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MVCAP Mahoning Valley College Access Program
You can go to college--and graduate! Dr. Joe Rottenborn Executive Director Mahoning Valley College Access Program (MVCAP) Offices: KSU Salem: 330-337-4214 jrottenb@kent.edu YSU: 330-941-7477 jfrottenborn@ysu.edu KSU Trum: 330-675-7602 jrottenb@kent.edu Blogspot: http://mvcap.blogspot.com/ Facebook: Mahoning Valley College Access Program (MVCAP) http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/Mahoning-Valley-College-AccessProgram-MVCAP/284002915922?ref=ts Twitter: http://twitter.com/rottenbornj YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/THEMVCAP Issuu: http://issuu.com/mvcap
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MVCAP Last-Dollar Scholarship Awardees
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MVCAP Mahoning Valley College Access Program
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MVCAP Mahoning Valley College Access Program
3 Mahoning Valley Locations: • Columbiana County: KSU Salem Campus • Mahoning County: Youngstown State University • Trumbull County: KSU Trumbull Campus
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MVCAP Mahoning Valley College Access Program
The MVCAP is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3), charitable organization, started-up in 2002.
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MVCAP Mahoning Valley College Access Program
We are one of 35 programs in our state affiliated with the Ohio College Access Network (OCAN).
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MVCAP Mahoning Valley College Access Program
All of our services are free.
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MVCAP Mahoning Valley College Access Program
Since 2002, the MVCAP has assisted over 9,000 students and parents in the Mahoning Valley and awarded over 160 Last-Dollar Scholarships—most, for $1,000.
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MVCAP Mahoning Valley College Access Program
Our Mission • The Mahoning Valley College Access Program believes an educated population creates a more prosperous and sociallyresponsible community. MVCAP advises, encourages, and assists students and families to prepare for and finance a post secondary education. 10/19/2010
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MVCAP Mahoning Valley College Access Program
How we assist students: • • • • • •
Career exploration College search ACT preparation Admissions information Financial-aid advising Last-Dollar Scholarships
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Now, what’s up? • It's time for seniors in the Class of 2011 to think about college! Here to assist you is a step-by-step approach, developed over almost 10 years, by the Mahoning Valley College Access Program (MVCAP). Just do and/or consider items that follow during this year and you’ll be off to college after you graduate from high school! 10/19/2010
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So, let’s get started!
Dr. Joe Rottenborn Executive Director
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Applying to Colleges • IV. Use an online estimator, like that on the website of the ACT (http://webapps01.act.org/fane/docs/) to
determine your financial need by calculating the Expected Family Contribution (EFC) for the first year of college.
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Applying to Colleges • V. Compare EFC to costs of any colleges of interest, via a website like the link on the ACT site at http://webapps01.act.org/fane/docs/
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Applying to Colleges • VI. Search local resources, college viewbooks, and Internet sites to identify scholarships, tuitiondiscounts, and gift-aid.
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Applying to Colleges • 59. Try using a free scholarship search & e-mail notification site, like Fastweb at the link http://www.fastweb.com/
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Applying to Colleges • VII. Consider the advantage of EarlyDecision and Early-Action options vs. regular admissions.
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Applying to Colleges • VIII. Select 3-6 colleges to apply to, based on the following student data: a. strengths and interests; b. desired career fields and corresponding academic programs; c. high school curriculum completed; d. grade-point average; e. ACT/SAT scores; and f. opportunity for financial aid, related to need (EFC) and merit (GPA, ACT/SAT score.) 10/19/2010
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Applying to Colleges • 60. Read blogs of 6 students on their college admission decisions at this link: http://bit.ly/xGU2J
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Applying to Colleges • 61. Parents, Read This if Your Child Is Applying to College - Professors' Guide (usnews.com) http://bit.ly/5qwBPI
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Applying to Colleges • 62. College Applications: 7 Things to Do Now - CBS MoneyWatch.com http://bit.ly/4uF9EB
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Applying to Colleges • 63. College interview advice from an admissions director http://bit.ly/8lxtl5
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Applying to Colleges • 64. AdmissionsAdvice.com: Seven Rules For College Admissions Success http://bit.ly/C1TEw
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Applying to Colleges • 65. 5 simple tips for writing your college application essay: http://bit.ly/5iCVm
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Applying to Colleges • 66. How to get the best letters of reference - CharlotteObserver.com http://bit.ly/2nkg7V
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Applying to Colleges • 67. Straightforward college admissions advice from Vanderbilt's dean http://bit.ly/3RFXEb
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Applying to Colleges • 68. To see all Ohio colleges and universities, use that link under "OBR" in the left margin of our MVCAP blog: http://mvcap.blogspot.com/
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Applying to Colleges • IX. Schedule a campus visit with your parent(s) or other supportive adult(s); evaluate your visit to consider “goodness of fit.”
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Applying to Colleges • X. Complete and submit online or paper applications for admission by deadlines.
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Applying to Colleges • 69. You can use the link "Online Applications" in the left margin of our blog: http://mvcap.blogspot.com/
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Applying to Colleges • 70. To apply to several colleges, use the link "The Common Application" in the left margin of our MVCAP blog at http://mvcap.blogspot.com/
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MVCAP Mahoning Valley College Access Program
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