getting on course for college creating your college f.i.t. guide
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Getting on Course for College Creating your College F.I.T. Guide. Session Overview. What is a College F.I.T. Guide Purpose of the College F.I.T. Guide Before you begin creating your College F.I.T. Guide Creating your College F.I.T. Guide Putting your College F.I.T. Guide to work. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Getting on Course for College
Creating your College F.I.T. Guide
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Session Overview
What is a College F.I.T. Guide
Purpose of the College F.I.T. Guide
Before you begin creating your College F.I.T. Guide
Creating your College F.I.T. Guide
Putting your College F.I.T. Guide to work
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What is a College F.I.T. Guide?
F.I.T. stands for Framing Information Together. A College F.I.T. Guide is a working document that you
will create in order to help you navigate through your college search process.
Your College F.I.T. Guide will consist of information about your prospective college, ideal college, what you are looking for in a college, what you will need in order to be successful, and what you will take advantage of in college.
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Purpose of the College F.I.T. Guide
Your College F.I.T. Guide is all about YOU and your unique interests. You can take your College F.I.T. Guide with you when visiting college campuses and use it to make a decision about which college to apply to or attend.
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Because your College F.I.T. Guide is all about YOU and your unique interests and goals, your F.I.T. Guide may look drastically different from your neighbor’s
There are NO wrong answers Keep an open mind
Before you create your College F.I.T. Guide
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About MY College I want to attend a:
Community College Technical College 4-year College/University
Location: Close to home About 2-4 hours away from home About 5-8 hours away from home I’ll need to take a plane!
Creating your College F.I.T. Guide
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Size: Small (under 3,000) Medium (3,000 - 10,000) Large (above 10,000)
Environment Rural Suburban Urban
My Major I know my major and it is ___________ I have many interests and I want to be able to explore all of them I am undecided
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Family/Friend Connections My parents attended this college My sibling(s) attend(ed) this college A relative/friend attended this college I will be the first person to attend this college
Other important factors to consider Religious Affiliations Diversity Greek Life Things to take advantage of beyond the college campus
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What I need to do in order to be SUCCESSFUL
1.)2.)3.)4.)5.)6.)7.)8.)9.)10.)
Creating your College F.I.T. Guide
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Creating your College F.I.T. Guide What I would like to do in College
Co-Curricular activities (interests related to your major) Extracurricular activities Community Service Cultural Organizations Social Organizations Religious Organizations Athletics, Intramural Sports, Club Sports Greek Life Study Abroad Research Internships
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Sample College F.I.T. Guides: Ashley Freiberger
About MY College
I want to attend a: 4-year College/University
Location: About 5-8 hours away from home
Size: Medium (3,000 - 10,000)
Environment Suburban
My Major I know my major and it is Journalism
Family/Friend Connections I will be the first person to attend this college
Other important factors to consider Religious Affiliations Active Community Community surrounding the campus
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1.) Internships related to my major
2.) Study Abroad
3.) Campus involvement
4.) Networking with Alums and Faculty
5.) Professor accessibility
6.) Vibrant campus
What I would like to do in College Join the school newspaper Continue my work as a volunteer Get involved with campus ministries
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Sample College F.I.T. Guides: Phebe Robinson
About MY College
I want to attend a: 4-year College/University
Location: I’ll need to take a plane
Size: Small (under 3,000)
Environment Rural
My Major I know my major and it is Music
Family/Friend Connections I will be the first person to attend this college
Other important factors to consider Religious Affiliations Active Community Diversity
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What I need to do in order to be SUCCESSFUL1.) Internships related to my major
2.) Performance opportunities on/off campus
3.) Professor accessibility
4.) Academic flexibility to have more than one major
5.) Vibrant campus
6.) Participate in research in any capacity
7.) Tutoring
8.) Information on study skills/time management
What I would like to do in College Join a vocal performance group Join a cultural group Intramural sport-bad mitten Spring break-Habitat for Humanity or related work Community Service Women’s organization
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Putting your College F.I.T. Guide to work
You’ve now had an opportunity to create your own College F.I.T. Guide, lets put it to work during the College Fair. Good luck and remember finding the right college for you is all about F.I.T.
I hope that today you’ve learned what it means to find your F.I.T. for college. I encourage you to check out college brochures, and websites, meet with admissions professionals, attend
information sessions, and visit campuses. Always remember this
process is about YOU and F.I.T.