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Tina KissellTina Kissell

Karen WickerKaren Wicker

We’ll help you feel confident We’ll help you feel confident filling out the FAFSA filling out the FAFSA

We’ll We’ll learn about the learn about the SAT/PSAT /ACT tests and how to SAT/PSAT /ACT tests and how to help your kids achieve a high help your kids achieve a high scorescore

We’ll We’ll will also learn tips about will also learn tips about essay writing for essay writing for scholarship/applications essays scholarship/applications essays

We’ll understand the importance We’ll understand the importance of volunteering and community of volunteering and community service when applying to college service when applying to college

Applying Applying for College for College

How was it for you to fill out the How was it for you to fill out the FAFSA?FAFSA?

What did you learn?What did you learn? What questions do you still What questions do you still

have?have?

HomeworkHomework

Standardized Test Jeopardy Standardized Test Jeopardy

We will divide in two teams.We will divide in two teams. The object of the game is to The object of the game is to

figure out the question. figure out the question. We will give you the We will give you the

answers and you will try to answers and you will try to get the right questionget the right question

SAT PSAT UniversidadÉsta es la cantidad que los jovenes de familias con bajos ingresos tendran que pagar para tomar el examen SAT.

El formato del examen PSAT.

Nombre 2 factores que influyen en su ingreso a la universidad.

Las 5 areas evaluadas en el examen SAT

La razon por la que los estudiantes toman el examen PSAT.

Este examen estandarizado comunmente se recomienda tomar antes del examen SAT.

Los resultados del examen SAT se utilizan para estas dos cosas.

Este es el año en que el PSAT debe tomarse.

Este es el nombre de otro examen requerido por algunas universidades en lugar del SAT.

El resultado del examen SAT que es registrado por las universidades.

El numero de veces que puede tomar el examen PSAT, ACT, o SAT.

Los nombres de 2 latinos(as) famosos(as) que asistieron a la universidad.

800800 800800 800800

400400 400400 400400

200200 200200 200200

100100 100100 100100

“ “All scholarship committees want All scholarship committees want to award a scholarships to to award a scholarships to dedicated students who give of dedicated students who give of themselves to serve others” themselves to serve others”

Volunteering and Volunteering and Community Service Community Service

Give them what they're Give them what they're looking for.looking for.

Show all of who you are.Show all of who you are. Spelling and Grammar Count!Spelling and Grammar Count! Intrigue the reader.Intrigue the reader. Have everyone you know read Have everyone you know read

them and proof them for you.them and proof them for you.

Essay Writing TipsEssay Writing Tips

Game rules:Game rules: Each individual will role the dice Each individual will role the dice

and move their piece forward on and move their piece forward on the game board the number of the game board the number of spaces on the board.spaces on the board.

Some spaces give the person Some spaces give the person instructions to follow others instructions to follow others indicate for you to pick up a indicate for you to pick up a card to answer.card to answer.

The goal is for each person to The goal is for each person to get to the treasure they desire, get to the treasure they desire, it doesn’t matter how fast one it doesn’t matter how fast one gets there. gets there.

Quest for Success Quest for Success GameGame

This survey will help you decide This survey will help you decide how much more you know now how much more you know now than you did at the outset of the than you did at the outset of the program program

What Do we Know What Do we Know Now? SurveyNow? Survey

Yeah for you!Yeah for you!

Hooray!Hooray!

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