Summer Focus: College Career Readiness Workshops
| Click here for Summer 2024 workshop resources & recordings & scroll down this page |
The MCPS College Career Preparedness Summer High School Workshops included:
| The Grades That Get You Into College | Niche and How to Use It Effectively | Creating Your College List |
| ACT Strategies & the Digital SAT | Colleges That Change Lives | UMD & How to Get Accepted |
| Prospective Student Athletes | Financial Aid: FAFSA & MSSFA | Finding Your Dream College |
| Paying for College 101 | The College Essay | Scholarships |
| Univ. of CA Schools | The College Application Components | Highly Selective Universities |
| Apprenticeship Programs & Info. | Why Montgomery College & Gudelsky | Naviance Integration & Common App |
| The Common App Info. Session | Why An HBCU | Summer College App Bootcamp |
| How Optional is Test Option? | Study Skils 101 & Time Management | ... and more. |
Summer Internships & Pre-college programs:
Click here for summer internships and pre-college programs, including college & university offerings (MCPS high schools listing) |
2024 Workshop Presentations:
REFERENCE MATERIAL:
Workshop: Collegiate Directions Financial Aid Basics – Resources to Learn About Financial Aid
- How Financial Aid Works – Federal Student Aid: The Start Planning Early section is helpful as you learn about aid.
- How Does Financial Aid Work? – Big Future
- College Scorecard: This site allows you to search and compare colleges based on various data points, including many related to financial aid, such as average annual cost and median debt after graduation.
- Paying for College – Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: This resource is helpful for students who want to understand and compare financial aid offers. Save this link and use it when you begin to receive aid offers.
- Financial Aid Glossary – Coalition for College: This alphabetized list includes the most common financial aid terms you’ll need to know as you begin the college application process.
- Glossary – Federal Student Aid: This is a very in-depth list of terms related to federal financial aid.
Workshop: Scholarships Presentation Recording | Presentation PDF
Workshop: College Application Components (Who Does What, How & When) Presentation Recording (click image) | Presentation PDF
Workshop: The College Essay. Presented by Mimi Yu with the Montgomery College Writing Center. Summer 2024.
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2023 Workshop Presentations:
REFERENCE MATERIAL:
- The Parent's Role in the College Application Process. Presented 15 June 2023.
- The College Essay. Presented by Mimi Yu and Jess Pajak with the Montgomery College Writing Center. 22 June 2023.
- ROTC Scholarships & Military Academies. Presented by Terry McCall, LTC(R), Esq., JD, MA, PHR, RACr, Career Counselor, UMD College Park Army ROTC. 27 June 2023.
- The College Application Components & The Self-Reported Academic Record (SRAR). SRAR presented by Brett Hoffman, Penn State University. 12 July 2023
- Financial Aid Workshop & Maryland Scholarships. 12 July 2023
- Deep Dive into Scholarships. 13 July 2023
- Montgomery College presents 'Why MC' (opens in PowerPoint). Presented by Nicholas Boyd, Recruitment Coordinator, Montgomery College. 19 July 2023
- International College Admissions with the University of East London, Brock University (Canada). 20 July 2023
- Financial Aid & Scholarships (Spanish). Presented by Maria Garcia, retired ESOL Counselor, Montgomery County Public Schools. 21 July 2023
- University of Maryland College Park Summer Workshop. Presented by Colin Crow, UMD Admissions Counselor. 25 July 2023
- How to Prepare for College Life. College 101. 1 August 2023
- How to Prepare a Resume. Creating Your Resume. 1 August 2023
- Bridge to Wellness: Staying Mentally Strong During High School & the College Application Process. Presented by Mental Health Therapist, Thania Orozco, Clarksburg High School. 3 August 2023
- Financial Aid & Using the Maryland College Aid Processing System (MD CAPS), presented by Kendall Cook, Maryland Higher Education Commission
- NCAA Clearinghouse Eligibility Webinar Recording (from May 2022). Question can be directed by email to George Midgett, NCAA Assistant Director of Outreach and Strategic Partnerships
- The Common Application (PDF) presented by Meredith Lombardi, Associate Director, Outreach & Education, The Common Application
- The Common Application Workshop Recording, presented by Meredith Lombardi, Associate Director, Outreach & Education, The Common Application