1. Getting Into College Deerfield Beach High School

2. Steps to College  Guard Your Grade Point Average (GPA)  3.0 – 4.0 or higher  Two years of a Foreign Language  Participate in Extra-Curricular Activities  Sports, Clubs, Band  Community Service  Select a Major  College Tours  College Applications  FAFSA  College Entrance Tests  SAT  ACT

3. SAT  Created by the College Board  Administered several times a year  Reading, Writing, Math sections  Scored from 200 to 800  Goal: at least 1000 for most in-state schools (does not include writing)  Up-coming test dates:  March 12 (February 11), May 7 (April 8)  Cost:  $47 (No Subject Tests), Fee Waiver available

4. SAT Tips  Focus on the questions you know  Answer the questions you know  Mark the questions you might know and go back to them if you have time  Skip the questions you don’t know at all  You do not lose points for questions you leave blank  You lose a ¼ of a point for incorrect answers

5. ACT  An ACT International product  Administered several times a year  English, Reading, Math, and Science sections  Scored from 2 to 12  Goal: at least 21 for most in-state schools  Up-coming test dates:  April 9 (March 4), June 11 (May 6)  Cost:  $33 (No Writing), Fee Waiver available

6. ACT Tips  Focus on the questions you know  Answer the questions you know  Mark the questions you might know and go back to them  Use process of elimination to answer the questions you don’t know  You lose points for questions you leave blank

7. SAT/ACT Registration  High School Code 100380 (for both)  http://sat.collegeboard.com/register http://sat.collegeboard.com/register  Sign Up / Sign In  https://services.actstudent.org/OA_HTML/ac tibeCAcdLogin.jsp https://services.actstudent.org/OA_HTML/ac tibeCAcdLogin.jsp  Sign Up / Sign In

8. College Degrees  A 2-year degree is an Associates which equals approximately 60 credits.  A 4-year degree is a Bachelors Degree which is approximately 130 credits.  Most college classes are 3 credits each.  To be considered a full-time student, you must complete a minimum of 12 credits per semester.

9. In-State Tuition approximate per credit (with fees) comparison  Broward College$ 77.84  Florida Atlantic University$122.06  University of West Florida$116.00  Florida A & M University$101.56  University of Florida$127.00  Florida State University$122.18  University of Central Florida$131.58  University of South Florida$133.00  Nova Southeastern University$630.00  University of Miami$1,424.00

10. Typical State College Budget  One semester: Tuition$1,436 Fees$432 Room and board$1,620 Books$600 Transportation$2,297 Personal$1,755 Total$8,740

11. What is FAFSA?  Free Application for Federal Student Aid  www.fafsa.ed.gov www.fafsa.ed.gov  Whether or not you think you’ll qualify for aid you MUST apply!!!!

12. How FAFSA works  You must have a current FAFSA complete to qualify for scholarships, grants and/or subsidized loans; Grants you don’t pay back (unless you fail the class!); Loans you pay back once you’re out of college for a semester; A subsidized loan means the government pays the interest on your loan until you begin to pay it back.

13. How FAFSA Works con’t.  To submit a FAFSA, the student MUST be a permanent resident or citizen of the United States (even if parents are not); However, for parents to have access to loans they, too must be permanent residents or citizens of the United State; Copies of the 2010 Tax Return must be used to complete the FAFSA; However, it can be submitted using the information on your last paystub or W2 for 2010.

14. How FAFSA Works con’t.  The FAFSA is available at fafsa.ed.gov beginning January 1;  The students who submit their FAFSA BEFORE January 31 are at the head of the line for aid;  The FAFSA should be submitted no later than April 15 for the 2011-2012 school year;  Students who plan on going to summer school should submit 2 (TWO) FAFSAs:  2010-2011 (with 2009 Tax information)  2011-2012 (with 2010 Tax information)

15. FAFSA Grant Information  Pell Grant $4,731  FSEOG $1,500  ACG $750 1 st Year,$1,300 2 nd Year  State/FSAG $1,400  In order to qualify for Grants your EFC (estimated family contribution) typically needs to be below $4,110.

16. Bright Futures  State of Florida Financial Aid  Through your BRACE advisor  75% In-State Tuition  75 community service hours  3.0 or 3.5 GPA  SAT scores 970 / 1270  ACT scores 20 / 28  2 years of the same language  Algebra II and/or higher