PLAN
Two Year College or Technical Program
Samuel R. Meade
BLACKSTONE VALLEY VOCATIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Information Technology
Associates Degree
Please list the colleges you are thinking of applying to below. Use Naviance Family Connection college research tools and the college
value link on the homepage, as well as, the college websites to fill in the listed information about each school. If you have a particular
program(s) or certification(s) in mind, make sure the schools you list offers this major.
College Name
Degree/Certification
Full Time/
Part Time
Credits/
Program
Length
Avg. Net
Price
College
Value Score
Associates Degree
Part time
2 years
$24,559
Fair
Becker College
Associates Degree
Part time
2 years
$27,258
Poor
*Please save your list of schools on Naviance under Colleges Im thinking about until you are ready to apply. When you are
ready to apply to a school please list it on Naviance under Colleges Im applying to, making sure to select the request
transcript button.
College Name
Bay State College
Create a tentative tour schedule for other schools you intend to visit. Campus visit schedules are listed under the admissions section of
most college websites.
College Name
Tour Date
Tour Time
4/06/2015
12:00pm
Becker College
3/30/2015
2:00pm
*Note that you must turn in a Campus Visit Form to the BRC at least 2 days prior to any campus visit that occurs during school
hours. You will be responsible for making up any missed work. The forms are located in the Four Year College folder of the
Naviance Document Manager.
III. Testing
Most two year colleges and technical programs do not require SAT/ACT scores. However, you may still want to take the SAT/ACT, if
you want to keep the option of going to a four year college open. Do any of the schools you listed above require SAT/ACT scores?
Bay State College (recommended)
Becker College
Students typically take the SAT and/or the ACT in the spring of their junior year and the fall of their senior year. Please complete the
information below if you have taken/plan to take these tests. Links to the SAT website (collegeboard) and the ACT website can be found
on your Naviance Family Connection homepage.
Completed Tests
Test Name
Test Date
Test Name
Test Date
Reading
Math
Writing
Future Tests
SAT
5/02/2015
Registration Deadline
4/06/2015
ACT/SAT scores take several weeks to arrive at colleges and MUST be sent through the testing websites.
If applicable, what deadline should you give yourself for sending your test scores to your schools?
Initial here, if you do not plan to take the SAT/ACT: ________
Science
Most two year colleges and technical programs do not require students to provide letters of recommendation from teachers and/or their
school counselor. How many letters of recommendation do the schools you listed above require?
College Name
Becker College
You should ask teachers to write letters for you at the beginning of senior year. The procedure for requesting letters of recommendation is
at the top of the letter of recommendation request form in the four year college folder of the Naviance Document Manager. Please
complete the information below about your letters of recommendation.
Recommenders Name
Confirmed? (Yes/No)
Naviance Request
Completed?
Letter Sent?
Mr. Al-Haza
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Ms. Martell
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Mr. Polselli
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
V. Applications
It is important to get your applications in on time. Schools may offer early action, early decision, and regular decision deadlines or they
may have rolling admissions. Use Naviance Family Connection to list the application deadlines for your schools and select how you plan
to apply to each. Please be cautioned that you can only apply to 1 school early decision and you are contractually obligated to go
there, if you choose to use this method to apply.
College Name
Deadline
Rolling
Electronic
Becker College
Rolling
Electronic
You can send the same application to multiple schools, if they are members of Common App. Common App schools prefer receiving
applications through the Common App system. If you are applying to Common App schools, you must link your Naviance account
to your Common app account. If you need help to do this, there is a tutorial on your Naviance homepage.
Have you linked your Naviance and your Common App accounts?
Initial here, if none of your schools are Common App schools: ________
Not necessary
Most two year colleges and technical programs do not require students to write a college essay of approximately 650 words or less.
Which of the colleges you are thinking about applying to require you to write a college essay?
Bay State College
Becker (recommended)
Most colleges that require an essay have similar options for topics, so students can send the same essay to all of their schools. The
essay prompt options for all Common App Schools are as follows:
Some students have a background or story that is so central to their identity that they believe their application would be incomplete
without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.
2. Recount an incident or time when you experienced failure. How did it affect you, and what lessons did you learn?
1.
3.
Reflect on a time when you challenged a belief or idea. What prompted you to act? Would you make the same decision again?
4.
Describe a place or environment where you are perfectly content. What do you do or experience there, and why is it meaningful to
you?
5.
Discuss an accomplishment or event, formal or informal that marked your transition from childhood to adulthood within your culture,
community, or family.
Sticker Price
EFC
Financial Need
$24,559
$24,559
Becker College
$27,258
$27,258
BVT will be hosting FAFSA day on Sunday, January 25 th at 1:00pm, where Financial Aid experts will be available to help you and your
parents complete the FAFSA. To register for FAFSA day, go to http://www.fafsaday.org/.
Will you be attending FAFSA day?
No
Loans will need to be paid back after you graduate, including interest. Many people need to borrow money in the form of loans to
pay a significant part of the net cost of attending college (how much you actually pay). It is important to consider whether or not you will
likely be able to pay back the money you borrow to attend the college you choose.
The financial strategy is to borrow based on anticipated starting salary after college. Based on your career goals, what is you
anticipated starting salary for each major?
Major
Information Technology
Psychology
$45,000
$25,890
The suggested best practice for student loan borrowing is 10% of after monthly pay due to other financial commitments.
Examples of Reasonable Borrowing:
$30,000
$45,000
$60,000
$1875
$2800
$3750
$188
$280
$375
$17,500
$26,500
$35,500
*Based on 5% interest
Based on your anticipated salary, what do you feel is a reasonable amount of money to borrow in order to pay for college for each major?
Major
Information Technology
Psychology
$26,500
$14,500
$13,250
$7,250
Grants and scholarships are gift aid that you never have to repay. Therefore, they are a great way to keep reduce the money you
need to pay either out of pocket or through loans.
Some scholarships and grants are awarded by the college after they have reviewed your FAFSA. You will most likely get the more
scholarship money from safety schools than reach schools because of preferential packaging.
You may also be eligible for scholarships through other sources.
BVT updates local scholarships regularly on the Naviance scholarship list under the colleges tab. Naviance also has a national
scholarship search tool, scholarship match tool, and a scholarship application tool under the colleges tab that you can use to search for
scholarships and keep track of your applications.
List any scholarships that you know you will be applying for below.
Scholarship Name
Award Amount
Status
Demolay Scholarship
$2500
In progress
In the spring, seniors will receive financial aid packages from their schools. Many colleges are now opting to provide financial aid awards
using the official financial aid shopping sheet. A blank copy of the financial aid shopping sheet can be found in the Four Year
College Folder in the Naviance Document Manager.
What types of information can be found on the Financial Aid Shopping Sheet?
Estimated Cost of Attendance
Net Costs
Work Options
Loan Options
Graduation Rate
College Name
Bay State College
Becker College
Task
Month/Date
3/11/2015
3/27/2015
3/30/2015
3/31-4/3 2015
3/31-4/3 2015
3/31-4/3 2015
4/06/2015
4/06/2015
5/02/2015
06/2015
4/06/2015
Task
Month/Date
X. Fallback Plan
Sometimes in life our circumstances change and we have to change our plans accordingly. For example, you might have to leave school
due to changes in your financial situation, health, or family obligations. If for some reason, attending a four year college were no longer an
option for you, what would you do instead? Who might help support you in making this transition?
I would attempt to find a job working in PC Repair, using the skills I learned in the Information Technology shop.