Driving Your College

Planning to NEW Heights

With GuidedPath

Presented by….

Cyndy:

25 years of professional experience in private

practice & in public schools

Founder/President GuidedPath/MyCCA.net

Kim:

Xxx years of experience in Customer Support

International experience

Kim Wagner &

Cyndy McDonald

AGENDA

What’s your technology rating?

How do you connect with the “C” generation?

Using interactive tools in GuidedPath to connect &

build your practice

Top 5 Tips for Building a Dynamic College List

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How do you rate yourself?

1= I still love pen and paper

2 = I am a neophyte I can answer email, barely

3= I am comfortable with technology

4= I enjoy technology- I am a iphone addict

5 =I LOVE technology- I talk to Siri daily!

Techno Savvy Rating

1. Lov e pen and paper 0%

2. Neophyte , answer emai l bare ly 6%

3. Comfor tab le wi th t echno logy 70%

4. En joy techno logy- i phone add i c t 21%

5. LOVE techno logy- ta lk t o S i r i da i ly ! 3%

Techno Savvy Survey results

Think about the virtual

world you live in…

Your students

definitely live in a

virtual world.

How will you connect

with them?

Research Uncovers Universal Motivation

“We’ve seen the emergence of a generation with fundamental commonalities that transcend borders. The same 3 motivations are ranked highly in every country:”

“Technology……is the great global unifier; it is the glue that binds this generation together and fuels the three motivations…”

JUSTICE

The need for social or

personal justice, to do

what’s right, to be an

activist

AUTHENTICITY

The need to see things

as they are

COMMUNE

The need for

connection,

relationships &

community

The Truth about Youth | McCann Worldgroup | May 2011

Generation C- Global Views

1. Technology as a 5th Sense-intrinsic & fundamental

2. The Social Economy

-definition of self based on social connections

3. The Truth Hunters

- seeking substance & authenticity

4. Justice

Re-Imagined- quest to do right thing

Technology- Embraced

“Youth see technology as Plah-Doh –something they use in an utterly malleable and instinctive way. Older generations start with ‘what will this box allow me to do?’ Whereas this generation starts with ‘what do I want to do? Where can my imagination take me?’

Technology enables young people to sense the world and make sense of the world. It is this deep relationship with technology that is shaping their attitudes towards community and truth and allowing them to re-imagine justice for a new era.”

The Truth about Youth | McCann Worldgroup | May 2011

How will this redefine “confidentiality”?

• Col lege search & compar isons

• Persona l i ty /Career Assessments

• TEXT/emai l

• Bus iness management too ls

• Col lege Affo rdab i l i ty

• Essay ques t ions & suppor t

• Tes t Prep

How many online tools do you use

for college planning ?

GuidedPath

has it all in

ONE

place

•I t he lps you:

•Be c u r r e n t / c u t t i n g e d g e

•M a r ke t yo u r p r a c t i c e

•St a y o r g a n i ze d

•B e p r o f e s s i o n a l

•P u t yo u r s t u d e n t s o n t r a c k f o r a d mis s i o n s s u c c e s s

•C o n n e c t w i t h b u s y s t u d e n t s & p a r e n t s

•Ex p a n d yo u r s e r v i c e s

As an online tool, GuidedPath.net helps you

connect using technology…

It is a user friendly online tool for users

at all levels of online experience

Connecting to Gen C

How does this connect to the 4 global motivations?

Focus on College Process

Learn about thyself

•Surveys

•Test scores & test prep

•Prioritize

Search & Compare

•GuidedSearchusing results from surveys

•Review College Profiles

•Use FISKE Guide

•Use college videos

Build College List

•Balance with CSQ’s (Competitive Student Quotient Gauges)

• Include SOCIAL experience from profiles

•Determine BEST fit schools for academic, social, financial & emotional health

Create a Plan

•Decide on Application TYPE

•Organize milestones

•Start on college essays

• Identify KEY milestones

•Communicate with push notifications & TEXTS

Execute a Plan

•Manage college application process

•Set appointments

•Set assignments

•View progress

•Add in Decisions

•Use Calendar

Top 5 Tips for Creating Dynamic College Lists

1. Learn about Thyself

Surveys• Find My Spark

• College Affordability

• College Match (coming

soon!)

• Custom Surveys

• (Surveys Session link)

Students LOVE doing self

surveys. Connect with them

using an ONLINE survey

1. Learn about Thyself

Test Scores

• Create testing schedule

• Set up PUSH Notifications by

TEXT

• Alert to Missing Scores

• Use test scores in Search

Test Prep• Jed Applerouth Test Prep

• Other Test Prep

• Online is trend of the future

(Method Test Prep)

2. Search & Compare

Perform GuidedSearch

using results from the

surveys

Review college profiles

Use FISKE college guide

Use College Videos

3. Build College List

Balance with CSQ’s

Include Social Experience from profiles

Determine BEST fit schools for academic, social, financial & emotional health

4. Create a Plan

Decide on application TYPE

• Early Action, Early Decision, REASC, etc.

• GuidedPath ONLY one with dates researched by our own team

• Organize milestones

• Start on college essays

• Identify KEY milestones

• Communicate with push notifications & TEXTS

HEART

Of

Guided

Path

5. Execute A Plan

Execute A Plan

-Manage college application process

-Set appointments

-Set assignments

-View progress

- Add decisions

- Use calendar

Take a paper process and make it interactive by making it online

Empower students to participate in the process

Authenticate the process by inviting students to be actively involved

Make the process more fluid because it can change with the flick of a mouse

College Planning with Gen C

Utilize technology as their 5th Sense!

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