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Unlocking the
College Selection Process
Jennifer Williamson
Associate Director of Admission
Albright College
800-252-1856
Does thinking about the College Selection Process make you feel like this?
What’s the Goal?
4,000 +
1 Best Fit
Visiting Campus Using Resources
Online Guidance Counselor College Fairs
Getting Started
Talk as a family Expectations Compromises
Self Evaluation http://www.collegeboard.com/student/plan
Searching for the Right Fit!
Academically Major Profile
Location Size Extracurricular Feel
Try it on!
Educate Yourself
Terms Procedures Understand differences
► SAT/ACT► FAFSA► Liberal Arts► Rolling Admission► Early Decision► Early Action► Common Application► Need Blind► Need Aware► Merit
Summer/Fall Planning for Student August/September
Narrowing list Complete Essay/Personal Statement Begin Applications Work with Guidance Counselor
Process and strategy Ask teachers for recommendations
October/November Complete application (make copies!) Note school deadlines Confirm receipt of applications Request updated grades be sent
Fall Planning for Family
Begin financial aid process Send in early estimates Revisit top choices Search for outside scholarships
Online resources Fastweb.com PHEAA
Guidance Office Affiliations
How To Pay for This Venture?
FAFSA: FREE Application for Federal Student Aid
Subsidized Stafford Unsubsidized Stafford Pell Grant Federal Work Study option Other federal grant programs
Words of Wisdom
Enjoy the process.
Go with your gut.
You are looking at the wrong school if they are not looking at you.
Don’t rule out a school based on sticker price.
Student centered search
Include the family – talk, compromise, understand
Recommendations and Resources
Make copies of everything
Be aware of deadlines
www.fafsa.ed.gov
ASK QUESTIONS - IF YOU DON’T KNOW THE ANSWER, THE QUESTION IS NOT STUPID!!!!