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Mamaroneck High School �College Kickoff 2023�Welcome 11th Grade

Students

MAMARONECK HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELING DEPARTMENT

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Today’s Program:

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Timeline- Where are you now?

Testing

Resources

Advice

Q &A�

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What You Should Be Doing THIS YEAR

  • Keep grades up! Transcript...
  • Continue to stay involved!
  • Keep an open mind & investigate:
    • SCOIR
    • CIC - college rep “visits”
    • College Websites - info sessions
    • Books, lists, relatives, current students, alumni…
  • Schedule a Family Meeting with Counselor: January through March
    • please complete College Planning Survey in SCOIR before your appointment
  • Register and Prepare: for the SAT or ACT

SPRINGTIME

  • Pre-Summer Meeting: counselors meet w/ juniors re: Common App June
  • College Essay: will be done in English class in May/June
  • Teacher Recommendations: (2 max): think of 2 who you might ask in MAY- After AP Exams
  • NCAA Clearinghouse: start an account (for potential DI or DII athletes)

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Junior Year Timeline

May

March

January

June

February

April

Family Meeting

with Counselor

(do College Planning Survey)

Research and College Visits

Keep working Hard!

Essay, NCAA &

Recommendations

Pre-Summer

CommonApp

Meeting

SAT/ACT

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SENIOR YEAR

    • Last SAT or ACT if needed (Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov)
    • Application Deadlines: Oct 15 - Feb 1

(ED, EDII, EA, Rolling)

    • File FAFSA as soon as available in Fall/Winter
      • Ms. Strachn: MHS Fin. Aid Advisor and CIC Coordinator 914-220-3200 Bstrachn@mamkschools.org
      • Financial Aid Night: October 2024
      • FAFSA Completion Days: Late Fall 2024
    • Scholarship Applications Jan-Mar (MLSAF!)
    • Decisions Released: Nov - April
    • Deposits Due: May 1st - Congratulations!�

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Senior Year Timeline

March/ April

December

September

May 1

October/November

January/February

Keep Exploring CUBE

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Regular Decisions!!!

Deposits

Due!!!

Early Application Deadlines

October 15-November 15

Early Decisions!!

SAT/ACT

Regular Application Deadlines

ED 2

January 1-March 1

Seniors meet with Counselors and Reccommenders

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SATs/ACTs

  • Test Optional?
  • www.fairtest.org up to date list of test optional schools
  • Test Prep - courses & practice tests
  • Khan Academy (College Board) - free SAT prep online
  • ACT Website -free ACT prep online
  • ACT vs. SAT Test Comparison
  • TAKE YOUR TEST 2x and no more than 3x
  • SAT is in the process of going digital!

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Types of College Admissions

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  • Early Decision/Early Decision II, ED, binding commitment
  • Early Action, early notification
  • November 1-15 for most students
  • Rolling, applicants are notified on an ongoing basis
  • Accept, Defer, Waitlist, Deny
  • Universal Date to Deposit (commit) to ONE school- MAY 1st
  • Glossary of College Admissions Terms on our Website!

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  • Your Counselor!!!!!

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  • MHS Counseling: Website

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  • College Visits through our College Information Center (CIC)

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  • “First-Gen” Support: LTA - Ladder to Access (watch for upcoming announcements!)

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  • “ Road to College for Students with IEP’s and 504’s”(SEPTA): Jan 22nd 7PM Zoom

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  • College Night- January 18th - Zoom

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  • Students should monitor: Google Classroom for Class of 2025

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  • SCOIR: Software/Platform-if you are not registered, see your counselor.

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RESOURCES

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  • College Search -
    • Scattergrams- MHS specific
  • Career Exploration
    • Career Interest Survey - 5 min!
    • “Principals You”- 40 min.
  • Resume (senior internship)
  • Surveys- especially Junior Self Evaluation

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SCOIR Scattergrams and “Overlap Schools”

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“Principals You” Assessment- about your Personality

9 page report! (40 min)

Understand the 17 core dimensions of your personality.

Learn about your tendencies and talents.

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Find your “opportunities for growth”.

See how your results will apply to real-life situations.

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Career Interest Inventory- 5 min

(can be reset)

Find Career Matches-

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Find out more:

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“outlook”

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salaries!

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What is Your Role in the College Process??…

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What you CANNOT Control

  • Admissions Deadlines
  • Cost of Attendance

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  • Who Else Applies
  • Family Finances
  • Admissions Decisions
  • How Colleges Award Aid & Scholarships

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What you CAN Influence…

  • Grades and Extracurriculars
  • Course Selection
  • College Search Criteria
  • Counselor & Teacher Recs

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  • How You Present Yourself in Applications
  • Affordability

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EXPERT ADVICE

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  • “Concentrate not on being the best candidate, but on being the best person. Pay attention to what is going on in the world around you. If you do those things, not only will the world be a better place because you’re in it, your greatest admissions worry will be choosing which college to pick from.” Martha Blevins Allman, Dean of Admissions, Wake Forest University

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“ There is this great myth out there that where you go to college will dictate your success in life. For the vast majority of students, that simply isn’t true. What you do in college matters far more than where you go”. Robert D. McCaig, Vice President for Enrollment Management, Monmouth University

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You Got this!

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