The College Selection Process

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The College Selection Process

• Counseling Department Irondequoit High School

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Junior Year Calendar
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Senior Year Calendar
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Internet Resources

• SAT/ACT Registration Websites
  
• College Board Online
• http//www.collegeboard.com
• Search for colleges and scholarships, explore
  careers, practice SAT and AP questions, SAT
  registration, send additional score reports, or
  apply to colleges all on one site.
• ACT
• http//www.act.org
• Information for Lifes Transitions. Registration
  for ACT online. Send additional score reports.
• College Information/Searches
• Bridges
• http//www.bridges.com
• Web-based version of Bridges which is the
  college/career decision making package available
  all IHS computers. This site can be accessed
  using access ID 1028082 Password Y2y7a2M4
• College Board Online
• http//www.collegeboard.com
• Search for colleges and scholarships, explore
  careers, practice SAT and AP question, SAT
  registration , send additional score reports, or
  apply to colleges all on one site.
• CollegeNET
• http//www.collegenet.com
• Search for colleges/universities that match your
  specific criteria location, size, cost, major
  and link directly to the college site. Apply to
  college on-line.
• Petersons Education Center

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Internet Resources - Continued

• Financial Aid Scholarships
• FAFSA on the WEB
• http//www.fafsa.ed.gov
• Complete your Free Application for Federal
  Student Aid (FAFSA) online. You must first
  access http//pin.ed.gov to receive a pin number
  before you can file on-line.
• Fastweb.com
• http//www.fastweb.com
• Great free service sign up and receive updates on
  scholarship information.
• FinAid The Financial Aid Information Page
• http//www.finaid.org
• An excellent, comprehensive financial aid site.
• HESC.com
• http//www.HESC.com
• Provides information on NYS Tuition Assistance
  Program (TAP), Federal Family Education Loan
  Program (FFELP), Scholarship programs and more.
• Rochester Area Community Foundation
• http//racf.org
• This is a local scholarship database site. You
  can search by school and course of study.
• Special Interests
• NCAA Registration

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Internet Resources - Continued

• College Applications
• Application Processing Center for SUNY Schools
• http//www.suny.edu/student
• This site will allow students to apply on-line to
  the State Universities of New York via the
  Internet. They can also download the
  supplemental application.
• The Common Application
• http//www.commonapp.org
• This application can simplify the college
  application process to 255 different colleges.
  Check to see if the college you are applying to
  is participating.
• Career Information/Searches
• Bridges
• http//www.bridges.com
• Web-based version of Bridges which is the
  college/career decision making package available
  on all IHS computers. This site can be accessed
  using access ID 1028082 Password Y2y7a2M4
• Acinet.org
• http//www.acinet.org
• Helps people make better, more informed career
  choices
• Careerec.com
• http//www.careercc.com
• Learn more about careers that interest you,
  colleges you can attend, salaries, etc.
• Jobprofiles.com
• http//www.jobprofiles.org

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Activity Record

• Already given to juniors
• Needs to be completed and returned for National
  Honor Society consideration.

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College Entrance Exams

• Purpose Compares students who come from vastly
  different backgrounds
• Registration and Deadlines
• Retesting
• SAT Subject Tests

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Important Testing Dates
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Campus Visits

• No Substitute for Seeing the College Yourself
• Try to Visit when Classes are in Session
• Call Admissions Offices in Advance
• Before Visiting Get Familiar with the College by
  Using Websites or Print Information
• Have a Prepared List of Questions
• Talk to Students