAT, ACT and SAT Subject Tests (if needed). Plan to complete admission testing junior year if possible.

Start visiting colleges early junior year or before!

Keep track of school and community activities, work, and volunteer hours.

Staying ahead in the process

Stay ahead by planning

Prepare for SAT during the summer between 10th and 11th grade.

SAT Oct 01, 2011Oct 12 PSATNov 05, 2011 Dec 03, 2011 Jan 28, 2012 Mar 10, 2012 May 05, 2012 Jun 02, 2012

ACT Sep 10, 2011Oct 22, 2011Dec 10, 2011Feb 11, 2012Apr 14, 2012Jun 09, 2012

2011-2012 Test Dates

SAT Subject Test

Plan to complete admission testing Junior Year

Oct 12th PSAT at Trinity Dec * ACT Jan* SAT – Register for Question and

Answer Service** Feb/April ACT (optional) March/May*** SAT June SAT or SAT Subject Tests if needed 

* December is the last ACT and January is the last SAT score considered for junior year scholarships at Elon and Furman.

** Question and Answer Service (additional fee). Available for the October,

January, and May test dates.

Suggested Junior Year Testing Schedule

Score Choice

Wait to send scores until applying senior year.

Report best scores from either SAT or ACT or use both.

Score Reporting

Need Based Financial Aid

Paying for College

FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)

PROFILE (Financial aid application service of the College Board)

◦Cost of Attendance = tuition & fees, room and board, books and supplies, transportation, and miscellaneous personal expenses.

◦The Expected Family Contribution (EFC) = parent contributions and student contributions calculated by FAFSA or PROFILE.

◦Financial Need = Cost of Attendance minus the Expected Family Contribution (EFC)

A Quick Lesson in Financial Aid

Gifts Grants (Free money!) Scholarships

Self-help aid Student Loans Work Study (employment)

Types of Financial Aid

What might a sample aid package look like?

  Davidson Private #1 Private #2 Public U.

Total Cost $49,954 $54,000 $35,000 $19,000

Family Contribution (EFC) $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000          

Financial need $39,954 $44,000 $25,000 $9,000          

Merit aid $0 $0 $10,000 $0

Need grant $37,854 $37,300 $2,800 $1,500

Student loan $0 $4,000 $5,500 $5,500

Work Study $2,100 $2,700 $1,800 $1,000          

Total aid $39,954 $44,000 $20,100 $8,000          

Unmet need $0 $0 $4,900 $1,000          

Total paid $10,000 $10,000+loan

+interest$14,900+loan

+interest$11,000+loan

+interest

FAFSA4casterhttp://www.fafsa4caster.ed.gov

North Carolina’s Financial Aid Estimator

http://www.cfnc.org/paying/tools/info_tools.jsp

How much aid will I qualify for?

Merit

Athletic

Special Talents

Community Service

Leadership

Scholarship Opportunities

Final Remarks

Keep Prospective

Good Communication

Student’s Role

Parent’s Role

Plan ahead, stay organized