College Search

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College Search Introduction . . .Things You Need
to Develop in HS

• Note taking
• Research and Technical Writing
• Reading Texts
• Technology Skills
• Communication Skills
• Time Management
• Self Advocacy

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What do colleges look For

• GPA
• Rank
• SAT/ ACT Scores
• Strength of Schedule
• School Involvement
• Community Involvement
• Interview
• Letters of Recommendation

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• GPA
• Academic Honor Roll?
• Financial Aid Rewards
• Rank
• Varies school to school
• Usually a consideration for reward

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• SATs
• Math (800)
• Critical Reading (800)
• Writing Skills (800)
• Combined Scores
• Weak-Avg 1200-1500
• Good 1600-2000
• Top Tier Schools 2100 and Up

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ACTs

• More in the South but becoming more of a
  barometer in schools across the US

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• English, Mathematics, Reading, Science
• Optional Writing Test 1 prompt, 30 minutes,
  Measures writing skills emphasized in high school
  English classes and in entry-level college
  composition courses.
• Scores
• Top score- 36
• Highly Selective- 27-31
• Selective- 22-26
• Low/Avg- 17-21

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Strength of Schedule

• ???A in a level class or B in a higher level?
• Challenge yourself and move up a level.

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School Involvement

• NHS
• Clubs
• Sports
• Leadership

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Community Involvement

• Volunteer consistently each year.
• Needed for NHS as well.
• Shows you give back.

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Interview

• Optional
• Helps you find the fit that is comfortable
• May give you an edge over other applicants.

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Letters of Recommendation

• Build Bridgesdont burn them.
• Junior and Senior Year Teachers
• Coaches
• Club Advisors

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Beware of SenioritisThink you can coast
second semester???
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Technical Schools

• Ocean County Technical Schools-Aviation/Aerospace
  Technology, Agricultural and Environmental
  Sciences, A Certification, Network Technology,
  Marine Trades, Collision Repair
• Chubb Institute-Massage Therapy, Medical
  Assistant, Medical Billing Coding, Surgical
  Technologist, CAD / Drafting Technology, Computer
  Networking Security, Graphic Design Animation
  
• Vocational Information Center- Lists schools by
  alphabetical by trade or state- good YelowPages
  to trade/ technical schools
• Technical Schools USA-Yellow Pages by Program
  or State. Specifically for Computer and
  information type Technology fields

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2 Year Community College

• Advantages/ Cost and Explore
• Associates Degree
• Be sure credits transfer

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4 Year College

• College vs University
• Private vs Public
• Bachelors Degree

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Programs to Think About

• Military Academies
• Army
• Navy
• Coast Guard
• Air Force
• Merchant Marine
• Candidates for admission must both apply directly
  to the academy and receive a nomination, usually
  from a congressman. Students are
  officers-in-training . Tuition for cadets is
  fully funded by the government in exchange for
  an active duty service obligation upon graduation
  and a stipend of 12,000 a year is given while
  in school.

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• The Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) is a
  college-based, officer commissioning program,
  predominantly in the United States. It is
  designed as a college elective that focuses on
  leadership development, problem solving,
  strategic planning, and professional ethics. ROTC
  produces officers in all branches of the U.S.
  Armed Forces except the U.S. Coast Guard.

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Fine Arts and Graphic Arts

• Programs
• Animation
• Computer Art/Design
• Fashion Design
• Film/Video
• Game Design
• Graphic Design
• Interior Design
• Media Arts
• Photography
• Visual Communications
• Web Design
• Dance
• Theater
• Music
• Fine Arts Education
• Culinary

• Degrees
• Certificate
• Associate's
• Bachelor's
• Master's

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How to Get Into an Art School

• Build portfolio of artwork
• Prepare audition
• Interview/Audition
• Good Writer and Good Artist

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Study Abroad
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How extensive is the schools online program?
Popular Online Degrees
Summer Sessions
Winter Sessions
Graduate Degrees
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• Graduate Examinations?
• General/ GRE
• Business/ GMAT
• Computer Science/ GAE
• Medical/ MCAT
• Dental/ DAT
• Law/ LSAT

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Graduate Degrees

• Masters Degree (MA, MS) 2-3 yr avg.
• Doctorate (Ph.D.) 5-6 yr avg.

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Medical School

• Years/ about 4
• MD License
• Residency/ 3-5 yrs

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Law School

• Many types of Law
• Avg. years/ 3
• Degree/ J.D., LL.M., J.S.D or S.J.D
• Bar exam/ each state separate