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:
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?
Topics to be discussed:
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...
Presented by:
Wyandotte Comprehensive Special Education Cooperative
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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:
Answers to your questions:
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?
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...
Presented by:
Wyandotte Comprehensive Special Education Cooperative
Gifted Education Facilitators