Supporting Your Child s Future

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Supporting Your Child’s

Future

Senior Parent Meeting September 30, 2015 Lizzette Roman, Counselor

Chris Arrington, Counselor

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Agenda

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Application Process

• Selecting a college

• College Applications

• Test Scores

• Financing College

• Parent’s Assistance with Application Process

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Education Foundation- Scholarship

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Agenda Continued

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State Schools and Private Colleges in

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College Selection Criteria

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Select colleges based on major first

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Other considerations for college

selection include:

• Geographic location

• Size of the college

• Quality of the academic environment

• Competence of the football team

• Data about Financial Aid offered annually

• Activities and clubs available

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College Applications

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Usually 8-10 pages

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Usually Online

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Demographic information

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Course information

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Activities

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Personal Essay/Letter of Recommendation

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Residency

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Financing College

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This is a course on it’s own

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Will discuss at next meeting

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Will meet on November 12

th

at 6 pm in

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How You Can Help

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Keep Communication Open

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Listen to what they want-about college

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Help them to be realistic and boost

confidence

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Take them to visit colleges

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Remind them about tests and

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How You Can Help, cont.

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Be prompt with any pieces you have to

complete

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Remind them they still have to get good

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Intro to State System

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Information about State Universities,

State Colleges

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Information about Private Colleges in

Florida

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State Colleges

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Formerly Community Colleges – 28 in

the state

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Entrance requirements are high school

diploma or GED

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Will remediate skills

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Entrance Profile of

Universities in Florida

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Average grade point average: 3.6 to 4.7

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Average SAT score: 1050 to 1250

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Average ACT score: 21 to 25

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Most require admission essay

(SAT/ACT writing)

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Community Service is looked upon

favorably

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Universities of Florida

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FAMU – A & M – historically Black university - Tallahassee

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FAU – Atlantic – Marine Biology – Boca Raton

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FGCU – Gulf Coast – fairly new – Ft. Myers

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FIU – International – Miami

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FSU – State – first state Teaching College – Tallahassee

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New College – ungraded – Sarasota

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UCF – Central – closest to us – formerly FTU – Orlando

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UF – Florida - oldest in state

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UNF – North – good music and psychology programs – Jax.

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USF – South – gaining rep. for drama – Tampa

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USF SP – St. Petersburg – branch of USF

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University Sizes

Large Universities Total Enrollment Undergraduate

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Getting In-Test Scores and GPA

University Mid Range GPA Mid Range SAT Mid Range ACT

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Getting Money

University % receiving

need –based aid

% receiving scholarships

Financial aid deadline

FAMU 50% 92% March 1

FAU 54% 73% Rolling March 1

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Major Expenses

University Tuition/Fees for

30 hrs.

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Majors/ Retention-Graduation Rates

University Majors – top 3 for undergrads Retention – % returning as soph. Graduation – % Complete BA within 6 yrs.

FAMU Pharmacy; Bus. Adm; Criminal Justice

81 40

FAU Elem Ed;Bio.;Psy. 78 41

FGCU Mgmt; Bio; Comm. 76 45

FIU Lib Arts; Bus.;Engr 82 49

FSU Bus; Bio; Political Science

93 75

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Talented Twenty & Bright Futures

Talented 20

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Top 20% in Class

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Guaranteed admission into a state university

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May be able to pick from three, not three of your choice

Bright Futures

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3.0 GPA or better as determined by BF formula

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Must make cut score on ACT or SAT

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Community service needed for All BF award programs

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Award is set amount per semester or quarter hour

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College Location Enrollment Total Cost of Attendance

Barry University Miami Shores 2,957 $40,050 Eckerd College St. Petersburg 1,815 $45,772

Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach 4,597 $40,302 Flagler College St. Augustine 2,554 $23,690 FL Institute of

Technology

Melbourne 2,603 $46,340

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College Location Enrollment Total Cost of Attendance

Nova SE Univ. Fort Lauderdale 5,996 $32,892

Palm Beach Atlantic Univ.

West Palm Beach 3,663 $33,500

Ringling College of Art & Design

Sarasota 1,400 $49,580

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College App Deadline Mid Range GPA Mid Range ACT Mid Range SAT % of Admit

Barry University Rolling 3.03 20 920 59% Eckerd College Rolling 3.2-3.6 22-27 1015-1225 69% Embry-Riddle Rolling 3.4-3.7 25-29 1100-1200 70% Flagler College ED:11/1

RD: 3/1 3.0-3.8 22-26 1050-1180 40%

FL Institute of Technology

Rolling 3.2-3.8 23-28 1040-1280 57%

Florida Southern ED: 12/1

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College App Dead-line Mid Range GPA Mid Range ACT Mid Range SAT % of Admit

Nova SE Univ rolling 3.67 23 1049 57% Palm Beach

Atlantic Univ

Rolling 3.5 23 1050 83%

Ringling College Jan 15 2.95 N/A N/A 74% Rollins College ED: 11/15 &

1/15 RD: 2/15

3.2-4.1 24-29 1130-1300 55%

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 What kind of aid is available?

 The state provides a dollar amount for each Bright Futures level to be applied to private institutions.

 Each student also receives the Florida Resident Access Grant (FRAG) that can be applied to their costs.

 Florida residency

 All full-time undergraduate students who meet the Florida residency requirements are eligible to receive the Florida Student Assistance Grant (FSAG). This grant is a need-based grant.

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 Pre-paid Savings

 Additionally, families can use their pre-paid college fund savings towards tuition at a private school.

 There are many other scholarship and grant opportunities unique to each PCUF institution.

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_{Barry University}

_{– Nursing, Management, Education}

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_{Eckerd College}

_{– Marine Sci., Environmental Studies,}

International Business

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_Embry-Riddle

_{–Aerospace Engineering, Aeronautical Science,}

Business (Aviation Focus)

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_{Flagler College}

_{–Business, Education, Communications}

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_{FL Institute of Technology –Mechanical/Aerospace}

Engineering, Marine Biology, Aeronautical Science with Flight

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_{Florida Southern –}

_{Business, Nursing, Biology/ Biochemistry}

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_{Jacksonville U.}

_{– Nursing, Biology, Business}

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_{Johnson & Wales}

_{– Culinary Arts, Sports Ent/Mgmt, Criminal}

Justice

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_{Nova SE Univ –}

_{Biology (Pre-Med), Business, Psychology}

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_{Palm Beach Atlantic}

_{– Business,Biology, Psychology}

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_{Ringling College}

_{– Animation, Graphic Design, Illustration}

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_{Rollins College}

_{– International Business, Psychology,}

Critical Media Studies

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_{St. Leo Univ}

_{. – Business, Education, Criminal Justice}

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_{St. Thomas Univ}

_{– Biology, Criminal Justice, Business}

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_{Stetson Univ}

_{– Psychology, Business, Pre-Med/Biology}

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_{Univ. of Miami}

_{– Pre-Med, Biology, Psychology}

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Proprietary Colleges

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For Profit Colleges

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Higher tuition costs

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Entrance - Open access

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Flexible scheduling/cater to older student

population. (people in their 30’s)

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Targeted majors, focus mainly on a career

path ie. Information Technology, Nursing

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Examples – DeVry, Univ of Pheonix, Kaiser;

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