1. YOU CAN GO TO COLLEGE!!!

2. College Information Night -
Special Guest Panelists/Agenda…
 Mr. George Hardman – Welcome/College and Career
Center
 Dr. Madelyn Turner – Counselor/College Application
Process
 Ms. Regina Sanders – NOVA Representative/Options
 Mr. Dale Schmidt – Financial Aid/FAFSA
 Mr. Hardman – Closing Remarks

3. College Research Options
 Formal College Searches available in the Career Center
 Black Board and Family Connections
 Career Cruising/ Researching Careers
 College Board
 College Handbooks
 College Board
 Peterson’s
 Fiske
 College Fair – NOVA Regional on April 4th, 2013 (Patriot Center)
 College Fair – FCPS in October (Fair Oaks Mall)
 ROTC Military Night on March 20th, 6:30 P.M., at Lee HS
 College Rep Visits to West Potomac
 Visit a college campus!!

4. What The College and Career
Center Has To Offer…
 “SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE”
 Investigate colleges, trade and vocational schools,
many colleges come to visit!! Sign up on BB!!
 Scholarships
 Help with financial aid
 Help with employment
 Assistance with Test Prep, essay writing, or school
work
 Information on the Armed Forces
 Much more – stop by – even just to say “hi”

5. Video: Advice from the Experts

6. Advice from the Experts
 Visit Campus
 Take Advanced Level Courses
 Activities
 Practice Study Skills
 Get on Campus
 Ask Questions
 Be Yourself in the Application Process

7. College Application Process
 Develop and research a list of colleges
that might be good matches for you.
 Study hard and keep up grades.
 Take SAT or ACT in spring of junior year.
 Work on activity sheet or résumé.
 Complete transcript request form
several weeks before the deadline of the
applications.

8. Today, under the guidance of Dr. Robert G. Templin, Jr., NOVA
offers more than 160 associate degree and certificate programs
to more than 75,000 students from 150 countries.
Our Students
NOVA is home to students who come to us from many backgrounds.
Our international student population (20%) represents more than
180 different countries. We serve, first-time, returning, and transfer
students. Our students are full-time and part-time.
Our Faculty
Nearly 900 full-time faculty and administrators and 900 staff
members serve our students. In addition, approximately 2,000 part-
time faculty strengthen our ability to provide more courses and
services.
We have six campuses (Alexandria, Annandale, Woodbridge,
Manassas, Loudon, Medical) and four centers (Arlington,
Reston, Innovation Park, and Extended Learning Institute)
Guaranteed Admission Agreement

9. Benefits in High School Benefits at NOVA
Individual meetings about Continued academic and career
college transition, NOVA counseling
application process, and
placement test prep
Assistance with Financial Aid Guaranteed Admission to George
Process Mason
Early Placement Testing Pathway Section of SDV100
Priority Registration Opportunities at GMU: classes,
social and athletic events
Who should apply? For more information contact your:
Seniors who will • Pathway Counselor –Regina
graduate by August Sanders, rsanders@nvcc.edu. You
and who want to can come by the Career Center on
earn a Bachelor’s Wednesdays.
Degree • School Counselor

10. Financial Aid
Mr. Dale Schmidt, Financial
Aid Champion
Available during lunches in
the College and Career
Center – Monday through
Thursday

11. Financial Aid
 Start planning now
 Talk about cost of the schools your student is
interested in – include a range of costs on the
list
 Net price calculator
 www.collegeboard.com
 Don’t be afraid of very selective (expensive)
schools – they have a lot of aid

12. Financial Aid
 Think about your family’s resources
 www.fafsa4caster.ed.gov – how much aid
might we be eligible for?
 Search for scholarships:
 Blackboard/Family Connections
 Files in College and Career Center
 www.fastweb.com
 Watch deadlines – they are firm

13. Financial Aid
 Myths
 Athletic scholarships, independent children
 Selective Colleges
 They are all reach schools, academically and
financially
 Great range of financial resources
 Need-blind/need-aware
 Financial packages will not include (as many)
loans

14. Thank you for attending!!!
 There are many “pathways” to college
 We are here to help
 You don’t have to know what you want to do with
your life right now
 Advocate for yourself and ask for help
 Check for info. from the CCC –
Blackboard/Family Connections, bulletin boards,
morning news, TV screens, or stop by CCC!
 YOU CAN DO THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 **PLEASE FILL OUT THE EVALUATION**

15. Contact Information
 Mr. George Hardman, College and Career
Center Specialist, ghardman@fcps.edu
 Dr. Madelyn Turner, School Counselor
mpturner@fcps.edu
 Ms. Regina Sanders, NOVA Pathway Counselor
rsanders@nvcc.edu
 Mr. Dale Schmidt, Financial Aid Champion
drschmidt@fcps.edu