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September 28th, 2017
Brett Sklove, Head Counselor
Julie Powaser, Counselor
• Purpose
• Post-Secondary education planning
calendar
• organize tasks month-by-month
• important deadlines
• Upcoming events
• Successful completion of K-12 education
The life they’ve known will be changing.
The Senior
year can
be a time
of roller
coaster
emotions.
› CSU: Oct 1st thru Nov 30th
› UC: Nov 1st thru Nov 30th
› Common Application/Private/Out of State: Check college websites
› Santa Rosa Junior College:
Apply Beginning November 1st
› Other California Community
Colleges: Check Websites
• Transfer to UC (Transfer Admission Guarantee “TAG”)
• Transfer to CSU/Private/Independent
• AA/AS Degree and AA-T (for CSU)
• Certificate Programs
• Save $$$
• Smaller classes
• More choices/options
• More student services
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Undecided on academic or career goals
Have not met requirements for freshman admission
Second chance at first choice four year institution
Are not ready or able to leave home, there is a CCC near you!
Want the affordability of community colleges
Want additional academic preparation or exploration in specific academic areas
Typically smaller class sizes
Students who do transfer do very well at the CSU
General Education
CSU-GE Breadth or IGETC
+
Lower-Division Major Coursework
Value to California:
With more than 2.1 million students on 114 campuses, the
California Community Colleges is the largest system of higher
education in the United States.
California community colleges educate 70 percent of our
state’s nurses.
California community colleges train 80 percent of firefighters,
law enforcement personnel and emergency medical
technicians.
Twenty-nine percent of University of California and 51 percent of California State University graduates started at a California
community college.
Transfer students from the California Community Colleges to the University of California system currently account for 48
percent of UC’s bachelor’s degrees in science, technology,
engineering and mathematics.
California community colleges offer associate degrees and
short-term job training certificates in more than 175 fields, and
more than 100,000 individuals are trained each year in
industry-specific workforce skills.
• Knows exactly which courses to take
• Priority admission to a CSU if criteria
are met
• Early admission decision
• Need just 60 more units for a BA/BS
• Meets lower division major prep at most
CSUs
X
& Math
Placement Test
New
This Year
At SRJC
Get Connected BEFORE you graduate!
› MORE IMPORTANT NOW THAN EVER!
First Meeting – Wednesday October 4th @
Lunch in the Big House Library
Join REMIND - Text jump2018 to 81010
By Graduation, Jumpstarters will have… Applied to SRJC
Applied for Doyle Scholarship ($2000 FREE Money!)
Taken Placement Tests
Taken Counseling 270 in Spring
Signed up for Summer & Fall
***Priority Registration for classes!***
Start Early!
Be consistent (name)
Use appropriate email
Check email daily & Portals Consistently
Self-report grades, test scores – be accurate
› Must also send official scores
Cannot retrieve once submitted
Amend via email
Coursework must be complete by graduation
Choosing Alt. Major
Essays
› Answer the prompt
› Tell your story - Give insight into who you are
› Be detailed but succinct
› Do NOT use “one size fits all”
› “Optional” = typically a good idea to answer
› Revise Revise Revise!
• December last acceptable test date (Last test date for Cal Poly SLO, SJSU and SDSU is November 2017)
• For the CSU
• SAT score code: 3594
• ACT use ACT Score Manager
• Best score from multiple sittings
• For the UC • SAT and ACT - Send scores to 1
campus, forwarded to all UC campuses
• Best scores from one sitting
› Counselors will host three Application Workshops to help students with college applications – SRJC, UC, CSU, Common Application
› Oct 11th, 25th, & Nov 8th in library computer lab 2:30 – 4:00
› Sign up in College & Career Center
• Private Colleges
• Common App Colleges
• Scholarships
• Provide Letter of Recommendation Profile
• Two-weeks’ notice
• Form available on Casa
website under
Counseling or available
in Counseling Office
How much does college cost? Estimated per-year cost of attendance comparison chart by institution type
2016-17 Community College
California State University (CSU)
University of California (UC)
Private/ Independent
Registration Fees
& Tuition
$1,142 - $1,370
$6,299 - $9,075
$12,294 - $15,035
$30,600 - $50,492
Books & Supplies $1,900 $1,900 $1,900 $1,900
Room & Board $4,968 - $12,492 $9,386 - $16,146
on campus housing
$12,545 - $15,933
on campus housing
$9,450 - $14, 601
on campus
housing
Transportation $1,550 $1,550 $1,550 $1,550
Personal Expenses $1,416 $1,416 $1,416 $1,416
TOTAL $10,976 - $18,728 $20,501 - $30,087 $29,655 - $35,784 $44,866 - $69,959
The costs of books
and supplies,
transportation, and
personal expenses
are estimates that
may vary campus
to campus.
Registration fees and
tuition are based on full-
time enrollment for
California residents. Fees
and tuition are subject to
change without advance
notice. *Non-CA residents:
out-of-state and
international students
must pay additional
registration fees.
Total expenses may be less
for students living at home.
Financial aid is available to
help students cover some of
the college costs.
GRANTS
Financial aid that does not have to be repaid.
Sample list of grants:
Pell $598 - $5,815
SEOG $100 - $4,000
Cal Grant A $5,472 - $12,240
Call Grant B $7,142 - $13,896
EOP Grant $100 - $1,000
Middle Class $90 - $1,092
Scholarship
Award amounts vary by college
and eligibility status
LOANS
Aid that must be repaid by student or parent
Subsidized: $3,500 - $5,500
Interest is paid for on student’s behalf until he/she graduates or enrolls below half-time.
Unsubsidized: $2,000 -$7,000
Student is responsible for paying the interest
rate during all periods.
Parent PLUS: Awarded up to the cost of
attendance. Credit approval is required.
SCHOLARSHIPS: Aid that does not
need to be repaid and is based on your
academic achievement and/or other
criteria such as community involvement
and financial need.
Work Study: Aid earned through
part-time work on campus. Amount
varies.
Contact the financial aid office at the college you want to attend to receive more information about their cost of
attendance and financial aid program.
• Starting October 1, 2017 students can begin
submitting their FAFSA or CA Dream Application
(CADA) for financial aid for fall 2018.
• This year, both the FAFSA and the CADA
applications, will use income data from 2016.
• Because of the earlier tax year for income,
students won’t have to wait for their parents to
file their taxes.
• Allows students/families filing the FAFSA to
use the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) Tax
Data Retrieval Tool.
• The 2016 income information needed on the
2018-19 FAFSA will be transferred directly and
securely from the IRS to the FAFSA.
State and CSU priority application deadline is
MARCH 2, 2018
• DACA: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
• Discretionary determination, by the Federal
Government, to defer the removal action of an
individual
• Deferred action does not provide an individual with
lawful status
• Assigned Social Security number for ‘Work Purposes’
only
• The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or
DREAM application is used to calculate an Expected
Family Contribution (EFC).
• The EFC, in combination with the student’s Cost of
Attendance (COA), is used to determine financial aid
eligibility.
COA
EFC
Need
Gift Aid is money that the student does not have to
pay back (i.e. grants and scholarships). Free
money!
•Federal Pell Grant
•Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity
Grant (FSEOG)
•Iraq & Afghanistan Service Grant
• UC – University Grant
• Cal Grants (A & B)
• Chafee Grant
• Middle Class Scholarship (MCS)
• CSU - State University Grant (SUG)
• CSU - Educational Opportunity Program (EOP)
• Community Colleges – Board of Governor’s
Grant (BOGG)
• Local Scholarships
• PEF application info available in
December on the Casa Career
Center Website
• Merit and Need Based
• National Scholarships
(www.fastweb.com)
• Veteran’s Benefits for
Dependents
http://www.fastweb.com/
• For 2016-17 maximum award is 30% of tuition
• State scholarship for students with family income
up to $156,000 on a sliding scale
AND
• Assets of $156,000 or less
• Available only at the UC and Cal State
• FAFSA and Dream applicants will be considered
for eligibility
• Students must file a FAFSA/DREAM Application
by March 2
•Differ by college
•Financial aid package (grants, loans, aid, work study)
•OK to wait to analyze all financial package offers
•Strategy with multiple offers
General Information School School School School School
Location Mills College Clrmt/McK
College Harvard
Lewis &
Clark
College
UOP
Size 936 1,301 6,676 2,140 3,883
Accepted? Yes No Wait list Yes Yes
Yearly tuition (resident) $39,264 $42,240 $39,849 $38,500 $36,290
Books/supplies $1,256 $1,256 $1,256 $1,256 $1,256
Room and board $11,306 $13,625 $12,801 $10,014 $11,688
Transportation $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Medical $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Personal $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Estimated total $51,826 $57,121 $53,906 $49,770 $49,234
Financial aid $0
School Scholarship ($19,000) ($14,000) ($15,000)
Outside Scholarship ($1,000) ($1,000) ($1,000) ($1,000) ($1,000)
Total Due $31,826 $56,121 $52,906 $34,770 $33,234
Student Loan
Parent Total
Expenditure $31,826 $56,121 $52,906 $34,770 $33,234
PIC OF CA DREAM ACT WEBSITE
• May have multiple acceptance offers
• Acceptance is conditional on final grades for Spring semester
• Must report insufficient grades or courses dropped at the semester to all colleges applied
• Letter of Intent must be sent by deadline or your spot will be given away
• Deadlines important!
• Deposit
• Check housing websites
• UC – Analytical Writing Placement Exam
• CSU – English Placement Test (EPT) &
Entry Level Math (ELM)
• SRJC/COM – English and mathematics
“We’re trying to increase the number of students who can go right into
college course work to get college credit instead of track students into
remediation for various reasons,” said April Grommo, director of
enrollment management services for the system, adding that the system
would discontinue the use of early placement tests as soon as 2018 and
instead rely on high school grades and course work, SAT or ACT scores
as measures to determine college readiness.
• AP scores,
• SAT or ACT
• College course may be used
in lieu of some placement
tests, or
• Early Assessment Program
(EAP) results
English or math placement may be met by different means, depends on institution
• Admitted freshman who have not
demonstrated proficiency in mathematics and/or English must begin remediation in
Summer 2018
• If remediation not started, will not be
permitted to enroll at the CSU
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• Placement test in English and Math
• Exempt from placement test/s
• EAP “ready for college”
• AP score of 4 or 5 in English or math
• Prom Saturday, April 21st, 2018 7pm
• Senior Photos – before Nov 1st
• Yearbook – $95.00 Jostens online
• Cap, Gown, & Tassel - $30 from Jostens online or when on campus
Senioritis
“decreased motivation
toward studies
displayed by students
who are nearing the
end of their high school
careers.” (Wikipedia)
That’s the length of the Senior year
Check website daily for
announcements
www.casagrandehighschool.org
Casa Grande High School
Big House News
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