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Sophomore

Parent Night

Class of 201619 March 2014

Class of 2013

Accepted by 205 colleges and universities

Attending 31 different colleges and universities

91% took an AP exam

8% National Merit Finalists and Commended Students

72% Qualified for PROMISE

Over $6.1 million in merit-based scholarships

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Junior year grades are critical

Keep GPA as high as possible

First look from colleges

6th semester grades

What can parents do?

Personal best

Use time wisely

Explore new ideas and interests

Encourage involvement beyond school – sports,

essays, poetry contests, math competitions

2700+

Ask Questions of Themselves

What do you enjoy most about high school?

Do you enjoy reading/ discussing issues?

Do you like to discuss ideas?

Have you ever encountered people who thought differently from you?

How are you influenced by others who are important to you?

College Specific

Questions…Location

Size

Facilities

Calendar

SAT/ ACT/ GPA

Single Sex/ Coed

Greek Life

Cost

Housing

Athletics

Retention/ Graduation

Character &Tone

College

Opportunities

Junior Year Abroad

Internships

First Year Programs

Senior Year

Requirements

College

Representatives

Take advantage of this opportunity

Shake hands/ look them in the eye/ act

interested

Reps want to help you

Attend whether you are interested or not

College Reps Visiting CCHSUniversity of Southern California

West Virginia University

Washington & Lee University

Centre College

Roanoke College

College of Charleston

Vanderbilt University

University of Virginia

WV State University

Xavier University

Carnegie-Mellon University

Marshall University

Transylvania University

University of Alabama

High Point University

Virginia Tech

Hollins University

Marietta College

Washington University

College Fair

October 2014

Civic Center

8:53 am – 10:35 am

Juniors excused with Parent Permission

2 Excused Absences

Junior and Senior Year

While You’re There

Tour guide can make or break a student’s impression of a school

Stay overnight in a dorm

Sit in on a class

Talk to students

Bulletin Boards/Websites

Go to a party

Be nosy

No more than 2 colleges per day

Visit in the middle of the day

Take pictures and notes

InterviewsRelax

First impressions count

Do your homework

Be honest

Be enthusiastic/interested

Discover your gifts and let them shine

Discuss transcript deficiencies

How to narrow down your choices…

Websites

Books

Counselor

Travel

Friends and Family

Tools to help you with the search…

PLAN

PSAT

ACT

SAT

Myers-Briggs

Personality

Assessment

Parents

Friends

Mrs. Thomas

REFERENCE GUIDES

Barron’s Profile of American College’s

- Barron’s

Washington Monthly 2013 College Rankings

Peterson’s Guide - Peterson’s

College’s That Change Lives - Loren Pope

Beyond the Ivy League - Loren Pope

Harvard Schmarvard - Jay Matthews

Web Sites

collegeboard.org

act.org

petersons.com

fastweb.com

schoolsoup.com

finaid.org

Endless Mail

Yield

Colleges want students who want

them

PSAT

Wednesday, 15 October

Critical Reading

Math

Writing Skills

National Merit Finalists

6% - 13% CCHS

College Board

Question of the Day

SAT Reasoning TestCritical Reading48 - Passage Based Reading

19 - Sentence Completion

Extended Reasoning

Literal Comprehension

Vocabulary Context

Math44 - Multiple Choice

10 - Student Response

Number and Operations

Algebra and Functions

Geometry and Measurement

Data Analysis, Statistics and

Probability

SAT Reasoning TestWriting

1- Essay:

Graded by 2 readers

Scored with a 1-6 adding to the highest possible

score of 12

49 - Multiple Choice:

Improving Sentences

Identifying Sentence Errors

Improving Paragraphs

SAT-Reasoning

$51

Many colleges use highest individual scores

Choose test date to send

4 scores are sent free of charge at the time

of registration

$11.25 each additional report

Question-and-Answer

Service Your test questions,

your answers, and the

correct answers

Question difficulty

Question type

May order a copy of

your answer sheet

October, January, and May

ordered up to 5 months after test

may be returned to you after the next testing date

SAT Scores

Class of 2013

92% students tested

Critical Reading 510 - 600

Math 520 - 640

Writing 520 - 600

SAT- Subject Tests1 Hour Tests

www.collegeboard.org

$24.50 – registration

$24 – per language w/

listening

$13 – all other SAT

Subject Tests

Math 1 and 2, World

and U.S. History,

Chemistry, Biology,

Physics, English

Literature, Latin, Italian,

Modern Hebrew,

French, Spanish,

German, Italian,

Chinese, Japanese,

Korean

ACT.org

www.actstudent.org

$36.50 without writing section

$52.50 with writing section

Choose test date to send

ACT sends your scores, free of charge, to 4 colleges or scholarships listed at time of registration

$12 each additional report

*Test Information Release - $19

Dec., April, June test dates

ACT

• 4 sections

• English

• Reading

• Science

• Math

• Plus: Optional

Writing

• Class of 2013

• 83% TESTED

• 25.9 composite

Test Taking Strategies…

Familiarize yourself with the test’s format

Read questions before passages

Answer the questions you know first

Pace yourself

Guess smart- SAT & ACT

Omit only if necessary- SAT

Use your test booklet for scratch

Bubble correctly

APPLICATION PROCESS

4-6 Target Colleges

1-2 Reach Colleges

Which Application Process

Will You Use?

Rolling Decision

Regular Decision

Early Decision

Early Action

Restricted Early

Action

Rolling Admission

Apply now and receive an answer in

approximately 4 - 6 weeks

Non-Binding

State Universities

Regular Decision

Apply by a specified date and

receive a decision by early

April

CCHS sends mid-year grades

in late January

Compare aid packages

Non-Binding

Apply to only 1 school – 1st choice

Applications due to colleges by October/ November

Colleges typically respond by December

Binding

Limited negotiating power

Applications due to colleges by October/November

College responds by December

Non-Binding

Restrictive Early Action

Parent/ Student Questionnaire

Completed by

parents and

students

Due in early

September!

CommunicationTwitter—

cchscollegeprepSAT/ACT/transcripts

College Reps

Deadlines

Acceptances

Meetings

Classrooms

Announcements

Bulletin Boards

Hanging Files

Sections for Various Categories:

College View Books

Thoughts on colleges

Photos of colleges

Application Materials

Deadlines

Spread Sheet

Interview Information

Essays

Financial Aid

NCAA

Social Security, E-Mails, CEEB code

SUMMERVolunteer

Internships

Visit Colleges

Summer Schools

Travel

Read

Write