1. College Planning & The Application Timeline What To Do & When Jennifer Nuechterlein, College Consultant Achieve College Consulting

2. Welcome Introduction & Background What is Achieve? Purpose of Program

3. Early College Planning Why plan early
Early College Planning Why plan early? Knowledge, Time, Competition, Less Stress What do you need? Organization, Dialogue, Patience, Optimism Who is involved? Student, Parents/Guardians, Counselor

4. Freshman Year - Discovery Your School Counselor Build A Relationship Academic Planning 4-year Plan, GPA, Skills Extracurricular Involvement Discover New Opportunities, Create Resume

5. Freshman Year (cont’d) Brainstorming about College Prospective College List, Visits, Naviance Cost of College FAFSA4caster, Open Dialogue

6. Sophomore Year – Exploration Academic Planning Stay On Track, Consider Rigor Extracurricular Involvement Expand Your Resume, Time Management, Summer Career and Major Exploration College Board, Interest Assessment

7. Sophomore Year (cont’d)
Build Your College List Visits, College Fair, Naviance Standardized Testing PSAT, ACT Practice Test, Timeline

8. Junior Year – Focus Academic Planning Rigor on the Rise, Upward Trend Standardized Testing PSAT, SAT, Subject Tests, ACT Extracurricular Involvement Quality over Quantity, Shadowing, Employment

9. Junior Year (cont’d) Define the College List Visits, College Fair, Naviance, Check Requirements Organize & Prioritize Mail, Calendar, Chart Summer Work, Shadow, Applications, Essays

10. Senior Year – Achieve Organization Chart, Process, College Requirements Standardized Testing Test-Optional Colleges, Sending Scores Applications Common App, College/University App

11. Senior Year (cont’d) Packaging the Applicant Standing Out Among Thousands Financial Aid FAFSA, CSS Profile, Prior-Prior Year (PPY) Scholarships Local, State, National

12. Financial Aid Packages, Merit Offers
Making A Decision
Fit
Value
Return on Investment
Outcomes
Financial Aid Packages, Merit Offers

13. Resources Counselor Naviance College Board/Big Future
Achieve College Consulting

14. Q & A