Getting on Course for College
Creating your College F.I.T. Guide
Session Overview
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 What is a College F.I.T.
Guide
 Purpose of the College
F.I.T. Guide
 Before you begin creating
your College F.I.T. Guide
 Creating your College
F.I.T. Guide
 Putting your College F.I.T.
Guide to work
What is a College F.I.T. Guide?
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 F.I.T. stands for Framing Information Together.
 A College F.I.T. Guide is a working document that you
will create in order to help you navigate through your
college search process.
 Your College F.I.T. Guide will consist of information
about your prospective college, ideal college, what you
are looking for in a college, what you will need in order
to be successful, and what you will take advantage of
in college.
Purpose of the College F.I.T. Guide
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Your College F.I.T. Guide is all about YOU and
your unique interests. You can take your
College F.I.T. Guide with you when visiting
college campuses and use it to make a decision
about which college to apply to or attend.
Before you create your College F.I.T.
Guide
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 Because your College F.I.T. Guide is all about YOU
and your unique interests and goals, your F.I.T.
Guide may look drastically different from your
neighbor’s
 There are NO wrong answers
 Keep an open mind
Creating your College F.I.T. Guide
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 About MY College
 I want to attend a:
 Community College
 Technical College
 4-year College/University
 Location:
 Close to home
 About 2-4 hours away from home
 About 5-8 hours away from home
 I’ll need to take a plane!
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 Medium (3,000 - 10,000)
 Large (above 10,000)
 Environment
 Rural
 Suburban
 Urban
 My Major
 I know my major and it is ___________
 I have many interests and I want to be able to explore all of them
 I am undecided
 Family/Friend Connections
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 My parents attended this college
 My sibling(s) attend(ed) this college
 A relative/friend attended this college
 I will be the first person to attend this college
 Other important factors to consider
 Religious Affiliations
 Diversity
 Greek Life
 Things to take advantage of beyond the college campus
Creating your College F.I.T. Guide
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What I need to do in order to be SUCCESSFUL
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Creating your College F.I.T. Guide
 What I would like to do in College
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Co-Curricular activities (interests related to your major)
Extracurricular activities
Community Service
Cultural Organizations
Social Organizations
Religious Organizations
Athletics, Intramural Sports, Club Sports
Greek Life
Study Abroad
Research
Internships
Sample College F.I.T. Guides: Ashley Freiberger
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I want to attend a:
 4-year College/University
Location:
 About 5-8 hours away from home
Size:
 Medium (3,000 - 10,000)
Environment
 Suburban
My Major
 I know my major and it is Journalism
Family/Friend Connections
 I will be the first person to attend this college
Other important factors to consider
 Religious Affiliations
 Active Community
 Community surrounding the campus
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What I need to do in order to be SUCCESSFUL
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1.) Internships related to my major
2.) Study Abroad
3.) Campus involvement
4.) Networking with Alums and Faculty
5.) Professor accessibility
6.) Vibrant campus
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What I would like to do in College
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Join the school newspaper
Continue my work as a volunteer
Get involved with campus ministries
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About MY College
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I want to attend a:
 4-year College/University
Location:
 I’ll need to take a plane
Size:
 Small (under 3,000)
Environment
 Rural
My Major
 I know my major and it is Music
Family/Friend Connections
 I will be the first person to attend this college
Other important factors to consider
 Religious Affiliations
 Active Community
 Diversity
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What I need to do in order to be SUCCESSFUL
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2.) Performance opportunities on/off campus
3.) Professor accessibility
4.) Academic flexibility to have more than one major
5.) Vibrant campus
6.) Participate in research in any capacity
7.) Tutoring
8.) Information on study skills/time management
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What I would like to do in College
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Join a vocal performance group
Join a cultural group
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Spring break-Habitat for Humanity or related work
Community Service
Women’s organization
Putting your College F.I.T. Guide to
work
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You’ve now had an opportunity to create your
own College F.I.T. Guide, lets put it to work
during the College Fair. Good luck and
remember finding the right college for you is all
about F.I.T.
I hope that today you’ve learned what it
means to find your F.I.T. for college. I
encourage you to check out college
brochures, and websites, meet with
admissions professionals, attend
information sessions, and visit
campuses. Always remember this
process is about YOU and F.I.T.