1. Student Parent Night June 1, 2016

2. AGENDA College and University Graduation Requirements Community Service Maximizing Summer Sophomore topics Junior topics Tools and Resources

3. College and University Is a personal choice… location, rigor, school type, cost, program/degree offered THERE IS a college/university for everyone (over 3,800 in America) With our help… you’ll have all the options presented to you that fit your needs

4. College and University Why go to college? Over $1m earnings in a lifetime over people who don’t What types of colleges? 2-year / 4-year / trade / vocational / military / masters / doctorate How do you get there? Simply meeting requirements is all you need to get in

5. College and University Scores and grades matter -- check requirements “Holistic admissions” Elite universities — public and private — practice what is called "holistic admissions," a policy based on the idea that a test score or GPA does not completely reflect who a student is and what he or she can bring to a college community. It allows a college to factor in a student's background, challenges overcome, extracurricular involvement, letters of recommendation, special talents, writing ability and many other criteria.

6. [Current Freshmen] Graduation Requirements

7. [Current Sophomore] Graduation Requirements

8. Graduation Requirements Meeting minimum requirements does not guarantee admission

9. Community Service http://mas.dadeschools.net/http://mas.dadeschools.net/ > Student Services > Community Service Look for “Guide to Community Service”

10. Maximizing your summer months ●Community Service Project ●Internship ●Pre-College ●Career-specific job ●College/University research and visits ●SAT Prep ●For artists, creators, performers, athletes: ○Keep training; keep working hard; document all your successes and work

11. Future Sophomore Topics ●Join academic clubs and seek leadership positions if possible ●Start portfolio that highlights your special skills and talents ●Maximize your summer months ●Create academic resume ●PSAT October 19th

12. Future Junior Topics ●Take challenging academic courses for senior year ●Register for PSAT (October 19) ●Join academic clubs and seek leadership if possible ●Create academic resume ●Start portfolio that highlights your special skills and talents

13. Junior Topics (con’t) ●College list (reach | match | safety) ●Register for SAT/ACT in spring of your junior year ●Subject tests for SAT (if necessary) ●College fairs ●Scholarship opportunities (start learning about them) ●Keyword: “[university name] summer college high school”

14. Don’t get “anchored” into one choice For every college/university you are interested in: ●Request more information (by mail and email) ●Social media ●Newsletter / Blog ●Visit as many different college and universities as you can ●Learn about the programs you are interested in that each school can offer

15. “Learn to fish” https://www.collegemapper.com https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/college-search https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/ https://student.collegeboard.org/ https://www.princetonreview.com/college-major-search https://www.bestcollegereviews.org/top-research-universities/

16. Tools and Resources Collegeboard.com - a great resource Fastweb.com - scholarship awareness Raise.me – scholarship based on high school performance http://studentnpc.collegeboard.org/http://studentnpc.collegeboard.org/ - to learn about the costs for college

17. Questions