CN2 for Class of 2025

CN2 for Class of 2025:

Reviewing/Building/Understanding

Crosby Requirements & Potential Colleges, Majors, and Costs

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Crosby Contacts

Cindy Zimmerman

Student-Selected Advising Coordinator

czimmerman@crosbyscholars.org

Mary Allen Conforti

Jr/Sr Program Coordinator

maconforti@crosbyscholars.org

CROSBY SCHOLARS OFFICE

www.crosbyscholars.org

(336) 725-5371

Ashly Wilson

Assistant Director of Financial Aid and Advising

awilson@crosbyscholars.org

(336) 725-1321 (fax)

advising@crosbyscholars.org

seniorprogram@crosbyscholars.org

Some of Your Best Friends

Senior Roadmap

Advising Calendar

Conference Note Meeting Outlines

Crosby's website Advisor Portals and 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 - Guides and Services

Community Service form

Campus visits - College Fair/Visit Form

Schedule additional testing if needed

Meeting outline in advisor portal and advising

calendar Deadline of May 31

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

Resources

CN 2 Meeting Outline

Monthly Newsletters

College Website

Weekly emails

Recorded Senior Academies

awilson@crosbyscholars.org

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)?

Know your Cost of Attendance 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.

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 Crosby Academies

Determine senior testing timeline, as applicable

College Decision Plans and Timelines

Early Decision I & II (ED)

Early Admission

Regular Admission

Rolling Admission ?

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 Resume - Crosby Student Portal

maconforti@crosbyscholars.org

Mary Allen Conforti Jr/Sr Program Coordinator

Senior Academy Requirement

Each Senior must complete ONE academy credit between June and December 1, 2024 Seniors are encouraged to attend more but only one is required

Summer Senior Academies (registration will open to students in May)

Making the Most of Your College Visit

Building Your Target List College Admissions Process FAQ

Common App 101

Book Club

Essay Writing 101

Essay Writing 201

1:1 Essay Coaching Session

Senior Academy Requirement (cont.)

Fall Senior Academies (registration will open to students in May)

Your Digital Footprint Matters

Communication Etiquette

Essay Review Service

"Crosby on Campus" Student Panel

How to Complete the FAFSA

Residency Determination & FAFSA Help Lab

College Funding 101

Researching Scholarships & Funding Resources

Adulting 101

Senior Academy Requirement (cont.)

Ongoing Senior Academies (registration will open to students in May)

Take the ASVAB

Mock Interviews

Financial Basics for High School (via CFNC)

Partner Events for Senior Academy credit

Questbridge CFNC webinars (select)

...and more!

Summer Outline Summer To-Do List

Make college visits

Complete community service hours

Create application accounts

Submit Residency Determination Service (RDS)

Research scholarships

Update activities resume

Write essay drafts

Attend senior academies