Class of 2026 CN 2

CN2 for Class of 2026: Reviewing/Building/Understanding

Crosby Requirements & Potential

Colleges, Majors, and Costs

2 for Class of 2026: /Understanding Crosby Requirements Colleges Majors and Costs

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Crosby Contacts

Some of Your Best Friends

Senior Roadmap Advising Calendar Conference Note Meeting Outlines Crosby's website Student Portal and Advisor Emails

Getting Started with Conference Note 2

Remind me again why start in Spring of junior year rather than beginning of senior year?

Academic profile - GPA, courses, grades, rank

First generation status - Services

Community Service form

Campus visits - College Fair/Visit Form

Schedule additional testing if needed

Meeting Outline on advising calendar Deadline of May 1

Match vs. Fit

You may be a good MATCH for a school based on your academic profile.

GPA test scores

majors/programs

You are a good FIT for a school that also aligns with your preferences and other criteria. rural or urban setting small campus or big university warm weather or cold climate far away or near family

Target List of Colleges

College is a Match to be Made, Not a Prize to be Won

How many schools should be on your target list of colleges? Why is this college on my target list?

Each college is unique: size, location, selectivity, resources, courses/majors, extracurricular programs

Don't... Do...

Forget to review the college's profile of accepted students

Rule out schools you have never heard of, these might be the best fit!

Choose a college because of its' name or reputation

Add schools that you are not interested in attending

Begin creating your target school list NOW

Check out the graduation rate of the school

Ask your parents, counselors, teachers, bosses, coaches, religious leaders about their experience in college

Describe your "perfect" college and find colleges that match this description

Visit the campuses and talk to current students

Target List of Colleges

College is a Match to be Made, Not a Prize to be Won

Balance - likely, target, reach

Do College Costs and Target Lists Go Together?

Affordability

Should expensive schools be excluded from list? Parent discussion is encouraged to help scholars form a realistic picture of which schools are within a range of affordability.

What is Cost of Attendance (COA)? What is Net Price?

Know your Cost of Attendance and estimated Net Price at each Target School: Use a Net Price Calculator to compare prices (Big Future by CollegeBoard)

Start your Scholarship searches now! Take time to read the Financial Aid Section website of each Target school to learn more about types of Financial Aid offered. Where to start?

Look on Crosby’s Scholarships + Financial Aid Webpage for our Outside Scholarships database

Are SAT and ACT Scores Important?

YES! Certain colleges/universities, scholarship programs, and honors college programs may consider test scores as a part of their decision making criteria for admission. IF the school is test optional, test scores are not a factor in admission process. However, there are exceptions to this p students should be familiar with each college’s requiremen

Check college website for requirement and average sco acceptance

Use any scores you have to customize test prep at ACT

Collegeboard.org or Khan Academy®

Register for March 18 ACT overview webinar

Determine senior testing timeline, as applicable

College Decision Plans and Timelines

Early Decision I & II (ED)

Restrictive Early Action (REA)

Early Action (EA)

Rolling Admission

Decisions are made soon after applications are received and released on a "rolling basis" and not all at once Applications are accepted until all spots are filled Can apply to as many schools as you like, even if applied ED, EA, or REA to other schools

Regular Decision

Applications are evaluated usually between January 1 and February 1

Generally, the final decision for admissions is April 1 Non-binding, compared to a larger pool of applicants

College Application Types

Common Application

Coalition Application

Common Black College Application

CFNC

College website

Crosby Scholar's Guide to College Application Types

Potential Majors/Areas of Interests

Consider your priorities, interests, and strengths

Talk to people in jobs that are appealing

Take an interest inventory

Letters of Recommendation/Activities Resume

No need to submit letters if not required

Ask the right people!

Identify teachers, coaches, administrators to write letters

Confirm plan to ask identified people to write letters

If you haven't asked before school ended, ask when school year begins

Request the recommendation early

Guide to Letters of Recommendation

Activity Resumes are required for many Crosby Scholarship applications, so please encourage students to start building their resumes and keeping track of their leadership activities, clubs, service and work commitments now. They’ll need it later!