I n t roduct ion to Post - H igh School P lan n in g

Thursday, April 4, 2019

Staples High School Guidance Department

Post - High School Opt ions

● Appr en tices h ip T r ain in g P r ogr am s ● Com m un ity Col leges /T w o- Year Col leges ● E m ploym en t ● F our - Year Col leges & Un iver s ities ● Gap Year ● M il i tar y ● P os t- Gr aduate Year ● T ech n ical/V ocation al Sch ools

Staples strongly supports students interested in pursuing any of the above pathways.

Staples Stat i st i cs

● 89% of students f rom the Class of 2018 were accepted to at least one of thei r t op three col lege choices.

● Top f ive col leges at tended in the past f ive years: UConn, U of M ichigan, NCC, Syracuse, and Tulane

● Staples graduates go on to at tend approxim ately 170 di f ferent col leges every year (338 total di f ferent col leges in the past f ive years).

The majori ty of Staples students go on to attend a four- year college; however, every year we have excited and successful students who

pursue two- year colleges, employment, the mili tary, a PG year, gap year, and other meaningful paths after high school.

Col lege and Career Center

● Adjacen t to Guidan ce Of f ice an d open dur in g th e s ch ool day ● Com puter s f or col lege/car eer r es ear ch an d s ch oolw or k ● Guidan ce L ibr ar y book s avai lable in s ch ool an d f or ch eck out ● Job B an k an d w or k in g paper s ● Sch olar s h ip appl ication s an d f in an cial aid in f or m ation ● College r epr es en tative vis i ts ● E x plor in g P os t- H igh Sch ool Option s F air

College and Career Center Coordinator: Ms. Teale Stoller, tstol ler@westportps.org, 203-

341- 1886

Naviance

W eb- bas ed pr ogr am f or col lege an d car eer plan n in g: ● Do W h at You Ar e, Car eer I n ter es t P r of i ler , R es um e B ui lder ● P er f or m col lege s ear ch an d cr eate col lege l is t ● Acces s col lege pr of i les an d w ebs ites ● Com par e GP A an d tes t s cor es to h is tor ical Staples data ● V iew col lege r epr es en tative vis i ts ● V iew s ch olar s h ip in f or m ation ● Us ed to s en d tr an s cr ipts an d r ecom m en dation s to

col leges

s tuden t.n avian ce.com /S taples

● Includes f inal grades and cr edit in com pleted cour s es an d l is t of cur r ent cour s es

● Academ ic GP A: weighted an d in cludes E n gl is h , M ath, Scien ce, Social Studies , W or ld L an guage, an d H on or s /AP Ar t/M us ic

● Over al l GP A: un weighted an d in cludes al l cour s es

● M an y col leges r ecalculate GP A

● GP As on tr an s cr ipt ar e cum ulative

Staples H S T r an s cr ipt

Both GPAs are l i st ed

Staples HS Repor t Card

Report Cards reflect a quarterly overall GPA that is NOT cumulative.

PSAT

PSAT 10 ● R es ults in late Apr i l ● L ook f or in f or m ation about how to in ter pr et r es ults an d Col lege

B oar d r es our ces ● N ot us ed in the col lege adm is s ion pr oces s

Gr ade 11 P SAT /N M SQT

● R egis tr ation in Septem ber thr ough the Guidan ce Of f ice

● T es t adm in is ter ed in October ● T wo s cor es :

○ E viden ce- B as ed R eadin g an d W r itin g ○ M athem atics

● N ot us ed in the col lege adm is s ion pr oces s

SAT and ACT

● M os t col leges r equir e eith er SAT or ACT ( s om e ar e tes t-option al) .

● All jun ior s ar e r equir ed to tak e s tate adm in is ter ed SAT in th e s pr in g dur in g th e s ch ool day.

● SAT an d/or ACT ar e gen er al ly tak en in th e s pr in g of jun ior year /f al l of s en ior year .

● M os t s tuden ts tak e 2- 3 tim es . ● R egis ter w ith f ul l n am e at bir th .

Col lege Adm is s ion T es tin g P r es en tation Apr i l 24 at 6 : 30 p.m . in th e Staples Auditor ium

SAT Subject Tests

● On e- hour tes ts in L i ter atur e, M ath , US H is tor y , W or ld H is tor y , B iology, Chem is tr y , P hys ics , W or ld L an guages

● R equir ed/r ecom m en ded at s m al l n um ber of col leges ● Always ver i f y r equir em en ts with col lege webs ites ● Sophom or es en r ol led in cer tain H on or s /AP cour s es

m ay con s ider thes e tes ts af ter con s ultin g with coun s elor an d teacher

● R egis tr ation thr ough Col lege B oar d webs ite

Ath let i cs

● V iew N CAA webs ite f or r ecr uitin g r ules an d helpf ul in f or m ation

● Divis ion I or I I s tuden t- athletes m us t r egis ter with N CAA E l igibi l i ty Cen ter

● V iew Staples Guidan ce webs ite f or Athletics in the College Admission Process guide an d l is t of n on -N CAA appr oved Staples clas s es

● Con s ult with s chool coun s elor an d cur r en t Staples /club coach

Visual and Per form ing Ar t s

● R eview in dividual s chool webs ites f or appl ication r equir em en ts an d pr ogr am in f or m ation

● N ation al P or tf ol io Day an d P er f or m in g & V is ual Ar ts Col lege F air s

● Con s ult with Staples or pr ivate teacher

Students Wi th Learn ing Di f ferences

● Col lege B oar d/ACT tes tin g accom m odation s r eques ts ● F am ily decis ion whether to dis clos e in adm is s ion

pr oces s ● Docum en tation r equir em en ts , el igibi l i ty cr i ter ia, an d

accom m odation s pr ovided di f f er f r om col lege to col lege

For more information, see the Learning Differences and College Planning guide on the SHS Guidance website.

Level of Suppor t in Col lege

● P os t- h igh s chool s ettin gs ex pect h igher level of in depen den ce.

● Studen ts ar e r equir ed to s el f - iden ti f y an d in depen den tly s eek academ ic an d em otion al s uppor t when n eeded.

● Studen ts who have r eceived s uppor t in h igh s chool ar e en cour aged to con s ider level of as s is tan ce n eeded/avai lable in pos t- h igh s chool s ettin g.

● Studen ts ben ef i t f r om s eek in g the in put of teacher s , coun s elor s , an d other s to r eal is tical ly plan f or es s en tial as s is tan ce an d accom m odation s .

U.S. Ser vice Academ ies

Un ited States Air F or ce Academ y ( Color ado Spr in gs ) Un ited States Coas t Guar d Academ y ( N ew L on don ) Un ited States M er ch an t M ar in e Academ y ( K in gs P oin t) Un ited States M i l i tar y Academ y ( W es t P oin t) Un ited States N aval Academ y ( An n apol is )

● All but th e Coas t Guar d Academ y r equir e appoin tm en t

f r om a US Sen ator or CT con gr es s m an ● Ch eck in dividual academ y w ebs ites as w el l as SH S

Guidan ce w ebs ite ● M us t begin pr oces s in ear ly jun ior year

● Fam i ly conversat ion about f inances consider ing f ul l , f our - year cos t of col lege

● M ak e cos t on e of col lege s ear ch cr i ter ia an d in clude f in an cial s af eties

● Us e N et P r ice Calculator s to deter m in e l ik el ihood of r eceivin g f in an cial aid

● M os t s cholar s hip/gi f t aid f un ded by col leges them s elves

● M er it aid is an other pos s ible s our ce of f un din g ● Studen ts ar e m os t l ik ely to r eceive m er it aid at

col leges wher e they ar e in in top 25% of appl ican ts

The Cost of College T he Cos t of Col lege

Spr ing Sophom ore Tim el ine

● P os t- H igh School P lan n in g/B ui ldin g a R es um e clas s r oom les s on s ( m id- Apr i l dur in g U.S . H is tor y clas s es )

● Col lege Adm is s ion T es tin g P r es en tation ( W edn es day, Apr i l 24 , 6 : 30 p.m .)

● E x plor in g P os t- H igh School Option s F air ( F r iday , Apr i l 26 dur in g the lun ch waves )

● Col lege Adm is s ion P an el ( T hur s day, M ay 2 6 : 30 p.m .)

● H ar lan Cohen P ar en t P r es en tation ( T hur s day, M ay 16 6 : 30 p.m .)

Junior Year Tim el ine

October ● P SAT /N M SQT

Decem ber ● N avian ce Col lege Sear ch

clas s r oom les s on with s chool coun s elor s

● N avian ce P ar en t W or k s hop

Jan uar y/F ebr uar y ● Col lege K ick of f N ight f or

Jun ior s an d F am il ies ● I n dividual jun ior f am i ly

appoin tm ents begin

M ar ch/Apr i l ● State r equir ed SAT ● R eques t teacher

r ecom m endations

M ay/Jun e ● Stan dar diz ed T es tin g ● Col lege Adm is s ion P an el ● P os t- H igh School P lan n ing

clas s r oom les s on s with s chool coun s elor s

● E s s ay W or k s hop ● Com m on App./Coal i tion App.

W or k s hop ● Job Shadow ex per ience

Senior Year Tim el ine

F i r s t Sem es ter ● Col lege Appl ication

P r es en tation f or par en ts ● Col lege appl ication

clas s r oom les s on s with s chool coun s elor s

● Com m on App./Coal i tion App. W or k s hop

● Col lege r epr es en tative vis i ts

● F in an cial Aid Appl ication P r es en tation

Secon d Sem es ter

● Studen ts wor k in dividual ly with s chool coun s elor s

● Scholar s hips ● T r an s ition to col lege

pr ogr am f or s en ior s ● Sen ior I n ter n s hip

What Students Can Do Now

• W or k har d in clas s es an d ex plor e n ew in ter es ts • Develop an d pr actice or gan iz ation al s k i l ls an d s tudy

habits • P ur s ue an d m ain tain m ean in gf ul in volvem en t in co-

cur r icular s • P lan pr oductive, age- appr opr iate activi ties f or s um m er • Act with k in dn es s , dem on s tr ate char acter , an d develop

their in dividual iden ti ty • Sus tain gen uin e, pos itive r elation s hips with peer s an d

adults • M ain tain a balan ced an d healthy l i f es ty le • E n joy h igh s chool !

How To Help Foster a Heal thy Post -H igh School P lan n in g P r oces s

● V alue your chi ld f or who he/s he is ● E n cour age your chi ld to thr ive in appr opr iately

chal len gin g cour s es ● H elp your chi ld choos e activi ties that ar e en joyable –

qual i ty N OT quan tity ● B e the calm in g f or ce f or your chi ld ● M odel appr opr iate r es pon s es an d con s ider s tum blin g

block s as an oppor tun ity to gr ow ● Suppor t healthy techn ology us e ● K eep your chi ld’ s in f or m ation pr ivate

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