1. Presented By: Lois Miller, Director of Guidance Bethany Ditata, Guidance Counselor Kevin Lazaro, Co op Coordinator Military Representatives

2. O College 2 year/ 4 year O Technical Colleges O Military O Work O Page 3 guide

3. O Discuss college/career plan O Review grades/MCAS O Discuss testing- SAT, ASVAB, Accuplacer O Recommendations/update advisement log O Additional meetings upon request O NEW—Parents are invited to sit in on their child’s meeting. Please notify the guidance office ASAP if interested. O (Freshmen, Sophomore, Junior have individual meetings as well during the school year)

4. Guidance Resources O Guidance Website Guidance Website O Career Cruising Career Cruising O College Navigator College Navigator

5. O Co op Co op O Resume Writing O Cover Letter O Interview O Page 17-23 guide

6. O Collegeboard video Collegeboard video O Research O Evaluate your Priorities O Strength of Academic Program O Selectivity of Admission O Cost of Attending O College Visits O Page 4 & 5 guide

7. O Parents are invited to attend this event!!!! O Last year there were about 40 institutions present -4 year Schools -2 year Schools -Technical Schools -Military *All seniors are required to attend *Interested Juniors need to sign up on the guidance webpage Information/Prep Session with Mrs. Ditata held on 10/27 & 10/29 at 9:15 for all students planning to attend

8. Bristol Community College UMass Dartmouth Paul Mitchell School of RI Community College of RI The Art Institute MA College of Pharmacy Bridgewater State New England Tech Lincoln Culinary Institute Johnson & Wales Diman LPN Program Mass Maritime Academy Framingham State The Art Institute

9. O Academic Achievement O Standardized Test Results O Recommendations, EssayEssay O Activities, Honors, Recognition O Interview O Page 6 guide

10. O SAT SAT O ACT ACT O Accuplacer O Where do you take the test? O When do you take the test? O How can you prepare? O Which colleges require and which don’t? O Page 7 guide

11. O Rolling O Early Action O Early Decision O Early Admission O Page 8 guide

12. O BCC MA Transfer Program BCC MA Transfer Program O What is the purpose? O How do you participate? O NEW- Umass Dartmouth is now granting full tuition waiver for qualifying students ($1,417 annually) O Page 9 guide

13. Dual Enrollment College Program O While at Diman, students are eligible to take up to 5 college courses through Bristol Community College (BCC) for FREE O Diman had 55 students enrolled at BCC earning college credits during the 2013-2014 academic year O Students can get a jumpstart on their college career and save MONEY doing it O Page 9 guide

14. O Collegeboard video Collegeboard video O What should you do on a visit? O Open house O Tour O Overnight O Page 10 guide

15. O When? O How? O Transcripts O Teacher Recommendations O Essays O Common App Common App O Page 11 guide

16. O Financial Aid Night at Diman January 13 th at 6:00 O Types of Financial Aid- Grants, Loans, Work Study, ScholarshipsLoans O What is FAFSA? May 1 st State DeadlineFAFSA O What is CSS Profile?CSS Profile O FAFSA Day O Page 13 guide

17. O ASVAB- Oct. 16 O Recruiters O ROTC O Page 15-16 guide