Your College Summit Class

Many students enter their senior year unsure of what they want to do after high school. For those that know they want to go to college, many are still nervous about going through the process, unaware of many of the steps needed to get them there. Thankfully, if your school is implementing the College Summit program, you won’t have to go through this process on your own. Whether you choose the college path, the world of work, the military, an apprenticeship, or something different altogether, this program will help you prepare for life after high school.

You will have a teacher at your school (we like to call them College Summit Advisors) who will guide you and 15-30 other classmates through all the key steps to create your personal postsecondary plan, and to build an application you can use for college or work. Your College Summit Advisor cares enough about your future to have spent three days away from their friends and family getting trained to support you. They will be familiar with the tools that College Summit provides for you:

The Navigator is your “how to get into college” guide. The Navigator is built so that you know what you need to do when you need to do it. It will help you build your Senior Portfolio, which will consist of components like a senior year plan, college list, a personal statement, an application, etc. It provides you with the important dates and tasks relating to standardized tests, and assists you in finding and applying for financial aid.
CSNet is College Summit’s online application management tool. When you log onto the CSNet site with your personal account, you will be able to create and store all the different elements of your Senior Portfolio that the Navigator talks about. CSNet makes it easy for you to work with your College Summit Advisor to ensure that documents you produce in your Senior Portfolio represent you in the best possible way. Because it’s web-based, you’ll never have to worry about losing your materials. They are always waiting on the internet for you!

Besides your College Summit Advisor, you will also be able to lean on some of your classmates. One out of every 5 College Summit students is a Peer Leader – a student who goes to one of College Summit’s 4 day summer workshops. After going through much of the college application process at these workshops, these Peer Leaders have knowledge they can share. Before school starts they’ve written a personal statement, picked colleges, and learned about financial aid. Ask them questions. Interested in being a Peer Leader yourself? Make sure to talk to your college counselor during the spring of your junior year.