College Planning Senior Year

www.centralcatholichigh.org/academics/college/collegeand-career-planning/index

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Working Together:
CCHS, Students & Families
College

Guidance

Communication
Cooperation

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What students and families

need to know

Understand your rights and

responsibilities
Know yourself and your reasons for
attending college

(www.nacacnet.org/studentinfo/Pages/Default.aspx#ui-tab-panel03)

Consider college characteristics

List, compare and visit colleges

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If Necessary, Retake the ACT,

SAT Reasoning or Subject
Tests

Check the admissions score ranges &

compare to previous PLAN/PSAT scores in
Family Connection or college webpages

Register online for the ACT plus Writing at

www.actstudent.org or for SAT & Subject
Tests at http://sat.collegeboard.org/home
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Research Colleges at
Upcoming Events

October 13 National Christian College Fair at

Westside Christian High School from 6 to 8 pm
(http://myblueprintstory.com/christian-collegefairs/?fid=72)
October 27 Performing and Visual Arts College Fair
at Portland Art Museum from 6 to 8 pm
(www.nacacnet.org/college-fairs/PVA-CollegeFairs/Pages/default.aspx)
November 2 & 3 National College Fair at the
Oregon Convention Center from 1 to 5 pm and 9 am
to noon respectively (www.nacacnet.org//collegefairs/FallNCF/Pages/default.aspx)

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Attend College Presentations

College-related events are listed in Family

Connection, the Daily Bulletin, email and Remind
101

To register for Remind 101, text @gorams15 to 503376-9081

If a visit occurs during class, students need to

pick up a pass and get the teachers signature
at least one day in advance

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Visit the
Campus

Students can miss school with prior

approval
Students need to pick up a form and get
approval one week in advance
Other good days for visits: October 10 &
15 and November 11

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Narrow the List

Choose six or seven colleges

Safety
Ball Park
Reach

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Community Colleges

Open enrollment

Register in January to be considered for

financial aid and scholarships

Learn about transfer requirements to

four-year colleges
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Apply for Admission &

Observe Deadlines

Consider using the Common Application at

www.commonapp.org. Be sure to complete the
Common App section in Family Connection.

Applications can be requested from the college

or accessed online.

Transcript requests need to be made through

College Counseling.

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Types of Application Plans

Restrictive

Non-Restrictive

Early Action

Early Decision

Priority

Regular Decision

Rolling Admission

Restrictive Early Action

or Early Action Single
Choice

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The Essay

Required by most private colleges and some

public universities
Allows the reader to get to know the student
better
Provides an opportunity to fill in the gaps in
an application
Allows the college to assess a students
writing skills

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Recommendations

Determine if the college requires a letter of

recommendation:

How many and by whom?

If a student does not meet minimum requirements for
admission they also may need recommendations

Complete the Letter of Recommendation Info section

and resume in Family Connection (Family Comments
are welcome too)
Talk to your recommenders ahead of time
Submit your letter of recommendation request to the
College Counseling Office at least four weeks in
advance of the earliest deadline

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Recommendation Request
Timeline
Request Deadline

Application Deadline

October 1

November 1

October 15

November 15

November 1
November 15

December 1 - 15
December 15

November 21

Late December - early

January

January 5

February

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Required Form for Financial

Aid

FAFSA http://studentaid.ed.gov/fafsa

Free and used by all colleges to determine

need-based aid
The worksheet is available after Thanksgiving
but FAFSA cannot be submitted until January
2015
CCs Financial Aid Night is on December 10 at
7 pm in the Cafeteria extension

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Other Forms for Financial Aid

CSS PROFILE -

https://profileonline.collegeboard.com/prf/index.jsp

Some colleges will require it in addition to

FAFSA
Fee-based
Available online on October 1

Institutional Forms

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Develop a Plan to Finance

Education
Expected Family Contribution (EFC)
Estimator - www.fafsa4caster.ed.gov
Net Price Calculator college websites
Helpful financial aid sites:

www.collegecountdown.com/paying/understandingand-assessing-your-affordability-threshold.html

www.finaid.org

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Scholarships

Free Scholarship Search sites:

www.fastweb.com
https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/scholarshipsearch
www.scholarships.com/

Merit Aid - www.meritaid.com

CC Parent Newsletter Senior Insert

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Review and Finalize Plans

Unless a student applies early, admission

offers from the colleges usually arrive in
March or April.
Financial aid award letters should also be
arriving around the same time.
Once families have complete information,
they can make the best decision and
respond to the college by May 1.

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Family Connection

Email Ms. Calcagno for a login

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