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COLLEGE PREP 101
College Search & Campus VisitsApplying For Admission
Scholarships!!Financial Aid Application
CAMPUS VISITS
Must be arranged through Ms. Paper to be “excused absences” Call / email me to make the appointments
or if visit is arranged by the college No specific limit Campus visits DO count as a school absence
(regarding “Perfect Attendance”)
CAMPUS VISITS SENIORS
Usually completed in the Fall Go on a Visit Day, but all colleges allow individual
appointments as well
JUNIORS Recommend Spring semester of Junior Year Attend a Visit Day for best information Return in Fall 2012 for a second look if needed Iowa Private College Week in August:
Visit 3 or more private Iowa colleges ALL Iowa private colleges waive application fees Go to www.thinkindependently.com
COLLEGE SEARCH
College information and selection software program
Online at school or at home www.ihaveaplaniowa.gov
Create portfolio for yourself Select ‘Wilton’ as your school district
COLLEGE SEARCH
WHS Counseling Center Website www.wiltoncsd.org Click on ‘Guidance’, then ‘College,
Vocational School & Military Information’ Access any College website Link to vocational & technical schools Link to Armed Services websites
APPLYING FOR ADMISSION
Most applications can be done online Have this information ready
GPA and Class Rank Titles of any AP or College Credit Courses Email, home phone, home address
Print out any counselor transcript release or recommendation forms Give to Ms. Paper for completion Include your “Activity Resume” Activity Resume” given to her for the given to her for the
best recommendation!best recommendation!
APPLYING FOR ADMISSION
How many colleges do I apply for? Private colleges vary in their aid package
1-3 depending on your interest You may wait until after April 1st to decide
State universities will be a mid-range cost Select a community college (free application)
If circumstances change and you go to a CC, you will have missed out on aid if you do not apply for both admission and financial aid
You can always decline/withdraw your application for admission
APPLYING FOR ADMISSION
Admission Transcripts must be OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS Sent by the HS Office Signed by a school official Embossed with the school seal Include all ACT scores
Contact Deb Brenner or Jill Proctor
APPLYING FOR ADMISSION
ESSAYS Check out some sample essays
Look at local forms on the guidance website Know what you are interested in and what
motivated you to pursue that major What makes you unique What assets do you bring to their campus
Volunteerism & interests, activities Bragging is OK—sort of
Regents Admission Index
Uniform standards for all 3 state universitiesCombination of GPA, Rank, ACT, and Core Courses taken in High School
Regents Admission Index
Students from Iowa high schools must have an RAI score of at least 245* and take the minimum number of required HS courses to qualify for automatic admission to ISU, UNI, and the College of Liberal Arts &Sciences at U of I. (*265 for Engineering at U of Iowa)
Students who achieve a score less than 245 will be considered for admission on an individual basis, with rare exceptions.
STEP TW0
Write in your current
High School Class Rank, expressed as a percentile~found in ( ) on your transcript~
(For example, if you rank 5th
out of 100, your rank is 95)
WHS CORE COURSES
English Math Science Social Studies Foreign Language
English I - 1.0 Algebra I – 1.0 Earth Sci – 1.0 Amer Hist – 1.0 Spanish I – 1.0
English II - 1.0 Geometry – 1.0 Biology – 1.0 World Hist. – 1.0 Spanish II – 1.0
English III - 1.0 Algebra II – 1.0 Chemistry – 1.0 Psychology – 0.5 Spanish III– 1.0
Commun. I - 0.5 Algebra Plus – 0.5 Physics – 1.0 Sociology – 0.5 Spanish IV – 1.0
Drama - 0.5
Trig – 0.5 AP Biology II – 1.0 Economics – 0.5 German I – 1.0
Journalism I – 0.5 Pre-Calculus – 0.5 Government – 0.5 German II – 1.0
AP Eng Lit – 1.0 AP Calculus – 1.0 Mod US Hist. – 0.5 German III – 1.0
Studies in Lit – 0.5
Alg Concepts – 1.0 U.S. Problems – 0.5 German IV – 1.0
Adv. Comp – 0.5
Adv Pub Spk – 0.5
TOTAL 1 = TOTAL 2 = TOTAL 3 = TOTAL 4 = TOTAL 5 =
STEP FIVE – Add 1-4
Step 1 – ACT x 2 ____ Step 2 - Percentile Rank ____ Step 3 – GPA x 20 ____ Step 4 – Core courses x 5 ____
STEP 5 – TOTAL ____
This is your RAI Score.
Minimum HS Coursework
4 years of English 3 years of Math (through Algebra II) 3 years of Science (2 of Chemistry,
Physics, and Biology) Intro Chem/Physics is not included
3 years of Social Studies Foreign Language
Scholarships!!
Register at www.fastweb.com or other search sites
Check resources at www.wiltoncsd.org
click on ‘Guidance’, then ‘Financial Aid’ Local forms are online at this website
View now for sample questions and begin writing your essays
Submission will be after winter break
Scholarships!!
Prepare your ‘Resume’ School activities Athletics Work experience Church & Community activities Awards & Honors Intended major & why, if known
Provide this to any of your ‘recommendation writers’ – better info, better recommendation
Scholarships!!
Check daily announcements Open block or don’t hear them? READ THEM
AT LUNCH!!
Check scholarship file weekly Check the website Check any bulletins you get in Seminar
Gone from seminar? Pick one up from Ms. Paper!
Scholarships!!
College-based Scholarships Check with the colleges. Many have online
applications & deadlines Many are campus-specific. MCC and SCC
have different scholarship funds Work-based Scholarships (you or your
parents) Wal-Mart, auto dealerships, HON, Bandag,
REC, WTC Communications, etc
Iowa State U-President’s Award For Competitive Excellence
$1750/year for 4 years (Totaling $7000)
Requirements AP Calculus Biology, Chemistry, and Physics 4 years of a single foreign language ACT Composite score of 28 GPA of 3.30 or higher
ISU Academic Recognition Award
Two Award Levels $1000/year for 4 years
Class Rank in the Top 10% OR are ranked #1 or #2
$500/year for 4 years Class Rank is 11% to 15%
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS
Essays are VERY important Follow directions carefully Provide ALL information requested Meet all deadlines! LOCAL Scholarships
If you turn it in to me, I WILL ADD THE TRANSCRIPT! Many need to be copied and taken apart for committees
Do not use the forms online until after January 1st.
FAFSA Forms
Apply for your FAFSA PIN number now at www.pin.ed.gov One for the student One for a parent (use same PIN for all of your
children) Arrange for taxes to be done ASAP after
January 1st
Attend the Financial Aid Night on January 16th @ 6:30 pm
Sign up for the FAFSA “Fill Out the Forms Night” on February 23rd @ 5-8 PM
FAFSA FORMS
All colleges require the FAFSA to receive any aid
Regardless of income, complete the form!
Colleges use federal & state money first, THEN their financial aid funds.
ACT TESTING
Retake or not? Our website has some guidelines
Juniors WHS ACT Workshop on January 30 & 31 Recommend in February, April or June
Seniors December (February, at the latest, if
shooting for a specific score)
For assistance: Check the Website at
www.wiltoncsd.org.
Click on Guidance Look in the 2011-2012 Course
Description Book (also online) Call or email Char Paper at
732-2629, ext. 211 [email protected]