1. College admission evening
Navigating your way through the college admissions search

2. Tonight’s Agenda Welcome The College Admissions Game
Mr. Jeremy Branch (Behind Closed Doors)
Parents will remain in the auditorium
Students, when told, will move to rooms 142 and 268

3. Mr. Jeremy Branch, Assistant Director of Enrollment Management, Penn State University

4. Parents, please remain seated
Students with last names A-L will be in room 142
Students with last names M-Z will be in room 268

5. What is Fit?
Financial Fit
Social / Emotional Fit
Academic Fit

6. Financial Fit
Net Price Calculators
Financial Aid Evening – March 21

7. Social Fit
Who are you? Where do you want to go and who do you want to be?
Resources
SCOIR (tile on Stoga.net)

8. Academic Fit
Like-minded learners
Naviance (tile on Stoga.net)

9. Things to Consider: Visiting colleges Fall visits at Conestoga
Virtual tour options
Demonstrated interest

10. Emotional Well-Being: Starting the Conversation
Academic health AND emotional health
Starting the conversation now (what do you need to know and think about before heading off to college?)
College stressors: academic demands / forging new relationships / managing greater independence
Campus visits – what can you do when you are there for a visit?

11. Fast Facts:
1 in 5 youth / young adults experience a mental health condition
75% of all lifetime mental health conditions begin by age 24
30% of college students reported feeling so down at some point during the previous year that they found it difficult to function
So what can we be doing to get our kids ready for this next step?

12. Common Signs of a MH Condition
Feeling very sad or withdrawn for more than two weeks
Severe, out-of-control risk-taking behaviors
Sudden overwhelming fear for no reason
Not eating, throwing up or using laxatives to lose weight
Seeing, hearing or believing things are not real
Repeatedly and excessively using drugs / alcohol
Drastic changes in mood, behavior, personality or sleeping habits
Extreme difficulty in concentrating or staying still
Intense worries or fears that get in the way of daily activities
Trying to harm oneself or planning to do so

13. Things you can do now
Begin the conversation!

14. Once your child is in college
Be prepared!

15. Ideas for the Future
FERPA and HIPPA will keep you from accessing information about your child. What can you do?
How can you make it easier on your child?

16. Self-Care Create to-do lists and tackle one item at a time Exercise
Get enough sleep
Talk to friends about how they manage stress
Listen to music
Practice mindfulness
Eat well
Avoid alcohol / drugs
Identify trusted adults

17. Getting Connected Campus events Campus clubs Campus interest groups
Sports
Student organizations
Volunteer activities

18. Resources Facebook pages
NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) –
The Jed Foundation (JED) –