going to college pt 1

Going to College: Step-by-StepPart 1--Career Exploration and College Search

Going to College: Step-by-Step 19/24/2010

9/24/2010 Going to College: Step-by-Step 2

You can go to college--and graduate!

Dr. Joe Rottenborn

Executive Director

Mahoning Valley College Access Program (MVCAP)

Offices:

KSU Salem: 330-337-4214 jrottenb@kent.edu

YSU: 330-941-7477 jfrottenborn@ysu.edu

KSU Trum: 330-675-7602 jrottenb@kent.edu

Blogspot: http://mvcap.blogspot.com/

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YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/THEMVCAP

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MVCAPMahoning Valley College Access Program

MVCAP Last-Dollar Scholarship

Awardees

3 Mahoning Valley Locations:• Columbiana County: KSU Salem Campus

• Mahoning County: Youngstown State University

• Trumbull County: KSU Trumbull Campus

The MVCAP is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3),

charitable organization, started-up in

We are one of 35 programs

in our state affiliated with the

Ohio College Access Network (OCAN).

All of our services are

Since 2002, the MVCAP has assisted over

9,000 students and parents in the

Mahoning Valley and awarded over 160

Last-Dollar Scholarships—most, for

$1,000.

Our Mission

• The Mahoning Valley College Access Program believes an

educated population creates a more prosperous and socially-

responsible community.

MVCAP advises, encourages, and assists students and families to prepare for and finance a post

secondary education.

How we assist students: • Career exploration

• College search

• ACT preparation

• Admissions information

• Financial-aid advising

• Last-Dollar Scholarships

Now, what’s up?

• It's time for seniors in the Class of

2011 to think about college! Here to

assist you is a step-by-step approach,

developed over almost 10 years, by the

Mahoning Valley College Access

Program (MVCAP). Just do and/or

consider items that follow during this

year and you’ll be off to college after

you graduate from high school!

So, let’s get started!

Dr. Joe Rottenborn

Executive Director

Career Exploration

• I. Undertake a career exploration to

identify matches between a student's

strengths/interests and various

fields/occupations, emphasizing

preparation required and job-

opportunities.

Career Exploration

• 1. For a student to begin a career

exploration, identify your many

strengths and interests--then seek

careers that would make use of those.

Career Exploration

• 2. When a student does a career exploration, he or she should determine what preparation a certain field requires--and what job opportunities exist! To read a blog-post entitled “10 Hottest Careers in America,” just click this link: http://moneywatch.bnet.com/saving-money/blog/college-solution/10-hottest-careers-in-america/2154/

• For a pdf file of the actual report by the University of California, San Diego, click here: http://extension.ucsd.edu/about/images/careerReport.pdf

Career Exploration

• 3. Perhaps the best question to ask

yourself about careers is this: what

job would you still love to do on a

cold, dark, rainy Monday morning?

College Search

• II. Begin a college search by

determining which schools may best

suit desired areas of study and

academic programs as well as family

finances.

College Search

• 4. Once you've determined your career

interest(s), seek schools that offer

your desired area(s) of study.

College Search

• 5. For information on colleges in

Northeast Ohio, click this link:

http://mvcap.blogspot.com/2010/03/4

1-colleges-in-northeast-ohio.html

College Search

• 6. You may be interested in reading

the Huffington Post article by Steve

Leveen, "College: It's not where you get

in, but how you come out," at

http://bit.ly/aP1M0x

College Search

• 7. To read the article "When Choosing

A College, What Really Matters? click:

http://www.unigo.com/articles/when_c

hoosing_a_college,_what_really_matter

s%5E63/?taxonomyId=760028

College Search

• 8. To access the article "Price of

education is likely debt," click on this

http://www.usatoday.com/news/edu

cation/2008-07-23-comcol-

debt_N.htm?csp=usat.me

College Search

• 9. To see some hazards of taking on

too much loan-debt for college, click:

http://mvcap.blogspot.com/2010/03/4

3-student-loan-debt-part-ii.html

College Search

• 10. To see all Ohio colleges and

universities, use that link under

"OBR" in the left margin of our

MVCAP blog:

http://mvcap.blogspot.com/

College Search

• 11. To see "Best Colleges 2010," use

that link under "U.S. News & World

Report" in the left margin of our

MVCAP blog:

College Search

• 12. For "Historically Black Colleges &

Universities," look under "U.S. News"

in the left margin of our MVCAP blog:

College Search

• 13. For Part 2: "Answers on

Historically Black Colleges and

Universities," click this link:

http://nyti.ms/bIpeWz

College Search

• 14. To see "National University

Rankings," look under "U.S. News &

World Report" in the left margin of our

MVCAP blog:

College Search

• 15. To see "Liberal Arts Rankings,"

look under "U.S.News & World Report"

in the left margin of our MVCAP blog:

College Search

• 16. To explore "Colleges That Change

Lives," hit the link "CTCL Members" in

the left margin of our MVCAP blog:

College Search

• 17. To see "Christian Colleges &

Universities," try the link "Member

Schools" in the left margin of our

MVCAP blog:

College Search

• 18. For "National Catholic College

Admission Assoc.,"use "Search for a

school" in the left margin of our

MVCAP blog:

College Search

• 19. To continue your college search,

think how close to home you want to

stay; how large a school you'd like; &

do you prefer public or private?

College Search

• 20. An important consideration in any

college search is whether you can

afford--with need-based & merit

financial aid--a particular college.

College Search

• 21. One of the hazards in doing a

college search today is neglecting to

consider the "mountain of debt" you

may be accumulating at some

schools.

College Search

• 22. Maybe the key question to ask

yourself about a college search is this

one: in which school(s) can I not just

survive--but really thrive!

College Search

• 23. Learn about your schools of

interest at a free Virtual College Fair;

register at

http://www.collegeweeklive.com

College Search

• 24. GoodSearch or Google the

Common Data Set for schools you're

interested in; pay attention to Part C

and H. To find out more, click this

http://mvcap.blogspot.com/2010/03

/42-common-data-set-cds.html

College Search

• 25. If you are considering Ohio State, you can

access its Common Data Set (CDS):

http://mvcap.blogspot.com/2010/03/42-common-

data-set-cds.html

• 26. If you are considering Miami (OH), you can

access its Common Data Set (CDS):

data-set-cds.html

• 27. If you are considering Ohio U., you can print

out its Common Data Set (CDS):

data-set-cds.html

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