Senior College Night: Resources, Best Practices, and Gap Year Options
"Discover valuable resources, best practices, and gap year options for seniors in the college application process. Learn about MaiaLearning, Common App, Coalition App, and more to streamline your application journey. Explore gap year opportunities and best practices to enhance your college experience. Get tips on staying organized, demonstrating interest, and finding scholarships. Take the next step towards your future educational endeavors!."
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Senior College Night East Counseling Team 9/28/2022
Agenda - - - - - - - - - - - Senior Resource Document MaiaLearning Common App, Coalition App, and Tech School / Community College applications Gap Year Best Practices: Shared by families and students Testing Additional Resources Upcoming Events NCAA Financial Aid Q & A
Senior Resource Document Senior Resource Document - - - MaiaLearning Requesting Transcripts Letters of Recommendation - Recommenders outside of East Send Summary and processing time -
MaiaLearning - Building your list - Transcript Request - Deadlines Connecting Maia to Common App Requesting Teacher Letters Transcript Send-off: - Due Dates and what to expect - - -
College Applications - - - - Common App: www.commonapp.org Coalition App: https://www.coalitionforcollegeaccess.org/ Common Black College App: https://commonblackcollegeapp.com/ Tech/Community: Application specific to school
Gap Year Recommend applying senior year and deferring Each College/University handles deferment differently Possible Options: Workaway clearing house: https://www.workaway.info/ Omprakash (https://www.omprakash.org/) Intern or volunteer abroad NSLI (National Security Language Initiative) https://www.nsliforyouth.org/ Student conservation corps Americorps ACE (American Conservation Experience) GVN (Global Volunteer Network) https://globalvolunteers.org/ City Year (teaching/mentoring in 23 cities across USA) WWoofer -organic farming (https://wwoof.net/) Great Au Pair (https://www.greataupair.com/) EF Gap Year
Best Practices Set a college meeting with your family to provide updates and time to ask questions Keep a tracker / google document to track all due dates and college application needs and to help reduce anxiety of both student and family Find your people to proofread and edit - who can you take feedback from Demonstrated Interest - attend college visits / reach out to your representative College Rep Visits Keep a list of your top schools and why - at some point you will have to decide which school you will attend Visit college campuses and take notes after each visit to remind yourself what you thought Check your Schoology Future Center page weekly for scholarship updates Full Ride scholarships vs smaller rewards
Testing - Should I submit my test scores? - Admissions - Financial Aid FairTest - http://www.fairtest.org/university/optional ACT - http://www.actstudent.org SAT - https://sat.collegeboard.org/scores Khan Academy - http://www.khanacademy.org For addition information and news on standardized testing: Compass Education Group's Blog - https://www.compassprep.com/blog/ - - - - -
Additional Resources College Bootcamp Videos How-to videos on anything you need to know College Planning Guide more in depth info on financial aid, testing, school fit, applications Denver Scholarship Foundation Life After East- promo video East Website - Counseling Tab Follow Instagram @denvereast_counseling
Upcoming Events - DPS College Fair-September 29th - South High School 5-7PM Colorado Free App Days- Oct 18-20 - East s event- Oct 18 - Common Black College App Support @ 1:30 Financial Aid Night- Oct 19 -SIGN UP - East s Library 2-6PM HBCU Panel-Oct 20 - tutorial East College Fair - November 9th - East High School 6-7PM - - - -
NCAA Eligibility Center: https://web3.ncaa.org/ecwr3/ NCAA Transcript Request - You must complete this form to have your East transcripts sent to the Eligibility Center Academic Information (for scholarships): https://www.ncaa.org/sports/2021/2/10/about-what-we-do- academics.aspx# Division 1: 2.3 GPA & Complete all high school NCAA courses Division 2: 2.0 PGA & Complete all high school NCAA courses Division 3: No scholarships offered, but 75% of athletes receive financial aid Recruiting: A lot goes into this process other than just grade checks, including behavioral and Social Media checks. Make sure to have a conversation with your coach or myself on how best to manage this process. Michael Tasker, AD - michael_tasker@dpsk12.net (RM. 152)
Future Center What Ms. Lisa Does At East
Financial Aid Raise.Me (East HS Personal Link: https://www.raise.me/join/3434948153) Micro Scholarships for being a student (participating in activities, working, hobbies, etc.) Types of Financial Aid Scholarships & Grants Work Study Loans (Subsidized vs. Unsubsidized; Federal vs. Private Loans) Out-of-Pocket (Cash, savings, etc.) FAFSA & CASFA You will either submit the FAFSA or CASFA. They both open on October 1 each year. Financial Aid Workshop on October 19, from 2:00 - 6:00 p.m. Register: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e44ada722a7f5c52-east What is Required to Complete the FAFSA or CASFA? Use the QR Codes posted on the following digital postcard to watch detailed instructions on completing the FAFSA or CASFA: Schedule an appointment with Ms. Lisa: https://calendly.com/dsfeastmslisa
