Are You Ready?

Life After

High School “The College Process”

Butler HS

Class of 2014

What Do You Want to

be When You Grow

Up?

Online Resources

http://www.sinclair.edu/explore/careercoach/

(an online tool that can help you connect your education path to jobs that interest you)

http://www.educationplanner.org/

(an online tool that can help you connect your education path to jobs that interest you)

http://www.ohiomeanssuccess.org/

(your pathway to career & career options)

http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/jtypes2.asp

(Jung’s personality profile)

http://www.bls.gov/ooh/

(the nation’s premier source for career info)

Class of

2014 COURSES FOR COLLEGE

4 English

4 Math

3 Science

3 Social Sciences

2-3 Foreign Languages (same)

1 Fine Art (music, art)

*VBCSD Graduation Requirements (22 credits) also include PE, Health, Speech/Technology, & Financial Literacy.

TESTING 1, 2, 3, … (365200)

SAT

http://www.collegeboard.org/

Date Deadline

10/5/13 9/6/13

11/2/13 10/3/13

12/7/13 11/8/13

1/25/14 12/27/13

3/8/14 2/7/14

5/3/14 4/4/14

6/7/14 5/9/14

$51.00 Regular deadline

*Late Registration add $27.50

ACT

http://www.actstudent.org/

Date Deadline

10/26/13 09/27/13

12/14/13 11/8/13

2/8/14 1/10/14

4/12/14 3/7/14

6/14/14 5/9/14

$36.50 Registration regular deadline

$52.50 (with writing)

*Late Registration add $22.00

What Do I Look for In a College?

• Location/Distance

• Size of Student Body

• Type of School

• Degrees Offered

• Admission Policies

• Cost

• Academic Offerings

• Honors/Special Programs

• Campus Life

• Housing Options

• Student Profile

Exploring Colleges

Online Resources (links on Guidance Page) www.welcometocollege.com

One-stop shopping for everything college visit related

www.bigfuture.org Find colleges, advice, and more…by the CollegeBoard

www.fastweb.com Find your dream school and a way to pay for it…

www.aicuo.edu (Ohio’s Privates)

www.opuac.org (Ohio’s Publics)

Exploring Colleges, continued!

Butler High School Visits

• Guidance Bulletins (email signup)

• Listen to the daily announcements!

• Check the cool bulletin board outside of Guidance.

College Fairs

• Fifth Third College Prep Night @ Fifth Third Field (9/25)

• National College Fairs @ Duke Energy in Cincy (9/29)

• Greater Dayton College Night @ UD Arena (11/6)

• Getting Ready for College Night @ SCC (2/6)

Exploring Colleges, continued!

Off Campus College Visits • BHS Policy – page 27 in

Student Handbook – must be pre-approved by

counselor/administrator and verfied by college/university upon return (letter from school).

– college visit requrest form is located in the counseling office and must turned in ONE WEEK prior to the visit.

– maximum number of visits = 5 (up to 4 in one semester)

Application Process

• Apply online (Common App)

• 3-5 apps is normal

• Take your time, but don’t wait until the last day!

• Need credit card to pay online (fees vary).

• Have test scores sent from ACT/SAT.

• Supply ALL information!

• Do your research and ask questions…

Letters of Recommendation

• complete Activity Sheet

• give recommender plenty of notice (at least 2 weeks)

• most letters will be sent electronically – give recommender all required information

• follow college/university guidelines

• ask appropriate persons!

College Essays or Writing Samples

• Some schools require essays or extended responses.

• Stick to the point!

• Have a teacher review before sending.

• If optional, send it!

(holistic review of app)

• Save it and use it on other applications!

Completed Applications *transcript release form required* Paper Applications

– Complete your part (including signature)

– Bring in completed application and application fee.

– Guidance office completes the rest (counselor recommendation form or letter, college prep sheet, official transcript with test scores and profile)

– Do not wait until deadline, give us at least 1 week to complete

Online Applications – Most schools prefer/only

method – Print off any counselor

recommendation form or college prep form

– Guidance office completes the rest and mails in with transcript, etc.

– If no additional sheet, print off address of school and bring in with request

– Do not wait until deadline, give us at least 1 week to complete

Popular Common Application

Schools

Ohio Public Universities

Miami

Ohio State

Cincinnati

Ohio Private Universities

Baldwin Wallace

Case Western

Wooster

Denison

Hiram

John Carroll

Kenyon

Oberlin

Ohio Wesleyan

Otterbein

Dayton

Findlay

Wittenberg

Xavier

Other Popular Schools

Butler

Harvard

Northwestern

Princeton

Purdue

Tennessee

Kentucky

Michigan

Notre Dame

What Are They Looking For?

• Grades (1st and 2nd semester), classes (including senior year), class rank

• Counselor/teacher recommendation

• Activities

• Athletics, Music, Clubs/Organizations, Employment, Volunteer Work

• Honors/Awards

*Most schools will let you know of their decision within 4-6 weeks.

*Notify Guidance Office to send in final transcripts to the school that

you have chosen.

Admissions Options

Regular Admission • most common option, students must submit their applications by a

specific date, usually before Feb., admissions reviews applications and sends out acceptances and rejection letters on the same date.

Rolling Admission • allow students to apply at any time during their admission period;

typically, September through July, school then evaluates each application as it’s received, sends acceptance letters to students who meet their requirements, first-come, first-serve basis, submit application ASAP!

Admissions Options

Early Decision (binding) • You agree to attend this school if accepted, you can’t apply to any

other college or university, and if you receive an acceptance letter, you must withdraw any other applications to other schools. Because this option is binding, you need to be both sure about your choice and realistic about your application. It is contractual (commitment) so a financial penalty could be imposed if broken.

Early Action (non-binding) • Like early decision, you are applying only to your top-choice

school. However, unlike early decision, you are not bound to attend if accepted and you can apply early action to more than one university. You can accept an offer as soon as you receive it or wait to make your final selection in the spring after you’ve found out where else you’ve been accepted.

Financial Aid

scholarships grants

student loans work study

Merit Based • Academic, Athletic, or Talent types

of scholarships

• Provided by the College/University

• May be taken away…

Need Based • Loans (pay back)

• Grants (don’t pay back)

• Work-Study (your pay goes toward your tuition)

• Military (service before, during, or after college)

Financial Aid - continued

• After January 1st, complete FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)

• BHS Financial Aid meeting is….

THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 7 PM, LECTURE ROOM

• FAFSA4Caster to get a quick look at estimate your eligibility for federal student aid.

(www.fafsa4caster.ed.gov)

Financial Aid – final slide!

How Do I (average Jill/Joe) Get a Scholarship? • Guidance Bulletin (sign up for email group!)

• Employers, Church, Clubs, etc…!

• Local Scholarship Packet and Dayton-Montgomery Scholarship Program – February

• Winners notified at Senior Awards Ceremony in May

• Scholarship Search

– CollegeBoard

– FastWeb

– MeritAid

Finally…

– Take or re-take SAT/ACT

– Narrow college choices

– Fill out applications by deadlines

– Turn in paper applications

– Turn in any supporting paperwork if applying on-line

– After January 1st – complete FASFA

– Keep track of acceptance and financial award letters

– Maintain academics

– Student Athletes register at NCAA

Eligibility Center (meeting Nov. 5th) www.ncaaeligiblitycenter.org/

More Information!

• Wright State - new Neuroscience Inst. Under construction, also Engineering & Comp Sc. Majors 4+1 and co-op, New Specialty Scholarships

• Akron - New Admissions and Selective Criteria, Honors College Deadline Nov. 1

• BG - New OBCI lab on BGSU and degrees w/ Forensic Sciences, with CJ, Biology & Chemistry

• Central State - New Revised Scale Admission Criteria, and member of SAIC Football

• Cincinnati - now on Commonapp, Direct Admission to Nursing: no longer pre-nursing, new major in Arabic

• Cleveland State - Freshman Scholarships starting at 3.2 & 23 ACT/1070 SAT/renewable, new student housing w/ 300 apts. near campus

• Kent State - Honors College requires 2 essays, new portfolio for Visual Design

• tOSU - Early Action/Priority Scholarship/Honors/Scholars/Merit etc. Nov. 1**, new merit scholarship academic achievement: www.meritawards.osu.edu

• OhioU - Dec. for Honors Tutorial College, lots of construction on campus!

More Information Still!

• Miami - Scholars & Honors Program are parallel, Early Dec. 11/1, Priority Consideration for scholarships, programs, honors, scholars- no separate applications.

• Shawnee State - Calc & Calc based Physics required for Game Simulation Majors, scholarships start at gpa 3.0/ACT 20 , up to Full scholarships w/ ACT 26 and gpa 3.8 on 4.0

• Toledo - now online app only, expanded upper tier merit scholarships

• Youngstown State - expanded academic scholarships, new outdoor athletic fields for soccer, softball and track

• NEOMED - new state public univ. mascot “ Nate the Walking Whale”, adding on campus housing residential village, opened new scientific research bldg., BS/MD 6 yr. program Early Action Deadline Oct 15.

• Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014 - Free FASFA assistance at Sinclair & UD must reserve a spot, for more info go to: www.ohiocollegegoalsunday.org

See Mr. Peck in Guidance with questions!!!