Welcome Students and Parents

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Welcome Students and Parents

• College Planning Night for Juniors

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Packet Materials

• Wyoming Profile
• Unofficial Transcript
• College Checklist/Questionnaires
• College Search Tools
• ACT/SAT Test Dates

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Where the process begins

• STUDENT - self-assessment
• Why college? REALLY?
• What do YOU want from your college experience?
• What are your interests and talents?
• It is your responsibility to communicate your
  wants and needs to your parents.

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STUDENT (continued)

• The college decision is YOURS!
• You gather the data
• You weigh your options
• You exercise your choices
• You develop coping skills
• YOU complete the applications, write the essays,
  and ask for the teacher recommendations.

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Parents the copilots

• Parents
• EMPOWER your students and allow them to
• take the lead and use the skills learned from
• you!
• (Avoid pronoun confusion We need to
• register for our SATs)
• Be a sounding board and give advice when
• asked.
• Go with students on college visits
• (Let students take the lead and ask questions.)
• Ask students opinion about the college before
  voicing yours.

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Counselors part of the team

• Counselors
• Provide information and guidance
• Provide individual college planning meetings
• as necessary (students and/or parents)
• Act as sounding boards
• Write letters of recommendation
• Send transcripts and secondary school reports

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Search Priorities

• What is important to you?
• Size
• Location
• Cost
• Academic Programs
• Extra-Curricular Opportunities
• Atmosphere

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Finding Information about Colleges

• Naviance
• www.succeed.naviance.com/wyominghs
• College Board College Matchmaker
• www.collegeboard.org
• Cappex
• www.cappex.com
• WHS Counseling Website
• www.wyomingcityschools.org/HS/
• Click on Guidance

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Knowing Whats Important

• College Admission Factors
• Strength of curriculum
• Grades in those classes
• Test scores
• Essays
• Activities/Recommendations
• Other factors (legacies, etc.)

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1,950 colleges ranked 5 factors

• What criteria do college admission officers
  consider to be the most reliable indicators of
  success?
• School achievement 89
• Test scores
  85
• Recommendations 48
• Essay
  43
• Activities/Interviews
  30

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Junior Year

• Choose a strong senior schedule
• Get good grades
• Standardized tests
• Get more deeply involved
• Have an interesting summer
• Continue developing your Profile
• Visit colleges
• Athletes - Register with the NCAA
  (www.eligibilitycenter.org)

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Standardized Tests

• ACT
• www.actstudent.org
• SAT Reason Test
• www.collegeboard.org
• SAT Subject Test (College Board)
• Write down usernames and passwords
• Must now upload a current picture when
  registering
• Send Scores
• Four free and 12 to send additional score reports

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Visit Colleges

• Attend college rep. visits here at WHS
• 6 days excused during HS
• Plan around family vacations
• Visit different kinds of schools
• Urban, Suburban, Rural
• Small, Medium, Large

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Homework Questions

• Students your homework
• Research! Research! Research!
• Explore your interests and talents
• Determine what you want from your college
  experience
• Set a testing schedule
• Visit! Visit! Visit!

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Thanks for coming! Were so glad you came!