September 28th, 2017

Brett Sklove, Head Counselor

Julie Powaser, Counselor

• Purpose

• Post-Secondary education planning

calendar

• organize tasks month-by-month

• important deadlines

• Upcoming events

• Successful completion of K-12 education

The life they’ve known will be changing.

The Senior

year can

be a time

of roller

coaster

emotions.

› CSU: Oct 1st thru Nov 30th

› UC: Nov 1st thru Nov 30th

› Common Application/Private/Out of State: Check college websites

› Santa Rosa Junior College:

Apply Beginning November 1st

› Other California Community

Colleges: Check Websites

• Transfer to UC (Transfer Admission Guarantee “TAG”)

• Transfer to CSU/Private/Independent

• AA/AS Degree and AA-T (for CSU)

• Certificate Programs

• Save $$$

• Smaller classes

• More choices/options

• More student services

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Undecided on academic or career goals

Have not met requirements for freshman admission

Second chance at first choice four year institution

Are not ready or able to leave home, there is a CCC near you!

Want the affordability of community colleges

Want additional academic preparation or exploration in specific academic areas

Typically smaller class sizes

Students who do transfer do very well at the CSU

General Education

CSU-GE Breadth or IGETC

+

Lower-Division Major Coursework

Value to California:

With more than 2.1 million students on 114 campuses, the

California Community Colleges is the largest system of higher

education in the United States.

California community colleges educate 70 percent of our

state’s nurses.

California community colleges train 80 percent of firefighters,

law enforcement personnel and emergency medical

technicians.

Twenty-nine percent of University of California and 51 percent of California State University graduates started at a California

community college.

Transfer students from the California Community Colleges to the University of California system currently account for 48

percent of UC’s bachelor’s degrees in science, technology,

engineering and mathematics.

California community colleges offer associate degrees and

short-term job training certificates in more than 175 fields, and

more than 100,000 individuals are trained each year in

industry-specific workforce skills.

• Knows exactly which courses to take

• Priority admission to a CSU if criteria

are met

• Early admission decision

• Need just 60 more units for a BA/BS

• Meets lower division major prep at most

CSUs

X

& Math

Placement Test

New

This Year

At SRJC

Get Connected BEFORE you graduate!

› MORE IMPORTANT NOW THAN EVER!

First Meeting – Wednesday October 4th @

Lunch in the Big House Library

Join REMIND - Text jump2018 to 81010

By Graduation, Jumpstarters will have… Applied to SRJC

Applied for Doyle Scholarship ($2000 FREE Money!)

Taken Placement Tests

Taken Counseling 270 in Spring

Signed up for Summer & Fall

***Priority Registration for classes!***

Start Early!

Be consistent (name)

Use appropriate email

Check email daily & Portals Consistently

Self-report grades, test scores – be accurate

› Must also send official scores

Cannot retrieve once submitted

Amend via email

Coursework must be complete by graduation

Choosing Alt. Major

Essays

› Answer the prompt

› Tell your story - Give insight into who you are

› Be detailed but succinct

› Do NOT use “one size fits all”

› “Optional” = typically a good idea to answer

› Revise Revise Revise!

• December last acceptable test date (Last test date for Cal Poly SLO, SJSU and SDSU is November 2017)

• For the CSU

• SAT score code: 3594

• ACT use ACT Score Manager

• Best score from multiple sittings

• For the UC • SAT and ACT - Send scores to 1

campus, forwarded to all UC campuses

• Best scores from one sitting

› Counselors will host three Application Workshops to help students with college applications – SRJC, UC, CSU, Common Application

› Oct 11th, 25th, & Nov 8th in library computer lab 2:30 – 4:00

› Sign up in College & Career Center

• Private Colleges

• Common App Colleges

• Scholarships

• Provide Letter of Recommendation Profile

• Two-weeks’ notice

• Form available on Casa

website under

Counseling or available

in Counseling Office

How much does college cost? Estimated per-year cost of attendance comparison chart by institution type

2016-17 Community College

California State University (CSU)

University of California (UC)

Private/ Independent

Registration Fees

& Tuition

$1,142 - $1,370

$6,299 - $9,075

$12,294 - $15,035

$30,600 - $50,492

Books & Supplies $1,900 $1,900 $1,900 $1,900

Room & Board $4,968 - $12,492 $9,386 - $16,146

on campus housing

$12,545 - $15,933

on campus housing

$9,450 - $14, 601

on campus

housing

Transportation $1,550 $1,550 $1,550 $1,550

Personal Expenses $1,416 $1,416 $1,416 $1,416

TOTAL $10,976 - $18,728 $20,501 - $30,087 $29,655 - $35,784 $44,866 - $69,959

The costs of books

and supplies,

transportation, and

personal expenses

are estimates that

may vary campus

to campus.

Registration fees and

tuition are based on full-

time enrollment for

California residents. Fees

and tuition are subject to

change without advance

notice. *Non-CA residents:

out-of-state and

international students

must pay additional

registration fees.

Total expenses may be less

for students living at home.

Financial aid is available to

help students cover some of

the college costs.

GRANTS

Financial aid that does not have to be repaid.

Sample list of grants:

Pell $598 - $5,815

SEOG $100 - $4,000

Cal Grant A $5,472 - $12,240

Call Grant B $7,142 - $13,896

EOP Grant $100 - $1,000

Middle Class $90 - $1,092

Scholarship

Award amounts vary by college

and eligibility status

LOANS

Aid that must be repaid by student or parent

Subsidized: $3,500 - $5,500

Interest is paid for on student’s behalf until he/she graduates or enrolls below half-time.

Unsubsidized: $2,000 -$7,000

Student is responsible for paying the interest

rate during all periods.

Parent PLUS: Awarded up to the cost of

attendance. Credit approval is required.

SCHOLARSHIPS: Aid that does not

need to be repaid and is based on your

academic achievement and/or other

criteria such as community involvement

and financial need.

Work Study: Aid earned through

part-time work on campus. Amount

varies.

Contact the financial aid office at the college you want to attend to receive more information about their cost of

attendance and financial aid program.

• Starting October 1, 2017 students can begin

submitting their FAFSA or CA Dream Application

(CADA) for financial aid for fall 2018.

• This year, both the FAFSA and the CADA

applications, will use income data from 2016.

• Because of the earlier tax year for income,

students won’t have to wait for their parents to

file their taxes.

• Allows students/families filing the FAFSA to

use the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) Tax

Data Retrieval Tool.

• The 2016 income information needed on the

2018-19 FAFSA will be transferred directly and

securely from the IRS to the FAFSA.

State and CSU priority application deadline is

MARCH 2, 2018

• DACA: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals

• Discretionary determination, by the Federal

Government, to defer the removal action of an

individual

• Deferred action does not provide an individual with

lawful status

• Assigned Social Security number for ‘Work Purposes’

only

• The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or

DREAM application is used to calculate an Expected

Family Contribution (EFC).

• The EFC, in combination with the student’s Cost of

Attendance (COA), is used to determine financial aid

eligibility.

COA

EFC

Need

Gift Aid is money that the student does not have to

pay back (i.e. grants and scholarships). Free

money!

•Federal Pell Grant

•Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity

Grant (FSEOG)

•Iraq & Afghanistan Service Grant

• UC – University Grant

• Cal Grants (A & B)

• Chafee Grant

• Middle Class Scholarship (MCS)

• CSU - State University Grant (SUG)

• CSU - Educational Opportunity Program (EOP)

• Community Colleges – Board of Governor’s

Grant (BOGG)

• Local Scholarships

• PEF application info available in

December on the Casa Career

Center Website

• Merit and Need Based

• National Scholarships

(www.fastweb.com)

• Veteran’s Benefits for

Dependents

http://www.fastweb.com/

• For 2016-17 maximum award is 30% of tuition

• State scholarship for students with family income

up to $156,000 on a sliding scale

AND

• Assets of $156,000 or less

• Available only at the UC and Cal State

• FAFSA and Dream applicants will be considered

for eligibility

• Students must file a FAFSA/DREAM Application

by March 2

•Differ by college

•Financial aid package (grants, loans, aid, work study)

•OK to wait to analyze all financial package offers

•Strategy with multiple offers

General Information School School School School School

Location Mills College Clrmt/McK

College Harvard

Lewis &

Clark

College

UOP

Size 936 1,301 6,676 2,140 3,883

Accepted? Yes No Wait list Yes Yes

Yearly tuition (resident) $39,264 $42,240 $39,849 $38,500 $36,290

Books/supplies $1,256 $1,256 $1,256 $1,256 $1,256

Room and board $11,306 $13,625 $12,801 $10,014 $11,688

Transportation $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

Medical $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

Personal $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

Estimated total $51,826 $57,121 $53,906 $49,770 $49,234

Financial aid $0

School Scholarship ($19,000) ($14,000) ($15,000)

Outside Scholarship ($1,000) ($1,000) ($1,000) ($1,000) ($1,000)

Total Due $31,826 $56,121 $52,906 $34,770 $33,234

Student Loan

Parent Total

Expenditure $31,826 $56,121 $52,906 $34,770 $33,234

PIC OF CA DREAM ACT WEBSITE

• May have multiple acceptance offers

• Acceptance is conditional on final grades for Spring semester

• Must report insufficient grades or courses dropped at the semester to all colleges applied

• Letter of Intent must be sent by deadline or your spot will be given away

• Deadlines important!

• Deposit

• Check housing websites

• UC – Analytical Writing Placement Exam

• CSU – English Placement Test (EPT) &

Entry Level Math (ELM)

• SRJC/COM – English and mathematics

“We’re trying to increase the number of students who can go right into

college course work to get college credit instead of track students into

remediation for various reasons,” said April Grommo, director of

enrollment management services for the system, adding that the system

would discontinue the use of early placement tests as soon as 2018 and

instead rely on high school grades and course work, SAT or ACT scores

as measures to determine college readiness.

• AP scores,

• SAT or ACT

• College course may be used

in lieu of some placement

tests, or

• Early Assessment Program

(EAP) results

English or math placement may be met by different means, depends on institution

• Admitted freshman who have not

demonstrated proficiency in mathematics and/or English must begin remediation in

Summer 2018

• If remediation not started, will not be

permitted to enroll at the CSU

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• Placement test in English and Math

• Exempt from placement test/s

• EAP “ready for college”

• AP score of 4 or 5 in English or math

• Prom Saturday, April 21st, 2018 7pm

• Senior Photos – before Nov 1st

• Yearbook – $95.00 Jostens online

• Cap, Gown, & Tassel - $30 from Jostens online or when on campus

Senioritis

“decreased motivation

toward studies

displayed by students

who are nearing the

end of their high school

careers.” (Wikipedia)

That’s the length of the Senior year

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announcements

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