Class Assignments for Monday, Oct. 15

1. We will review PSAT critical reading and writing sections as a warm up today and Tuesday.

2. Go to this site and watch the power point describing different types of colleges: https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/find-colleges/college-101/types-of-colleges-the-basics

3. All students will register for an account with College Board. Once you have signed up, go to "Make a Plan", then to "Find Colleges" and begin to research schools.  You will each compile a list of 6-8 schools of interest, including safety, target and reach schools (see descriptions below). As you find schools you like, pull them into the "My Colleges" tool at the bottom of the page. Consider location, your academics (testing scores and GPA), whether the schools are small, medium or large, as well as majors available, costs and other factors.

Reach - Target - Safety (from www.chooseyourfuture.org)

Aim to apply to five colleges and to complete five scholarship applications and the FAFSA by the end of January of your senior year.

Why five? When you apply to only one or two schools, you take a risk. You might be turned down, or you might close off your options too soon. The five schools you apply to should include reach, target, and safety schools.

Reach:
Your top choices, the most academically challenging schools on your list. You should include a couple of long shots, you might be pleasantly surprised.

Target:
Schools where you would be very happy and are likely to be admitted. These are your realistic choices.

Safety:
Schools where you are almost certain to be admitted and where you think you would be happy and get a good education.