Title: Welcome to Cinnaminson High School Junior Parent Night
1Welcome toCinnaminson High SchoolJunior
Parent Night
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5 PostSecondary Options?
- Community Colleges (Associates Degree)
- Two Year Private Colleges (Associates Degree)
- Public Colleges/Universities
- Private Colleges/Universities
- Liberal Arts Schools
- Ivy League Schools
- Specialized Institutions(art, music, culinary
arts, etc.) - Technical Schools
6Searching for the Right College
- Speak to college reps during lunches in the café
in the fall - Conferences with high school counselor come
prepared to Senior Meeting - SuperMatch college search in Naviance will be
done in April - connection.naviance.com/cinnaminsonhs
- Use this tool to search majors, careers, and
colleges - www.collegeboard.com
- College search tool on website
7Searching for the Right College
- College Fairs Campus tours
- Speak with Admissions Counselors
- Visit Financial Aid Office
- Visit the Student Center
- Speak with faculty and students
- Read the student campus newspaper
- Sit in on a class of interest
- Visit the other side of campus (beyond the
tour) - Refer to College Visit Checklist
8Searching for the Right CollegeNaviance
Highlights
- Colleges (Tab)
- Upcoming College Visits to CHS link
- College Research Section
- SuperMatch College Search
- College Lookup
- College Compare
- Scattergrams
- Career (Tab)
- Do What You Are
- Career Interest Profiler
- About Me (Tab)
- Tasks ()
- Resume
- Profile (GPA Rank)
9Things to Consider
- Size of school
- Location
- Distance from home
- Activities/Athletics
- Public/Private
- Housing options
- Entrance requirements
- Entrance difficulty
- Reputation of School
- Majors available
- Financial Aid available
- Cost
- Campus personality
- Placement office on campus
- Resources available
10Understanding Admission Factors
- Strength of Curriculum 68
- Admission Test Scores ACT/SAT 59
- Essay or Writing Sample 25
- Counselor Recommendation Letter 19
- Class Rank 19
- Teacher Recommendation Letter 17
- Subject Test Scores (AP) 7
- Portfolio and/or Interview 6
- SAT Subject Test 5
- Extra Curricular Activities 5
- Work/Volunteer or Community Service 2
11Applying to College
- Senior Packets will be distributed to all juniors
by the end of the
school year in June - Begin thinking of two teachers who will write
recommendation letters - College essays should be errorfree for
submission (edit carefully) - Choose five colleges including Safety,
Realistic Reach - Senior Meetings will be scheduled for every
student to discuss post-secondary plans beginning
in October - Refer to the Senior Parent Tip Sheet for ideas on
how to support your child through the college
admission process -
12Applying to College
- Develop and/or update Resume in Naviance
- Plan to take SAT or ACT this spring and next fall
- Attend Naviance training and take it seriously
- Parent Naviance Night will be in September
- Scholarship financial aid requirements
- Visit www.fafsa4caster.ed.gov estimate of your
- federal financial aid eligibility
- Set firm dates for completion of recommendations
- DO NOT MISS ANY DEADLINES
13College responses
- Early Decision
- ? Requires early application, commitment
contract - Early Action
- ? Requires early application no commitment
- Single Choice Early Action or Restrictive Early
Action - ? Requires early application colleges will
restrict your - ability to apply Early Action/Decision to
other colleges - Rolling Admission
- ? Will be reviewed as received
- Regular Decision
- ? Check each college for deadline
14 Common Application
- The Common Application is a notforprofit
membership organization that, since its founding
over 35 years ago, has been committed to
providing reliable services that promote equity,
access, and integrity - Serves students, member institutions, and
secondary schools - Membership open to colleges and universities that
promote access by evaluating students using a
holistic selection process - There are currently Applications to over 500
members institutions.
15CAP Program
- Program offered by Rowan College at Burlington
Country - Students enrolled in CAP designated courses may
earn RCBC credits for a fee - Must enroll by deadline
- RCBC will issue transcript upon request
- CAP payments are nonrefundable
- CAP credits may or may not be accepted
- Students responsibility to contact college
regarding their policies
16SAT vs. ACT
- FourSection Test
- Timing
- (3) 35 minute sections
- (1) 60 minute section
- Achievement Test
- Math up to Trigonometry
- Reading passages from Prose Fiction, Social
Science, Humanities Natural Science - English grammar
- Science charts experiments
- TenSection Test
- Timing
- (7) 25 minute sections
- (2) 20 minute sections
- (1) 10 minute section
- Reasoning Test
- Math up to Algebra 2 9th grade Geometry
- Reading sentence completion, critical reading,
comprehension -
17Redesigned SAT (March 2016)
- No wrong answer penalty
- Score is based out of 1600, 800 for Evidence
Based Reasoning and Writing and 800 for Math - Optional Essay-will receive a separate score
- Content of Redesigned SAT
- 1 Evidence Based Reading and Writing Test
- 65 Minute Reading Section, 35 minute language and
writing section - 1 Math test
- 55 minute section with calculator
- 25 minute section without calculator
- 4 answer choices for multiple choice questions
18 NJ STARS
- Scholarship program
- New Jersey residents that covers the cost of
tuition at New Jersey's 19 community colleges. - Top 15 percent of their high school class from
junior year - Five (5) semesters of eligibility for NJ STARS.
19NJ STARS II
- Scholarship towards a Bachelor's Degree
- New Jersey community college NJ STARS students
who earn their associate's degrees with a 3.25
grade point average or better are eligible - Up to a 2,500 per year NJ STARS II scholarship
- Any New Jersey public or independent NJ
TAG-participating four-year college or
university.
20Financial Aid
- Federal
- State of New Jersey
- College/University
- Outside Organizations
- Civil organizations (Rotary)
- Parents Employer
- High school awards
- Grants (Need based)
- Scholarships
- Employment Opportunities
- WorkStudy
21Websites
Parents Guide to College Awareness and
Planning http//www.nacacnet.org/research/Publica
tionsResources/Marketplace/student/Pages/GuidingEd
ucation.aspx SAT Registration https//www.colleg
eboard.org/ PSAT results College Search
Planning Resource www.collegeboard.com/quickstart
ACT Registration http//www.actstudent.org/ Na
viance College Career Readiness
Solutions connection.naviance.com/cinnaminsonhs
Financial Aid Estimate of your Federal
Financial Aid Eligibility www.fafsa4caster.ed.gov
22College Planning Summary
- Communicate with counselor
- ? Understand admission factors
- ? Explore your options early
- Keep information organized
- ? Develop a financial plan
- ? Deadlines are critical
- ? Visit, visit, visit!
23Thank you for coming! Please fill out the
survey.
24Questions Comments
- Donna Lobascio (T-Z)
- lobasciod_at_cinnaminson.com
- Alexis Mancinelli (A-J)
- mancinellia_at_cinnaminson.com
- Crystal Widmann (K-S)
- widmannc_at_cinnaminson.com
- Randy Krakower (Ms. Widmanns replacement)
- krakowerr_at_Cinnaminson.com