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Title: Agenda for this evening:


1
Agenda for this evening
  • Timeline
  • College Search Visit
  • Common Terms Definitions
  • Questions

2
Presenters This Evening
  • Evelyn Tolson, 11th Grade Counselor (A -
    Di) 994-2149
  • Sara Vance, 11th grade Counselor (Do-Ji)
  • 994-2131
  • Colleen Creal, 11th Grade Counselor (Jo-Mc)
    997-1944
  • Ron Fear, 11th Grade Counselor (Me - Se)
  • 994-2146
  • Ellen Sapper 11th grade counselor (Sh-Z)
  • 994-8229
  • Joyce Williams, Career Center Director 994-2116

3
11th Grade - 1st Semester
  • Start Junior Interviews with Counselors
  • College Visits at Pioneer High School
  • Research Colleges - Students Parents- Computer
    Program Career
  • - Career Cruising
  • Petersons Computer Guide
  • Internet Catalogs
  • Career Center

4
11th Grade - 2nd Semester
  • MORE Junior Interviews
  • MORE College research
  • Take SAT, ACT and MME exams
  • On-Campus College Visits
  • Attend College Night at Pioneer HS on April 16,
    2008.
  • Review College Applications for Fall 2008 as
    soon as available online.

5
Summer before 12th Grade
  • Fill out applications for Colleges
  • Work on college application essays
  • Be aware of upcoming deadlines
  • Read summer mailing from Pioneer HS
  • Fill out Senior Profile, if you have not already,
    Parent Brag Sheet, Activity List (resume)
    Release of Test Scores
  • Turn in completed forms to Counselors at
    Registration
  • Review High School Transcript
  • Visit Colleges
  • Retake SAT ACT tests (optional)

6
12th Grade - 1st semester
  • Finish College applications and turn into the
    Main Office with application fee attached
  • Retake SAT ACT tests (optional)
  • Ask teachers and other adults for letters of
    recommendation at least 4 weeks before you need
    them. Spring of junior year gives them more
    time.
  • Go to College Visits at Pioneer HS
  • Admissions Officers will be presenting and
    available for questions - very helpful to meet
    these people!

7
12th Grade - 2nd semester
  • Fill out FAFSA after January 1st
  • Check Career Center for scholarships
  • Receive acceptance/rejection letters from
    colleges
  • Continue to work hard academically 2nd semester
    classes grades often do count towards
    acceptance or denial!
  • Contact Financial Aid offices at proposed
    colleges
  • Develop a plan to finance college
  • Make final decisions and respond with your
    deposit by the deadline

8
How to do a College Search Visit
9
WHAT DO WE LOOK FOR?
  • Environment - location, size, etc.
  • Admission Requirements
  • Academics
  • College Expenses Financial Aid
  • Housing
  • Facilities
  • Activities

10
HOW DO WE SEARCH?
  • EDPs Career Cruising
  • Career Center at Pioneer High School
  • College Visits at Pioneer High School
  • On-campus college visits
  • Online internet research - See helpful websites
    on next page
  • Research - Research - Research!

11
HELPFUL COLLEGE SEARCH WEBSITES
  • www.gocollege.com
  • www.petersons.com
  • www.smart.net/-pope/hbcu/hbculist.htm
  • www.campustours.com
  • www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/cosearch.htm
  • www.collegeboard.com
  • www.act.org

12
Career Center
  • Joyce Williams, Career Center Director
  • Hours of Operation 730 - 300 M-F
  • Location Next to the Counseling Center
  • Students can spend lunchtime and 7th hour in the
    Career Center
  • Parents are more than welcome to utilize these
    resources!

13
What is in the Career Center?
  • Online Searches
  • College Catalogs DVDs
  • PSAT, SAT ACT applications practice tests
  • Resources on other Post-secondary planning
    Military, Vocational Schools, Apprenticeships,
    etc.
  • Scholarship Opportunities
  • Summer Internship Opportunities

14
On-Campus College Visits
  • Contact by telephone or e-mail the Admissions
    Office at prospective Colleges.
  • Ask about procedures for a Campus Visit.
  • Try to plan visits during vacation time.
  • Inquire if college students will be available for
    questions.
  • Try to attend a class or two ask about eating
    in the dining hall.
  • Try to spend a night in the dorm.

15
SCHOLARSHIP AND FINANCIAL AID WEBSITES
  • www.MI-StudentAid.org
  • www.salliemae.com
  • www.fastweb.com
  • www.fafsa.ed.gov

16
COLLEGE ATHLETICS
  • Playing sports in College is a major decision
    which requires careful planning throughout high
    school. In the Spring of junior year you must
    apply to the NCAA Initial Eligibility
    Clearinghouse if you plan to play sports in
    college. Check the website which is
    NCAAclearinghouse.net. Information changes
    yearly. Students being recruited and needing
    transcripts for that purpose must have a release
    form on file.

17
Steps in Applying to College from Pioneer High
School
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Step 1
  • After careful research, select at least 3-5
    colleges to apply to. Get applications from
    Career Center, online, or college admissions
    offices.
  • Pioneer HS will begin accepting applications
    September 15, 2008.
  • Rolling Admissions applications should be
    submitted as early as possible (before October
    31st).

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Step 2
  • Turn in Senior Profile before summer vacation,
    Parent Brag Sheet, Release of Test Scores form
    and Activity List (Resume) that will be mailed
    home in the summer.
  • Make copies of senior resumes for teachers who
    will be writing your letters of recommendation.
  • The test score release form must be signed by you
    and your parents.

20
Step 3
  • Ask teachers before you leave for summer break or
    at least 4 weeks ahead, for college
    recommendations. Be sure to include your social
    security number on all college correspondence.
    Students should give the teachers a stamped
    college- addressed envelopes along with the
    recommendation requests.

21
Step 4
  • Attach check or money order for application fee
    made out to the college. Application material
    must be complete when turned in. Pay with a
    credit card online.
  • Nothing can be added to the application after it
    has been turned in to the General Office at
    Pioneer HS. Due to the volume of applications
    makes it impossible to add something later.

22
Step 5
  • Turn in application to the General Office. First
    application is free. 1.00 handling fee for each
    additional application. No need to provide an
    envelope.

23
Step 6
  • If you apply online download the counselor form
    from college website. You must also submit an
    Orange PHS form available in the general office.
    This enables Pioneer High School to send
    transcripts and test scores.

24
Step 7A - ON-LINE APPLICATIONS Approximately
90 of applications submitted by Pioneer students
are done on-line. After you have completed the
on-line process, print the counselor or
secondary school page. Bring the page to the
General Office, just as you would a paper
application. We will process it exactly like a
paper application. You will be asked to complete
an on-line form for this you will need your
student number and the address of your college
admissions office. DO NOT BRING A COPY OF YOUR
ON-LINE APPLICATION TO US. (You should, however,
print a copy for your own files). If your college
does not ask for a counselor page, come to the
General Office and fill out an on-line form we
will send your academic records to the college.
25
Step 7B for ON-SITE APPLICATIONS Some
universities have begun using an on-site
admissions process. (Western Michigan,Central
Michigan and Eastern Michigan are those with
which we have had experience others may also do
this). Student takes application materials to
the university (typically on a week day in early
October) and they will give student an admission
decision that day. If you are interested in
on-site admission call the universitys
admissions office for details and listen for
announcements. You will need to submit your
request to Pioneer at least 10 SCHOOL DAYS in
advance so that we have ample time to process
your records. As with all application
submissions, present your request to the General
Office and be sure to let them know it is an
on-site application. You will then pick up your
application materials in the Records Office when
they are ready. We also offer some onsite
admissions interviews at PHS.
26
Mid year report forms You can turn in
the mid year report forms when you turn in your
applications. The records clerk will keep it in
a file and turn it in to the college or
universities after the seventh semester grades
are posted
27
Step 8
  • If your college requires scores directly from ACT
    / SAT, you must arrange for your test scores to
    be sent directly from SAT, ACT to your
    prospective colleges. Call the college to
    verify.

28
Step 9
  • Plan on 2-3 weeks to process application. Your
    application is routed to the records office, and
    counselor. Transcripts, test scores, letters of
    recommendation, school profile, and signatures
    are provided as needed. The records office will
    mail the completed application.

29
Step 10
  • Please do not call the records office. Contacting
    the records office slows down the process for
    everybody!

30
Step 11
  • Most applications will leave Pioneer within 15
    working days of receipt in the General Office.
  • Because of the volume of applications (over 2000)
    received in your applications must be turned in
    by November 7, 2008 if you want them mailed
    before winter break. Plan ahead to meet
    application deadlines.

31
Helpful Hints for Processing College Applications
  • Turn around time is 10-15 working days
  • Checking on the status will slow down all of the
    applications.
  • Be sure to put your name social security number
    on every page of each application.

32
FINANCIAL AID
33
Financial Aid Terms
  • Aid Package a combination of aid (possibly
    including a scholarship, grant, loan, and work)
    determined by a college financial aid office.
  • Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
    The application required for students to be
    considered for federal student financial aid.
    Obtain a FAFSA form or electronic filing
    information from the Pioneer Career Center
    (usually available in November). The FAFSA is
    processed free of charge. FAFSA is used by most
    state agencies and colleges.
  • Plan to do your Income Taxes early during your
    childs senior year. FAFSA requires information
    from the previous years income.
  • There will be a financial aid program for parents
    is December 11th at 730pm in the Little Theater.

34
IMPORTANT JUNIOR YEAR TESTS
  • A Quick Review
  • PSAT, SAT, ACT, MME, AP

35
Standardized College Admission Exams
  • SAT I Reasoning Test This SAT is a
    three-hour, primarily multiple-choice test that
    measures verbal and mathematical reasoning
    abilities that develop over time. Many colleges
    require SAT scores for admission.
  • SAT II Subject Tests Subject Tests are
    one-hour, primarily multiple-choice tests that
    measure your knowledge of particular subjects and
    your ability to apply that knowledge. Check the
    requirements of the colleges you are considering.
    More selective colleges may require or recommend
    one or more Subject Tests for admission or
    placement.
  • ACT Assessment Test A group of tests
    administered by ACT and required or recommended
    by many colleges. The tests measure educational
    development in English, mathematics, reading, and
    science reasoning and are given at specified test
    centers throughout the year.

36
MMEMichigan Merit Exam
March 11-13 only juniors required to
graduate Part I is ACT PART II is ACT Work Keys
PART III Michigan components
.
37
Michigan Promise Scholarship
4, 000 if students earn qualifying scores Given
in installments outlined at www.Michigan.gov/pro
mise We will be offering an ACT online Test prep
along with Saturday Practice In January
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WHERE DO I TURN TO ASK QUESTIONS?
  • COUNSELOR
  • CAREER CENTER
  • COLLEGE WEBSITES

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Thank you for coming!
  • We hope this makes the college application
    process a little easier!
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