1. College Planning Kick-Off September 22nd 2016
Benjamin Laster
Director of College Placement
Seton Hall Preparatory School

2. Opening Remarks
Who am I?
Great Work
My Advice
Proven Results

3. Kick-Off Itinerary Recap College Planning Assembly Set The Tone
College Placement Role/Goals
Standardized Testing Landscape
Timeline: Junior Year
Emphasize Fall/Winter Items
Technology Resources
Project Forward

4. College Placement Program Mission
Comprehensive
Intensive
Organized
Detailed

5. The Role of College Placement @ The Prep
Being “With You” in this process
Providing long term organization & managing expectations
Positioning the student effectively
Pushing student to take hold of their process
Maximize opportunities & present school specific strategies
Advise & assist on EVERY portion of the process
Ensure balance in application list
When Do I get my CC?

6. Standardized Testing: The College Landscape
What do colleges want?
ACT vs. SAT
What to take
Test Optional vs. Test Sensitive
SAT & ACT Timeline
SAT II
Prep The Prep through Guidance

7. The College Timeline: Fall Goals
Introductory Search: Qualitative
Internal leads to External
Student’s criteria connects the dots
General Visitation: CS Events
SHP sponsored College Visits
College Representatives/FA Night
Formulation of preliminary list
Preparation for introductory college meeting

8. College Visitation Best Practices
Tours & Information Sessions
General vs. Specific events
Interviews
Demonstrated Interest
Admissions Contact: Self Advocacy

9. The College Placement Webpage
The Hub: If it happens in the program it is on the web
Forms & Documents
Social Media
College Visits & Sponsored Events
College Related Links
Matriculation List

10. Naviance Family Connection
What is Naviance? Who has Access?
Demo: Helpful Search functions of Family Connection
College Search
Colleges I’m Thinking About
Scattergrams
College Match
Careers/Majors

11. Naviance Family Connection Notes
Naviance data is PREP sensitive
Naviance is a good “benchmark”
Naviance is utilized for search & material submission
The College Staff has the most specific data
Student interface vs. Parent interface

12. Fall/Winter Next Steps: College Placement Programming
College Representatives Night (October 6)
Financial Aid Night (October 27)
College Information Night (February 16)
Winter individual Meetings with College Counselor: Late December
Follow up Meetings in Spring & Summer

13. Fall/Winter Next Steps: List Formulation
Utilize resources and search tools to begin to sculpt preliminary application list.
Visitation of schools of interest
Fill out “Colleges I am thinking about” in Naviance
Balance of List & Admissibility will be addressed in intro meeting

14. The Prep Internship Program
Practical Experience
Paving The Road: Are you in?
Major Focus
Application Enhancement
Enhancing Maturity & Professionalism

15. Questions?

16. Thank You!