Junior Classroom Presentation 2
Class of 2016
February 2015
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Counseling Presentations-Feb. 2526 Classroom Presentation-College
Planning #2
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College Quiz:
Question
Answer
1. What percent of the SFHS Class of 2014 was
admitted to a four year college?
2. What was the average number of college
applications submitted by the Class of 2014?
3. Which CSU is our Local Area campus?
4. Which CSU requires that students declare a major
and stick to it?
5. What is a TAG?
6. Which UC requires letters of recommendation?
7. Which Holy Cross college awards SFHS students
$10,000 toward tuition?
8. Which CSU asks for a college essay?
9. Why is A-G important in UC and CSU admissions?
10. What Arizona college has the nationally ranked
Carey School of business.
11. Which college in Pennsylvania has a Vatican
internship program for which students manage the
Pope’s social media accounts.
12. Which private college in CA received the most
SFHS applications from the Class of 2014.
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College Quiz Results
1. What percent of the SFHS Class of 2014 was admitted to a four year
college?
96.5 %
2. What was the average number of college applications submitted by the
Class of 2014?
10.7
3. Which CSU is our Local Area campus?
San Francisco State
4. Which CSU requires that students declare a major and stick to it?
Cal Poly SLO
5. What is a TAG?
Transfer Admission Agreement
6. Which UC requires letters of recommendation?
None
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Quiz Results Continued…
7. Which Holy Cross college awards SFHS students $10,000 toward tuition?
St. Edwards in Austin, TX
8. Which CSU asks for a college essay?
None, this system only uses objective criteria (GPA and test scores)
9. Why is A-G important in UC and CSU admissions?
Approved courses used to determine eligibility and admissions.
10. What Arizona college has the nationally ranked Carey School of business?
Arizona State
11. Which college in Pennsylvania has a Vatican internship program for which
students manage the Pope’s social media accounts.
Villanova-Oh yeah, His Holiness tweets.
12. Which private college in CA received the most SFHS applications from
the Class of 2014.
Santa Clara
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Overview of Junior College Counseling
Communication Model
Counselor Classroom Presentations
Time and Place
Fall
Semester
Classroom
Days
Spring
Semester
Classroom
Days
November
17
February
25
26
March
19
20
April
21
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4 Classroom Presentations
Individual Appointment with College
Counselor
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January-April
College Events/Workshops
Collaboration/Lunch:
STEM, Senior Advice Panel, Out of State Colleges
Posted TASKS in Family Connection
Check deadlines in your Family Connection account
Off Campus Events
Case Studies April 23rd at Mitty
College Fair at Mission College May 7th
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Reminder: Register Now!!
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Outcomes of Today’s Presentation
Outcome:
College Mythbusters
MI Advantage/Major and Career Planning
Family Connection Tasks
Plan Senior Year
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College Mythbusters
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College Mythbuster
My counselor is in charge of
my college planning, so I
can get everything done
when I am called in.
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We are here to help, but this is your Project
Management assignment.
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Role of College Counselor
Extensive
College Meeting
Classroom and
Collaboration
Presentations
Email
Communications,
Updates and Family
Connection Resources
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Role of Student
Final Product:
Choose the
Colleges You Will
Apply To
Research
Colleges and
Select Best Matches
for Reach, Target,
Safety
Family Connection
Complete TASKS
Complete Assessments,
Use Scattergrams
Become Project
Manager
Register and
Complete College
Testing: SAT, ACT,
and Subject Tests
(if required)
Deeply Commit to
Course Study and
Earn Best Grades
Possible
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Research and Reflection
Get To Know The College
Know Yourself
•The academic Profile
oGPA/Test Scores
•Class size
oIndependent worker,
collaborative worker
•Student to teacher ratio
•School population
oCampus Size
•Majors
oMajors
•Extra curricula activities
oResume
•Campus & surroundings
•Diversity
oYour Inspiration
oInterests, hobbies
•Location
•Weather
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Your College Project Goal
The three tiered list
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AND YOU LOVE THEM ALL!
College Mythbuster
I have received tons of
information in the mail from this
college, so that must mean I
will be admitted if I apply.
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While many schools distribute a
plethora of informational posters,
calendars, view books, these should
be recognized for what they are:
marketing tactics.
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• You may be sent information for a university for
which you are not well qualified just so that you
will apply so the school can reject you.
• This practice can increase a school's rankings by
decreasing the percentage of students it accepts.
• Although it may be accepting the same number of
students from year to year, if more apply than in
previous years, a college appears more selective
via percentages accepted.
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What Does Matter To Colleges?
• Demonstrated Interest is a category many colleges use to
evaluate students who are already in the academic range
to be a successful applicant.
• The more highly selective schools have so many applicants
that Demonstrated Interest is not a category on their
radar in the admissions review.
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Who Will More Likely Attend?
Most Significant:
Present compelling
reasons in the college
essay why this
college is a fit for
you.
Attend meeting at
SFHS or local area
site where college
is presenting
information.
Visit college
booth at College
Fair or Case
Studies.
Communicate
with the
Admissions officer
you meet.
(Appropriate, but
not annoying.)
Make a campus
visit/tour and
register with
Admissions Office.
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Who Is Coming to Campus?
Updated
Daily
Demonstrated Interest!!
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College Mythbuster
Significant out-of-class activities
will compensate for grades if I am
a marginal academic match for
admissions to a college.
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Remember Admissions Criteria
Based on college admissions trends, these are the
factors in order of importance when colleges
make an admissions decision.
Factor
% of colleges that give factor
“Considerable Importance”
Grades
82%
Rigor
65%
Test scores
56%
Personal essay
20%
Demonstrated interest
Note
18%
Counselor recommendation
16%
Teacher recommendation
15%
Extracurricular activities
7%
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Colleges look at your academic performance first.
Lots of extracurricular activities help…
•Only if the college has proof (GPA, Test Scores)
that you can do the academic work.
•Admissions Office must approve athletic
recruits, talent recruits, etc.
Your high school grades are the #1 factor in
the college admission decision.
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College Mythbuster
Colleges are more impressed with
a pricey summer program than a
community college course.
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Summer Programs and Enrichment Activities….
Summer activities convey initiative and depth in
pursuing a passion, stimulating an interest, or taking a
risk to learn something new.
It is not the specific activity, but what it meant to you
and how it fits with your pursuit of something you care
about. (Translated to colleges in Resume and Essay Sections of
applications.)
Local service projects can be as impressive as a service
trip to a foreign country. (You do not have to travel to Russia
and serve soup in a gulag.)
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Benefits of Community College Course
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A community college course will be listed on your Saint Francis
High School transcript as an enrichment grade, but both the
Californian State University and the University of California
will add the grade of a UC A-G transferable course to your
academic review when you apply.
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A 3 semester unit or 4 quarter unit community college course
or college course will count as a full year of high school with extra
grade point added to the grade you earn in the course. (Equal to AP)
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Private colleges will see you can successfully complete college
level work when reviewing your application.
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For More On Summer Opportunities…
Check these links in
your Family
Connection: Junior
Class Portal
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College Mythbuster
My life will be ruined if I don't get
admitted to my first choice college.
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Name
College Attended
Steve Jobs
Reed College-Oregon Liberal Arts
Bill Gates
Harvard-never graduated
Warren Buffett
Transferred from U Penn Wharton to the
University of Nebraska at Lincoln. After two years
(His parents did not want him to go there.)
at Penn, he determined that the instructors knew less about finance than
he did. He returned to Omaha and finished undergraduate work at the
University of Nebraska. Buffett then applied to Harvard graduate
school but was denied admission.
Barrack Obama
Occidental and then transferred to Columbia
Stephen Spielberg
Long Beach State
(Dropped out of USC due to low grades)
In 2002, thirty-five years after starting college, Spielberg finished his
degree via independent projects at CSULB, and was awarded a B.A. in
Film Production and Electronic Arts with an option in Film/Video
Production.
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College Mythbuster
I am much more likely to
graduate in 4 years at a
public school.
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AICCU=Independent (Private)
California Colleges and Universities
Private
Private
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The More Research Time Invested in Finding a Good Fit,
the More Likely You Will Graduate On Time.
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Consider Educational Model in California
for a Fit…
CSU-Top 33%
UC-Top 9%
Private-GPA Ranges
Vary
• Practical application
and career
preparation.
• Theoretical focus,
emphasis on
research.
• Varied Educational
Models
• Class size ranges
from 30-100.
• Self-motivated style
of learning with huge
class sizes for GE
requirements.
• More opportunities
to pursue individual
preference for
research.
• Professor teaches
courses.
• Class size may be 400
broken into sections
for discussions and
labs.
• Professor may
oversee graduate
students giving
instruction.
• Liberal Arts,
Specialty
• Small class size
with emphasis on
connecting with
professors.
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College Mythbuster
Private colleges are much
more expensive than
public universities.
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Consider cost:
4 years at a private vs.
5-6 years at a public.
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College Mythbuster
Liberal arts colleges do not
have good science programs.
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College Mythbuster
College admissions officers
will not have time to review
my social networking.
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Of 381 college admissions officers who answered a Kaplan
telephone questionnaire…
• 31 percent said they had visited an applicant’s
Facebook or other personal social media page to learn
more about them — a five-percentage-point increase
from the year before.
More crucially for those trying to get into college,
• 30 percent of the admissions officers said they had
discovered information online that had negatively
affected an applicant’s prospects.
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Admissions officers, athletic recruiters, and scholarship
coordinators may view your social media.
•Search your own name on Google.
(Colleges may do the same.)
One picture
could tip the
scales.
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Family Connection Workshop
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Tasks from November Presentation
Make Sure to
Complete All Tasks
from the Last
Presentation
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Family Connections Assessments Help You
Understand Your Strengths and Preferences
Year
Completed
Assessment
Timeline
Sophomore
• Career Interest
Profiler
• Strengths Explorer
Assigned last year
Junior
MI Advantage
Complete Today
Junior
Do What You Are 2.0
(Myers Briggs)
Complete by March 19th
Even if you completed this
last year, you will take
the 2.0 assessment this
spring.
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Family Connection
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MI Identifies 9 Types of IntelligenceRate Your Top 3-See Handout
BodilyKinesthetic
Intelligence
Existential
Intelligence
Interpersonal
Intelligence
Intrapersonal
Intelligence
Linguistic
Intelligence
LogicalMathematical
Intelligence
Musical
Intelligence
Naturalist
Intelligence
Spatial
Intelligence
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Now Assessment-20 Minutes
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Once Completed “See Related Careers”
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Look At Career Matches
Click on a related
career to see more.
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Look For Colleges
Find
Colleges
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Open Family Connection Portal address:
http://connection.naviance.com/sfhs
Go to the About Me tab and complete the MI Advantage
Assessment.
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Tasks for Next Classroom Presentation
Now Posted in My Planner
MI AdvantageRead Full Report
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Task #1 Submit Transcript Release Form to Mrs.
Weber in Counseling Center by March 16th
Required if you want any
documents sent to colleges.
Make sure this form is signed
by your parents and bring it
to the Counseling Center by
March 16th.
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Other Tasks to Complete
Complete MI Advantage
View Full Report
See Related Careers
Complete Do What You Are 2.0
Even if you completed this
assessment last year
Retake the 2.0 Version
Update Resume
Add New Activities
Update all information
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Planning Senior Year
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In Planning Senior Year…
What course load
can I
handle and still
remain
Have I been successful
with my current load?
happy and healthy?
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Why Challenge Success?
How many hours do teens need per night?
8.5-9.25 hours per night
How many hours do most teens actually get?
A majority of adolescents are averaging 7 hours of sleep per night
and 25 percent are getting 6.5 or less.
What are some of the effects of lack of sleep?
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What is a match between challenge and wellness considering the 24
hour day limitations? Plan your senior year with wellness/time
management in mind.
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Plan Senior Year
Consider the
schedule that meets
your college goals,
but is also
manageable.
Keep in mind
graduation
requirements:
One year of fine arts
Three years of
Science
Semester of PE
Computer Literacy
1. Religion
2. English
3. US Government/Economics
4. Math
5. Science (3 Years Required)
6. Elective (Could be Foreign
Language)
7. Elective or “No Course”
(“No course” could be Study Hall as
there is no guarantee which period of
the day will be a Free Period.)
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SFHS Challenge Success Homework Survey
Fall 2013
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Social Studies Requirement
US Government
OR
AP US Government
Economics
OR
AP Economics
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Elective Categories
Foreign Language
English
• 3rd or 4th year?
• AP or Level 4?
• Creative Writing
• Speech
• Journalism
Fine Arts
Social Studies
• Complete Requirements
• Advanced course work
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Psych 1
•
Olympics
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Facing History, Human Rights
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AP Psych
Business/Technology
PE Semester Electives
• Computer Programming
• AP Computer Programming
•Net Games
•Core Fit
•Aquatics
•Fitness for Life
•Dance Technique
•Advanced Strength I & II
•Advanced Team I & II
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Review
Challenge
Success
Homework
Survey in
selecting
electives.
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Class of 2016 Scheduling Procedures
Review Course
Selection
Download Contracts
if needed for courses.
Enter Course Selection in
online Course Request
Form:
March 4-9
Contracts turned into
Counseling Center no
later than March 16th .
Reviewed by
Academic Office.
• Read the Course Bulletin for the 2015-16 school year on the
Saint Francis Student Portal.
• Check for course prerequisites. Attend AP Meetings.
• Review Challenge Success Homework Survey Report and
consider your daily schedule.
• Contracts and Application forms required by departments are
downloadable from the Student Portal on the website.
• Discuss placement in Honors and AP courses with your current
teacher.
• Attend designated Information Meetings offered by
departments.
• Look for email from the Academic Office before March 4th with
instructions for entering courses.
• Also enter your backup choices in the Google Request for
Backup Courses.
• Failure to enter your selections will result in no choice and free
periods/study hall for electives.
No Contract=No
course!!
July 2015
Course list sent to
students through Saint
Francis email from
Director of Academics.
Booklist Available
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Department Chairs are your best resource
to consult about courses:
Department
Name of Department
Chair
Email Address
Collaboration
Room
Mathematics
Andrew Fischer
andrewfischer@sfhs.com
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English
Meighan Wilson
Science
Jennifer Thomas
Foreign Language
Cynthia Miranda
Fine Arts
Brendon Reutebuch
Social Science
Lesley Shortal
Physical Education
Mike Oakland
Religion
Rosalyn Moorehouse
Computer Literacy
Requirement Online
Matt Maguire
meighanwilson@sfhs.com
jenniferthomas@sfhs.com
cinthyamiranda-mcintosh@sfhs.com
brendonreutebuch@sfhs.com
lesleymuller@sfhs.com
mikeoakland@sfhs.com
rosalynmoorehouse@sfhs.com
mattmaguire@sfhs.com
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