SI Counseling aka SIC Podcast

There are a lot of questions out there and we are here to answer them. Stay tune and learn about the ever changing college admissions world.

Wanted to check out colleges in Southern California? Let's find out about some exclusive and unknown colleges like UCLA, Cal Poly Pomona (both public colleges in Southern California), University of Southern California, Loyola Marymount University (LMU - Jesuit campus) and Whittier College. You have your large campuses: USC, UCLA, Cal Poly Pomona Medium size campuses: Loyola Marymount University and a small campus like Whittier. Let's listen on different experiences from students in the Magis program at Saint Ignatius College Preparatory in San Franciso who took a bus tour, listen to student panels, spoke with college represntatives and their critical point of view, too!

Join us and listen in with the SI College Counseling Team, with over 75 years of college counseling experience, to advise our wonderful parents and guardians regarding the next steps. As your support team expands at St. Ignatius College Counselors, the key thing is to check in with your student on what their needs are versus the wants of others. To utilize the resources available and to ask questions ahead of time as the college admissions countdown begins. Subscribe, learn, and let's move forward TOGETHER! For more information and resources subscribe to our YouTube Channel, as well, @SICollegeCounseling

Come and join us as our agenda focuses on our parents/guardians' questions regarding college and: * Test Optional [https://fairtest.org/]does it matter yes or no? * FAFSA c [https://fsapartners.ed.gov/knowledge-center/library/dear-colleague-letters/2023-08-04/fafsa-simplification-act-changes-implementation-2024-25]hanges * FSA ID [https://studentaid.gov/fsa-id/create-account/launch]- establishing your parent and student accounts * CSS Profile [https://profile.collegeboard.org/profile/ppi/participatingInstitutions.aspx]colleges that consider all variables impacting family's access to fund * Common App [https://www.commonapp.org]the application for 1000+ colleges and review on factors used in admission * University of California [https://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/tuition-financial-aid/tuition-cost-of-attendance/]Cost of Attendance * University of California [https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeltnietzel/2021/11/19/university-of-california-reaches-final-decision-no-more-standardized-admission-testing/?sh=63fbf7fa2ec5]test free (no SAT or ACT) * Cal State University [https://www.calstate.edu/apply/freshman/Pages/first-time-freshman-supplemental-factors-by-campus.aspx] test free * College Scorecard [https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/] https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/a college search engine for all students * Scoir [https://app.scoir.com/signin] https://app.scoir.com/signinhttps://app.scoir.com/signina college search engine for second semester SI Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors * SI College Rep Visits [https://admissions.vanderbilt.edu/vandybloggers/2007/10/why-do-i-visit-high-schools/] why they are important (all listed on Scoir, on X [https://twitter.com/stignatiusmagis] and SITV [https://www.youtube.com/@SITV-news]) * Social Media: IG - @StIgnatiusMagis [https://www.instagram.com/stignatiusmagis/] X - @StIgnatiusMagis [https://twitter.com/stignatiusmagis] YouTube @SI College Counseling [https://www.youtube.com/@sicollegecounseling] * PreACT [https://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/preact.html]for Sophomores (all regisgtered) on October 11th * New PSAT Digital Exam [https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/digital] for Juniors (all registered) on October 11th * Colleges [https://money.com/colleges-that-meet-full-financial-need/]that meet full need * MyinTuition [https://myintuition.org/] - find your net price from generous colleges * Scholarship search engines * Career One Stop [https://www.careeronestop.org/toolkit/training/find-scholarships.aspx] * Fastweb [https://www.fastweb.com] * Going Merry [https://www.goingmerry.com/] * Raise.me [https://www.raise.me/] * Scholarship Owl [https://scholarshipowl.com/about-us] * Scholly [https://myscholly.com/search/] * Scholarships.com [https://www.scholarships.com] * Subscribe to get the informed so you CANT STOP WONT STOP! * Learn about Charles Mason from LMU [https://newsroom.lmu.edu/campusnews/charles-mason-on-his-30-year-journey-at-lmu/]who inspired "CANT STOP WONT STOP!"

Here we go again to have the great honor of helping students close one chapter in their high school lives to begin a brand new novel - COLLEGE. This podcast is a recording of a presentation where we cover: **Role of the Parent/Guardian in the College Process **What are the Factors in Admissions **To Test or Not to Test **College Financial Aid **Tasks required on Scoir **The College Application Plan Part II **Timelines both for Colleges and at Home **Statements for College *Demonstrated Engagement & Understanding **Resources available and so much more. Listen in and subscribe!