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Cypress Ranch Robotics TeamCy-Ranch Cy-Borgs FIRST FRC 3335
Cypress Ranch Robotics Team 3335
Cypress Ranch Robotics TeamCy-Ranch Cy-Borgs FIRST FRC 3335
Parent College TalkNov 9, 2013
• My Experience• GPA & Ranking; Selecting Classes &
Timing• Record Keeping• Resumes & Testing• College Websites & Visiting w/colleges• Happy Index & So Tell Me• Budget talk & Internships• Financial Aid
Cypress Ranch Robotics TeamCy-Ranch Cy-Borgs FIRST FRC 3335
College Talk Agenda
My Experience
Cypress Ranch Robotics TeamCy-Ranch Cy-Borgs FIRST FRC 3335
• My experience is with CFISD.• Schools our family has checked out: UT
Austin, UT Dallas, Texas A&M, Baylor, SMU, Sam Houston, TCU, Rice, Kettering, WPI, MIT, Olin, Carnegie Mellon, Georgia Tech, Colorado School of Mines, Oklahoma, Texas Tech, LeTourneau, Embry Riddle, Washington Univ. St Louis
• Check websites – start in 9th grade!
GPA & Ranking
• CFISD uses a 6 pt. weighted scale.– Counseling & Guidance– p13 of PDF
Cypress Ranch Robotics TeamCy-Ranch Cy-Borgs FIRST FRC 3335
Selecting classes & timing
• AP, K level, on level• You are applying to colleges starting Aug 1st • Your class rank needs to be high by the end
of Junior year.• Summer school classes are almost all on
level• Take what makes sense for your student
just understand the consequences.
Cypress Ranch Robotics TeamCy-Ranch Cy-Borgs FIRST FRC 3335
Record Keeping 1• Awards• Leadership• Recognitions• Certifications
Cypress Ranch Robotics TeamCy-Ranch Cy-Borgs FIRST FRC 3335
Record Keeping 2• Community service
Cypress Ranch Robotics TeamCy-Ranch Cy-Borgs FIRST FRC 3335
Record Keeping 3• Practice/work• Clubs & organizations• Grades & classes
Cypress Ranch Robotics TeamCy-Ranch Cy-Borgs FIRST FRC 3335
Resumes & Testing 1
• Resume starts the end of 8th grade• Expanded resume – primarily for your
own use• Shorter specific resume for jobs,
schools & scholarships.• Keep resume up to date
Cypress Ranch Robotics TeamCy-Ranch Cy-Borgs FIRST FRC 3335
Resumes & Testing 2
• TESTS• PSAT/NMSQT PSAT / NMSQT– Scholarship money
• SAT, ACT• SAT Subject tests• School tests
Cypress Ranch Robotics TeamCy-Ranch Cy-Borgs FIRST FRC 3335
College Websites & Visiting w/colleges 1
• Start 9th grade• Get your name on their radar• There & here in Houston• Motivates the kids & puts ownership
for getting ready in their court.• Helps them make decisions and start
looking more seriously at interests.
Cypress Ranch Robotics TeamCy-Ranch Cy-Borgs FIRST FRC 3335
College Websites & Visiting w/colleges 2
• Check out the school profiles of admitted students
• Just like you checked things out 1-3 years ahead for high school look at the colleges
• Dream, probable & safety schools• Check scholarship requirements
Cypress Ranch Robotics TeamCy-Ranch Cy-Borgs FIRST FRC 3335
Happy Index & So Tell Me• We talked about this to our girls but
friend, Kevin Sprague, put it in a weighted spreadsheet with his girls & it worked very well for Johnathan.
• Visiting with schools helps the kids figure out what is important to them & belongs on the index
• So Tell Me is a document to give with the resume to help someone write a recommendation.
Cypress Ranch Robotics TeamCy-Ranch Cy-Borgs FIRST FRC 3335
Budget talk & Internships 1
Cypress Ranch Robotics TeamCy-Ranch Cy-Borgs FIRST FRC 3335
• Talk about their future budget to help them think seriously about their major.
Budget talk & Internships 2
Cypress Ranch Robotics TeamCy-Ranch Cy-Borgs FIRST FRC 3335
• To keep them focused on being a student
• To keep them from going crazy with extra bills & loans
• Internships vs. summer jobs
Financial Aid
Cypress Ranch Robotics TeamCy-Ranch Cy-Borgs FIRST FRC 3335
• FAFSA • CSS• Deadlines for financial aid• Scholarships• Work /study• Watch out who you are
talking to
Interviews
Cypress Ranch Robotics TeamCy-Ranch Cy-Borgs FIRST FRC 3335
• Odd questions sometimes• Being prepared ahead of time• Think about who you are & what you
like to do & what your goals are is part of getting ready.
• They have your resume, transcript & test scores.
More info to add in rev 6
Cypress Ranch Robotics TeamCy-Ranch Cy-Borgs FIRST FRC 3335
You should make every possible school meeting. Things / rules change every
year.
Cypress Ranch Robotics TeamCy-Ranch Cy-Borgs FIRST FRC 3335