1. CPS Counselor Swap Illinois Institute of Technology Herman Hall, Room 005 Thursday, December 16, 2010

2. Students can create plans of study from scratch utilizing CPS’ graduation requirements. They can update their plans each semester!

3. Students can access the High School Planning Timeline to obtain CPS- specific information, including information about the ACT Explore Test.

4. Individual Learning Plan Slides

5. Help students learn to compare their student profile with the freshman profile of the colleges they are applying to by using the WNI College and Career Plan Worksheet

6. Prepare for PSAT or ACT with TestGEAR, WNI’s free web-based test prep.

7. TestGEAR Contains 3 practice English tests, 6 practice math tests 3 practice reading tests 3 practice science tests 3 writing test 2 full tests Additionally, students complete a Brain Scan that develops a 15-unit test prep curriculum

8. Help students refine their career choices by accessing the Preparing for Life After High School Worksheet

9. Help students identify and track scholarships based on the eligibility criteria. This worksheet can be completed by the students after they have completed a scholarship search and uploaded to their portfolios after you sign off on it!

10. Students may complete the Financial Aid Wizard to complete some of the following activities: - Help students learn how to evaluate financial aid award letters - Access scholarship information - Complete an EFC calculator - Lead them to the www.fafsa.ed.gov website to complete the FAFSA www.fafsa.ed.gov

11. Students can add the date they complete their FAFSA to their portfolios. You are able to run a report in Professional Tools for students who have input the FAFSA completion date.

12. Students can record which colleges they’ve applied to, whether through WNI or through other sources - Upload letters of recommendation - Upload draft and final versions of their personal statements -Record their Intent to Register after the National

13. Additional Resources: - Cappex.Com - Illinois Student Assistance Commission Russ Goeltenbodt, Financial Literacy Specialist is happy to provide information about college financial literacy, traps for students to avoid and basic college budgeting. Russ’ e-mail address: rgoeltenbodt@isac.org ISAC is hosting a financial aid literacy workshop at the Thompson Center on Wednesday, April 6, 2011 from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.Mark your calendars! --ILEOPP Student Support Services consortia in Illinois. Any low-income, first generation or disabled student is eligible to apply for participationrgoeltenbodt@isac.org

21. Knowledge is power! We hope that this session has empowered you! All documents, including this powerpoint are available electronically.