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It’s A Digital World:
College Admissions
2019
Your Local Resource:
NHHEAF
New Hampshire Higher Education
Assistance Foundation
www.nhheaf.org Planning and paying for college
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Online & Mobile Resources for College Selection
Careers, Salaries, & Education
Websites
Career One Stop
www.careeronestop.org
Occupational Outlook Handbook
www.bls.gov/ooh/
MAPP Career Test (22 min quiz)
https://www.assessment.com/
Keirsey Temperment Sorter
http://www.keirsey.com/sorter/registe
r.aspx
List of Majors and Related Careers
http://whatcanidowiththismajor.com/
major/majors/
Mobile Apps
PathSource Career
Career One Stop
MB Personality Type
College Search
Pe te rsons College Express
www.pe te rsons.c om www.collegexpress.com
College Insight
Big Future
www.college-insight.org
https://bigfuture .c olle ge boa rd.org/ College Confidential
Na tiona l Ce nte r for Educ a tiona l Sta tistic s www.collegeconfidential.com
https://nc e s.e d.gov/c olle ge na viga tor/ College Simply
Colle ge Mouse www.collegesimply.com
Unigo
www.c olle ge mouse .com
www.unigo.com
Ca ppe x
www.c a ppe x.c om
Nic he - Colle ge Se a rc h
www.nic he .com/c olle ge s
Na via nc e - Sc hool Spe c ific link
www.na via nc e .com
SCOIR- Sc hool Spe c ific Link
www.sc oir.c om
Mobile Apps:
College Hunch
The College Fair
SCOIR
College Search Guide
Niche
College Campus & Virtual Tours
Websites
Campus Tours
www.campustours.com
You Visit
www.youvisit.com
eCampus Tours
www.ecampustours.com
Get Schooled
https://getschooled.com/dashboard
Mobile Apps
Welcome to College
College Visits
College Specific
Social Media AppsCollege Specific Sites
Online & Mobile Resources for College Applications
Applying to College
Common Application- now open for ‘19-20
www.commonapp.org
● Mobile app available
Coalition Application
www.coalitionforcollegeaccess.org/
Universal College Application
www.universalcollegeapp.com
School Specific Applications
College Counseling Tips!
● Check school website first, example
PSU is free at
www.plymouth.edu/apply-to-psu/ and
$50 on Common App
● Check email! Fee waivers for
visits/preferential student applications!College Application Organization
Naviance - Online & Mobile App
SCOIR- Online & Mobile App
Campus Explorer
http://www.campusexplorer.com/
College Organization Tips
www.unigo.com
Tips to Stay Organized (Charts)
http://www.collegedata.com/cs/content/c
ontent_getinarticle_tmpl.jhtml?articleId=1
0053
Mobile Apps:
Schoold
Naviance
Evernote
All College Application EssaysStandardized Testing
Websites- Free
College Board- SAT
www.collegeboard.org
ACT Student
www.actstudent.org
Kahn Academy- SAT Prep
www.khanacademy.org/sat
Prep Factory
https://www.prepfactory.com
Many others available with fees
(Kaplan, Princeton Review)
Mobile Apps
SAT Prep by Ready4
College Board SAT Prep
ACT Academy
Test Prep Books still exist! SATUp
- College Board
- Kallis’
- Barron’s
- Princeton ReviewList of test-optiona l colle ge s
Fairtest
www.fairtest.orgNCAA Undergraduate Athletics eligibilitycenter.org Division I and II Register by the end of Junior Year Cost is $90
Local Resources
Dual Admission
http://www.dualnh.com/
New Hampshire Transfer
https://www.nhtransfer.org/
eStart
http://www.ccsnh.edu/academics/estart
allows you to enroll at one of the seven
NH Community Colleges and be admitted
into the University System of NH at the same
timeResources for Financial Aid & Scholarships
Net Price Calculators Important Tip: Read Disclaimer for details of what is included
Tuition Break
Exa mple Progra ms for NH:
Tuition Break
www.nebhe.orgLocal Scholarships
New Hampshire Charitable Foundation
www.nhcf.org
Unitil Scholarship
http://unitil.com/our-community
Red Sox Service Scholarship
www.redsoxfoundation.org/nescholarship
Check Out Local:
Rotary Clubs
Lions Clubs
Boys & Girls Clubs
YMCA
Check Naviance- Scholarship List
School Counseling Tips!
● Start local first (Big Fish/Small Pond)
● Don’t Pay $$ to Get $$National Scholarship Searches
Websites & Mobile Apps
Raise Me
https://www.raise.me/
Fastweb
www.fastweb.com
Scholarships
www.scholarships.com
Cappex
www.cappex.com/scholarships/
Unigo
www.unigo.com/scholarships
College Express
www.collegeexpress.com
iFind Scholarships
http://www.ifindscholarships.com/Social Media
&
College AdmissionsSocial Media Statistics
88% of 18- to 29-year-olds indicate that they use any form of social media
http://www.pewinternet.org/2018/03/01/social-media-use-in-2018/
http://higheredexperts.com/edu/2018/07/25/2018-social-media-usage-data-from-3-sources-in-6-charts-daily-
use-college-search-hesm/De monstra te d Inte re st Demonstrated Interest - degree to which students show a college that you are sincerely interested in coming to their school. Ways to show Demonstrated Interest ● J oin Sc hool’s e ma il list ● Comple te Conta c t Ca rd ● Follow soc ia l me dia a c c ounts ● Fill out “Le a rn More ” Forms on we bsite s (typic a lly popups) ● Me e t with Colle ge Re ps (Colle ge Fa irs/Sc hool Visits) ● Online Cha ts (e x. Be rke le y Colle ge Online Cha t) ● We bina rs (e x. Online We bina r Cha mpla in Colle ge ) ● Atte nd Ope n House (in pe rson or virtua l) www.c olle ge we e klive .c om ● Inte rvie w (if possible ) ● Conta c t a Profe ssor
Use It To Your Adva nta ge . Top Social Media Platforms: ● Sna pCha t- sha re s “storie s” &Photos ● Insta gra m- sha re s pic ture s ● YouTube - sha re s vide os ● Fa c e book- sha re s pic ture s, vide os, me sse nge r ● Linke din - Profe ssiona l Re sume /Profile College Specific Platforms: ● Ze e Me - Ge t Se e n. Ge t Conne c te d. ● Slide room- Art Portfolios
Linkedin Data LinkedIn operates the world’s largest professional network with more than 610 million members in over 200 countries and territories.
It’s a Social Media World…
Don’t write
anything on Twitter
that you don’t want
college admissions
officers to read.
Because they may
well read your
Tweets.
They Loved Your G.P.A. Then They Saw Your Tweets.It’s a Social Media World…
2.2 billion
people log in
to the platform
every month
https://blog.hootsuite.com/facebook-statistics/It’s a Social Media World… Under-25-year-olds use Instagram 32 minutes a day 95 million posts per day https://blog.hootsuite.com/instagram-statistics/
It’s a Social Media World…
300 million+ monthly users
188 million daily active users
3 billion snapchats created everyday
https://www.omnicoreagency.com/snapchat-statistics/
https://variety.com/2018/digital/news/snap-posts-q2-revenue-beat-but-daily-users-down-for-first-time-1202898312/Social Media in College Admissions
Surveys suggest changing attitudes about the
appropriateness of looking at an applicant’s
social media accounts.
● 68% of college officials surveyed said social media accounts are
“fair game”
● 29% check accounts (down from 35%, 40% previously)
● “Employers do it all the time. Colleges can do it as well.”
Number of Times in Last Two Years Decisions Have been Revoked or
Applications Denied Over Social Media Posts
https://www.insidehighered.com/admissions/article/2018/04/23/new-
data-how-college-admissions-officers-view-social-media-applicantsUse Social Media Successfully ✓ Cre a te a positive ima ge ✓ Sha re inte re sts, pa ssions, “online re sume ” ✓ Google Yourse lf ✓ Ne twork with profe ssors a nd stude nts ✓ Che c k Priva c y Se ttings ✓ Inte ra c t with groups tha t ha ve simila r inte re sts ✓ Ask Yourse lf: Is your online pre se nc e c le a n a nd polishe d, or c ontrove rsia l a nd que stiona ble ? ✓ Sha re inte re sting a nd re le va nt a rtic le s, uploa d your music a nd a rtwork, a nd sha re photos or vide os from your sporting e ve nts or pe rforma nc e s.
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