Senior - Four Year College
Senior - Four Year College
Senior - Four Year College
PLAN
Four Year College
BRIAN BARTHELMES
BLACKSTONE VALLEY VOCATIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Information Technology
I. Career Goals
What career(s) are you considering pursuing? Use Naviance Family Connection- Explore Careers and Clusters to help you find
information about each career.
Career 1 Name
Career Cluster
Employment Outlook
Credentials
Holland Interest Code
Related College
Majors
Career 2 Name
15-1122.00
Career Cluster
Bright
Employment
Outlook
Bachelors Degree+
Credentials
11-3021.00
N/A
Bachelors Degree+
ECI
CIR
Holland Interest
Code
Computer Science
Computer Science
Related College
Majors
90,000
National Wage
Average
88.590
National Wage
Average
Yes
131,300
123,950
Yes
Computer Science
History
On average, it is recommended students apply to 1-2 safety schools, 2-3 fit schools, and 1-2 reach schools. Please list the colleges you
are applying to below. Use Naviance Family Connection college research tools and the college value link on the homepage, as well as,
the college websites to fill in the listed information about each school. If you have a particular major(s) in mind, make sure the
schools you list offers this major.
Avg. GPA
Avg. SAT
1600
Avg. SAT
2400
Safety/Fit/Reach
Boston College
94.96
1085
1610
Reach
45423
N/A
Boston University
99.01
1173
1750
Reach
46018
N/A
UMass Amherst
96.50
1141
1663
Safety
20201
N/A
UMass Lowell
95.54
1187
1716
Fit
21200
N/A
99.24
1244
1798
Fit
33054
N/A
College Name
Avg. Net
Price
College Value
Score
*Please save your list of schools on Naviance under Colleges Im thinking about. When you are ready to apply to a school
please list it on Naviance under Colleges Im applying to, making sure to select the request transcript button.
College Name
Create a tentative tour schedule for other schools you intend to visit. Campus visit schedules are listed under the admissions section of
most college websites.
College Name
Tour Date
Tour Time
*Note that you must turn in a Campus Visit Form to the BRC at least 2 days prior to any campus visit that occurs during school
hours. You will be responsible for making up any missed work. The forms are located in the Four Year College folder of the
Naviance Document Manager.
IV. Testing
Many colleges require students to take the SAT/ACT. Which schools are you planning to apply to require SAT/ACT scores?
SAT: ALL
ACT: BC/BU
Students typically take the SAT and/or the ACT in the spring of their junior year and the fall of their senior year. Please complete the
information below about your plans to take these tests. Links to the SAT website (collegeboard) and the ACT website can be found on
your Naviance Family Connection homepage.
Completed Tests
Test Name
Test Date
Reading
Math
Writing
Science
SAT
June/December
630
630
560
N/A
ACT
December
31
31
24
30
Future Tests
Test Name
Test Date
Registration Deadline
ACT/SAT scores take several weeks to arrive at colleges and MUST be sent through the testing websites.
What deadline should you give yourself for sending your test scores to your schools?
V. Letters of Recommendation
Many colleges require students to provide letters of recommendation from teachers and/or their school counselor. How many letters of
recommendation do the schools you listed above require?
College Name
UMass Lowell
UMass Amherst
You should ask teachers to write letters for you at the beginning of senior year. The procedure for requesting letters of recommendation is
at the top of the letter of recommendation request form in the four year college folder of the Naviance Document Manager. Please
complete the information below about your letters of recommendation.
Recommenders Name
Confirmed? (Yes/No)
Naviance Request
Completed?
Letter Sent?
Mr. Lehtinen
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Resume
N/A
Yes
VI. Applications
It is important to get your college applications in on time. Colleges may offer early action, early decision, and regular decision deadlines or
they may have rolling admissions. Use Naviance Family Connection to list the application deadlines for your schools and select how you
plan to apply to each. Please be cautioned that you can only apply to 1 school early decision and you are contractually obligated
to go there, if you choose to use this method to apply.
College Name
Deadline
Boston College
1/1
CA
Boston University
1/1
CA
Holy Cross
1/15
CA
UMass Amherst
1/15
CA
UMass Lowell
2/15
CA
2/1
CA
You can send the same application to multiple schools, if they are members of Common App. Common App schools prefer receiving
applications through the Common App system. If you are applying to Common App schools, you must link your Naviance account
to your Common app account. If you need help to do this, there is a tutorial on your Naviance homepage.
Have you linked your Naviance and your Common App accounts?
Initial here, if none of your schools are Common App schools: ________
Yes
All Of Them
Most colleges that require an essay have similar options for topics, so students can send the same essay to all of their schools. The
essay prompt options for all Common App Schools are as follows:
Some students have a background or story that is so central to their identity that they believe their application would be incomplete
without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.
2. Recount an incident or time when you experienced failure. How did it affect you, and what lessons did you learn?
1.
3.
Reflect on a time when you challenged a belief or idea. What prompted you to act? Would you make the same decision again?
4.
Describe a place or environment where you are perfectly content. What do you do or experience there, and why is it meaningful to
you?
5.
Discuss an accomplishment or event, formal or informal, that marked your transition from childhood to adulthood within your
culture, community, or family.
Sticker Price
EFC
Financial Need
$47,336
002560
44776
UMass Amherst
$25,410
002560
22850
UMass Lowell
$23,725
002560
21165
BVT will be hosting FAFSA day on Sunday, January 25 th at 1:00pm, where Financial Aid experts will be available to help you and your
parents complete the FAFSA. To register for FAFSA day, go to http://www.fafsaday.org/.
Will you be attending FAFSA day?
No
Loans will need to be paid back after you graduate, including interest. Many people need to borrow money in the form of loans to
pay a significant part of the net cost of attending college (how much you actually pay). It is important to consider whether or not you will
likely be able to pay back the money you borrow to attend the college you choose.
The financial strategy is to borrow based on anticipated starting salary after college. Based on your career goals, what is you
anticipated starting salary for each major?
Major
Network Admin
Security Expect
60,000
60,000
The suggested best practice for student loan borrowing is 10% of after monthly pay due to other financial committments.
Examples of Reasonable Borrowing:
$30,000
$45,000
$60,000
$1875
$2800
$3750
$188
$280
$375
$17,500
$26,500
$35,500
*Based on 5% interest
Based on your anticipated salary, what do you feel is a reasonable amount of money to borrow in order to pay for college for each major?
Major
Systems/Network Admin
Computer Science
35500
35500
8875
8875
Grants and scholarships are gift aid that you never have to repay. Therefore, they are a great way to keep reduce the money you
need to pay either out of pocket or through loans.
Some scholarships and grants are awarded by the college after they have reviewed your FAFSA. You will most likely get the more
scholarship money from safety schools than reach schools because of preferential packaging.
You may also be eligible for scholarships through other sources.
BVT updates local scholarships regularly on the Naviance scholarship list under the colleges tab. Naviance also has a national
scholarship search tool, scholarship match tool, and a scholarship application tool under the colleges tab that you can use to search for
scholarships and keep track of your applications.
List any scholarships that you know you will be applying for below.
Scholarship Name
Award Amount
1000-10000
500
2000-5000
UniBank Scholarship
2000
Status
In the spring, seniors will receive financial aid packages from their schools. Many colleges are now opting to provide financial aid awards
using the official financial aid shopping sheet. A blank copy of the financial aid shopping sheet can be found in the Four Year
College Folder in the Naviance Document Manager.
What types of information can be found on the Financial Aid Shopping Sheet?
No documents in the Documents Manager.
Task
Month/Date
Apply to Colleges
12/31-2/15
Do FAFSA
1/1-3/31
Go to open houses
4/1-5/1
Decide on college
4/1-5/1
Send in deposit
5/1
Graduate
5/28
Task
Month/Date
X. Fallback Plan
Sometimes in life our circumstances change and we have to change our plans accordingly. For example, you might have to leave school
due to changes in your financial situation, health, or family obligations. If for some reason, attending a four year college were no longer an
option for you, what would you do instead? Who might help support you in making this transition?
I would work at a local technology place, like Staples or Best Buy and live at home with my parents. My parents would support me. While
working, I would attend classes at a local college Worcester State or a community college, and just work at a degree.