College Bound..?

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By: Alan Butler, Preston Saelee, Maria Martinez, Brenda Jarquin
Getting Started...

Senior Year of High School

- Take SAT and/or ACT

- Ask for letters of recommendation

- Talk to teacher or guidance counselor to help get scholarships

(30 +)

- Submit college applications early if possible

How does college increase confidence?

College increases confidence by ..

- Believing in yourself

- All experiences become more useful such as in class discussions

your culture and language difference would bring more
perspective in the class discussion ( which would boost your
confidence since you would feel smart about knowing something
someone might not)
How does college expand
opportunities?

College expands opportunities

- Working for bigger companies

- Traveling a little more

- Having friends that become political leaders, doctors and etc

- College is unique but nobody will have the same experience but
you can make the best out of it
How does college offer exposure to
diversity?

Offer exposure to diversity

- Being surrounded to different culture and religions

- Makes you more open minded and eyes to not just think someone
is only white, black,mexican, and etc by their looks

- It challenges your mind to know more and when you start a job
you can be more open to people because that will help you get
by
How does college Bring new
friends,learning experiences, and
freedom?

College brings new friends, learning experience, and freedom

- Many doors open up and you can try many new things

- You chose to do homework, going to class and taking notes

because you want to

- You arent being forced to do anything because it is on you if you

want to get something out of college
What is meant by access to college?

Access to college is for everyone which is why they try to make it

affordable. As a teenager we dream big and college is a way to
expand your imagination to inspire you to make it possible. There is a
lot of support for low income students and their is support services
that can help so everyone has a chance. If you are an active
participant then you will have a lot of benefits with the experiences
youll have and meeting new people from different cultures and
religion.
How is the divwersity in College of
Lake County?
How is the campus at UCLA and how
are they with you?
Making high school count

Introduction 1:

Taking the harder classes in high school so you're well prepared for
college.

Taking higher classes makes your application look good.

Making high school count

Introduction 2:

Do things you enjoy like math, science, art etc.

Lead people and try to become a leader.

High school classes

Take hard classes in high school and go beyond what high school
graduation requires. Take classes that have college credits. Try to go
beyond what is required so colleges will see that you are a hard
worker.
High school classes

Focus on your grades it will always make things better like entering a
college. A transcript is very important part in college application.
Also good grades will make you stand out if you were to enter a
college or just trying to get a job.
Extracurricular activities

Volunteering for a hospital is a great way for extracurricular activities.

Helping out at the theatre is also a great way to earn credits. You can
also work for the school during lunch and get paid. You can also join
school groups and get credits for joining and putting effort into it.
leadership activities

Leadership you can help out during or help setting up for an

upcoming rally. It can make colleges recognize what type of student
you are. It will make you stand out from the crowd.
Standardized tests

Taking the act or sat will make you look better. It will also be a bonus
if you do very well. Taking the sat is good because some good
requires it. The more you try taking the act or pat the colleges will
realize that you are a hard working and chances are you will be
accepted.
Standardized tests

Taking ap exams is good because you get college credits. Taking test
that are not required shows colleges you are different and one of a
kind.
Exploring College Options: Introduction

Junior and senior year the students start learning more about
colleges to see what they want to attend. Students should list 10
different colleges in either safty, match and reach options. Students
should visit their top target colleges and local colleges to get sense of
them and see if they want to attend that college.
 Two Year vs 4 years
A 2 year college

Associate's degree
A 4 year college
Flexible - part times
Bachelor's degree
Specialized degrees-
dental, police etc. More options - extra
curricular, study abroad
Transfer opportunity
Career flexibility
Flexible during school.
Grad school-Med,Law,
Public School Vs Private School

Public school Private school

Publicly founded Privately founded

Class size would be large Class sizes would be

smaller
More affordable
 University vs Liberal Arts
Universities

Undergrad+grad programs
Liberal arts
Pre professional degrees
Smaller and mostly only
Lots of research undergrad

Large classes Fewer research

opportunities
Discussions+lectures
About 20 students per
Division 1 sports class(Very discussion
 Nonprofit Vs For-profit
Nonprofit

National universities
For profit
Focus more on education
Focus more on making
65% graduate with their profit for owners and
degree shareholders

More expensive (High-

tuition schools)

28% graduate with their

 Non-selected vs Selected vs Highly
selective

Non-selected Selective Highly selected

Meet minimum More Applicants Grades: A-, A

requirement
Grades: B, B+ 30 Percent are
Minimum highly selective
GPA/SAT 34 percent are
selected
 Applying to College

You have control on essays and recommendations

Show personality in Essay

If you have a talent express yourself

REPRESENT YOU

Get GREAT Recommendations

Have people show who you are

Make sure they are qualified(No moms, families, or friends they dont care
about them they are unimportant)
Sal Kahns Story
Would
you be
willing to
make
your
essay
unique to
get into a
college
that you
want to
go to?
 Overview on Applying
What will be presented?
Biographical

Essays

Overview of who you are and what you are doing(Doing something worth your
and their time)

Activities

Transcript

Schools need many letters of education

Overview: Applying to
College
How can
this video
help you in
your
application
process?
Requirements For State

A-G requirements
Basic classes needed to take to apply

SAT or ACT test score

High School graduation

Application to apply

Min 2.0
 Requirements for UC
15 A-G requirements with at least 11 completed by senior year

Californians, 3.0 or better if you are not a resident of California, 3.4

SAT Score and ACT score

Application Complete

Personal Statements complete

 Importance of Letters of
Rec.
A letter of recommendation allows the insight of
someone who is not yourself write what they think
is amazing about you. The goal is to have
someone in authority who likes you and has a lot
of experience with you so they can write about a
lot of pros.
 Admissions Essays and
Interviews
The whole point of the essay is to get an idea of
who you are and for you to really brag about
yourself and show your importance to the society
and what importance you will be to the campus
society.

If the college feels like you are important or they

wants to just get a better or more clear impression
they will set up an interview to see if you are
qualified or if you could fit campus life.
 Cost of Applying
CSU=55$

UCs- 70$

Private- 85$

Some applications are free such as Concordia

and Grand Canyon due to them being
known as a new school
 What You Want to Apply
To

The purpose of applying to college is to further your

education but unlike high School, you are not zoned to a
certain district so you can apply to anywhere you would like.
People are always told to apply to 3 different groups of
schools: the best schools for your major, your favorite
schools, and finally your back up schools. This helps to
narrow down in which schools you would be willing to go to.
Overview: Paying for
College
1.Parents or You can afford it

2.Financial Aid(Not everyone qualifies but it does

help)

3.Scholarships(Not guaranteed money and they can

decline you)

4.Work(You can often times work full time and got

to college full time to pay for your college)

5.Student Loans(Never go away, until you pay them

Sal Kahns Story on
Paying for College
How can
Sal Kahns
way of
payment
help inform
you how to
pay?
 Moral of His Story

IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD

COLLEGE DO NOT QUIT
BECAUSE IN REALITY IT IS
POSSIBLE TO AFFORD.
 Strategies for Affording College

Set aside money every month for college

Savings/investments for college

DO NOT TOUCH EMERGENCY MONEY

No retirement

Explore all areas of possible ways to afford(YOU DO RESEARCH)

Federal Student Loans and Federal Parent Loan

Rate on student loan is a lower interest rate
THE 4 CONSIDERATIONS

Average Graduation rate

Average percentage of needs met

The form of Financial AID(% given as free money vs. % given as

loans)

Merit- Based AID(money given for being a good student)

 and CSS

FASFA is a grant that will give you money if you are a low income
family. It is recommended that everyone applies because if you do
not apply for FASFA, you cannot apply for CSS which gives more
money than FASFA. THIS IS FREE MONEY!!!!!!!!
 WORK STUDY

This is a program that is related to college and allows students to go

to school full time while working part time. For example, you can take
16 units and then work as a tutor and get paid that way.
 Loans and Financial Aid
Packages
If in need for money and you cannot afford it you can either: apply for
Financial Aid or take a student loan.

BIGGEST DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FINANCIAL AID AND STUDENT

LOANS IS THAT ONE YOU PAY MONEY BACK AND THE OTHER ONE IS
YOURS.
 Community College
Merced College
California publicans have to accept you

You are not required to take sat or act

Extremely cheaper than a university

You are being taught by professors

instead of students

Vocational degree by attending

community college
History

In 1855 farmers of the lowlands didnt have much in common with

miners from mountains and wanted to petition to split and form a
new county. Once the petition was granted, on July 1,1963 the
Merced Community College District became effective for all purposes.
Cost per year

Total - $2,779

- Comprised of $1,104 for tuition

- $1,638 for books and supplies and $37 for other fees

Out of state the total cost is approximately $7,771 which is

179.6% higher than California residents
State schools
1.California state university, Sacramento

2.Fun facts: 1. 300 acres. 2. Has 3,500 trees. 3. Founded in 1947.

3.School offers: Art and Nursing.

4.History: The school was built in 1947. The mascot is herky the hornet.

5.Cost for each semester:It cost 5,472 for each semester.

6.Sac state would be a great choice because it dont cost much to go there.

7.The campus is secured by securities 24 hours. The subjects there seems interesting to
me.

8.Dorms: 12,700 on campus and 11,494 off-campus. You can live off-campus if wanted
 California College system: UC
Facts
Ucla is known worldwide for
its academic, research,
health care, cultural, etc..
In UCLA 92% of the students
live in Uni housings
38% of the undergraduates
receive pell grants among
the highest percentage of
any top-tier universities in
the country
Theres many majors this school offers but two
majors this school offers would be Music and Art
majors. I think that this school is a good choice
because this UC has a great way of showing that the
education you get there for your major is important.
History: UCLA was founded in 1881. It became a
university on May 23,1919. The Uc is the second
biggest campus to enroll in. It was formerly called
the Southern Branch and it consisted of a 25 acre
campus when it was being formed. In th mid 1920s
the college was to small for the many students that
were being enrolled and they decided to move to a
Campus life in UCLA is always in motion. Students start to join
clubs start business, run organizations and are involved with the
community. Something interesting that I found was that they have
annual festivals to start the new school year. There is room and
board in this college in with the residence halls it cost about
$15,069 and with an off campus apartment its about $ 10,653. At
the Uc its not mandatory for freshman to live on the campus but
some students do.
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