AllCollegeCareer.com--COLLEGE PLANNING 101

1. MY INTERESTS
Becoming aware of your personality traits and interests, your strengths and limitations, and how
these relate to specific careers and college majors. You will complete personality and interest
surveys, Student Information Profile, and a Resume.

2. CAREER SEARCH
Exploring in-depth those careers and/or majors which appear to best match your personality
traits, interests, strengths, and limitations, values, and skills. Identifying career options.

3. COLLEGE "Right Fit" SEARCH
Identifying and analyzing those colleges that appear to best "fit" your career and major options,
credentials, and expectations. You will use tools such as the College “right fit” Search to help
find colleges. Carefully planned visits to these “candidate” colleges are vital in identifying
colleges you will apply to.

4. COLLEGE APPLICATIONS (including essay and Test Prep)
Selecting the colleges you will apply to, then applying to each with confidence, focusing on
deadlines, test results, essays, and letters of recommendation. You will understand such
concepts as leveraging, admissions options, and evaluating offers. Prepare for interviews and
college visits, make extracurricular and volunteer activies work for you.

5. SCHOLARSHIPS / FINANCIAL AID
This step is vital when selecting your “right fit” college. You and your family can make college
more affordable by: A) searching for merit/talent scholarships, B) searching for private donor
and local scholarships, C) understanding the steps and related strategies for obtaining low-cost
education loans, need-based scholarships, grants, and other types of aid, D) learning how to
impact and evaluate scholarships and financial aid offered by colleges.

                                     COLLEGE AND CAREER PROCESS
                                         Freshmen       Sophomores         Juniors          Seniors

*My Interests                                 X                                 X                                   X                             X
*Career Interests                                                   X                                   X                             X
*College Search                                                                              X                            X
*College Applications,                                                                                                 X
Test Prep & Essays
*Scholarships / Financial Aid                                                                            X

The College Selection Process

YES, YOU CAN! That is the correct answer to your
question, “Will I be able to go to college?” If going to college is
important to you, there will be a way to do it, and there are many
resources available to help you learn how to prepare yourself for,
select, and gain admission to college. The college application
and selection process can be an interesting and fulfilling
process of self-discovery that will take you closer to your ultimate
goal: a meaningful and satisfying career.

College and Career Associates will:
* Examine your student’s capabilities with transcripts, Grade Point Average, and SAT/ACT scores
* Develop their college search criteria
* Research special admission requirements
* Find the colleges that truly fit your student

College Selections
* Provide you with the quality of information to accurately identify and select the "reach, ballpark,
and safey" colleges that meet your student’s needs

Admissions Strategy
* Develop and implement your admission strategy that will help your student stand out and be
accepted into excellent colleges
* Follow up with you and monitor your student’s progress

College Admissions
* Help your student apply to their colleges
* Answer all questions regarding college applications
* Review college applications
* Upon acceptance, help your student compare colleges to aid them in their final decision