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Tuesday, March 22, 2011 (4-9pm) Raleigh Convention Center, Raleigh, NC

Tuesday, March 22, 2011 (4-9pm) Raleigh Convention Center, Raleigh, NC. Rising Senior College Night. February 24th , 2011. T RINITY A CADEMY OF RALEIGH. For An Exceptional Life. Tonight’s Focus. Exploring Who You Are Estimating the Cost – Financial Aid

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Tuesday, March 22, 2011 (4-9pm) Raleigh Convention Center, Raleigh, NC

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  1. Tuesday, March 22, 2011 (4-9pm) Raleigh Convention Center, Raleigh, NC

  2. Rising Senior College Night February 24th, 2011 TRINITY ACADEMY OF RALEIGH For An Exceptional Life

  3. Tonight’s Focus • Exploring Who You Are • Estimating the Cost – Financial Aid • Using Naviance to Search and Apply • Finishing Strong: Timeline for End of Junior Year

  4. Exploring Who You Are • My College Quick Start: collegeboard.com • ASVAB: Armed Forces Vocational Aptitude Battery: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 available to 10th-12th graders. • CFNC.org www.actstudent.org/plan/future/index.html

  5. My College Quick Start From PSAT Score Report

  6. My Personality

  7. CFNC Log in to your CFNC account

  8. CFNC - PLAN Plan For A Career

  9. Learn About Yourself Learn About Yourself

  10. Career Assessments

  11. Career Assessments … continued Email me results

  12. Show Me the Money

  13. Estimating the Cost Need Based Financial Aid • FAFSA(Free Application for Federal Student Aid) • PROFILE(Financial aid application service of the College Board) Families must reapply annually

  14. Applying for Financial Aid • Meet earliest deadline of colleges in which you are interested. • Complete all questions accurately • Estimate if necessary to meet early deadlines • Don’t wait until you are admitted to file the FAFSA • Keep a photocopy of all documents for your records

  15. A Quick Lesson in Financial Aid • Cost of Attendance = tuition & fees, room and board, books and supplies, transportation, and miscellaneous personal expenses. • The Expected Family Contribution (EFC) = parent contributions and student contributions calculated by FAFSA or PROFILE. • Financial Need = Cost of Attendance minus the Expected Family Contribution (EFC)

  16. Sources of Financial Aid • Federal Government • State Programs • Institutional funds • Outside agencies

  17. Types of Financial Aid Gifts • Grants (Free money!) • Scholarships Self-help aid • Student Loans • Work Study (employment)

  18. What might a sample aid package look like?

  19. How much aid will I qualify for? FAFSA4caster http://www.fafsa4caster.ed.gov North Carolina’s Financial Aid Estimator http://www.cfnc.org/paying/tools/info_tools.jsp

  20. Scholarship Links

  21. Institutional and Outside Aid Outside Agencies Local organizations Churches Civic Groups Parents’ employers Veterans Administration Vocational Rehabilitation Services Institutional Aid Grants & Scholarships Loan Programs Student Employment

  22. Scholarship Opportunities • Merit • Athletic • Special Talents • Community Service • Leadership

  23. Show Me The Tools

  24. Using Naviance / Family Connectionhttp://connection.naviance.com/tar Naviance log in address on College Guidance page of Edline.

  25. Home Page Home Page Documents Helpful Links News

  26. Document Library Trinity Academy of Raleigh College Planning Guide 9th - 11th Grade 2011-2012

  27. About Me Surveys – Information requested for counselor and teachers Saved documents Resume Items All student test scores conveniently located here. Update personal and account information

  28. College Planning Tools Click here to add the names of any colleges that you are already considering. Time and dates that College Reps will be on campus. • Many Ways to Research Colleges: • College Match • College Lookup • College Search • Scattergrams • Acceptance History Search for summer and enrichment programs SallieMae National Scholarship Search

  29. Colleges I Am Thinking About Compare my scores and GPA to other students in my high school accepted at these colleges. Record your interest in the school Scattergram

  30. Compare Me

  31. College Search Search by Type, Location, Students, Admission Standards, Athletics, Majors, Cost, Special Programs

  32. Search Results Search Criteria: NC & SC Enrollment 2-5K Major: Economics Compare based on drop down options

  33. Search Individual Colleges Lists others schools where students applying to this school also applied. Cost and Aid Admission Requirements

  34. OVERLAPS

  35. Scattergram Select Weighted GPA Anna GPA SAT on 1600 scale

  36. What Should I Be Doing Now ?

  37. Finishing Strong • Leadership – How will Trinity be different because of me? • Recommendations – How will my teachers remember me?

  38. Social Networking Sites Can Help or Hurt College Admissions Never post anything that you would not want a college or futureemployer to see. Never criticize your current school or a college. Everything that you post or chat about online is a character reference. Guard you passwords.

  39. Timeline Feb- March • Register/Prepare for Admissions Testing • (SAT, Subject Tests, ACT) • Register / Prepare for AP exams • Continue to Visit Colleges

  40. Remaining Test Dates - SAT Test Date Test Offered Registration Late Fee Deadline Mar 12 SAT Feb 11 Feb 25 May 05 AP Latin Mar 25 May 06 AP US History Mar 25 May 07 SAT or Subject Tests Apr 8 Apr 22 May 11 AP English Language Mar 25 Jun 04 SAT or Subject Tests May 6 May 20 Oct 01 " " Nov 05 " " Students are responsible to know which tests are required by each colleges.

  41. SAT Subject Tests Possibilities U.S. History Math Level 2 Literature – ask Mrs. Dougherty Physics – prepare with Mr Ziegler Latin

  42. Remaining Test Dates - ACT Test Date Registration Late Fee Deadline Apr 09, 2011 Mar 04 Mar 18 May 05 - AP Latin May 06 - AP US History May 11 - AP English Language and Comp. Jun 07, 2011 May 06 May 20 Sep 10, 2011 Oct 22, 2011

  43. Timeline . . . continued April • Schedule Individual Junior Planning Meeting • Visit colleges before end of college term • Prepare for Testing – AP, SAT, ACT • Parents complete Parent Insight Form • Add to colleges I’m thinking about

  44. Parent Insight Form Parent Insight Form(s)

  45. colleges I’m thinking about Add Colleges to Prospective List

  46. Timeline . . . continued May - June • Finish Strong – Grades Matter • Continue adding to college list • Update Extracurriculars, Activities, Honors in Naviance • Attend next College Planning Meeting – one • evening during Habitat Service Project.

  47. Final Remarks • Keep Prospective • Good Communication • Student’s Role • Parent’s Role • Discuss financial expectations openly

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