Where do you want to go to college

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Where do you want to go to college?

• Florida State
• University System

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State Schools with Under 15,000 students

• Florida Gulf Coast University
• New Majors Arts Music, Musical Performance,
  Chemistry, Engineering (Bio, Environ, Civil),
  Athletic Management, PGA (12 handicap or better)
• Going D1 next year-adding mens and woman's
  soccer, swimming and diving
• New College of Florida
• Admit 60-70 of applicants that apply by 1st
  deadline
• Require a teacher letter of recommendation
• Florida A M University
• Require two letters of recommendation
• University of West Florida
• Rolling Admissions
• University of North Florida
• Admissions officer will be on campus September
  29th

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University of Florida

• Most important part of the application is the
  holistic portion-talk about information that they
  wouldnt be able to find anywhere else
• How did you get to where you are?
• How did you challenge yourself?
• What challenges or obstacles have you overcome to
  make you who you are?
• Look at amount of rigorous courses in Senior
  Schedule
• Early Decision
• CAN get out of contract for financial hardship
• Do not require letters
• of recommendation

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Florida State
University

• New website www.academic-guide.fsu.edu-all
  degree programs
• Must have whole file completed by Feb 14th
• 24 hour monitoring for application status
• Penalized for not having Math senior year, or
  Algebra II senior year
• Will rescind offer for low grade or change of
  schedule
• Prefer application to be done on school website
• Do not accept Visa for application fee

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University of Central Florida

• Second largest university in the state, 1st UF
• New Majors
• Events Management
• Real Estate
• Religious Studies
• Medical School
• Counselor recommendation required
• Would like to see 22-24 academic units

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University of
South Florida

• Can apply by facts.org application
• 18 in the country for having the most diverse
  population
• Rolling admissions
• Only Research university
• in Florida in a
• metropolitan area

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Florida Atlantic
University

• Honors College in Jupiter
• Only four year honors program at a Public
  University
• Main Campus
• Prefer facts.org application
• Joint Medical School with University of Miami
• Planning to build a hospital on campus for
  residency

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Florida International University

• New Medical school-first class in 2008
• Marine Science Facility
• Went D1 two years ago
• Does not require recommendation

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HOW WILL YOU PAY FOR COLLEGE?

• Apply as early as possible in order to qualify
  for financial aid
• Go to college website for financial aid
  application or contact the aid office
• Apply for as many scholarships as possible

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SCHOLARSHIP Application Process

• 2006-2007 School Year

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SCHOLARSHIP CRITERIA(What you turn in by
DECEMBER 4, 2006)

• COVER LETTER
• APPLICATION
• 300 WORD ESSAY
• ACTIVITIES SHEET
• RECOMMENDATION LETTERS
• INFO SHEET

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COVER LETTER

• Follow the sample we gave you.
• Dont forget to include the name of the
  scholarship.
• Dont forget to SIGN your name in cursive.
• Should have ONE cover letter for each scholarship
  you are applying to.

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Recommendation Letters

• Give your teachers ample time to write it (at
  least 2 weeks)
• Pick someone that knows you well, academically
  and/or personally
• Give the teacher a letter of reference request
  sheet (use the one at the front of the packet)
• Make sure you write out personal information for
  teacher (a-f on request form), so they can write
  the best recommendation possible
• Keep a copy of the request for yourself

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INFORMATION CARD

• Can turn in anytime before application deadline
• MUST include wallet size picture of yourself
• College Attending wait to fill out until you
  know where you are going
• Can leave this blank when you hand it in, come
  back to Guidance when you know where you are
  definitely going
• Hand in to Mrs. Hevia in Guidance when completed

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ESSAY

• Sample in Packet
• If you have your essay finished by October 9th,
  you can turn it in to Guidance for the
  Association of American University Women to proof
  read it
• It will be returned by November 16th
• It is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED to take advantage of
  this!

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THE APPLICATION

• MUST BE TYPED (will not accept handwritten apps)
• Go to school website (www.sfhs.sbmc.org) to
  retrieve and download
• Click on Guidance
• Click on Standard Application and save it to your
  computer
• You can type directly on this application

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PAGE 1 of SFHS Standard Scholarship APPLICATION

• DO NOT FORGET
• Length of Residence in FL
• Length in Martin County
• LEAVE TRANSCRIPT INFO BLANK
• Post Secondary Data Field of Study
• Where MIGHT you attend, if accepted
• If you dont know what field you want to pursue,
  write in UNDECIDED

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FINANCIAL NEED STATEMENT

• Estimated Cost- Just give a rough estimate-DO NOT
  LEAVE BLANK
• College Savings- How much have your parents saved
  to date, i.e. college prepaid yearly
  contribution
• Dual Family Income- Star next to amount, or
  circle after application is printed
• Work Experience- Student experience, most recent
  to least recent
• Unusual Circumstances- Anything causing financial
  hardship, i.e. parent loses job. If not, write in
  N/A (Leave nothing BLANK)

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Pg 3 of ApplicationCommunity Involvement

• List ALL community involvement/service
• This is a very important section, you need to
  sell yourself
• List awards or honors
• Attach additional sheet, if necessary
• DO NOT FORGET YOUR SIGNATURE DATE !

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ACTIVITIES SHEET

• DO NOT PUT CHECK MARKS
• Estimate amount of hours each year in club or
  activity
• List positions held in each club or activity

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Which scholarships should I apply for?

• In Scholarship Directory
• Look at criteria i.e. .GPA, rank, community
  service, leadership, sex, future plans, member of
  specific club or organization
• Look at TYPE of Application
• Standard-on our website one copy for each
  scholarship, with personalized cover letter
• Special- Follow instructions on how to retrieve
  application, i.e. guidance office, write to
  donor, go to donor website
• Community Foundations Scholarships, due in
  February (in center of directory)

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KEY POINTS to REMEMBER

• DO NOT LEAVE ANYTHING BLANK, WRITE NA if it
  doesnt apply to you
• Print out Master Copy and get it proofread by
  your counselor, BEFORE you make copies
• Copy packet for EACH scholarship you are applying
  for, with a personalized cover page
• One Extra as a Master Copy to Guidance
• DO NOT use any special covers, just white paper
• Do not put in folders or use plastic covers
• Order transcripts, if needed, in advance
• DO NOT wait until the last minute, hand
  everything in EARLY if you can

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MANDATORY DEADLINES

• PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO
• ALL DEADLINES
• October 9th- Essay to Guidance to be proofread
• November 17th Master application packet to
  Guidance to be proofread
• DECEMBER 4th- Final Application all copies with
  cover sheets due to Guidance,
• NO LATER than 310

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Go Dawgs!

• SOUTH FORK HIGH SCHOOL
• SENIORS
• CLASS OF 2010