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College Planner

College Planner is a one-semester high-school elective, with the following goals:

Guiding students in the entire college process; Planning for college; Selecting the right school; The application process; Financial aid; Guiding students who may not be headed to college. The program focuses on the decision-making process of choosing a school, covering both the application process and financial requirements. Additionally, for those students who will not be attending college or university, the course surveys non-college options

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College Planner

UNIT 1 – MY EDUCATIONAL FUTURE

  1. Course Overview
  2. Who Are You and What Do You Want?
  3. Report: God’s Plan for You
  4. Common Reasons to Go to College
  5. What’s God’s Will for My Educational Future?
  6. Quiz 1: Education Goals
  7. Why Choose a Particular School?
  8. What Are Colleges Really Looking For?
  9. Quiz 2: Making Educational Decisions
  10. Test
  11. Reference

UNIT 2 – CHOOSING A COLLEGE

  1. What Type of School is Right for Me?
  2. Freshmen/Sophomores: Planning Calendars
  3. Juniors/Seniors: Planning Calendars
  4. Quiz 1: Picking the Right School
  5. Your Ideal School: Creating Your Long List
  6. Your Ideal School: Creating Your Short List
  7. Project: Choose Your School
  8. Quiz 2: Narrowing Down the Choices
  9. Test
  10. Reference

UNIT 3 – ENTRANCE EXAMS AND APPLICATIONS

  1. College Entrance Exams: The PSAT
  2. College Entrance Exams: The SAT Reasoning and SAT Subject Tests
  3. College Entrance Exams: The ACT
  4. Quiz 1: Entrance Exams
  5. Applications and Recommendations
  6. Admissions Essays
  7. Essay: Admissions Essay
  8. Athletics and Fine Arts
  9. Quiz 2: The Application Process
  10. Test
  11. Reference

UNIT 4 – PAYING FOR COLLEGE

  1. What Does College Cost?
  2. Project: The Costs of College
  3. How Much Will You Be Expected to Pay?
  4. Types of Financial Aid: Grants and Loans
  5. Quiz 1: College Costs
  6. Types of Financial Aid: Scholarships and More
  7. A Message to Parents (and Students)
  8. Quiz 2: Financial Aid
  9. Test
  10. Reference

UNIT 5 – THE ACT SCIENCE TEST

  1. Overview of the ACT Science Test
  2. Data Representation
  3. Research Summaries
  4. Conflicting Viewpoints
  5. Science Practice Test
  6. Glossary and Credits

UNIT 5 – NON-COLLEGE OPTIONS

  1. Interviewing: Some Questions
  2. Project: Your List of Questions
  3. Mentoring
  4. Quiz 1: Getting Help with Questions
  5. Other Options: Apprenticeship and Internship
  6. Other Options: Military
  7. Review
  8. Quiz 2: Other Options
  9. Test
  10. Reference