Welcome Class of 2014

AgendaSenior Survival Guide

What if I don’t have a plan?

Technical College & 4 year College

Applications

Letters of Recommendation

Financial Aid

Placement Exams

CLEP

Facebook/Social Media

Oneida Higher Education

What if I don’t have a plan?

Meet with your school counselor

www.WISCareers.wisc.edu

Job Shadow

www.Majormania.com

General Studies Transfer Certificate

UW Freshmen/Sophomore Campuses

Where Should I Go?

Technical College

4 year College

2 year campus

Technical College

Accuplacer for FVTC – October 7 @ 2:30pm

May take twiceSent electronically

Apply online

4 year College &

Freshmen/Sophomore Campus

ACT – October 26 or December 14 @ 8:00am

Apply earlyRequired essay may also be used for scholarships

Comprehensive Review; Rigor outweighs ACT score

Campus visit

Application ProcessApply online

Pay Application Fees

Request Official TranscriptHigh school, College

Class translation for college courses

WI Covenant

ACT Test Scores

Letters of Recommendation

www.wiscareers.wisc.edu – update e-portfolio

Ask at least 2 weeks in advance

Teachers/Counselor/Community Members

College recommendation form

Goal of Financial Aid

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BGLLD6fRiM

To help narrow the gap between what the student and/or family can pay and the cost of education

Financial aid no longer pays for the entire cost of attendance along with a summer job…

College Justifier

Unemployment Rates of 25-34 yr olds:High School diploma – 13%

Two-year degree – 6.6%

Four-year degree – 3.5%

63% of jobs in the US require some post-high school education

Financial Aid – first step

FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) after January 1

www.fafsa.gov

www.pin.ed.gov

www.studentaid.ed.gov/worksheet

College Goal Wisconsin – Third weekend of February

SAR (Student Aid Report)

Separate Financial Aid Awards from each college

Accept/Decline awards

Financial Aid – four types

ScholarshipsMerit-based, Need-based

GrantsPell, SEOG

Loans Perkins, Stafford, PLUS, Private loans

Work-Study

Types of Scholarships:• General – Student Services website

updated constantly

• Local – late December

• College-specific

Tips:• Set up separate e-mail account

• Beware of scholarship scams

Placement Exams

4 year colleges may require to determine placement in core classes

Info will be mailed or e-mailed to you in early spring

Tests are taken throughout WI

No fee

College-Level Examination Program

CLEP – 33 exams

http://clep.collegeboard.org

Find out if your college accepts CLEP

Register online

Fee – about $80 per exam

To do list: Apply to college

Request high school transcript

Request college transcript(s)

Accuplacer or ACT scores sent to college

Apply for scholarships

FAFSA after January 1

College housing fee

Placement exams (4 yr college)

Social Media

Privacy settings

80% College admissions counselors look at your profile and/or pictures

E-mail address

Oneida Higher Education

Oneida Higher Education Advisor!

Questions?(920) 833-2306

Ms. Van Dyke  ext.

432

Last names: A-L

Ms. Secor  ext. 433

Last names: M-Z