NORTHWEST CABARRUS HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR

JUMPSTART

CLASS OF 2017

HOW DO I INCREASE MY CHANCES OF SUCCESS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL?

MAKE WISE DECISIONS (AND TAKE THIS PRESENTATION SERIOUSLY!)

WHAT DECISIONS WILL I NEED TO MAKE?

2 YEAR VS 4 YEAR

IN STATE VS OUT OF STATE

PUBLIC VS PRIVATE

TRADITIONAL

VSTRADE

SCHOOLDIPLOMA SCHOOL

CERTIFICATION

FORMAL EDUCATIO

N

VS MILITARYWORK FORCE

58 NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGES

16 NORTH CAROLINA 4 YEAR STATE UNIVERSITIES

Know your UNC Minimum Course

Requirements. Minimum GPA

2.5

36 PRIVATE OR INDEPENDENT COLLEGES &

UNIVERSITIES IN NORTH CAROLINA

OUT OF STATE COLLEGES

Apply on Line at the Individual University/College WebSite

Mail a paper Transcript

IS POST SECONDARY EDUCATION WORTH IT?

A F T E R H I G H S C H O O L … … …

Education and Earning Power

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRJXly5pU-Y

H O W D O E S E D U C A T I O N I M P A C T

U N E M P L O Y M E N T A N D M E D I A N W E E K L Y

E A R N I N G S ?

Make good curriculum choices

Take Appropriate placement test

Update my CFNC Profile (www.cfnc.org)

Complete Career/Interest Inventories

Research Colleges

Visit Colleges

Decide where to apply

Complete applications ASAP after August I of Senior year

WHAT WILL I NEED TO DO BEFORE I APPLY TO COLLEGE

Before you Take SAT/ACT

o THE PLAN (Fall/Sophomore year) helps you prepare for ACT.

o PSAT (Fall/Junior year) helps you prepare for SAT

o Free Test Prep for SAT at www.collegeboard.org and on www.cfnc.org

o Free Test Prep for ACT at www.actstudent.org and www.cfnc.org

College Admissions Testing

o ACT and SAT (Spring/Junior & early Fall/Senior years)(earlier if you have completed Math III)

o Free ACT/School Based spring of Junior year

o Accuplacer – Community College (Spring/Senior Year)

o WorkKeys (CTE Completers) helps with job resume’

o ASVAB – Military(Senior

Year) helps determine your job placement/training

PLACEMENT TESTS FOR COLLEGE

Academics Full, challenging

course load all four years

Highest performance for ability level

Limit flexing courses

Know your GPA/Class Rank

Activities Job/Work Clubs Sports Civic groups

Scouting,Keystone,Church Youth Group, etc.

Community Service/Volunteer

Leadership Internships Summer

Enrichment

WHAT WILL COLLEGES BE LOOKING FOR……

COMMON APPLICATIONNC SCHOOLS THIS YEAR USING COMMON APP:

DAVIDSON, DUKE , GUILFORD, HIGH POINT, JOHNSON&WALES, MEREDITH, NC STATE, QUEENS, SALEM, UNC ASHEVILLE, UNC

CHAPEL HILL, UNC WILMINGTON, WAKE FOREST, WARREN WILSON

The Common Application (informally known as the Common App) is an undergraduate college admission application

Applicants may use it to apply to any of 517 member colleges and universities in 47 states and the District of Columbia, as well as in Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, and United Kingdom.

It is managed by the staff of a not-for-profit membership association (The Common Application, Inc.) and governed by a 13-member volunteer Board of Directors drawn from the ranks of college admission deans and secondary school college guidance counselors.

Check the list of colleges to determine if the Common App is a good option for your application to 4 year college/university.

COMMUNICATIONPICK A METHOD AND CHECK IT AT LEAST

WEEKLY

Email – have a professional sounding email address to use for college applications.

Student Services Web Page http://www.cabarrus.k12.nc.us/Domain/44

Facebook – Northwest Cabarrus Student Services

Twitter – twitter feed is imbedded on our Student Services Web Page

Celly Text - To join our cell please text @juniorsgrad2017to 23559

Daily Announcements

Research/Visit Colleges

Decide Where I will Apply

Complete Application

Submit testing scores and transcript

Research and apply for Scholarships

Attend orientation and register for classes

Research and Apply for Scholarships

Check the Student Services Web Page for

Scholarhsip announcements

Contact your college and ask about scholarships

Application Process

For financial aid…Complete the FAFSA Form After January 1

2016

Search for $$$$$

IF YOU DON’T KNOW WHERE YOU ARE GOING, YOU MIGHT END UP SOME PLACE ELSE.

Know your : Requirements for

getting out of high school and getting into college

Your resources and use them

Timeline (tasks and events)

Deadlines

Stay organized

To Do List for Junior Year: College visits CFNC Account –

www.cfnc.org ACT Registration –

www.actstudent.org SAT Registration –

www.collegeboard.org Test preparation (free

resources) Resume Recommendation Letters

(who will you ask) Essays (practice essays) Scholarship research

Review of Important Information

CFNC.ORGTHIS IS WHERE YOU WILL DO YOUR NC COLLEGE

APPLICATIONS AND SEND YOUR ELECTRONIC TRANSCRIPTS

How do I log in? USER NAME: First initial of first name, last

name, last 3 digits of Power School # (lunch #)

PASSWORD: Power School # (lunch #) CHOOSE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT – update

profile and connect to NCHS Enter POWER SCHOOL # in your profile

Final Step: Update your CFNC Account