Perspectives on Parenting
Eastview High School
March, 2009
College Planning
For Grades 9-11
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Preparing students for college &
careers doesn’t occur at a single
point in time...
Instead, readiness is a process that needs to occur over a number of years—a process that must be well under way by the middle school years, if not earlier.
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“There is in every child…
… a miracle unfolding.”
Eric Erikson
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Engage in Self Reflection
• Recognize strengths and weaknesses
• Analyze interests and values
• Prepare for a career and expand learning
• Extracurricular activities and social life
• Influence of family and friends
• Consider personal goals
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Life after high school…
Where do you want to be?
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Post High School Options
• Community College
• Technical School
• Private Business School
• Military
• Employment
• Volunteer Work
• 4 year college
(private or public)
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How College Is
Different from
High School
• College is the first place where we
expect young people to be adults.
• The pupil-teacher relationship changes
dramatically.
• Expectations for engagement, independent work, motivation,
and intellectual development also change.
• College instructors pace their courses more rapidly,
emphasize different aspects of material taught, and have
very different goals for their courses.
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An Operational Definition of
College Readiness
The level of preparation a student needs in order to
enroll and succeed—without remediation—in a
credit-bearing general education course at a
postsecondary institution that offers a
baccalaureate degree or transfer to a
baccalaureate program.
Conley, D. T. (2007). Toward a more comprehensive conception of college
readiness. Eugene, OR: Educational Policy Improvement Center.
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What Students Can Do to
Develop Their College Readiness
Students need:
• to understand what it really means to be college-ready.
• to understand what they must do as well as what the
system requires or expects of them.
• to understand that college admission is a reasonable and
realistic goal that can be attained through planning and
diligent attention to necessary tasks.
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Students Also Need…
• to construct an overall plan for college preparation that
ensures they will develop the necessary skills in a
progressively more complex fashion over four years.
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Eastview High School
Graduation Requirements
English - 4 years
Social Studies - 4 years
Math – 3 years
Science – 3 years
Physical Ed. - 5 quarters
Wellness - 3 quarters
Grade 10 & 11 Pass Reading, Math & Writing Basic Standards Tests. Grade 9 Pass MCA Grad Tests in Writing, Math, Reading and Science
• Arts – one quarter course in visual arts, music, theatre, dance or interior design, advertising
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Course Titles and
Grade Point Averages
Adelman (2006) employed transcript analysis to reach the
conclusion that completing a challenging high school
curriculum is the greatest pre-collegiate indicator of
bachelor’s degree completion.
The nature and quality of the courses students take are
ultimately what matters.
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What do colleges look for?
Primary Measures
– Rigor of Courses
– GPA/Class Rank
– ACT/SAT scores
Secondary Measures
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Application Essay
Recommendations
School Activities
Interview
Community Service
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Admissions Requirements
Technical & Community College
• English – 4 years
• Social Studies – 4years
• Math - 3 years
• Science- 3 years
• No ACT Required
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Admissions Requirements
Traditional 4 Year College & Universities
English- 4 years
Social Studies- 4 years
Math - 3 years (minimum level of Algebra II)
Science- 3 years (minimum level - Chemistry)
Foreign Language - 2 or more years
Fine Arts - one year of fine or performing arts
NCAA qualifications
ACT or SAT generally required
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Admissions Requirements:
Selective Colleges & Universities
English- 4 years
Social Studies- 4 years
Math- 4 years
Science- 4 years
Foreign Language - 3 years or more
Fine Arts - one year of fine or performing arts
Honors and Advanced Placement classes upon recommendation • Prefer 70th percentile and higher
• ACT or SAT generally required – some may require SAT Subject Tests
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Tests…tests…tests…
• Beyond using HS course titles to define college
readiness, a more direct approach is to test a set of
knowledge that students are presumed to need to know
to succeed in college entry-level courses. (ACT/SAT)
• Some colleges also rely on Advanced Placement (AP)
test scores as a potential measure of college readiness.
• All states have adopted some form of high school
examination in English, math and science for a variety of
reasons including requirements in the federal No Child
Left Behind Act. MCA-II’s are not included on transcripts.
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ACT Readiness Benchmarks
for Entry-level College Courses
Students who meet a Benchmark on EXPLORE or PLAN are
likely to have approximately this same chance of earning
such a grade in the corresponding college course(s) by the
time they graduate high school.
ACT’s College Readiness Benchmarks are the minimum ACT
test scores required for students to have a high probability
of success in credit-bearing college courses—English
Composition, Social Sciences courses, College Algebra, or
Biology.
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Pre-College Testing
Considerations
ACT PLAN Test
(taken by all 10th graders)
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ACT Readiness Benchmarks
for Entry-level College Courses
English
Algebra
Social Sciences
Biology
EXPLORE
PLAN
ACT 1-28
(gr. 8)
1-32
(gr. 10)
1-36
(gr.11)
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ACT or SAT? (Junior Year)
ACT
SAT
• Achievement test
• Measures English, Math, Science and Reading
• Scores can range from 1 – 36
• Optional Writing Test
• Aptitude test
• Measures Critical Reading, Math and Writing • Scores range from 200 – 800 each section
• Optional Subject Tests
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Upcoming ACT/SAT Dates:
ACT:
• April 4
• June 13
• September 12
SAT:
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May 2
June 6
October
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EVHS ACT Prep Course
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Family Connection
by Naviance
Log into Eastview’s
Family Connection through the
Academic Information & Planning
Link at the EVHS home page or go to:
http://workspacek12.naviance.com/evhs
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Create an Account with an
E-mail & Password
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Welcome to Your Home Page!
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My Game Plan:
Goals & College Interests
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Factors to consider when
choosing a college...
Cost
College Characteristics
Social Life
Financial Aid
Admissions Requirements
• Academics
• Student Population
• Location
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College Search
Family Connection – Advanced College Search
Princeton Review – Counselor-O-Matic
U.S. Dept. of Ed. – College Navigator
(Check for additional college search resources
on Family Connection)
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Scheduled College Rep Visits
on Family Connection
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Checklist for a campus visit
• Meet with an Admissions Counselor
• Verify Admissions Requirements and major deadlines (applications, financial aid) • Take a campus tour and attend a class
• Investigate your academic program
• Determine actual college costs
• Talk with students and faculty
• Discuss your chance for admission
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District 196 College Fair:
March 18, 4-7 p.m.
Approximately 100 public and private colleges and universities,
community and technical colleges, proprietary schools & military
organizations will be represented.
College Panel Presentation from 7-8 p.m.
Participating colleges, trade, career schools and military
organizations can be found on the website for MACAC at
www.mn-acac.org.
Go to “College Fairs”, then “For Students & Parents”.
Admission to the college fair is free!
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College Costs
Average annual tuition & fees:
• Private Colleges:
$25,237
• University of
Minnesota: $10,084
• State Universities:
$6,175
• MNSCU 2-Year
Community, and
Technical Colleges:
$4,432
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Costs and Financial Aid
• FAFSA: Free Application
for Federal Student Aid
• Reciprocity: in-state
tuition vs. out-of-state
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FAFSA Determines Your
Expected family contribution
Cost of the School minus the EFC = FINANCIAL NEED
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Eligibility Comparison
Public
Public
Private
4-Year
$15,000
- $ 5,000
2-Year
$ 7,000
- $ 5,000
4-Year
$25,000
- $ 5,000
Need of:
Need of:
Need of:
$ 10,000
$ 2,000
$20,000
The Expected Family Contribution remains the same!
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Financial Aid Package
•Loans
•Grants
•Scholarships
•Work Study
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“Financing Education Beyond High School”
An Introduction to Financial Aid
Plan to attend the Eastview High School
Perspectives on Parenting session on Financial Aid next January, 2010
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Scholarship list/booklet
on family Connection
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School/Community
Scholarships
Eastview Community Foundation
Eastview Senior Scholarship
Eagan Foundation Scholarship
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Summary of Resources:
College/Career Planning
• Guidance Counselors
• Family Connection by Naviance
• EVHS Career Center
• Internet Resources
• College Representatives
• Campus Visits
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Eastview Counselors
Chris Franken – Director of Guidance
Mary Hanson – A-D
Mark Wanous – E-J
Terri Greener – K-L
Anne Scholen – M-R
Julie Endersbe – S-Z
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