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Lindsey Wagner Admission Representative Saint Louis University Notre Dame de Sion

Lindsey Wagner Admission Representative Saint Louis University Notre Dame de Sion January 26, 2011. Find the Perfect College. What are you looking for? What’s important to you? Don’t limit your possibilities! Visiting campus Applying for admission Paying for school

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Lindsey Wagner Admission Representative Saint Louis University Notre Dame de Sion

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  1. Lindsey Wagner Admission Representative Saint Louis University Notre Dame de Sion January 26, 2011

  2. Find the Perfect College • What are you looking for? What’s important to you? • Don’t limit your possibilities! • Visiting campus • Applying for admission • Paying for school • The importance of deadlines

  3. Rankings • U.S. News & World Report • The Princeton Review • Barron’s Best Buys in College Education

  4. Questions to Ask • Student-to-Faculty Ratio? • Average Class Size? • Teachers? Professors or TA’s

  5. STUDY ABROAD • Gold Coast, Australia • Vienna, Austria • Brussels, Belgium • Santiago, Chile • Beijing, China • Quito, Ecuador • San Salvador, El Salvador • London, England • Angers, France • Poitiers, France • Heidelberg, Germany • Galway, Ireland • Rome, Italy • Puebla, Mexico • Vaxjo, Sweden • Geneva, Switzerland • Leiden, The Netherlands

  6. What are colleges considering? • High school curriculum • High school grades • ACT and SAT scores • Essays • Activities — leadership and service • Letters of Recommendation • Interviews

  7. High School Curriculum • State of Missouri Core Requirements: • English - 4 units • Math - 4 units • Social Studies - 3 units • Natural Science - 3 units • Foreign Language - 2 units (SLU - 3 units) • Fine Arts - 1 unit Colleges have different required and recommended courses - be sure to check!

  8. ACT & SAT • Most schools require a standardized test for admission and/or scholarship consideration • When should you take it? • How many times should you take it? • Which one should you take? • How do you prepare?

  9. College Essay • What’s the point? • What should you write about? • Proofreading and the dangers of spell check • What are colleges looking for? • How long should it be? • The good, the bad and the ugly

  10. Resume • How long should they be? • Format • What should they include (or not include)? • DETAILS! DETAILS! DETAILS! • SADD, Key Club, FBLA and other mysteries • Timing is everything

  11. Getting Involved

  12. Letters of Recommendation • How many is too many? • Who should write them? • What do colleges look for when we read them?

  13. Interviews • First impressions are important • What will they ask me? How can I prepare? • Do you ‘like’?

  14. Paying for College • Develop a plan • What are the costs? • What resources do you have? • Parents • Savings • Summer earnings • Financial aid and scholarships • Other sources? • Apply for Aid: www.fafsa.ed.gov • Grants, loans and self-help

  15. Scholarships & Financial Aid • FinAid on the Web: www.finaid.org • College Board: www.collegeboard.com • Fastweb: www.fastweb.com • Wired Scholar: www.wiredscholar.com • Scholarship Resource Network Express: www.srnexpress.com • GoCollege: The Collegiate Websource: www.gocollege.com

  16. 5 Things to Remember • It’s okay if you don’t know what you want to do or be ‘when you grow up’. • Ask questions - There really is no such thing as a stupid question! • Your high school counselor is your friend. • Advice on classes you should take • Advice on how to apply to college • Don’t eliminate a college because of the sticker price. • It’s up to you!!

  17. Contact Me Lindsey Wagner 314.977.8190 (Direct Line) wagnerls@slu.edu BEABILLIKEN.COM

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