Welcome! Class of 2010!

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3600 Colleges and even more technical colleges! You have taken the tests. You have

completed ¾ of your HS career. The harder your courses, the better

your grades, the higher your test scores, the more involved you have been the more OPTIONS you will have.

If you have not done well in high school there are still MANY ways for you to get a good education and a fulfilling career.

Are you looking for the “best” college?

Let’s see what some national consultants have to stay about finding the best fit!

Peter Van Burskirk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIugnI-TQmo

Are you thinking about college in CO?

www.collegeincolorado.org

Do you have an account?

Have you applied for COF CO Opportunity fund?

 Explore careers

FREE Test Prep

College Fairs

College Visits

Visits to BMHS from College reps

National college search?

Great websites for national college search www.princetonreview.com

www.collegeboard.com

Tests/ Plan for College/ Find A College/Apply to College/ Pay for College

My profile: ACT 25, GPA 3.8, Top 10%

Compare, Am I on track? How do I stack up?

Looking for your dream school?

Find one or two schools that you are sure you can be admitted to-your "foundation" schools-and that you would be very happy to attend!

Foundation schools are "insurance

Look for schools that meet your basic criteria, and where you easily fit the academic profile of students who attend that school.

A school that will challenge you academically with majors that interest you.

selectivity does not equal quality.

What is that college really like?

Visit these websites

unigo.com or collegeconfidential.com and collegeprowler.com

http://collegeprowler.com/university-of-san-diego/

http://collegeprowler.com/university-of-colorado/

APPLY to Colorado Colleges

All applications are done online!

Be sure you complete all parts of the application

Colleges in CO use collegeincolorado.org

Instate tuition classification and COF

CU http://www.colorado.edu/prospective/freshman

CSU http://admissions.colostate.edu/FutureFreshmen or common application

APPLY to out of state colleges Almost 400 college use the Common Application

http://www.commonapp.org

Application

Supplements

School Forms (Counselor) Talk to us then invite us online

Teacher recommendation Ask the teacher then invite online

Payment

Test scores sent from ACT.com or www.collegeboard.com

APPLY to California state colleges

Have you taken the A-G courses?

CSUMentor for Cal State colleges. Early deadlines!

How to Apply to University of California Colleges November 1 deadline

http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/apply_to_uc.html

Work with your counselor on these applications! They are tricky!

APPLYing is your responsibility

application submitted on time ?

Fees?

Letters of recommendations if needed ?

test scores sent?

BMHS and CMC transcripts sent?

Supplements?

Questions?

This is the beginning of a journey.

Keep your options open!

Keep your counselor in the loop!

We are here to help YOU!