Going to College Pt 1
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Going to College: Step-by-StepPart 1--Career Exploration and College Search
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You can go to college--and graduate!
Dr. Joe Rottenborn
Executive Director
Mahoning Valley College Access Program (MVCAP)
Offices:
KSU Salem: 330-337-4214 [email protected]
YSU: 330-941-7477 [email protected]
KSU Trum: 330-675-7602 [email protected]
Blogspot: http://mvcap.blogspot.com/
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Twitter: http://twitter.com/rottenbornj
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/THEMVCAP
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MVCAP Last-Dollar Scholarship
Awardees
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3 Mahoning Valley Locations:• Columbiana County: KSU Salem Campus
• Mahoning County: Youngstown State University
• Trumbull County: KSU Trumbull Campus
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The MVCAP is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3),
charitable organization, started-up in
2002.
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We are one of 35 programs
in our state affiliated with the
Ohio College Access Network (OCAN).
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All of our services are
free.
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Since 2002, the MVCAP has assisted over
9,000 students and parents in the
Mahoning Valley and awarded over 160
Last-Dollar Scholarships—most, for
$1,000.
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Our Mission
• The Mahoning Valley College Access Program believes an
educated population creates a more prosperous and socially-
responsible community.
MVCAP advises, encourages, and assists students and families to prepare for and finance a post
secondary education.
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How we assist students: • Career exploration
• College search
• ACT preparation
• Admissions information
• Financial-aid advising
• Last-Dollar Scholarships
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Now, what’s up?
• It's time for seniors in the Class of
2011 to think about college! Here to
assist you is a step-by-step approach,
developed over almost 10 years, by the
Mahoning Valley College Access
Program (MVCAP). Just do and/or
consider items that follow during this
year and you’ll be off to college after
you graduate from high school!
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So, let’s get started!
Dr. Joe Rottenborn
Executive Director
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Career Exploration
• I. Undertake a career exploration to
identify matches between a student's
strengths/interests and various
fields/occupations, emphasizing
preparation required and job-
opportunities.
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Career Exploration
• 1. For a student to begin a career
exploration, identify your many
strengths and interests--then seek
careers that would make use of those.
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Career Exploration
• 2. When a student does a career exploration, he or she should determine what preparation a certain field requires--and what job opportunities exist! To read a blog-post entitled “10 Hottest Careers in America,” just click this link: http://moneywatch.bnet.com/saving-money/blog/college-solution/10-hottest-careers-in-america/2154/
• For a pdf file of the actual report by the University of California, San Diego, click here: http://extension.ucsd.edu/about/images/careerReport.pdf
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Career Exploration
• 3. Perhaps the best question to ask
yourself about careers is this: what
job would you still love to do on a
cold, dark, rainy Monday morning?
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College Search
• II. Begin a college search by
determining which schools may best
suit desired areas of study and
academic programs as well as family
finances.
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College Search
• 4. Once you've determined your career
interest(s), seek schools that offer
your desired area(s) of study.
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College Search
• 5. For information on colleges in
Northeast Ohio, click this link:
http://mvcap.blogspot.com/2010/03/4
1-colleges-in-northeast-ohio.html
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College Search
• 6. You may be interested in reading
the Huffington Post article by Steve
Leveen, "College: It's not where you get
in, but how you come out," at
http://bit.ly/aP1M0x
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College Search
• 7. To read the article "When Choosing
A College, What Really Matters? click:
http://www.unigo.com/articles/when_c
hoosing_a_college,_what_really_matter
s%5E63/?taxonomyId=760028
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College Search
• 8. To access the article "Price of
education is likely debt," click on this
link:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/edu
cation/2008-07-23-comcol-
debt_N.htm?csp=usat.me
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College Search
• 9. To see some hazards of taking on
too much loan-debt for college, click:
http://mvcap.blogspot.com/2010/03/4
3-student-loan-debt-part-ii.html
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College Search
• 10. To see all Ohio colleges and
universities, use that link under
"OBR" in the left margin of our
MVCAP blog:
http://mvcap.blogspot.com/
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College Search
• 11. To see "Best Colleges 2010," use
that link under "U.S. News & World
Report" in the left margin of our
MVCAP blog:
http://mvcap.blogspot.com/
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College Search
• 12. For "Historically Black Colleges &
Universities," look under "U.S. News"
in the left margin of our MVCAP blog:
http://mvcap.blogspot.com/
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College Search
• 13. For Part 2: "Answers on
Historically Black Colleges and
Universities," click this link:
http://nyti.ms/bIpeWz
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College Search
• 14. To see "National University
Rankings," look under "U.S. News &
World Report" in the left margin of our
MVCAP blog:
http://mvcap.blogspot.com/
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College Search
• 15. To see "Liberal Arts Rankings,"
look under "U.S.News & World Report"
in the left margin of our MVCAP blog:
http://mvcap.blogspot.com/
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College Search
• 16. To explore "Colleges That Change
Lives," hit the link "CTCL Members" in
the left margin of our MVCAP blog:
http://mvcap.blogspot.com/
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College Search
• 17. To see "Christian Colleges &
Universities," try the link "Member
Schools" in the left margin of our
MVCAP blog:
http://mvcap.blogspot.com/
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College Search
• 18. For "National Catholic College
Admission Assoc.,"use "Search for a
school" in the left margin of our
MVCAP blog:
http://mvcap.blogspot.com/
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College Search
• 19. To continue your college search,
think how close to home you want to
stay; how large a school you'd like; &
do you prefer public or private?
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College Search
• 20. An important consideration in any
college search is whether you can
afford--with need-based & merit
financial aid--a particular college.
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College Search
• 21. One of the hazards in doing a
college search today is neglecting to
consider the "mountain of debt" you
may be accumulating at some
schools.
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College Search
• 22. Maybe the key question to ask
yourself about a college search is this
one: in which school(s) can I not just
survive--but really thrive!
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College Search
• 23. Learn about your schools of
interest at a free Virtual College Fair;
register at
http://www.collegeweeklive.com
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College Search
• 24. GoodSearch or Google the
Common Data Set for schools you're
interested in; pay attention to Part C
and H. To find out more, click this
link:
http://mvcap.blogspot.com/2010/03
/42-common-data-set-cds.html
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College Search
• 25. If you are considering Ohio State, you can
access its Common Data Set (CDS):
http://mvcap.blogspot.com/2010/03/42-common-
data-set-cds.html
• 26. If you are considering Miami (OH), you can
access its Common Data Set (CDS):
http://mvcap.blogspot.com/2010/03/42-common-
data-set-cds.html
• 27. If you are considering Ohio U., you can print
out its Common Data Set (CDS):
http://mvcap.blogspot.com/2010/03/42-common-
data-set-cds.html
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