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Career Planning Resources for Students: Future Ready Tools & College Exploration

Explore career options, college choices, and admission factors. Discover different college types and qualities. Research colleges, take college visits, and understand admission test strategies. Utilize online tools for SAT and ACT registrations.

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Career Planning Resources for Students: Future Ready Tools & College Exploration

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  1. Future Planning

  2. Tools for the Journey Ahead • Career Cruising • Ohio Means Jobs – explore careers of interest • Grade-level College Planning Calendars & Tons of Other College Resources • lhscounselors.weebly.com • Websites: • www.collegeboard.org • College-specific websites • studentaid.ed.gov

  3. Understand Different Types of Colleges • Public and Private Colleges • For-Profit Colleges • 4-year and 2-year colleges • Liberal Arts Colleges • Universities • Vocational-Technical and Career Colleges • Colleges with special focus • Arts, single-sex, religious, specialized mission

  4. Qualities that Make a School “a Good Fit” • Enrollment • Academic Environment • Academic Offerings • Cost/Availability of Financial Aid • Religion • Ethnicity • Coeducation or Single Sex • Student Body Characteristics • Student Life • Big Name School or Best Fit School • Activities (including Athletics) • Admission Difficulty • Location • Any other factors…

  5. Build a College List & Research • Review college profile on Career Cruising, CollegeBoard, or on the college’s website • Average SAT and/or ACT scores or mid-50% range of scores for acceptance • Average GPA of acceptance • Recommended number of courses for math, science, global language, fine arts, etc. • Acceptance rates • Courses & majors offered • Other unique programs/activities for students

  6. College Visits • Visiting is the best way to learn about colleges • If you can, go when the college is in session • Plan trips during long weekends, vacations, LHS Spring Break • Set up the appt. 2-3 weeks in advance, through the phone or website • College Visit Form is in the counseling Office • Standard Visit = Tour and Presentation • Virtual Tours available on some college websites and CollegeWeekLive • Experience as much as possible (meetings with coaches, department chairs, professors, see the town, etc.)

  7. Students should consider their applicant profile: • Grades in college preparatory courses (93.9%) • Strength of curriculum (90.2%) • Admission test scores/ACT & SAT (87.4%) • Overall GPA (87.3%) • Essay (57.8%) Percentages are the results of the annual NACAC Admissions Trends Survey, which denotes the most important factors in admissions decisions.

  8. SAT and ACT • All initial testing should be done by the end of Junior year, which leaves fall of senior year to test again if desired. • LHS Juniors take ACT at school in April 2017 • Pay special attention to whether or not colleges require the “writing” portion of the ACT. We strongly recommends taking the writing portion as some colleges require it! • Test-optional schools www.fairtest.org/optional.htm

  9. SAT and ACT • SUPER SCORING! New Super Score is = 31 • Why it can be good to take both tests more than once! • Policies vary by college as not all schools super score. • Old SAT with Old SAT/New SAT with New SAT ONLY

  10. Registration • Register for tests online & record the username and password as that will be how you access your scores and send them later on! • Students must upload a photo of themselves with their online registration. Student must be the only person in the picture with a plain colored background. • You can choose 4 schools to receive your scores for free when you register for the test.

  11. Website

  12. Career Cruising www.careercruising.com • Username : LANC-Lunch # • Password: 8 digit birthday

  13. Breakout Sessions • NCAA – 170 • Career Tech – 151 (Little Theater) • AP Information – Auditorium

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