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I n t roduct ion to Post - H igh School P lan n in g
Thursday, April 4, 2019
Staples High School Guidance Department
Post - High School Opt ions
● Appr en tices h ip T r ain in g P r ogr am s ● Com m un ity Col leges /T w o- Year Col leges ● E m ploym en t ● F our - Year Col leges & Un iver s ities ● Gap Year ● M il i tar y ● P os t- Gr aduate Year ● T ech n ical/V ocation al Sch ools
Staples strongly supports students interested in pursuing any of the above pathways.
Staples Stat i st i cs
● 89% of students f rom the Class of 2018 were accepted to at least one of thei r t op three col lege choices.
● Top f ive col leges at tended in the past f ive years: UConn, U of M ichigan, NCC, Syracuse, and Tulane
● Staples graduates go on to at tend approxim ately 170 di f ferent col leges every year (338 total di f ferent col leges in the past f ive years).
The majori ty of Staples students go on to attend a four- year college; however, every year we have excited and successful students who
pursue two- year colleges, employment, the mili tary, a PG year, gap year, and other meaningful paths after high school.
Col lege and Career Center
● Adjacen t to Guidan ce Of f ice an d open dur in g th e s ch ool day ● Com puter s f or col lege/car eer r es ear ch an d s ch oolw or k ● Guidan ce L ibr ar y book s avai lable in s ch ool an d f or ch eck out ● Job B an k an d w or k in g paper s ● Sch olar s h ip appl ication s an d f in an cial aid in f or m ation ● College r epr es en tative vis i ts ● E x plor in g P os t- H igh Sch ool Option s F air
College and Career Center Coordinator: Ms. Teale Stoller, tstol [email protected], 203-
341- 1886
Naviance
W eb- bas ed pr ogr am f or col lege an d car eer plan n in g: ● Do W h at You Ar e, Car eer I n ter es t P r of i ler , R es um e B ui lder ● P er f or m col lege s ear ch an d cr eate col lege l is t ● Acces s col lege pr of i les an d w ebs ites ● Com par e GP A an d tes t s cor es to h is tor ical Staples data ● V iew col lege r epr es en tative vis i ts ● V iew s ch olar s h ip in f or m ation ● Us ed to s en d tr an s cr ipts an d r ecom m en dation s to
col leges
s tuden t.n avian ce.com /S taples
● Includes f inal grades and cr edit in com pleted cour s es an d l is t of cur r ent cour s es
● Academ ic GP A: weighted an d in cludes E n gl is h , M ath, Scien ce, Social Studies , W or ld L an guage, an d H on or s /AP Ar t/M us ic
● Over al l GP A: un weighted an d in cludes al l cour s es
● M an y col leges r ecalculate GP A
● GP As on tr an s cr ipt ar e cum ulative
Staples H S T r an s cr ipt
Both GPAs are l i st ed
Staples HS Repor t Card
Report Cards reflect a quarterly overall GPA that is NOT cumulative.
PSAT
PSAT 10 ● R es ults in late Apr i l ● L ook f or in f or m ation about how to in ter pr et r es ults an d Col lege
B oar d r es our ces ● N ot us ed in the col lege adm is s ion pr oces s
Gr ade 11 P SAT /N M SQT
● R egis tr ation in Septem ber thr ough the Guidan ce Of f ice
● T es t adm in is ter ed in October ● T wo s cor es :
○ E viden ce- B as ed R eadin g an d W r itin g ○ M athem atics
● N ot us ed in the col lege adm is s ion pr oces s
SAT and ACT
● M os t col leges r equir e eith er SAT or ACT ( s om e ar e tes t-option al) .
● All jun ior s ar e r equir ed to tak e s tate adm in is ter ed SAT in th e s pr in g dur in g th e s ch ool day.
● SAT an d/or ACT ar e gen er al ly tak en in th e s pr in g of jun ior year /f al l of s en ior year .
● M os t s tuden ts tak e 2- 3 tim es . ● R egis ter w ith f ul l n am e at bir th .
Col lege Adm is s ion T es tin g P r es en tation Apr i l 24 at 6 : 30 p.m . in th e Staples Auditor ium
SAT Subject Tests
● On e- hour tes ts in L i ter atur e, M ath , US H is tor y , W or ld H is tor y , B iology, Chem is tr y , P hys ics , W or ld L an guages
● R equir ed/r ecom m en ded at s m al l n um ber of col leges ● Always ver i f y r equir em en ts with col lege webs ites ● Sophom or es en r ol led in cer tain H on or s /AP cour s es
m ay con s ider thes e tes ts af ter con s ultin g with coun s elor an d teacher
● R egis tr ation thr ough Col lege B oar d webs ite
Ath let i cs
● V iew N CAA webs ite f or r ecr uitin g r ules an d helpf ul in f or m ation
● Divis ion I or I I s tuden t- athletes m us t r egis ter with N CAA E l igibi l i ty Cen ter
● V iew Staples Guidan ce webs ite f or Athletics in the College Admission Process guide an d l is t of n on -N CAA appr oved Staples clas s es
● Con s ult with s chool coun s elor an d cur r en t Staples /club coach
Visual and Per form ing Ar t s
● R eview in dividual s chool webs ites f or appl ication r equir em en ts an d pr ogr am in f or m ation
● N ation al P or tf ol io Day an d P er f or m in g & V is ual Ar ts Col lege F air s
● Con s ult with Staples or pr ivate teacher
Students Wi th Learn ing Di f ferences
● Col lege B oar d/ACT tes tin g accom m odation s r eques ts ● F am ily decis ion whether to dis clos e in adm is s ion
pr oces s ● Docum en tation r equir em en ts , el igibi l i ty cr i ter ia, an d
accom m odation s pr ovided di f f er f r om col lege to col lege
For more information, see the Learning Differences and College Planning guide on the SHS Guidance website.
Level of Suppor t in Col lege
● P os t- h igh s chool s ettin gs ex pect h igher level of in depen den ce.
● Studen ts ar e r equir ed to s el f - iden ti f y an d in depen den tly s eek academ ic an d em otion al s uppor t when n eeded.
● Studen ts who have r eceived s uppor t in h igh s chool ar e en cour aged to con s ider level of as s is tan ce n eeded/avai lable in pos t- h igh s chool s ettin g.
● Studen ts ben ef i t f r om s eek in g the in put of teacher s , coun s elor s , an d other s to r eal is tical ly plan f or es s en tial as s is tan ce an d accom m odation s .
U.S. Ser vice Academ ies
Un ited States Air F or ce Academ y ( Color ado Spr in gs ) Un ited States Coas t Guar d Academ y ( N ew L on don ) Un ited States M er ch an t M ar in e Academ y ( K in gs P oin t) Un ited States M i l i tar y Academ y ( W es t P oin t) Un ited States N aval Academ y ( An n apol is )
● All but th e Coas t Guar d Academ y r equir e appoin tm en t
f r om a US Sen ator or CT con gr es s m an ● Ch eck in dividual academ y w ebs ites as w el l as SH S
Guidan ce w ebs ite ● M us t begin pr oces s in ear ly jun ior year
● Fam i ly conversat ion about f inances consider ing f ul l , f our - year cos t of col lege
● M ak e cos t on e of col lege s ear ch cr i ter ia an d in clude f in an cial s af eties
● Us e N et P r ice Calculator s to deter m in e l ik el ihood of r eceivin g f in an cial aid
● M os t s cholar s hip/gi f t aid f un ded by col leges them s elves
● M er it aid is an other pos s ible s our ce of f un din g ● Studen ts ar e m os t l ik ely to r eceive m er it aid at
col leges wher e they ar e in in top 25% of appl ican ts
The Cost of College T he Cos t of Col lege
Spr ing Sophom ore Tim el ine
● P os t- H igh School P lan n in g/B ui ldin g a R es um e clas s r oom les s on s ( m id- Apr i l dur in g U.S . H is tor y clas s es )
● Col lege Adm is s ion T es tin g P r es en tation ( W edn es day, Apr i l 24 , 6 : 30 p.m .)
● E x plor in g P os t- H igh School Option s F air ( F r iday , Apr i l 26 dur in g the lun ch waves )
● Col lege Adm is s ion P an el ( T hur s day, M ay 2 6 : 30 p.m .)
● H ar lan Cohen P ar en t P r es en tation ( T hur s day, M ay 16 6 : 30 p.m .)
Junior Year Tim el ine
October ● P SAT /N M SQT
Decem ber ● N avian ce Col lege Sear ch
clas s r oom les s on with s chool coun s elor s
● N avian ce P ar en t W or k s hop
Jan uar y/F ebr uar y ● Col lege K ick of f N ight f or
Jun ior s an d F am il ies ● I n dividual jun ior f am i ly
appoin tm ents begin
M ar ch/Apr i l ● State r equir ed SAT ● R eques t teacher
r ecom m endations
M ay/Jun e ● Stan dar diz ed T es tin g ● Col lege Adm is s ion P an el ● P os t- H igh School P lan n ing
clas s r oom les s on s with s chool coun s elor s
● E s s ay W or k s hop ● Com m on App./Coal i tion App.
W or k s hop ● Job Shadow ex per ience
Senior Year Tim el ine
F i r s t Sem es ter ● Col lege Appl ication
P r es en tation f or par en ts ● Col lege appl ication
clas s r oom les s on s with s chool coun s elor s
● Com m on App./Coal i tion App. W or k s hop
● Col lege r epr es en tative vis i ts
● F in an cial Aid Appl ication P r es en tation
Secon d Sem es ter
● Studen ts wor k in dividual ly with s chool coun s elor s
● Scholar s hips ● T r an s ition to col lege
pr ogr am f or s en ior s ● Sen ior I n ter n s hip
What Students Can Do Now
• W or k har d in clas s es an d ex plor e n ew in ter es ts • Develop an d pr actice or gan iz ation al s k i l ls an d s tudy
habits • P ur s ue an d m ain tain m ean in gf ul in volvem en t in co-
cur r icular s • P lan pr oductive, age- appr opr iate activi ties f or s um m er • Act with k in dn es s , dem on s tr ate char acter , an d develop
their in dividual iden ti ty • Sus tain gen uin e, pos itive r elation s hips with peer s an d
adults • M ain tain a balan ced an d healthy l i f es ty le • E n joy h igh s chool !
How To Help Foster a Heal thy Post -H igh School P lan n in g P r oces s
● V alue your chi ld f or who he/s he is ● E n cour age your chi ld to thr ive in appr opr iately
chal len gin g cour s es ● H elp your chi ld choos e activi ties that ar e en joyable –
qual i ty N OT quan tity ● B e the calm in g f or ce f or your chi ld ● M odel appr opr iate r es pon s es an d con s ider s tum blin g
block s as an oppor tun ity to gr ow ● Suppor t healthy techn ology us e ● K eep your chi ld’ s in f or m ation pr ivate
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