College 101

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College 101

• Provided for public download as part of the TACAC
  High School Plus program

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Middle School Years

• Knowing yourself
• Staying active
• Attending to studies
• Being a leader
• Making a good choice
• Developing your set of values

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Texas Graduation Plans

• Recommended Distinguished
• ENGLISH 4.0
  4.0
• MATHEMATICS 3.0
  3.0
• SCIENCE 3.0
  3.0
• SOCIAL STUDIES 4.0
  4.0
• SPEECH 0.5
  0.5
• HEALTH 0.5 0.5
• FINE ARTS 1.0
  1.0
• PHYSICAL EDUCATION
  1.5 1.5
• TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS
  1.0 1.0
• FOREIGN LANGUAGE 2.0
  3.0
• ADDITIONAL ELECTIVES 3.5
  2.5
• TOTAL CREDITS 24
  24

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Leadership

• Your ability to accept responsibility for a club
  or organization is paramount to setting you apart
  from your peers.
• Become an officer or a captain in your
  organization, club or team.
• Better yet, start your own club.
• It is always a good idea to combine your service
  with leadership.

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Scholarship

• Colleges are looking for students who
• Take full advantage of the rigorous curriculum
  being offered.
• Demonstrate an upward trend in their grades.
• Which is favored, grades or strength of
  curriculum?
• Most colleges are looking for strong grades, high
  80s and above with rigorous curriculum.
• Grades that illustrate an upward trend.

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Staying Active

• These are your years, to discover your talents,
  interests, and increase your knowledge and
  skills. There are many things you can do now to
  make your junior and senior year less stressful.
• Keep your grades moving in an upward trend.
• Select community service projects that match your
  passions, interest, or future career.

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Community Service

• Community service is
• Opportunity to help others in your community
• Practical use of your talents
• Elements of your resume
• The right thing to do

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College Testing

• SAT I, ACT These tests are taken in the spring
  of you Junior year.
• TAKS This is your high school exit level test
• PSAT this test is taken in October of your
  Sophomore and Junior years. It is the practice
  test for the SAT Reasoning test.

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College Testing

• It is recommend you take the SAT and/or ACT for
  the first time at the end of your junior year
• What are SAT Subject Tests?
• SAT Subject test are individual achievement test
  that covers a particular topic (i.e. math,
  science, etc.)
• Ideally, SAT Subject Tests should be taken as
  close as possible to the time when you complete
  the course that corresponds to the test

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SAT vs. ACT

• SAT is a reasoning test.
• ACT is more like an achievement test.
• What do you mean by simple rules
• Do you want lay out of sections?
• How to guess?
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Admission styles

• Regular Admission
• Rolling Admission
• Early Decision (1 choice)
• Early Action
• Open Enrollment

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Types of Applications

• Colleges own application
• Texas Common Application
• National Common Application
• Other states Common Application

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Colleges and Universities ???

• How are colleges and universities different?
• Colleges in general are major focused.

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Public Colleges and Universities

• State funded and great price
• Follow legislative requirements for states
• Variety of degrees

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Private Colleges and Universities

• Private Colleges and universities do not receive
  money from the state.
• Private colleges tend to be smaller
• Private colleges may cost more

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Starting your college career

• Something about Community Colleges
• Build your confidence
• Get a job/part time student
• Save money often locally supported
• Offers dual credit

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Financial Aid

• Types of financial aid
• Free Money
• Scholarships
• Grants
• Pell Grants
• Self-help
• Loans
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• Perkins loan
• Stafford loan
• Federal Plus loan
• Work study
• Process for applying
• FAFSA (Free application for Student Aid) CSS
  Profile
• ROTC

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Schools with Religious Affiliation

• Religious affiliated college offer an unique
  environment for you to get your degree
• Student led activities the echo spiritual theme
  throughout the school.