College Now Greater Cleveland http://www.collegenowgc.org Wed, 16 May 2012 13:56:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Advisor Updates – Week of MAY 11, 2012 http://www.collegenowgc.org/advisor-weekly-updatesmeeting-notes/advisor-updates-week-of-may-11-2012/ http://www.collegenowgc.org/advisor-weekly-updatesmeeting-notes/advisor-updates-week-of-may-11-2012/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 13:49:58 +0000 admin http://www.collegenowgc.org/?p=1877 Good Afternoon,
• Please find attached a summary sheet of the CCC Completion initiatives related to the Higher Ed Compact
• Attached is an End of Year Wrap Up Summary May 2012 to be completed and returned by June 1, 2012 on the school building you served this year.  Please complete one per building.  This will help in our planning for next      year.
• Please find attached the  Family Connection Usage May 7 2012
• Attached you will find Naviance Tips, Tricks & Tactics …Family Connection Multilingual Contend Available
• Please find attached the April Count of Sessions by day.  If there are very few or no individual sessions entered for your school in April, we’ll be in touch with you.

REMINDERS

CMSD Senior Surveys: Please continue to have your seniors complete the CNGC Senior Exit Survey and the Naviance Graduation Survey, which has been turned on.  If your students complete the CNGC exit survey on paper, you can go ahead and enter them in Survey Monkey.
CNGC Scholarship: Our financial aid office will be sending letters the first week of June by U.S. mail notifying students whether or not they will receive our scholarship.

CMSD school counselor meeting:  Tuesday, May 15 at 11:30 at Barbara Byrd Bennett Center.  Please bring something to share for the potluck lunch. You can sign up with Wes Sanderson at Wesley.D.Sanderson@cmsdnet.net
Data report:

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  • When planning to leave for college, we are all expected to pack up our entire lives and move them into 14 X 14 foot dormitory room. But it can be impossible to know where to start, especially if your room has been accumulating all sorts of clutter for the past 18 years. So clean it out. Before you have any hope of packing, go through all of your clothes, books, office supplies or anything else lying around the space. Donate or throw out anything you haven’t touched in the last few months, unless it has sentimental value. Once everything else is out, begin to find the clothes you can wear often, and the miscellaneous items that you know you could never live without. But don’t pack the silly things; if you can barely walk around the two beds of the dorm room freely, chances are the life size teddy bear you won at Cedar Point isn’t going to be too comfortable.
  • Map out your schedule. Go to your school’s website. Check orientation dates and move-in day and find out if there are specific times for specific dorms. If you’re driving, research how long the drive will be and when you need to leave the have plenty of time to move in comfortably.
  • Get into contact with your roommate. It’s not necessary to be best friends with your roommate before you get to school. But get acquainted. Find them on Facebook, through e-mail, or any other way. If they’re bringing a mini-fridge, a large fan, or a TV, chances are you don’t need to bring one too. Find out when they’re moving in, so you’re not both trying to move your lives into the small space at 2:30 on the dot.
  • Plan a system to stay in contact with people from home. You may not need to keep in touch with everyone from your graduating class, but there may be a few close friends or members of the family that you can’t imagine being out of contact with for the next year. Decide you’re going to e-mail or Facebook message those people once every month, or once every two weeks. Try to keep in contact with your family at least once a week. You may be beginning a new chapter and maturing, but that doesn’t mean creating two completely separate lives from each other. Try to keep them somewhat blended.
  • Make a checklist. After cleaning out your room and deciding what to take, determine what you still need. Do you need new bedding? Flip flops for the shower? A bag for your toothbrush and face wash for walking to the bathroom every day? Write these things down, because there’s no guarantee that you’ll remember it all. And you don’t want to be stuck those first few days, still somewhat shy and lacking a car, without necessities. Carry that list with you, whether it be on a notepad or a text to yourself on your phone, make sure you have it. You never know when something new will come to mind. If you can’t manage to fit anything more into mom or dad’s little car, research whether there’s a Target or Walmart right near your campus. Chances are there is one nearby.
  • Understand your financial situation. Make sure your financial aid is in order so you can focus on your studies instead of tuition when you get to school. Understand what your budget will be. Decide if you’re going to keep track of it weekly, monthly, or yearly, and adjust accordingly. Know your meal plan and understand what it will take to live happily and comfortably on your college campus.
    • ]]>     http://www.collegenowgc.org/going-to-college-now/being-prepared-to-leave-for-college/feed/ 0     Thoughts About Graduation and the Next Step http://www.collegenowgc.org/going-to-college-now/thoughts-about-graduation-and-the-next-step/ http://www.collegenowgc.org/going-to-college-now/thoughts-about-graduation-and-the-next-step/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 19:45:38 +0000 admin http://www.collegenowgc.org/?p=1872 My name is Katie and I am currently a senior in high school, anxiously anticipating graduation in June. It’s a hectic and exciting time; high school classes are officially over and I can look forward to the future. No more bell schedules and no more packed hallways with 13-18 year olds. No more schedules designed without freedom and no more conference periods with my parents. My plans for the next few years are set – to the point that I can actually envision myself living on a college campus, which used to be unimaginable. I can’t wait to move onto campus in the month of August, with other clueless freshmen and find my way in this new chapter of my life. However in the midst of all the enthusiasm, there are always questions lingering. This next chapter is exciting, but also completely unknown – which can be exhilarating and terrifying.

    The first question is the most obvious; how am I expected to leave the home and the people I’ve grown accustomed to the last 18 years? How can I plan to live in a place where I don’t know all the shortcuts to the nearest cheap restaurant and target? It can be nerve-wracking to make ourselves entirely vulnerable to a host of new places, new faces and new expectations. I am moving from a place where I was part of a family, a community, a friend group, to a place where I am merely an individual – at least for the first few months. Have I matured enough for this? It’s a hard question to wrap my brain around, but when I realize the preparation I have undergone, and the hundreds of thousands of other teens in my position across the world, I realize it’s not quite as intimidating as it may appear.

    And while all of this is sinking in, and we have to find a way to be this new individual, we are expected to share a room for approximately 9 months with a complete stranger. So the questions keep coming: will we get along? Will she like me? Will we both make friends? How will we stay civil roommates while still finding ourselves in college? I realize these are questions that can’t possibly be answered until I actually step on campus and spend a few weeks with this person, but they still remain.

    While preparing over the next 3 months to leave home and start my college career, these questions never stop. College is a place to mature ourselves, our character and our education. Yes, we have all these questions haunting and a desperate need for answers but it’s crucial to remember that to find ourselves and mature ourselves, we must discover our place in the school and the world we have chosen for our next chapter.

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  • There is still money left to pay deposits for CMSD students.  Please have these payment requests to me by April 27 to ensure they meet a  May 1 postmark deadline.
    • The University of Akron’s Office of Admissions is sponsoring a “Day In The Life Experience”.   Please encourage your students to “test drive” the full Akron experience.  Please see the attached flyer for further details.
    • Recommended student deadline is April 26
    ]]>     http://www.collegenowgc.org/advisor-weekly-updatesmeeting-notes/1858/feed/ 0     Advisor Updates – Week of APRIL 13, 2012 http://www.collegenowgc.org/advisor-weekly-updatesmeeting-notes/advisor-updates-week-of-april-13-2012/ http://www.collegenowgc.org/advisor-weekly-updatesmeeting-notes/advisor-updates-week-of-april-13-2012/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:06:34 +0000 admin http://www.collegenowgc.org/?p=1843 Good Morning,

     

     

    • College Access Challenge Grant (CACG) Sponsored Spring Webinars; registration links included in the attachment

     

     

     

     

     

    Reminders

    • Thanks to those of you in CMSD who already completed the Naviance survey.  We still have 9 more folks who need to complete it.  Would you please take a minute and complete this short survey by April 18.  Here is the link: http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/U2MYZ6EY2T38
    • Tuesday, April 17 is the next CMSD counselor meeting at Barbara Byrd Bennett Center.  Please plan to arrive by 12:30 for the afternoon session.  Lunch will not be provided there.
    • The CNGC scholarship deadline is April 26.  Please remember to name all files as instructed in training and be sure the students are checked off as “Recommended” on the Custom Data Screen.  Please call if you have any questions.

    If you have events scheduled in May such as classroom workshops,  Transition to College programs, ACT Bootcamps, etc. would you please let Linda Ross know by April 23?

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  • Please share with your students the resources at Youth Resource Center (YRC).  These resources include weekly workshops on people skills, job search tools and computer labs for job searches just to name a few.

    • Youth Resource Center

    • Kent State University Counselor Luncheon is on Friday, April 20, 2012.  You received this invitation at the last Advisor Meeting on March 12th.  College Now is unable to reimburse  mileage for any volunteer professional development opportunity.
    • Family Connection usage attached for March 26, 2012

    Family Conncection Usage March 26 2012

    • Tri-C Academic Excellence Scholarship Application for 2012-2013.  Please note that the application must be completed by Monday, April 30, 2012.  In the past the guidance counselors selected one applicant per high school.  The year multiple applicants will be accepted.

    Tri-C Academic Excellence Scholarship App

    • Tri-C Metro Campus is having a High School Counselor Appreciation and Informational Luncheon on Thursday, May 10, 2012.

    Tri-C Appreciation Luncheon

    • Tri-C Freedom School is sponsoring a six-week Summer program.

    Freedom School Summer Program TriC

    • Tri-C Trio programs is sponsoring a Skate Jam on Sunday, April 15, 2012.

    Tri C Skate Jam

     

    Reminders

    April 16 –DATA ENTRY Deadline for all data year to date

    April 17 – CMSD school counselor meeting will not be at CCC East as previously announced, but at Barbara Byrd Bennett Center.  More details to follow on agenda and times.

    April 26 – CNGC  Scholarship deadline-All students who are recommended for CNGC scholarships must be checked off as “Recommended” on the Custom Data/Recommendation status  screen of WEST, all their documentation uploaded and their information entered in WEST

     

    There is funding available for fee payments for eligible CMSD students.  Please mail your documentation  to Linda Rice

     

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  • The National College Fair is coming to our area.  It is being held at Wolstein Center at Cleveland State University on Sunday, April 22, 2012.

    • National College Fair April 22 2012

    • Student loan debt is seldom discharged.  Please read the article regarding a 28 year old loan.

    Student Loans and Credit Card Bills Cleveland PD March 17 2012

    • Family Connection Usage for March 19, 2012:

    Family Connection Usage March 19 2012

    • A comparison report of students served 2010-2011 to 2011-2012 through Feb 29:

    Students Served Comparison report for 10-11 and 11-12 up to Feb 29 2012

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  • How did your school fare in  FAFSA Submissions and Completions?

    • FAFSA submitted by High school

    • Family Connection Usage for March 5, 2012

    Family Connection Usage March 5 2012

    • The University of Akron is revising the admissions standards for undergraduate students.

    Akron Univ Admissions Standards

    • FYI – On the current Case award letters, the Case/College Now Partnership scholarship is bundled in a line item called CWRU Grant.  They also have a line item listed as College Now Greater Clev for $1500. Nancy Issa said the money is all coming from the same place and most likely will be renamed when the final award letter is sent out.
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  • Please find attached information on scanning documents (specifically naming the document), phones, CMSD counselor meetings and College Now ACT test preparation curriculum.

    • Weekly Updates: Scan doc, phones etc March 2 2012

    ACT_Curriculum 2012

    • Cleveland State University application is available for the Curtis Wilson Scholarship for the 2012-2013 academic year.  Attached are the scholarship details.  Please note the application deadline of March 30, 2012.

    Cleveland State Univ Curtis Wilson Scholarship

    • Attached is the Family Connection Usage for February 27.

    Family Connection Usage Feb 27 2012

    • Attached for your review is a PowerPoint on Verification and Special Circumstances that was presented at an AmeriCorps meeting.

    Verification and Special Circumstance PowerPoint

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  • CMSD Meeting – Cleveland’s Plan for Transforming Schools.  Please see the attached memo and note change of location to East Technical High School

    • Cleveland’s Plan for Transforming Schools Feb 2012

    • Monday, March 12, 2012 is the date for the next Advisor Meeting.  The meeting will be held at Friendly Inn Settlement, 2382 Unwin Road, Cleveland, OH  44104 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.  Additional details and an agenda will be sent closer to the date.
    • Please remember that your work plan mid-year assessments are due on Monday, March 5, 2012; use the format that was sent in an earlier Weekly Update.
    • Please encourage your students/families to attend a FAFSA Workshop at Lincoln West High School on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00  p.m.  Attached is an English and Spanish version of the flyer.

    Lincoln West FAFSA Flyer ENGLISH

    Lincoln West FAFSA Flyer SPANISH

    • FAFSA completion rate; the results of the schools with the highest completion rate is attached.

    FAFSA Contest

    • Please find attached the Family Connection update for February 20, 2012.

    Family Connection Usage Feb 20 2012

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