1. The Road to College Felice Rollins The College Place

2. Factors to Consider Your qualifications Campus culture Distance from home Extracurricular activities Religious affiliation Cost of attendance Financial aid options Outside learning options Support programs

3. College Visits Going to campus School visits College fairs

4. Application Online vs. paper Deadlines Academic requirements Test requirements Extracurricular Activities Essay Letters of Recommendation Special requirements (interviews, auditions, portfolios)

5. Deadlines Early Decision Early Action Scholarship RegularRolling

6. Christopher Newport University DeadlineDate DueNotification Early DecisionNovember 15December 15 Early Action Scholarship Honors Program December 1January 15 Regular DecisionFebruary 1March 15

7. Cost Comparison Community College - $4,000 Public University, In-State - $20,000 Public University, out of state - $40,000 Private University - $25,000-$70,000

8. Scholarships www.collegeboard.com www.fastweb.com Family Connection Career center/guidance office

9. Financial Aid FAFSA - Free Application for Federal Student Aid, www.fafsa.gov www.fafsa.gov CSS Profile – for certain private schools, www.collegeboard.orgwww.collegeboard.org

10. FAFSA info Available January 1, 2013 You will need: – 2012 IRS tax forms for parents and student (use 2011 if necessary) – Social Security numbers for parents and student – Alien Registration number for student (if not US citizen) – Amounts in checking, savings and certain investment accounts – List of schools to which student is applying

11. Questions

12. The College Place 13895 Hedgewood Drive Suite 225 Woodbridge, VA 22193 703.680.3729 www.ecmcfoundation.org