RIGHTFIT COLLEGES Benjamin N Cardozo High School College

”RIGHT-FIT” COLLEGES Benjamin N. Cardozo High School College Office Meagan Colby, Principal Sheila Clark, Assistant Principal of Pupil Personnel Services Doris Corporan, College Counselor

FACTORS TO CONSIDER • Size • Location • Distance from home • Available majors and classes • Housing options • Available extracurricular activities • Campus atmosphere • Urban vs. Suburban

DO YOUR HOMEWORK • Attend your college interview with your College Counselor during Junior Year • Use online search engines like collegeboard. org, cuny. edu, suny. edu • Check out colleges’ student blogs, if available • Meet college admissions officials-here at the College Fair! • Ask admission officials to recommend current students or recent graduates to talk to • Visit college campuses, if possible

KEEP PERSPECTIVE • Safeties: Your SAT or ACT score is higher than the average score range of last year’s freshman class. • Matches: Your SAT or ACT score is solidly in the same score range as last year’s freshman class. • Reaches: Your SAT or ACT score is lower than the average score range of last year’s freshman class. How do you get this information?

FRESHMAN PROFILE Lists college admissions results of the previous year’s freshman class Let’s look at a few…. .

CUNY FRESHMAN PROFILE

SUNY FRESHMAN PROFILE

SUNY FRESHMAN PROFILE-A CLOSER LOOK

ACCESS FRESHMAN PROFILES ONLINE • CUNY • https: //www. cuny. edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/pageassets/admissions/undergraduate/downloads/Admission-Profile-2019 -In-State. Freshman. pdf • SUNY • https: //www. suny. edu/media/suny/content-assets/documents/summarysheets/Admissions_qf_stateop. pdf • Private and Out of State Colleges and Universities • Simply google the name of the college, along with the words “freshman profile” • For example, search: “Hofstra Freshman Profile”

SEEK/COLLEGE DISCOVERY, EOP & HEOP • Programs funded by New York state designed to meet the needs of students who are considered to be economically disadvantaged and academically underprepared. • Students receive additional financial aid and support services • CUNY: SEEK/College Discovery • SUNY: Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) • Private Colleges & Universities: Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP) • These Freshman Profiles are different for eligible students

SEEK/COLLEGE DISCOVERY, EOP, HEOP INCOME REQUIREMENTS Household Size (including head of household) Total Annual Income 1 $23, 107 2 $31, 284 3 $39, 461 4 $47, 638 5 $55, 815 6 $63, 992 7 $72, 169 8 $80, 346* *For families/households with more than 8 persons, add $8, 177 for each additional person.

SEEK/COLLEGE DISCOVERY, EOP, HEOP ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS

Gems in our own backyard Local Colleges and their Top Programs

INTERESTED IN TEACHING? • Hunter College • Queens College • City College • Brooklyn College • New Paltz • Cortland

INTERESTED IN ENGINEERING? • City College • New York City College of Technology • Binghamton University • Stony Brook University • Columbia University • Cooper Union

INTERESTED IN BUSINESS? • Baruch College • Queens College • Stony Brook University • New Paltz • New York University

INTERESTED IN NURSING? • Hunter College • York College • Queensborough Community College • Molloy College • Stony Brook University • Plattsburgh

INTERESTED IN PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES? • University at Buffalo • St. John’s University • Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences • Long Island University-Brooklyn

INTERESTED IN COMPUTER SCIENCE? • Queens College • City College • Hunter College • Queensborough Community College • New York City College of Technology • Stony Brook University • Binghamton University

WANT TO LOOK UP COLLEGES BY A SPECIFIC MAJOR? • CUNY • https: //www. cuny. edu/admissions/undergraduate/explore/programs/ • SUNY • https: //www. suny. edu/attend/find-a-suny-program/undergraduate/ • All colleges in the US: College Board • https: //bigfuture. collegeboard. org/college-search

REMINDER FOR SENIORS Don’t forget to fill out your: • Federal Financial Aid Application • fasfa. gov • TAP • hesc. ny. gov • Excelsior Scholarship (income must be under $125, 000) • hesc. ny. gov