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Future Planning
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Tools for the Journey Ahead
Career Cruising Ohio Means Jobs – explore careers of interest Grade-level College Planning Calendars & Tons of Other College Resources lhscounselors.weebly.com Websites: College-specific websites studentaid.ed.gov
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Understand Different Types of Colleges
Public and Private Colleges For-Profit Colleges 4-year and 2-year colleges Liberal Arts Colleges Universities Vocational-Technical and Career Colleges Colleges with special focus Arts, single-sex, religious, specialized mission
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Qualities that Make a School “a Good Fit”
Enrollment Academic Environment Student Life Academic Offerings Big Name School or Best Fit School Cost/Availability of Financial Aid Activities (including Athletics) Religion Ethnicity Admission Difficulty Coeducation or Single Sex Location Any other factors… Student Body Characteristics
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Build a College List & Research
Review college profile on Career Cruising, CollegeBoard, or on the college’s website Average SAT and/or ACT scores or mid-50% range of scores for acceptance Average GPA of acceptance Recommended number of courses for math, science, global language, fine arts, etc. Acceptance rates Courses & majors offered Other unique programs/activities for students
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College Visits Visiting is the best way to learn about colleges
If you can, go when the college is in session Plan trips during long weekends, vacations, LHS Spring Break Set up the appt. 2-3 weeks in advance, through the phone or website College Visit Form is in the counseling Office Standard Visit = Tour and Presentation Virtual Tours available on some college websites and CollegeWeekLive Experience as much as possible (meetings with coaches, department chairs, professors, see the town, etc.)
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Students should consider their applicant profile:
Grades in college preparatory courses (93.9%) Strength of curriculum (90.2%) Admission test scores/ACT & SAT (87.4%) Overall GPA (87.3%) Essay (57.8%) Percentages are the results of the annual NACAC Admissions Trends Survey, which denotes the most important factors in admissions decisions.
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SAT and ACT All initial testing should be done by the end of Junior year, which leaves fall of senior year to test again if desired. LHS Juniors take ACT at school in April 2017 Pay special attention to whether or not colleges require the “writing” portion of the ACT. We strongly recommends taking the writing portion as some colleges require it! Test-optional schools
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SAT and ACT SUPER SCORING! New Super Score is = 31 34 29 28 30 27
Why it can be good to take both tests more than once! Policies vary by college as not all schools super score. Old SAT with Old SAT/New SAT with New SAT ONLY Date: English Math Reading Science Composite April 2014 34 29 28 30 June 2014 27
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Registration Register for tests online & record the username and password as that will be how you access your scores and send them later on! Students must upload a photo of themselves with their online registration. Student must be the only person in the picture with a plain colored background. You can choose 4 schools to receive your scores for free when you register for the test.
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Website
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Career Cruising www.careercruising.com Username : LANC-Lunch #
Password: 8 digit birthday
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Career Tech – 151 (Little Theater) AP Information – Auditorium
Breakout Sessions NCAA – 170 Career Tech – 151 (Little Theater) AP Information – Auditorium
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