Transcript It’s Not Rocket Science…It’s Senior Year! An opportunity to share resources/ideas, discuss challenges and renew our energy for our SENIORS! Stephanie King, Jacob Conklin,

It’s Not Rocket Science…It’s
Senior Year!
An opportunity to share resources/ideas, discuss challenges
and renew our energy for our SENIORS!
Stephanie King, Jacob Conklin, Vanessa Beckham
Beloit College Upward Bound
TRI-State Conference, April 2013
Meeting our Objectives
1. Academic Performance – GPA
2. Academic Performance – Standardized Tests
3. Secondary School Retention & Graduation
4. Secondary School Graduation (rigorous
secondary school program of study)
5. Postsecondary Enrollment
6. Postsecondary Completion
Summer before Senior Year
 Solidify TRUST
 One-on-one time with Seniors
 Share a SOLID STRUCTURE for Senior Year
TRIO
Seniors
Peers
Upward
Bound
School
Counselors/
Teachers
Parents/
Guardians
& Family
Support
Senior Year Events
 College That Change Lives Fair – August
http://www.ctcl.org/events/programs
 Parent/Senior Kick-off Meeting – September
 Fall College Fairs
 Scholarship Bootcamp – Seniors (& Juniors) – October
 www.scholarshipstreet.com
 http://www.stezalaconsulting.com/public_speaking.htm
 FAFSA Prep Workshop – December
 http://www.fsa4counselors.ed.gov – Federal Student Aid
Information for Counselors
 FAFSA Completion/College Goal Saturday – February
 Senior Retreat – April
 Graduation – May/June
 Bridge Program for qualified UB grads – June, July & August
Senior Year SERVICES
 Summer two-day college app search and resume days –
August
 Weekly Senior App Nights – EVERY Monday in the Fall
 One-on-one assistance from Senior Mentors (college
students)
 Gmail review of essays and setting up gmail and phone
communication
 Coverage of App Fees/AP Exams/ACT Tests
 Small group college visits
 Mock interviews for scholarships/college
Let’s talk SENIOR YEAR!
Thank you for coming!
 Stephanie M. King,
Director, (608) 289-8814
[email protected]
Jacob Conklin, Assistant
Director, (815) 994-0312
[email protected]
Vanessa Beckham,
Academic Coordinator,
(608) 346-5797
[email protected]
 Beloit College Upward Bound
website:
 www.beloit.edu/upwardbound