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|| ** CROSSROADS ** ** MAKING THE BEST COLLEGE DECISION ** ** Thursday ** ** September 29, 2010 ** ** 6:42 pm to 8:30 pm **

** Kansas City ****, Kansas Public Schools **

** Central Office and Training Center, Room 132 **

** 2010 N. 59th St. ****, **** Kansas City **** , **** KS **** 66104 **

A GUIDE TO THE COLLEGE PLANNING PROCESS FOR GIFTED STUDENTS WITH THEIR PARENTS ||

//**WHAT YOU WILL GAIN:**//
 * A much better understanding of the process you and your child are about to undertake.
 * A 50-page College Planning Guide” prepared by Sumner Academy staff members
 * Tools for selecting “the best fit.”
 * Scholarship/Financial Aid information
 * How to best make an evaluation of “interest area.”
 * How do I find schools that offer programs in my interest area?


 * ** College search and Application Guidelines **

**Answers to your questions:**
|| ** Topics to be discussed: **
 * ==**What should I be doing in my Junior year. What about my Senior year?**==
 * ==**Do I take the ACT or the SAT? What about the writing section of the ACT? When and how many times can/should I take one of these exams?**==
 * ==**What does my score really mean to me? To my parents? To college admissions officials? Is it really important?**==
 * ==**What about my GPA? How does it fit into all of this?**==
 * ==**What do college admissions officials really look for? What is important to them?**==
 * ==**I don’t even know where to start! Is there a comprehensive list of things to consider in making the college decision?**==
 * ** A timetable to answer “What should I do and when should I do it?” **
 * ** All about the ACT and the SAT **
 * ** Asking for recommendations from teachers, counselor, etc. **
 * ** How to select the school for my child and know it is the “best fit.” **
 * ** How many schools should I apply to and why? **
 * ** Completing college applications, including the dreaded “application essay.” **
 * ** Scholarships, Grants, and other Financial Aid – National, regional and local. And…more dreaded essays. **
 * ** Completing the FAFSA **
 * ** How to make the most out of a campus visit **
 * ** Community Service, Work and School Activity logs **
 * ** Deadlines, deadlines, deadlines **
 * ** College life – What to expect on campus. What about sex, drugs and rock ‘n roll? ** || ** OTHER TIPS: **
 * ==** COLLEGE NIGHT : Make the most of the time/chaos of college night. **==
 * ==** STUDENT PROFILES: How de we make up a student profile for specific fields of study that may require one? **==
 * ==** AUDITIONS/RESUMES: Putting your best foot forward. **==
 * ==** ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIPS: Who should I listen to? What about all the NCAA regulations? **==
 * ==** COLLEGE CREDITS EARNED DURING HIGH SCHOOL: Which credits for Advanced Placement, College Courses offered on campus and/or International Baccalaureate classes will transfer? That depends... **==

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**Wyandotte Comprehensive Special Education Cooperative**
//** Gifted Education Facilitators **//