You have 180 days to prepare them!

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Unite the faculty in encouraging students to proactively begin plans for life after graduation.

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You see students everyday!
Maximize your class time!
Minimize disruptions!
Times have changed since your degree!
Students trust you!
Civic duty!

If you live here, care about
Davidson County and value the quality of education you provide, the following statistics reflect negatively on our teaching, our school and our heart.

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Only 12.8% of adults in Davidson County have a Bachelors degree.
Forsyth County boasts 28.7% of adults with a bachelors degree!
THAT IS TWICE AS MANY AS US!
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Source: http://quickfacts.census.gov

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Retail Sales per capita
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Davidson County-$7066
Forsyth County-$14599
(http://quickfacts.census.gov)
Unemployment as of April 2010
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12.1%
(http://www.google.com/publicdata/home)

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Overview of process
Talking points
Keep them asking questions

Preparing for the
Future!
Central Davidson High School

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Four-year college or university
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Community college or technical school
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Military
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Work

• Location
• Size
• Degrees Offered
• Cost
• Admissions Criteria
• Student Life
Community College or
4 Year University ??

1-888-866-CFNC
•Comparative views of North
Carolina schools
• Financial aid information
• Online applications
• Career exploration tools

Applying to Community
Colleges
** “Open-Door” Admission Policy
Exception: Specific Programs such as nursing.
** ACT/SAT scores not required
** Accuplacer or other placement test required

• Public Schools -
Prescribed Course Requirements
-Set Tuition and Fees – less expensive
-UNC-CH, ECU, A&T, NCSU, UNC-W, etc.
• Private Schools
-Determine Own Course Requirements
-More expensive – More Flexible?
-Liberty University, Catawba, Wake Forest

Applying to 4 Year
Colleges/Universities:
What are they looking for?
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Course selection
Grade Point Average
Class Rank
SAT and ACT scores
Senior schedule
Extracurricular Activities

 Directly through the college website or through CFNC
(cfnc.org)
 Visit the college.
 Attend a college fair – Oct.
TBA @CDHS in our cafeteria.
 College Application Week
@CDHS November TBA.
App. Fees waived to select schools.

CFNC College Application Week
Participating Schools
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All North Carolina Community Colleges
Barton College
Belmont Abbey College
Bennett College for Women
Louisburg College
Mars Hill College
Meredith College
Methodist University
Brevard College
Campbell University
Catawba College
Chowan University
Gardner-Webb University
Greensboro College
Guilford College
Johnson C. Smith University
Montreat College
Mount Olive College
N. C. Wesleyan College
Peace College
Pfeiffer University
Queens University of Charlotte
St. Andrews Presbyterian College
Saint Augustine’s College
Johnson & Wales University
Lees-McRae College
Lenoir-Rhyne University
Livingstone College
Salem College
Shaw University
Warren Wilson College
Wingate University

 Fall of Senior Year
 No later than
December
 Check deadlines

• Official Transcript – Required of ALL schools.
(Fill out CDHS’s Transcript Request Form and return to
Student Services. We will mail the transcript.)
•Essay – school to school
•Letter of Recommendation – school to school

FAFSA http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/
Free Application for Federal Student
Aid
 ALL colleges use this application
 Cannot file until after Jan. 1, 2011, however apply for PIN number early in November or December to be ready. ( http://www.pin.ed.gov/
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 Based on family’s income and assets (uses tax return)
 Can apply online (preferred)
 Loans, grants, and some scholarships

CSS Profile
 Used by UNC-CH, Duke, Wake, Davidson, as well as other schools
 Can apply beginning in the fall (October 1)
 Priority deadlines are usually before January 1!
 Must apply online – https://profileonline.collegeboard.com
 Applications also in the guidance office
 Application cost - $25 (includes report to 1 school)

Financial Aid Workshop
 January, TBA
 CDHS Media
Center
 Presented by the College
Foundation of North
Carolina, and DCCC

Scholarship Tips
 Persistence pays off.
 Check the CDHS Website regularly.
 Do not wait until after acceptance letter is received to apply for scholarships.
 Be careful of deadlines.

Remember
 College Fair at CDHS, TBA.
 CFNC Application Week at CDHS,
Sponsored days TBA.
 Financial Aid night at CDHS, January TBA.
 FAFSA Day at DCCC, February TBA.
 Check CDHS Student Services website and prospective schools’ sites weekly for
Open House and Scholarship information.

How can you implement this into your class time?
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Transition discussions
Awkward homework times
Statistics
English
Economy
US History
Computer Applications
Parenting
Drafting
ROTC
Physical Education- College Intramurals

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Have you finished your applications?
Do they have any questions about college?
Did they sign up for the SAT?
What are your plans?

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College Board (2010) CSS Profile. https://profileonline.collegeboard.com
College Foundation of NC. (n.d.) www.cfnc.org
Federal Application for Student Aid. (n.d.) www.fafsa.ed.gov
Google Data (n.d.). http://www.google.com/publicdata/home
United States Census Bureau (n.d.) http://quickfacts.census.gov