1. The College Search and Application Process
Welcome to the Journey!
College is a match to be made, not a prize to be won.
Facilitation skills offer immediate, practical benefits to any group process. As facilitator, your role is to set the agenda, encourage participation, and guide the pace of the meeting. Use these Dale Carnegie Training® strategies to help make your meeting a success.
You can provide handouts to focus the discussion and give attendees a place to record their ideas. If you print handouts with three slides per page, PowerPoint will automatically include blank lines for your meeting participants to take notes.
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3. OVERVIEW http://hohschools.org go to high school – then guidance tab
STANDARDIZED TESTING
FINANCIAL AID
CLASSIFIED & 504 STUDENTS
PANEL DISCUSSIONS
QUESTIONS
WELCOME
HANDOUTS
Junior Planning Book – on-line
NAVIANCE
JUNIOR YEAR
APPLICATION PROCESS
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4. NAVIANCE
Web Based College Guidance Program that is used for the following:
Student Information
College & Career Searches
Streamlining Applications
transcripts, recommendations (teacher & counselor) & the school profile are uploaded to Naviance to send to schools electronically
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5. JUNIOR YEAR Individual Meetings –
Letters home with time & date of appointment
Green College Information Planners.
Course Registration- Program of Studies
College Search and Post High School Planning
College Visits – posted on website & Naviance
Summer Plans
College Fair – County Center in White Plains,
Spring, 2018 – Date….TBA
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7. Important Factors to Consider
Two/Four Year
Public / Private
Large /Medium /Small
Urban/Suburban/Rural
Programs/Schools for Students w/Disabilities
Honors Programs
Liberal Arts
Art School
Technology, Engineering
Conservatories
Military
School Culture
Requirements for Admission
Academic Programs
Faculty
Distance from Home
Staying at Home – Cost Factors
Social Opportunities – Greek life…
Begin with a strong opening, relevant to the topic and your audience. Appeal to your audience’s interests. Your energy and attitude set the tone and provide momentum for the meeting.
Facilitation is a process that helps people communicate and work together. Establish an open environment conducive to problem solving and change.
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8. Where do you find the application?
Must apply via the Common Application, SUNY, CUNY, Coalition app or the college’s direct site.
Suny.edu – only for SUNY schools not on Common App.
Cuny.edu – for all CUNY schools
Commonapp.org
Over 300 Colleges/universities participate
One application
Coalition Application –
for those schools that require
Parts of an application
Application- Student
Fee - Student
Essay - Student
Resume - Student
Transcript - Counselor
1Q / Midyear Grades – Counselor/Student
Recommendations – teachers, counselor, outside individuals (student/Counselor)
Standardized Test Scores - student
Portfolios ( for specific programs) - student
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9. Physical Application Process
Students will submit their applications electronically via the Common App, SUNY, CUNY, Coalition App or College website.
Students will then enter the schools that they are applying to into Naviance so the counselors can electronically transmit transcripts, a profile and all recommendations.
If students are submitting SAT/ACT scores for review, they MUST send it directly from the College Board or ACT board. Colleges will NOT accept scores from the H.S.
DEADLINES! Check with each school individually to see if they need to have test scores in at the same time that the application is due.
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10. Standardized Testing SAT SAT II’s – Not all schools require ACT
TOEFL – students who are in this country less than 3 years.
Types of Practice: personal, class, tutor
YOU MUST SEND your SAT/ACT Scores directly to the colleges – we do not list them on the transcript.
How/When to Register?
ACT: act.org
SAT: collegeboard.com
Paper applications also available in guidance
Register:
Winter/ Spring 11th grade
Fall 12th grade.
See Handout with dates
Listed on Naviance link
Posted on school website/guidance
District Calendar
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11. Financial Aid FAFSA – www.fafsa.ed.gov
Yearly Financial Aid Nite – December 13th, PM
Start on-line application Oct. 1st of student’s Senior Year
TAP – tuition assistance program – automatically generated when you file FAFSA and add a school within the state of NY on list.
CSS Profile – – not all schools require – check the individual college websites.
Scholarships Excelsior Scholarship
Local, State, National Attend a SUNY or CUNY
Employer, Union Full Tuition ( not R&B )
College Strictly Financially Based
Naviance Scholarship Tab See “Handout”
Finaid.org, fastweb.com
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12. Classified and 504 Students
Understand the differences in levels of service and how application of the laws may differ at the post-secondary level.
Discuss the fine points of disclosure with your students counselor
Read section on identified students in the on-line planning guide
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13. Panelists Craig Brocolli- Binghamton University
Asst. Director of Admissions
Bobbi Mason - Hobart & William Smith Colleges
Assoc. Director of Admissions
Melissa Falk- Muhlenberg College
Senior Assoc. Director of Admissions
Alexander Bates Lafayette College

14. In Conclusion: QUESTIONS ??
You are the consumer- shop for a good fit! You will be most happy at a school that fits your ideals, standards, beliefs, budget and abilities. You create a profile for the type of school where you would be happy.
REMEMBER-- College is a match to be made, not a prize to be won.
QUESTIONS ??
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