Transitioning from

High School to College

College and Career Readiness Advisors
Sinclair Courseview in Mason

How to choose a College?

Do some research!
Choose an University who has the major you are
interested in pursuing

2-year college versus 4-year university

Distance (On-Line) Learning
Location

Extra curriculum activities

Financial Aspect

2-Year versus 4-Year Colleges

2-Year Colleges

Affordable, quality education/accrue less

debt

Close to home
Transferrable courses (OTM)
Ability to enter the workforce quickly
Smaller classes (19:1)

4-Year Colleges

More expensive education

Great opportunities to socialize or make

friends

Bachelors Degrees

Open admission policy

Associates Degrees

Can live on campus

Can study abroad
A lot of campus
activities/clubs/organizations/events.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EO5CMjWjuZ4

How to pay for College?

Different types of Financial Aid

Loans

Grants ( Pell Grant)

Scholarships
Work-Study

Federal Student Aid Financial Aid

Where to Start?

FAFSA.gov:
https://fafsa.ed.gov/in
dex.htm

What do you need?

Taxes Information + SS
number ( Parents and Student)

Sinclair School Code: 003119

FAFSA Workshop Sessions

Dayton Campus

Building 11, Room 322

Mar 3, 2015
Mar 11, 2015
Mar 19, 2015
Mar 23, 2015
Apr 3, 2015

9:00 am
11:00 am
2:00 pm
3:00 pm
11:00 am

Scholarship/Financial Aid
Deadlines
Sinclair Community
College
Financial Aid : May 1st

HS Merit Scholarship:
February 28th

Tech Prep Scholarship

External Scholarships

Most 4 Years Universities

Financial Aid : March1st

High School Scholarships :
December 1st

External Scholarships

http://www.sinclair.edu/services/finaid/Scholarships/externalscholarshipresources/ind
ex.cfm

Scholarships
Regional Scholarship $2,000/year

Sinclair Tech Prep- $3,000 for

3.0 cumulative high school GPA

Requires that a student enroll full-

2 years
2.25 cumulative high
school GPA

Renewable for second year based

Complete the HS Tech

time (12+ hours) in fall and

spring semesters

on minimum earned credit of 30

credit hours with 3.0 GPA

Recommendation letter from

your counselor or one of your

teacher.

Apply BEFORE February 28th

Prep program & continue

in that program ( or a
related program) at Sinclair.

Comparison between 2 years

and 4 years college
Sinclair
Community

College

University of
Cincinnati

Wright State
University

Miami
University

For 1 year:
$4,388.40

For 1 year:
$ 11,000

For 1 year:
$ 8,730

For 1 year:
$ 13,533

2 years:
$8,776.80
(Average saved
$19,495)

2 years :
$22,000
($13,223.20 more
than Sinclair)

2 years :
$17,460
($ 8,683.20 more
than Sinclair)

2 years:
$27,066
($ 18,289.20
more than
Sinclair)

Average room and board: $10,500 per year

Average books: $1,300
Average parking: $430
TUITION SHOULD NOT PREVENT STUDENTS FOR GETTING AN
EDUCATION:
About 2/3rd of undergraduate college students receive some type of financial aid

Difference between high school and

college.

High School vs College

High school IS mandatory and
usually free

Your time is structured by others

You need permission to participate
in extra curricular activities

You can count on parents and

teachers to remind you of your

responsibilities.

Each day you go from one class to

another, spending 5 hours each day

30 hours a week

College IS voluntary and expensive

You manage your own time
You must decide whether to

participate in co-curricular activities

You must balance your

responsibilities and set priorities.

You often have hours between

classes; class times vary throughout

the day and evening and you may
spend only 12 to 16 hours each
week in class.

High School vs College

continued
Most of your classes are

You arrange your own

schedule in consultation with

arranged for you
your adviser.
Someone else is
responsible to make sure Graduation requirements are
complex and differ from year
you graduate
to year. ( talk to advisor for
You will usually be told in
help)
class what you need to
It is up to you to read and
learn from assigned
understand the assigned
readings
materials

Comparison of Grades
High School

Grades are given for most

assigned work

Consistently good

homework grades may raise

your overall grade when
grades are low

You may graduate as long

as you pass all the required

courses with a D or higher

College

Grades may not be give for all

assigned work ( Less grades)

Grades on tests and papers

usually provide most of the
semester grades

You may graduate ONLY if

your average in classes meets
the departmental standard.
Usually a 2.0 or C

Going to Class
High School

The School year is 36 weeks

long; some classes extend
over both semesters and
some dont

Classes generally have no

more than 35 students

You may study outside class

as little as 0-2 hours a week,
and this may be last minute

You seldom need to read

anything more than once

College

The academic year is divided

into two 15 week semesters,

plus exam week.
Classes my have 100 students or
more
You may need to study at lest 23 hours outside of class for
each class
Class lecture notes will be the
best study guides. You need to
review them, and text material
regularly

Credit Hours: What are they and

how many do I take?
You will need X number of credit hours to graduate
Usually Associate Degrees require 60 credits hours while
Bachelor Degrees require 120 credits hours.

Each college class is a certain number of credit hours

Full-Time students = 12-18 credit hours/semester
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QQZb7aMn74

Beware of Drop Out Statistics

and Dont become a Statistic!
In 2008, nearly 34% of college students dropped out
in the first year because they were:
over confident
under-prepared
lacked realistic expectations about college
Unable to make a successful transition to college
Like you, many of these students and their parents
probably never thought this would happen to them.

What Should I Prepare For So I

Dont Become a Statistic?
Social challenges GET INVOLVED!!!
Academic challenges DO NOT
PROCRASTINATE!!!

Personal challenges

RESPONSIBLE/INDEPENDENT

All these are important if you want to make a

successful transition to college.

Strategies that will help you

Survive and Thrive in College
Go to Orientation!
Review each course syllabus Stay
organized, and enter due dates in your
planner!

Get to know your roommates and

classmates

Meet your professors and advisers

Go to Class!

Get involved in campus life!!

Do not Procrastinate; Manage your

Schedule time to study/ develop a study

time wisely.

Take Advantage of Services on the

College Campus (Free tutoring, free
guidance, etc)

Do not wait until you will feel

Overwhelmed to ask for HELP!

Talk, Communicate!!!

habit

Keep a balanced lifestyle

(Sleep/exercise/diet)

Keep track of your money

Have fun and remember that the choices
you make today affect your tomorrow.

Thank you and GOOD LUCK!!!

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